Feb 2011

The World's Most Exciting New Courses

No 4 Portugal - Herdade da Comporte

Herdade da Comporta is a nature reserve on the sandbelt on Portugal's west coast between the Algarve to Setubal.

Feb 2011

Five Exciting New British Courses

Includes

Rowallan Castle

Rowallan Castle in Ayrshire opened this summer.

Nov 2010

Twenty Ten Course

The closing stretch was design with drama in mind, as well as providing massive banking for people to see it.

Sep 2010

Madrid's bullish Ryder Cup bid

Making the most of a contrast with the impeccably-behaved, Alliss-friendly gentility at The Open was Spain's Ryder Cup bid for 2018's match - which unveiled at St Andrews a video fly-by of their plans for a 25,000-spectator capacity par-three hole to be known as "Plaza de Toros" - the "Bull Ring".

Feb 2009

Turkish Delight

We visit Colin Montgomerie's latest championship course design.

Jan 2009

Moyvalley: Clarke's pride and joy...

Darren Clarke's stunning layout at Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort near Dublin has been chosen to host the European Challenge Tour's fifth Challenge of Ireland tournament from June 11-14, 2009.

Jan 2009

Hollins Hall - Golf Monthly

A short drive from both Leeds and Bradford, Marriott Hollins Hall is a grand Victorian Hotel set in the Yorkshire countryside.

Dec 2008

PGA signs Russian deal

The multi-million pound project situated just outside the capital follows an agreement between the Belfry-based PGA and OPIN, a Russian real estate investment company, and will help boost the sport's profile in the country.

Nov 2008

Monty's pride at Riffa Views

Colin Montgomerie has hosted a select group of worldwide golf and sporting legends for the Riffa Views Invitational, a three-day opening extravaganza celebrating the completion of his signature design of the 'Montgomerie' 18-hole and 'Wee Monty' 9-hole Par 3 course at The Royal Golf Club, Riffa Views, Bahrain.

Nov 2008

£7 million well spent at St Pierre

The Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club has undergone a major transformation and has recently announced the completion of a number of projects designed to improve the quality of its hotel and golf courses.

Nov 2008

British Airways - Business Life

Timothy O'Grady visits the grandest golfing resort in Germany.

Oct 2008

Monty opens Papillon Golf Club

Ryder Cup and 8 times European No 1 Colin Montgomerie, officially opened his first golf course design in the Mediterranean on October 21st, The Montgomerie at Papillon Golf Club, Antalya, Turkey.

Sep 2008

37th Ryder Cup - Official Journal

It's Day in the Sun, The 2010 Ryder Cup promises to generate great enthusiasm when the competition visits Wales for the first time.

Sep 2008

All in the detail for Terry Matthews

Terry Matthews is a detail man.

Sep 2008

Casa Serena hosts RC Legends

Casa Serena Golf Course, the latest professional tournament venue from the books of European Golf Design, opens its doors for the first time between September 5-7 with the inaugural Casa Serena Open, on the European Seniors Tour.

Sep 2008

Celtic Manor - The Range

Risk and reward; golf's bread and butter and for the Ryder Cup 2010, read RISK in very large, very bold and very capital letters.

Jul 2008

Ladies Irish Open at Portmarnock

Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links welcomed the AIB Ladies Irish Open from 11 - 13 July 2008.

Jul 2008

Monty at The Dutch

On the 30th of June Colin made his first visit to the site of The Dutch since the start of the construction of the Championship Course.

Jul 2008

Langer visits Navarino Dunes

Bernhard Langer made a recent site visit to Greece to take a look at his latest design project, Navarino Dunes.

Jun 2008

Marriott St Pierre Hotel & CC

After quite a few years of discussions with St Pierre Hotel & Country Club on how to upgrade the golf facilities at the Chepstow hotel, we were instructed in the spring of 2007 to improve overall play ability of both courses, the Old and the Mathern.

