Golf Holidays in Provence have licence to thrill
Terre Blanche, near to the French Riviera, is a luxury golf resort with a James Bond back story. Provence golf has a licence to thrill
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Lumine stays host of toughest test in golf
Lumine Golf Club, Spain, is to stay on as the host venue of European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage – the toughest test in golf – until 2022.
Review Gleneagles PGA Centenary Course
This review of The PGA Centenary Course at Gleneagles has an unlikely beginning, so unlikely you’d be forgiven for thinking it was made up, except for the fact there were witnesses, three of them. One year out from The 40th Ryder Cup, a round of golf at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, started with the rarest of …
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Focus
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Oregon, USA, has quickly established itself as one of the world’s best golf resorts. Located on a 23-mile stretch of raw untouched coastline, the resort has four 18-hole courses and a 13-hole short course and is about to open a giant putting course called ‘The Punchbowl.’ Bandon Dunes opened in …
Swing under the Stars – Midnight Golf in Finland
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 …
Indonesia’s Lonely Links – New Kuta Golf
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 …
Kangaroos and Cart Paths
Golf cart hating Danny Bowerin was hopping mad when his friends decided to ride around The Pines at Sanctuary Cove, but he wasn’t the only one on the hop at this classic Queensland golf resort. I like to walk, I wanted to walk, but, after three days of a stag weekend, my fourball was more …
One Schanck you’ll want to hit
Despite having a name that sounds like the most feared shot in golf, Cape Schanck on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula turned out to be more sweet-spot than socket, writes Danny Bowerin… Shank. The whisper of it strikes fear into a golfer’s heart. I didn’t like the sound of it. Cape Schanck. Surely it wouldn’t end well. …
Tony Jacklin to develop Moroccan golf resort
Jacklin Design Group, led by Tony Jacklin CBE, is to design a brand new 18-hole golf course and a 9-hole par-3 course, in Marrakech, Morocco. Jacklin recently signed a contract with clients Prestigia to build the courses at the Argan Golf Resort in partnership with fellow golf course architects, Martin and Stirling. Around 70 hectares …
Tapas and Tap-in’s
What would you say if you could take a holiday and play the best golf course in Spain, watch the best football team in the world and eat at one of the top-three restaurants on the planet? PGA Catalunya Resort, one of Spain’s leading golf resorts, has unveiled a series of golf & gastronomy festivals …