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Golf Over-Ruled – Masters 2013 Review

Friday, April 19, 2013

Every April, I get excited and stay up late for four nights watching every second of The Masters golf tournament. This year, after 74 holes of golf, that ebbed and flowed from downright dull to unbelievably exhilarating, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the rules of golf – not Adam Scott – were the biggest [...]
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Dubai golf icon celebrates landmark anniversary

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Middle East’s first all-grass 18-hole golf course is 25-years-old today… Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, underlined its status as a pioneer for golf in the Middle East when it celebrated its 25th birthday today. In 1988, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, [...]
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Golf and Grapes: Teeing up in San Diego wine country

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

American golf writer Leonard Finkel says he stumbled upon a little piece of golfing heaven in the heart of San Diego’s wine country… Nine years ago I stumbled on the Temecula Creek Inn. That I return year after year is no accident. Less than an hour north of San Diego and located in the heart [...]
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Swing under the Stars – Midnight Golf in Finland

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Warm summers, first class golf courses and magical 24-hour daylight make Finland an alluring alternative for a golf break. Gary Firkins heads to Helsinki to experience midnight golf at Finland’s finest resort, Linna Golf. Teeing off under the stars Post round sauna and an icy plunge Feast on reindeer Be a culture vulture in Hip [...]
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Volcanoes and Vistas – Bali Handara Golf

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

For golfers seeking to play a round or two whilst visiting the idyllic island of Bali, the coastal courses of New Kuta and Nirwana Bali are a good bet, but Chris Hogben ventured off the beaten track and discovered a hidden gem at Bali Handara. Bali Handara is the highest mountain golf course in Indonesia [...]
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Coast and Castles golf trail – Northumberland

Thursday, November 8, 2012

A coastal trail of little known links golf courses dotted between medieval English castles Ruddy sand beaches, Atlantic grey seals and world famous fish smokeries A treasure trove pub with its own microbrewery in an idyllic bay setting Cheap green fees and easy to organise Northumberland golf packages It’s often been written that there is [...]
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Midnight golf under the Northern Lights

Monday, October 22, 2012

The world’s most northerly links golf course – on the edge of the Arctic Ocean – is to be extended to 18 holes to satisfy growing demand from golfers wanting to tee off under the world famous ‘Northern Lights.’ Lofoten Links, in Gimsoy, Norway, has tiny postage stamp sized greens and is laid out across [...]
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Review – Portugal’s Lisbon Golf Coast

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Ed Butler travelled to Portugal’s Lisbon golf coast expecting to fall in love with an old favourite and had his heart stolen by the last course to be designed by the late great Seve Ballesteros. • Warm sun • Over 70 golf courses • World class culture, history and heritage • First class food and [...]
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Indonesia’s Lonely Links – New Kuta Golf

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

New Kuta Golf is Indonesia’s only links golf course. Danny Bowerin travelled to Bali to tackle the ‘Tiger’ tees at this cliff-top resort and savour sensational sunsets at its 19th hole. Located on the southern tip of Bali Island and perched above a limestone cliff overlooking stunning Dreamland and Balangan Beach, New Kuta was the [...]
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Classic Coast: golf on the Costa Del Sol

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Finlay Miller travelled to Spain’s Costa Del Sol to explore a coastline with more than 50 golf courses, sandy beaches, unbroken blue skies and classic course designs. • Sotogrande and Valderrama, the godfather of Spanish golf • No reservations about La Reserva • World class facilities at La Cala Golf • San Miguel and stunning [...]
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Kingdom of Heaven: golf in Fife

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Nowhere in golf stirs the imagination quite like St Andrews – the Home of golf and the Old Course – God’s original layout in Scotland’s eastern Kingdom of Fife. How to get a tee-time at golf’s most famous links Putts of over 100-yards and the approach to the Road Hole New courses – m0re choice [...]
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Oil the way off the beaten track

