Golfing Holidays
Portugal cements its position as a world-class sporting host
Portugal will host four major sporting events over the course of October, highlighting the country’s international standing as a world-class sporting host.
Keep a sporting edge at La Manga Club this winter
Club golfers and tennis players wanting to maintain their competitive edge during the winter months can do just that when La Manga Club hosts open tournaments in December.
Top Ohio golf course extends season with value packages
Longaberger Golf Club, Ohio – recognized by Golf Digest, GolfWorld, Golfweek and GOLF Magazine as one of the best courses in the country – has announced value-laden stay-and-play packages throughout the remainder of the 2009 season.
Grand Hotel Anthelia - A golf lovers paradise on Tenerife
The Grand Hotel Anthelia, located on the southern coast of the island of Tenerife, is the perfect destination for all those golf lovers who wish to enjoy first-class facilities and quality services within a unique environment close to the golf course.
Winter golf awaits at The Duke’s St Andrews
The Duke’s St Andrews is already looking forward to a full season of golf as winter approaches and unlike many other courses in Scotland, the championship heathland course will allow golfers to play the full length of the course from a choice of four sets of tees to full greens and directly from the fairways (as opposed to from mats).
Tourists hitting a hole in one in the Philippines
After a record year in 2008 for the Philippines, reaching 3.14 million tourists, you wouldn't be on your own in thinking that this must be a pre-economic-crisis trend like so many other nations in and beyond south-east Asia.
Midnight golf in Iceland
Due to Iceland’s northerly location, the country experiences 24 hours of sunlight every day over the summer months of June and July. This means that committed golfers are able to go out and play golf whenever they feel during the day or night!
A wine and safari Cape escape
Kichaka Luxury Game Lodge is ideally situated in the heart of the malaria-free Eastern Cape overlooking a tranquil waterhole, home to various species including the Big 5, and with sweeping expansive decks nestled in the African bush. Kichaka combines fine wine and dining with a luxurious safari experience.
Learning to sail in Croatia
Families can enjoy a luxury European break staying in one of Sanctuary Retreats’ spacious villas during the October school break, from where they can go sailing, fishing and diving around the Croatian island of Vis, learn how to make chocolate at a leading Italian chocolate school and brush up on teeing off techniques at one of Spain’s most exclusive golf resorts.
Take a swing and swig in Hungary
Golf and wine lovers can now combine their two passions with a golf and wine week in Hungary that includes three days golf at three courses close to Budapest, and two nights in Hungary’s most famous wine regions, Tokaj and Eger.
The Blue Train offers golf and safari holidays
The Blue Train is an icon of South Africa - a 5-star hotel on wheels. In addition to its regular trips between Cape Town and Pretoria, The Blue Train has just announced that it will be offering two packages - combining this magnificent rail journey with a safari at Legacy's Bakubung Bush Lodge in the Pilanesberg Game Reserve and a Golfers Breakaway in conjunction with Zimbali Lodge in KwaZulu-Natal.