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Tourism boom fuels golf breaks to Estonia
Mention Estonia and golf is not likely to be the next thought filling your mind. You might imagine atmospheric medieval streets, gothic spires, Tallinn and excessive stag parties, or a football nation consigned to lose in the group stages of the European Championships. According to one of the country’s best golf and country clubs, golf…
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Ramside Hall to build new golf course and spa
Ramside Hall Hotel and Golf Club, one of Northern England’s leading golf resorts, has announced plans to build a new 18-hole championship golf course and spa and expand its hotel in 2012. The 27-hole golf resort and four star hotel is situated on the outskirts of historic Durham City and is one of the most…
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Reader Photo: Nirwana Bali Golf Club, Bali
Reader Graham Hudson sent in this photo of him playing at Nirwana Bali Golf on the Island of Bali. He says: “I love the caddies at this place. If you look left that’s the Indian Ocean and a Hindu temple on the island on the left. There is another temple by the side of the…
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Reader Photo: Ria Bintan Golf Club, Indonesia
Martin Parry, a British investment banker based in Singapore, says: “The par three ninth at Ria Bintan. Quite simply one of the best golf holes I have ever played. This photo doesn’t even do it justice.” Mr. M Parry
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St Andrews celebrates 600 years of golf
The first-ever St Andrews Golf Festival will celebrate over 600 years of golf in Scotland and around the world. Where better to hold a festival celebrating the game of golf than the place universally regarded as the “Home of Golf.” Five days, March 28 – April 1 The five-day festival takes place from March 28…
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“You always come back to what you love”
Welcome, I’m bursting with excitement writing my first blog as the Editor of Global Golfer, a brand new internet golf travel magazine I had an idea seven years ago. I would publish a golf magazine on the internet for people who shared a passion for travelling the world and playing golf. Writing prose that captures…
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Faldo’s Cyprus masterpiece celebrates first birthday
One of the most talked about new golf courses in Europe has celebrated its first birthday. The Elea Estate in Paphos, Cyprus – featuring an 18-hole course designed by six time major winner Sir Nick Faldo – opened in October last year and has already won awards from both the property industry and golf media.…
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Night golf launched at Abu Dhabi Golf Club
The world famous Abu Dhabi Golf Club has launched night golf enabling visitors to play under the stars. The home of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the 27-hole venue has installed a state-of-the-art lighting facility to enable golfers to play once the sun has gone down. Ken Kosak, general manager at the Abu Dhabi golf…
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Son Gual soars up rankings
Mallorca’s number one golfing address. German investor Adam Pamer spent 30M EURO on Golf Son Gual. It opened in 2007. Golf Son Gual is now Mallorca’s number one tee-time and is quickly climbing the rankings into the elite of European golf. The latest Top-100 European Courses ranking from Golf World magazine shows that Son Gual…
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Costa Navarino opens second course in Greece
Greece has been hitting the headlines recently for its financial collapse and the need for European neighbors to bail out its ailing economy. The country’s economic troubles have not prevented the owners of the Costa Navarino golf resort from announcing the opening of its second signature course. The Bay Course, in Messinia in the southwest…
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Canyamel Golf, Mallorca | Review
In an unspoilt northern coastal tip near the Mallorcan town of Capdepera, Pepe Gancedo created a golf course in perfect harmony with nature. “My first priority in designing Canyamel was to spoil Mallorca as little as possible,” said the renowned Spanish course designer. At Canyamel Golf, Gancedo has succeeded in his goal and has created…
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Picture perfect golf at Capdepera
The North of Mallorca is blessed with some of the island’s best courses and Capdepera Golf is no exception – especially as it boasts a true postcard golf hole in the par three 15th. The creation of North American architect Dan Maples, it’s mature by Mallorcan standards having been designed in 1989 and opened two…
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Pula Golf, Mallorca | Review
Pula Golf in the northeast of Mallorca is a DP World Tour venue designed by a golfer with a major pedigree. Situated in the island’s north easterly Levante, near Son Servera and the bay of Cala Millor, Pula is a course that has achieved a lot in a short space of time, including hosting the…
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Vall D’or Golf | Mallorca | Review
Vall d’or Golf is the lone course on Mallorca’s southeastern coast and is more than worth the drive from the capital Palma where most of the island’s courses are situated. Close to the water sports hub of Portocolom, and near Cala D’or, Vall d’or enjoys a sublime setting in the tiny village of S’Horta. It…
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Arabella Golf: the aristocrats of Mallorcan golf
Nestled between the hills of Son Vida and the island capital Palma is Mallorca’s first golf course, Son Vida Golf – the flagship and patriarch of a trio of courses at the Arabella Golf Resort and Spa and Sheraton Hotel. Son Vida golf, Son Muntaner Golf and Son Quint golf combine to make the Arabella…
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Club de Golf Alcanada | Mallorca | Review
Club de Golf Alcanada has a rightful claim to be Mallorca’s only links-inspired golf course.