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Scottish Golf has its places of pilgrimage but Global Golfer stepped off the beaten track and discovered that Aberdeen and the Grampian Highlands well worth the visit… From oil outpost to golf central Tame the Serpentine at Murcar Golf Club Play the 6th oldest golf course in the world at Royal Aberdeen The inspiration for [...]
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Europe’s golf coast

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

More than 30-developments now span the Algarve’s five regions from “Sotaventa”, the eastern tip, to “Costa Vicentina”, Europe’s most westerly extreme. Read Global Golfer’s guide to Europe’s Golf Coast… Villamoura: the Rolls Royce of Algarve Golf Sweet 16 at Vale De Lobo Royal Tackle the 604-yard “Giant” at Alto Golf Penina: Henry Cotton’s aristocrat on [...]
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Golf in Sri Lanka – Tea-Time – Global Golfer

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Sri Lanka is world famous for tea. Read Global Golfer’s guide to teeing off on a refreshingly different golf holiday. Royal Colombo Golf Club Victoria Golf and Country Club, Kandy Nuwara Eliya Golf Club in tea country Orphaned elephants Caddies that call you “Master” King Cobra’s in the rough Pond Boys and curried eggs at [...]
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Beautiful South

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

With over 3200 hours of sunshine bathing over twenty courses each year, Spain’s Costa da Luz, “The Coast of Lights,” is the perfect place to light up your golf game… Play Seve’s first Spanish course design Take the tour school test at Costa Ballena Warm your soul with Jerez brandy World famous white horses and [...]
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Interviews

Biarritz La Phare Golf Club and the legendary Biarritz surf

Mar

Beatrice Martin’s guide to Luxury French Golf Tours

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Local Knowledge is a brand new feature on Global Golfer Magazine. We talk to local travel experts in some of the world’s leading golf destinations and bring you the inside track on where to play, stay and eat out. For the first in the series, we talk to Beatrice Martin, owner La Haute Couture du [...]

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Golf Travel News

May

Win a golf day with an Open Champion

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There have been few more popular Major winners in recent years than Darren Clarke and Your Golf Travel is giving golfers the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a day with the 2011 Open champion – and play golf with him on his home course. The world’s largest golf travel company has teamed [...]

May

10 Reasons to take a golf holiday on Spain’s Costa Brava

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From Spain’s number one ranked golf course (*by Top 100 Courses.co.uk) to the world’s best restaurant and more than 3.5 million bottles of wine produced annually, the Costa Brava is a surprising region ideal for a golf break. Here are 10 reasons you should think about a golf holiday in Spain’s Costa Brava… Flanked by [...]

May

Fourball’s 189 hole golf challenge in St Andrews

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Four Scottish golfers are aiming to break the world record for the most consecutive different golf holes played by a fourball in a single day, and will attempt it in St Andrews “The Home of Golf.” The four friends, all former students at St Andrews University, will attempt to play all 11 golf courses in [...]

Adam Scott wearing the Masters Green Jacket

Apr

Golf Over-Ruled – Masters 2013 Review

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Every April, I get excited and stay up late for four nights watching every second of The Masters golf tournament. This year, after 74 holes of golf, that ebbed and flowed from downright dull to unbelievably exhilarating, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the rules of golf – not Adam Scott – were the biggest [...]

The Mark Howell golf school at Donnafugata Resort, Sicily

Apr

Sicily is top of the class for Golf Schools

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Sicily is a place of myths, legends and the bloody whisper of history and conflict. The homeland of Cosa Nostra, Italy’s organised crime families and syndicates, and setting for The Godfather films – Sicily’s past is as romantic as it is bloody. It’s one of my favourite places in the world and it’s no accident [...]

Apr

Turkey thriving in price sensitive golf holiday market

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Turkey’s rising status as a golf holiday hot spot has been underlined by a new survey of golf tour operators compiled by KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice. The Golf Travel Insights 2013 report, published this month on www.golfbusinesscommunity.com reveals that Turkey is now the fourth most popular golf travel destination after Spain, Portugal and Scotland. Read Global Golfer’s [...]