Despite not being known as a traditional golfing venue, in recent times the Middle East has come to be in the spotlight of the sport because of the development of a number of world class golf courses. The Doha Golf Club is one such example. It hosts the Qatar Masters Tournament each year.
Though pristinely kept greens and lush fairways are not what one expects to find in the middle of the desert, the Doha Gold Club is a pleasant exception. This 72 par, eighteen-hole golf course is both technically challenging and aesthetically pleasing to the player. The flora that is found on the course reflects the environment surrounding it, with cacti and crafted rock formations located throughout to add beauty.
Designed by the famous golf course architect Peter Harradine, the course boasts of a floodlit nine-hole practice course, which means that busy executives can iron out the flaws of their swing after a busy day at work. The restaurant, clubhouse and the golf shop are well kept and the staff is helpful and courteous. (more…)
Playing sports is a great way for both men and women to keep and shape, lose weight and maintain a healthy weight. It is good for the mind, eases stress and provides opportunities for friends and family to get together to partake in an activity they have in common even though there are many sports you can participate on your own if you prefer.
One sport that has always been popular but is gaining popularity with each year with people of all ages is golf. Many folks are planning a golf vacation to enjoy and practice getting better with this sport. This sport is great for many reasons and here are some of those reasons: (more…)
If you’ve decided that you want a golfing holiday, then why not book one of the many golf resorts available? Here’s what you need to consider to make sure that you have a golfing trip to remember for all the right reasons.
1. You need to establish whether it’s certain courses you want to play, or a location that you want to visit. Perhaps you’ll choose one of the world famous courses, or a part of the country that you’ve always wanted to visit, or a combination of the two.
2. You’ll want to make sure that there are other facilities than just golf, so that there’s somewhere to relax after your round of golf. Why not take the opportunity to explore a city or the countryside, or see if you could also visit friends and relatives whilst you’re here?
3. You might want to choose a region with lots of courses nearby, or perhaps you’ll prefer to spend your time trying to master the one course. You might want to book different hotels, so that play as many different courses in the region as your time will allow. (more…)
Surrounded by rolling hills and wide open spaces, the Scottish Borders are the perfect place to go if you want to relax.
However, if your personal brand of relaxation also includes playing a round or two of golf, then you could not find a better location.
The Scottish Borders boasts more than 20 courses, allowing you to take your pick from championship greens and famous fairways located in picturesque scenery.
If you want to play golf in Scotland, there are a couple of courses in the area that you should not miss.
The Roxburghe is one of these, with its par 72 course challenging some of the biggest names in the game.
You can tell its pedigree when you see that the course record is currently held by Sergio Garcia, who completed the 18 holes with a par 66.
It is also rated as one of the five best inland golfing locations in Scotland, making this one place that you should certainly add to your itinerary. (more…)
Myrtle Beach, home of many golf courses. They are too numerous to mention here. I have listed 12 beautiful courses with just a little information on each of them. You can easily find a Myrtle Beach golf package to take a golfing vacation this summer. Here are the 12 courses that are located in either North or South Carolina.
1. The Pearl. There is a west course and an east course. Dan Maples designed The Pearl’s two championship courses that showcases the 900 acre marsh surroundings. These courses are open all year round. If offers a full service pro shop, golf lessons and a practice range. The Pearl Golf Links East finishes along the Calabash River and The Pearl West Golf Links is in Sunset Beach.
2. Thistle Golf Course. Located minutes north of the State line in Calabash, this new course offers a beautiful and challenging 27-hole layout that takes its name from an ancient Scottish golf society dating back to the 1800’s. The course has wind-swept fairways, large bentgrass greens with heather covered hillsides. This course was designed by Tim Cate and is highly recommended.It is situated in North Carolina.
3. Meadowlands Golf Club was named one of the “Top Ten Best New Golf Courses” by the North Carolina Magazine when it opened. The courses 7,054 yards are sculpted around pristine fresh water lakes and natural vegetation. It is designed by Willard Byrd. It is located in North Carolina. (more…)
Palmdale, a small town of less than 200,000 people, is located in Los Angeles County, a few hours northeast of the city. It is far enough away from the city to have quaint charm, but close enough for a day trip. Without the distractions of interstates and highways, Palmdale is able to capture the small town feel.
