Category: Featured Destinations
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Fall in love with New England | Best Golf Courses in Massachusetts | USA
Fall in New England is a beautiful time to visit the U.S.A for golf. Our guide to touring the best golf courses in Massachusetts, from Boston to Cape Cod
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Terre Blanche | Golf resort with a 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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Golf Guide St Andrews & Fife – Kingdom of Heaven
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.
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Tenerife Golf Guide | Island Golf | Land of Eternal Spring
A guide to golf holidays in Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, with its year-round spring-like climate, dramatic island setting and great courses
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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…
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Coast and Castles Trail | Golf Guide to Northumberland
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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Luxury golf tours on the Royal Scotsman
The Royal Scotsman, the UK’s only luxury sleeper train, has launched a new five day golf tour exploring some of Scotland’s greatest golf courses. Departing from Edinburgh on 18th May and 22nd September 2014, the train travels through the Scottish Highlands, transporting guests between world class golf courses in the height of luxury. From…
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How to play Merion | Hole by Hole Guide
Thomas Marr played five-time US Open venue Merion thanks to a lifelong friendship stretching back to University days in St Andrews. This is his hole by hole guide to playing a true American classic. How often have you heard the one about the friend of a friend, who knows someone somewhere who can make your…
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Golf Over-Ruled – Masters 2013 Review
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
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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REVIEW | Temecula Creek Inn | Teeing up in San Diego wine country
Leonard Finkel stayed at Temecula Creek Inn and stumbled upon a piece of golfing heaven in San Diego wine country. Read his review
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Lofoten Links | Midnight golf under the Northern Lights
The world’s most northerly links golf course – on the edge of the Arctic Ocean – has been 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 and around…
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Golf Guide to Lisbon and Portugal’s Silver Coast
Ed Butler reviews the golf courses on Portugal’s Silver Coast, near Lisbon, including Praia Del Rey and Royal Obidos; Seve Ballesteros’ final course design.
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Indonesia’s Lonely Links – New Kuta Golf
New Kuta Golf is Indonesia’s only links golf course. Danny Bowerin travelled to Bali to tackle its tiger tees and savor sensational sunsets at its 19th hole
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Europe’s golf coast
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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Beautiful South
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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Golf Guide | Tunisia | Africa’s Golf Coast
Golf Guide to Tunisia. From camel rides and souks to luxury resorts, discover North Africa’s golf mecca and a 19th hole culture with a difference.