Jun 2008

Designing the Masterpiece

When Ross McMurray took on the task of planning the first golf course specifically aimed at hosting the Ryder Cup, he had another agenda up his sleeve.

May 2008

Seniors Tour's Czech debut

Ryder Cup winning Captain Bernhard Langer will head the field at the Casa Serena Open when the European Seniors Tour visits the Czech Republic for the first time from September 5-7.

May 2008

Casa Serena - Exclusivity Defined

Casa Serena Golf Course is the vision of Terry Gou, the chairman of Foxconn, the largest contract manufacturer of electronics worldwide.

May 2008

Another top award for the Creek

Dubai Creek and Yacht Club has been voted 'Best course in the Middle East' by the readers of Business Traveller Magazine for 2008.

May 2008

Golf Environment Forum

On behalf of the European Tour, I (Jeremy Slessor) sit on the European Forum for Golf and Environment, the steering group for Golf Environment Europe.

Apr 2008

EGD Courses host Tour events

In 2008 eight courses designed by European Golf Design, the joint venture company of The European Tour and IMG, will host tournaments on the European Tour and Ladies European Tour.

Apr 2008

Future of Blairs College secured

A meeting of the full Aberdeenshire Council today voted to approve the enabling development to regenerate and renew the historic Blairs College in Kincardineshire.

Apr 2008

Monty inspects Riffa Views

Monty took time out of his busy schedule to make a construction visit to Riifa Views, Bahrain.

Apr 2008

Ryder Cup course unveiled

As one insider at Celtic Manor commented, the 2010 Course has had more launches than the average shipbuilding yard.

Apr 2008

Monty visits Papillon Golf Club

Colin Montgomerie made his final site visit to his new course in Turkey recently.

Jun 2007

Eat Golf, Issue 6 - Celtic Manor

Some of the most passionate people in the golf industry are responsible for the design and construction of the courses we play, and Ross McMurray from European Golf Design is no exception.

May 2007

John Hopkins, The Times

No one who saw it or stood on it will forget what a terrific atmosphere was generated on The Hill at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Jun 2006

To the Manor reborn

Golf Links Magazine Oct/Nov 2006 - Britains Best New Courses No 15

Bill Robertson visits a new resort course in Norwich where the design focuses on pleasure rather than pain.

Feb 2006

10 Top European Golf Resorts

Ditch the waterproofs, lower the umbrella, forget the soggy tee mats.

Nov 2004

Linna Golf - Golf World

Back to the Drawing Board

Next month Golf World will launch a new 'Design a Hole' competition.

Sep 2004

Golf Weekly - Carton Comes of Age

One of the most prestigious new developments in the British Isles was able to announce its arrival this week with the news that it is to host a prestige European Tour event.

Apr 2004

Golf World's Dream 18 - Carton

11th Carton House O'Meara

Hole 15: 180 yards (par three)

Why should you play it?

Apr 2004

Golf World's Dream 18 - Woburn

3rd Woburn Marquess Course

Hole 7: 509 yards (par five)

Why should you play it?

Apr 2003

The Marquess - Top 100 Courses

Golf World - Top 100 Courses in the Country.

Mar 2003

Monty joins the Irish boom

They used to say that the way to make a small fortune out of golf in Ireland was to start with a big fortune and build yourself a golf course.

Dec 2002

Antalya GC-Leading Golf in Turkey

As the course "Pasha" of Antalya Golf Club has opened in Belek, Antalya, Belek has reached a number of five courses.

Nov 1999

Golf World - The Faldo Course

Apart from additional expense, designer labels provide quality and prestige, which is why the Sporting Club Berlin's latest addition to their golfing portfolio is already reaping dividends.

Jul 1999

Golf Monthly-Marriott Worsley Park

Like its parent company in the USA, the Marriott Hotels group is becoming closely linked with UK golf and two recent openings have raised their tally of courses to 16, spread over ten resorts.

Sep 1998

Today's Golfer - Woosie Wonderland

"Well, what did you think?