| |  Legendary actor Sir Sean Connery is to hit the first shot at Donald Trump's planned £1 billion golf resort in Scotland.
The development in Aberdeenshire was recently given the go-ahead after being looked into by the Scottish government, against the wishes of environmentalist groups. Continue Reading: Connery to tee-off at £1 billion resort  |  |
| |  Donald Trump's £1 billion golf resort in Aberdeenshire has been slammed by one environmental group.
The Scottish government recently gave the go-ahead to a gargantuan golf development north of the border, featuring two championship golf courses, as well as 450- room hotel and 500 homes. Continue Reading: Birds society slams Trump golf resort | |
| |  Donald Trump is sure that the new resort he has been given the go ahead to build in the Aberdeenshire area of Scotland will feature the world's best course.
The US tycoon was told yesterday (Tuesday, November 4th) that he is free to develop a £1 billion golf facility on land near to the east coast of Scotland. Continue Reading: Trump: New resort will be home to world's best course | |
| |  US business tycoon Donald Trump has been given the go-ahead to make his vision of a £1 billion golf resort in Scotland a reality.
After a local inquiry, Scottish finance secretary John Swinney has backed the plan in the face of opposition from both local and environmental groups. Continue Reading: Trump given golf resort go-ahead | |
| |  The famous Old Course at St Andrews is at risk from climate change, according to new research.
A newly-published report from Professor Jan Bebbington, the director of the St Andrews Sustainability Institute, warned that part of the Scottish venue could be submerged by the sea by 2050, as coastal erosion increases. Continue Reading: St Andrews Old golf Course under threat | |
| |  A golf course which is situated in the middle of America's capital has been highlighted as a memorable location to play by one travel expert.
Jim O'Connell of Bloomberg has pointed to the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington DC as a good place to experience the presidential grandeur of enjoying a round in the heart of the US's political hub. Continue Reading: Golf course located in heart of US capital | |
| |  Designers have finalised plans for an exciting new golf development in the Indian city of Mumbai, according to reports.
India has one of the fastest growing economies on earth and as a result the range of leisure activities in the country is rapidly-widening, with golf a major part of the trend. Continue Reading: New Mumbai golf course in pipeline | |
| |  International golf players will head to Costa Rica in December after an agreement was reached to play a tournament in the Central American country.
The Costa Rica Masters will be played at the stunningly-located Reserva Conchal Golf Club in Guanacaste. Continue Reading: Championship golf arrives in Costa Rica | |
| |  Tiger Woods has lifted the lid on the some of the finer details of his new golf course in Dubai.
The world number one, currently recovering from a knee operation, revealed that phase one of the construction work for the development, which features a 7,800-yard, par-72, 18-hole championship course, is on track. Continue Reading: Tiger reveals new course details | |
| |  A venue dubbed as the 'Holy Grail' of links courses will be reopened in Scotland after being restored from a state of disrepair.
Askernish Golf Club, situated on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, was originally designed by the white-bearded golfer 'Old' Tom Morris in 1891. Continue Reading: Legendary Scottish course restored and ready | |
| |  Golfing families who take advantage of the beautiful Welsh coast during the summer are alerted to a planned mini-golf attraction.
A nautical-themed mini golf course is being planned for Aberavon beach on the Irish Sea as part of a multi-use site, reports the Neath Guardian. Continue Reading: Welsh course goes mini-golf mad | |
| |  A golf course in Hertfordshire has been handed the honour of displaying an Olympic Handover Flag.
Once the Games in Beijing come to a close, London will start its tenure as host in the run-up to 2012 - with flags being raised in a number of locations around the UK to mark the moment. Continue Reading: Hertfordshire course to hoist Olympic flag | |
| |  New plans have been outlined for the construction of a new £50 million luxury hotel at a golf course in rural Scotland.
A five-star facility is to be built next to the Rutherford Castle Golf Club in West Linton, Peeblesshire. Continue Reading: New £50m Scottish golf hotel planned | |
| |  A new championship golf course in the Algarve, designed by Nick Faldo, is set to open in September.
The new venue will be part of the €500 million (£394 million) Amendoeira Golf Resort near Silves, administered by the Oceanico Group, which is to stretch 259 hectares
Six-time major winner and European Ryder Cup captain Faldo is said to have come-up with a challenging lay-out for the new course, which is 6,604 metres-long and a par-72. Continue Reading: September opening for Faldo course | |
| |  A newly-designed website details over 250 courses thought to be the best venues in the UK to play golf.
Britain's Finest Golf Courses, compiled by Peter Godsiff - editor of South-West Golfer - gives an overview of the top links, heathland and parkland courses in the country. Continue Reading: New website records UK's finest courses | |
| |  Pearl Valley Golf Estates has confirmed its hosting of this year's South African Open Championship.
The event will take place from December 18th to 21st and is to be one of the first events of the 2009 season on the European Tour. Continue Reading: SA Open returns to Pearl Valley | |
| |  The Twenty Ten course which will host its first event this week is the culmination of eight years hard work.
European Gold Design undertook the task of creating nine new holes and remodelling nine old holes in 2000, working towards the hosting of the 2010 Ryder Cup from which the course derives its name. Continue Reading: Twenty Ten course ready after 8 years work | |
| |  Turnberry, the venue which is due to host the 2009 Open Championship, is to be sold to a Dubai-based investment and development firm for £55 million.
Leisurecorp, part of the Dubai World group, has signed a Letter of Intent with the present owners Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Continue Reading: Dubai group buys Turnberry | |
| |  Members at the Royal North Devon Golf Club - the oldest in Britain - have been ordered to stop protecting the course from natural erosion caused by the sea.
The Bristol Channel takes as much as 90 foot from the venue every year, with most damage being inflicted on the seventh and eighth holes, which are in danger of disappearing altogether. Continue Reading: UK's oldest golf course eroded by sea | |
| |  Torrey Pines, the San Diego course due to hold next month's US Open, has been targeted by vandals for the second time.
The San Diego Union Tribune reports that the third hole was damaged early yesterday (Sunday, May 18th) in an incident which has been reported to police. Continue Reading: Torrey Pines targeted by vandals | |
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