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Night Golf and Floodlit Courses: Where to Play After Dark

Imagine standing on the first tee beneath a star-filled sky, with illuminated fairways stretching into the darkness and the distant glow of a city skyline on the horizon. The sun has disappeared, but your round of golf is only just beginning. Night golf is transforming the way golfers experience the game, offering everything from championship […]

Golf in Madeira: Cliffs, Clouds and Two Unforgettable Courses

Imagine teeing off high above the Atlantic Ocean, with dramatic cliffs plunging towards the sea, lush green mountains rising in the distance, and clouds drifting across the fairways. Welcome to Madeira, Portugal’s spectacular island paradise, where golf is as much about the scenery as the game itself. Known as the Island of Eternal Spring, Madeira […]

Thai Caddie Culture Explained: Tipping, Etiquette and What to Expect

Golf in Thailand is about much more than championship courses, tropical landscapes and luxurious clubhouses. One of the country’s most distinctive golfing traditions is its caddie culture, which offers visitors a uniquely personal experience on the course. Unlike in many European or North American destinations, where caddies are often considered a luxury, having a personal […]

Best Golf Courses Around Munich: Where Championship Golf Meets Bavarian Beauty

Munich may be famous for Oktoberfest, historic architecture, and traditional beer gardens, but Bavaria’s capital also offers something special for golf enthusiasts. Surrounded by rolling countryside, beautiful lakes, and the majestic Bavarian Alps, Munich is an excellent starting point for discovering some of Germany’s finest golf courses. From championship venues that have welcomed the world’s […]

Marrakech vs Agadir for Golf: Which Moroccan Destination Should You Choose?

Morocco has become one of the most appealing golf destinations for travellers seeking sunshine, exceptional courses and a cultural experience beyond the fairways. With its dramatic landscapes, luxury resorts and year-round golfing opportunities, the country offers an attractive alternative to traditional European golf destinations. Two places stand out in particular: Marrakech, the legendary Red City […]

Rediscover Monte Rei: Portugal’s Iconic Golf Course Reopens After Major Renovation

There are golf courses that impress with their scenery, others that challenge with their design, and a select few that manage to deliver both in equal measure. Monte Rei Golf & Country Club has long belonged to the latter category. Nestled in the rolling hills of Portugal’s Eastern Algarve, this celebrated destination has built its […]

Best Golf Courses Around Rome: Where Ancient History Meets Modern Golf

Rome is one of Europe’s great city-break destinations, but its appeal to golfers goes far beyond having something to do between visits to the Colosseum and Vatican Museums. Around the Italian capital, golf courses occupy Roman countryside, volcanic hills, historic estates and landscapes shaped by ancient aqueducts. The variety is particularly appealing. You can play […]

Austin Smotherman WITB: The Clubs Behind His 2026 Bank of Utah Championship Win

Austin Smotherman finally reached the breakthrough moment he had been chasing for years at the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship. Playing at Black Desert Resort in Utah, the Californian produced an outstanding four-round performance of 63-62-65-68 to finish 26-under par and claim his first PGA Tour title. His 258 total set a new tournament scoring […]

Barrière Golf Properties: French Golf Escapes Where the Resort Is Part of the Experience

Golf in France can mean many different things: a morning round beside the Atlantic, a historic course cut through Normandy countryside, dramatic links-style scenery on the Emerald Coast, or a winter escape beneath the Atlas Mountains. Few hospitality groups bring such a broad selection together under one name as Barrière. With a history in golf […]

Conrad Algarve Renovations: A New Chapter of Luxury in Quinta do Lago

In the heart of Quinta do Lago, one of the Algarve’s most prestigious resort destinations, Conrad Algarve is entering a new chapter. Following an extensive programme of renovations and enhancements, the luxury resort is combining its distinctive palace-inspired architecture with warmer interiors, stronger connections to the Algarve and a renewed focus on outdoor living, dining […]

Cullinan Golf Links Resort, Belek: Where Golf Meets the Mediterranean

There are plenty of golf resorts around Belek, but few combine coastal golf, a luxury all-inclusive resort, 36 holes and floodlit play quite like Cullinan Belek. Set on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, the resort is home to Cullinan Links Golf Club, where the Mediterranean Sea lies on one side of the property and the Beşgöz River […]

New Opening: Limassol Greens — Cyprus’ New Golf Destination

Cyprus has a new name on the Mediterranean golf map. Limassol Greens brings a brand-new 18-hole championship course, modern practice facilities, luxury residences and a growing lifestyle offering together in one destination, just minutes from the centre of Limassol. Set on a former citrus plantation beside the Akrotiri Salt Lake, the development is designed around […]

Play Golf at Pebble Beach: What to Know Before You Go

Few golf courses have the ability to make a golfer stop thinking about the scorecard and simply look around. Pebble Beach Golf Links is one of them. Set above the Pacific Ocean on California’s Monterey Peninsula, the course combines dramatic coastal holes, historic championship golf and some of the most recognisable views in the game. […]

Fancourt: The Garden Route Estate Where South African Golf Grew Up

There are golf resorts, and then there is Fancourt. Spread across 613 hectares beneath the Outeniqua Mountains in George, on South Africa’s Garden Route, Fancourt has spent three decades building a case as the most complete golf destination on the continent. It has hosted a Presidents Cup that golf historians still talk about in hushed […]

Best Golf Courses Around Madrid

Spain’s golf reputation tends to orbit the coasts — the Costa del Sol, Valderrama, the Balearics. Madrid rarely gets top billing, yet the Spanish capital and the wooded, mountain-fringed countryside surrounding it hold one of the deepest concentrations of golf history anywhere in continental Europe. This is where Spanish golf itself was born, where a […]

Your Golf Trip to Tunisia: Courses, Costs, and What to Actually Expect

Tunisia rarely comes up first when European golfers plan a winter escape – Morocco and the Algarve get the marketing budgets – but it has quietly hosted Alps Tour events for years and offers some of the cheapest green fees on the Mediterranean. This guide covers the courses worth playing, what they actually cost, how […]

Golf in Croatia: What You Can Actually Play, and What to Expect

Croatia gets mentioned in the same breath as Portugal, Spain, and Turkey when golf travel destinations come up, but the comparison doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. Croatia has one golf resort built to the standard that international golfers expect, a historic curiosity on a national park island, and a scattering of nine-hole and executive courses […]