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Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort***** Awarded European Golf Resort of the Year 2013

Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort ***** has been voted 2013’s “Golf Resort of the Year – Europe” by the International Association of Golf Tourism Operators (IAGTO), global trade organization for the Golf industry. The prize has been awarded on Thursday November 15th, 2012 at the IAGTO Awards gala dinner during the International Golf Travel market (IGTM). The European Golf Resort award is voted for...
Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort***** Awarded European Golf Resort of the Year 2013

Some of Spain’s Top 25 ranked golf courses now accessible via Europe’s high-speed rail network

Golfers wanting to play Spain’s best golf course can now arrive by high-speed rail thanks to the new link that connects Costa Brava to Europe’s major cities.The new line, which saw the Perpignan-Figueres section inaugurated in late 2010, has now been extended to Girona and Barcelona, enabling visitors from across Continental Europe to play some of Spain’s top ranked golf courses on the Costa Brava.

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Some of Spain’s Top 25 ranked golf courses now accessible via Europe’s high-speed rail network

Golf In Bordeaux Association, 13 Golf Courses Around Bordeaux

Golf In Bordeaux, created in 2005, is re-launching with new ambitions for 2013. With its 13 golf courses, the association Golf In Bordeaux is dedicated to promoting golf in Gironde and more so in the North of the Aquitaine region. Its aim is to attract golfers from outside the department and to develop golf locally.A big to thank you to all of our hotel sponsors as well as Planète Bordeaux, Merignac...
Golf In Bordeaux Association, 13 Golf Courses Around Bordeaux

Danang Golf Club, the Best Course in Vietnam 2012

Danang Golf Club, the Best Course in Vietnam 2012
Danang Golf Club's ‘Dunes course’ has recently been named Best Golf Course in Vietnam for 2012 at the prestigious Asia Pacific Golf Summit in Brunei edging out Montgomerie Links and Dalat Palace Golf.
Although only in its third year of operations, Danang Golf Club has already received most of the highest accolades in Vietnam and the Asia Pacific...
Danang Golf Club, the Best Course in Vietnam 2012

St Andrews to host 10th KPMG Golf Business Forum 2013
KPMG has announced the 2013 Golf Business Forum will take place at the Home of Golf, St Andrews, Scotland, June 3-5, 2013.

Fairmont St Andrews will host the special 10th anniversary edition of the annual conference, which has become the most important golf industry event in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This conference will bring together...

Holland Golf Travel, a new tour operator for golf in The Netherlands

From October 1, 2012, The Netherlands has it's own golf tour operator for foreign golfers: Holland Golf Travel. Visitors of the Netherlands will be offered unique packages of golf, art, culture and history. The Netherlands has more than 150 golf courses to offer, including three golf courses that are listed in the top 20 of most beautiful golf courses in Continental Europe. Holland Golf Travel, an...
Holland Golf Travel, a new tour operator for golf in The Netherlands

The Bay Course at Costa Navarino chosen among the 'Best of the Best: Golf Courses'

The Bay Course, the second signature golf course at Costa Navarino has been named among the ‘Best of the Best: Golf Courses’ by the highly acclaimed Robb Report’s 2012 list. The US high-end luxury publication has featured The Bay Course in its 24th annual list, marking an incredible achievement for the course that only opened nine months ago.The Robb Report aims to recognise outstanding luxurious...
The Bay Course at Costa Navarino chosen among the 'Best of the Best: Golf Courses'

GOLF & BRIDGE AT KULM HOTEL ST MORITZ IN SUMMER 2012

The world-famous Kulm Hotel St Moritz in Switzerland (www.kulmhotel-stmoritz.ch) may have only just closed its doors on the winter ski season, but it has already lined up a variety of interesting golf packages to tempt visitors back to the Engadine in the summer months ahead. Among them is a unique week-long bridge and golf combination, with bridge lessons provided by the German 47-time bridge champion,...
GOLF & BRIDGE AT KULM HOTEL ST MORITZ IN SUMMER 2012

2018 Ryder Cup course design preparations under way at Le Golf National

Preliminary course design work to prepare the venue of The 2018 Ryder Cup, Le Golf National, Paris, for one of the world biggest sporting events, has begun. It may be six and a half years away, but the European Tour Destination’s Albatross Course is benefiting from the expertise of European Golf Design (EGD) whose senior design team is liaising with the European Tour and the French Golf Federation...
2018 Ryder Cup course design preparations under way at Le Golf National

Swing into Summer at The K Club

As the weather starts to get warmer and the first green shoots of spring appear golfers throughout the land start to get ready for the golf season ahead. The K Club, the home of the Ryder Cup 2006 is the ultimate destination for golfers. However, there are also lots of activities to keep the non golfer happy too such as luxurious spa treatments, outdoor pursuits or leisurely garden walks. Great news,...
Swing into Summer at The K Club