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Golf Son Antem Mallorca
Close to the south eastern town of Llucmajor, the Mallorca Marriot Son Antem Golf Resort and Spa is a good base for any Mallorcan golf break. This 36-hole golf resort boasts two Francisco Lopez Segales courses, the championship standard West course, and the East, more suited to beginners and intermediate golfers. If you’re hoping to…
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Record breaking year for South West golf trail
A new golf trail in England’s South West has experienced its busiest year on record. England’s Atlantic Links, www.atlantic-links.co.uk, is made up of some of the finest courses in the South West of England including Burnham & Berrow in Somerset, Devon’s Saunton, Royal North Devon and Trevose and St Enodoc in Cornwall. The courses have…
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Golf Son Termens | Mallorca | Review
Many Mallorcan courses are situated on the southwest coast near the cosmopolitan Palma and vibrant Magaluf, but Golf Son Termens is a golf course set in isolated tranquil surrounds – inland amongst the hills – yet only 20-mins from Palma. Son Termens is a golf course harmonized with its natural surroundings and appealing for this…
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Real Golf de Bendinat | Mallorca | Review
In the hillsides beneath Castillo de Bendinat, an imperious fortress, and close to the jet-set Marina at Puerto Portals, is Real Golf de Bendinat.
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Golf Santa Ponsa, Mallorca | Review
There are some famous golfing cities and towns in the world, St Andrews in Scotland, Myrtle Beach in South Carolina USA, and Mallorca’s answer to golf town, Golf Santa Ponsa. Golf Santa Ponsa is Mallorca’s “Las Fincal des Golf,” or golf village, and has three courses and a stunning four-star hotel in resort. One of…
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Golf Andratx | Mallorca | Review
Close to the Bay of Camp de Mar, Golf de Andratx lies in Mallorca’s southwest, on one of the island’s most exclusive stretches of coastline. The Andratx golfer needs to have a little spare money, as there is plenty of opportunity to lose balls here at one of the island’s most challenging golf courses. The…
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Northern Lights: Golf in North East England
North East England borders Scotland, the “Home of Golf,” and it’s no surprise that many golfers pass through rather than tee up. Global Golfer discovered lots of reasons for golfers to stay awhile… £50m Rockcliffe Hall is golf’s Angel of the North Play the hardest 9th hole in golf Close House & Lee Westwood –…
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Golf Guide | Angus, Dundee & Grampian | Scotland
Scotland’s Angus county is famous for Carnoustie – arguably the toughest course on the Open Championship rota. Along the Angus coastline and inland, in the shadow of the Grampian Hills among beautiful glens are several little known courses worth praise and acclaim too. More to Angus than “Carnasty” Montrose – fifth oldest links in the…
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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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West is Best
Global Golfer found sandy gold cliffs, picture postcard villages and golf courses aplenty in Western Algarve… Picture postcard fishing villages Par three’s galore at Parque de Floresta Highly rated new development at Palmares Golf Homegrown wine tasting at Morgado do Requengo Class is permanent at Penina From Sagres in the west to Lagos further east,…
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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.
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