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Europe’s Best Golf Resorts with Exceptional Practice Facilities

For many golfers, a great European golf trip is no longer just about ticking famous courses off a list. More and more, it’s about choosing destinations that allow you to train, improve, and truly immerse yourself in the game. The best resorts in Europe now rival professional training centers, offering expansive practice grounds, cutting-edge technology, […]

Course Reviews

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 […]

Destinations

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Destinations

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 […]

Gear

Garmin Golf Watches Guide: Which Garmin Watch Is Right for Your Game?

A golf watch used to be a fairly simple proposition: glance at your wrist, check the distance to the green and choose a club. Garmin has turned that idea into something considerably more sophisticated. Today, its golf watches can map tens of thousands of courses, adjust distances for elevation and environmental conditions, track shots, analyse […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

Clubs

TaylorMade Spider ZT Putter Review: What It Is, How It Performs, and Whether It’s Worth the Upgrade

If you’ve stood over a putt in the last year and watched your playing partner square up an oddly shaped, toe-heavy mallet before rolling in a 15-footer, there’s a decent chance it was TaylorMade’s Spider ZT. Zero-torque putters have become the fastest-growing category on tour and in pro shops over the past two seasons, and […]

Destinations

The Best Golf Courses Around Berlin: A Practical Guide

Berlin isn’t a city golfers think of first when planning a European trip, and that’s partly fair — Brandenburg’s flat, forested terrain doesn’t produce the dramatic coastal holes you’ll find in the Algarve or Costa Brava. But the region around Berlin has more than 20 golf clubs, several of them designed by major-championship winners, and […]

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The Best Golf Courses Around London: A Practical Guide

London doesn’t have a golf coast, but it sits inside the densest concentration of heathland golf in the world. Within roughly 50 minutes of the city, the Surrey and Berkshire “stockbroker belt” holds a cluster of Harry Colt and Herbert Fowler designs from golf’s Edwardian golden age, still playing on the same sandy, heather-lined ground […]

Destinations

Details to Relaunch Donnafugata Golf Resort in Sicily

Few golf resorts in the Mediterranean generated as much excitement as Donnafugata Golf Resort when it opened in Sicily. With two championship courses, a luxury hotel and a location surrounded by the island’s history, cuisine and coastline, it seemed destined to become one of Europe’s premier golf destinations. Yet after closing in 2020, the resort […]