The terrain of Palmdale is great for golfing. There are three main golf courses in the city and surrounding vicinity, as well as plenty of pro shops and clinics. If you are a golfer, Palmdale is a town you certainly do not want to skip.
Desert Aire Golf Course is a regulation size 9-hole course, in Antelope Valley. This course is great for the whole family, from novice to professional. One of the cool things about Desert Aire is the House of Golf pro shop that also has a golf simulator.
Rancho Vista Golf Course is about more than just golf. This 18-hole lush “oasis” was designed by Ted Robinson years ago, and certainly lives up to that reputation. You can become a member of the Player’s Club, or just stop by for a few rounds while you’re in town. (more…)
Imagine playing on a golf course longer than the distance from New York to Atlanta or Land’s End to John O’Groats. A new golf course offers a challenge to all keen golfers, but don’t expect to find fancy fairways and manicured greens. Where do you find this exotic new golf lovers’ destination?
The Nullabor Links is in the Australian Outback and stretches 1365km (850 miles) from Ceduna in South Australia, along the Eyre Highway to Kalgoorlie- Boulder in Western Australia’s Goldfields. Project Manager Alf Caputo was one of many enthusiastic golfers to tackle the course on the opening day.
“It’s been a fabulous journey,” he said. “It’s been a hell of a lot of fun coming across. We started five years ago with a dream and the dream has become a reality. The idea was to attract tourists and golfers who wanted to experience “the real Australia”. There’s some absolutely amazing scenery and before Nullabor Links there was no magnet to bring people out there to have a look at these beautiful things.” (more…)
The best way to unwind after a particularly hard working week is to get together with some friends and head out for a round of golf. The fresh air, the good laughs shared amidst healthy rivalry and the exercise can help a great deal in livening up spirits. How much better can it get? Golf holidays can be the best stress buster for the lovers of the sport. Why play the same greens when there are so many golf courses around the world. Golf tours are the best way by which avid golfers combine a vacation with their favourite sport. As with any vacation, a golf holiday requires as much planning; the duration of stay, budget, and side activities to keep other non-golf playing members of the family entertained- all need to be taken care of.
Golf Holidays- Plan Well
There are many ways to approach the planning aspect of a golf vacation. Begin by first deciding how many people will accompany you on the trip. The trip will depend a great deal on whether it is family accompanying you, or friends with interests other than golf, or just a set of golfers looking to play on new greens. Next, communicate with the resort or club you are planning to go to; the manager can help secure your tee times to your convenience and also take care of the lodging details. For an enjoyable trip, combine your own planning with that of a travel agent or a professional dealing with golf tours.
If your golfing destination requires air travel, you would need to confirm with the airlines about the transportation of the golf equipment. It is quite possible you would have to pay extra for the shipping charges when checking in the clubs. (more…)
If you are a golf enthusiast and you have not visited Gold coast golf courses, then you have certainly missed something. There are several golf courses here. Some of them are discussed below.
Robina Woods: This golf course is a six thousand and seventy eight hundred meter long course. It was designed by the famous designers Graham Marsh and Ross Watson. It was opened for playing in the year 1989. It also features among top 30 Australian courses. This golf course has been carved out of the sixty five acres of native woodlands. The golf course looks absolutely exquisite with gum trees towering all along the fairways. The layout of this golf course is absolutely unique and different from any other golf course anywhere. It is absolutely water proof and is open for playing all the year round.
The Glades: Take a golf trip to this golf course. It is a six thousand four hundred and twenty meter long course built on sixty five acres of land. It was designed by the Golf Champion Greg Norman. It boasts of a superb agronomy that is difficult to get anywhere else. The grass of this course has a tropical bent which has been specially developed by the designer himself. The grass has a superior putting surface all the year round. (more…)
If you plan on taking a golfing trip to Florida, then you should make an attempt to head over to Walt Disney World and play on some of their world-class courses. Palm and Magnolia have hosted PGA tournaments and when you play there you will get a chance to see some of the high-quality shots that the pros have to make when they are playing from the back tees.
Take time to get to the course early and hit the driving range to loosen up before you play, because you are then need your game when you play these two challenging 18 hole golf courses. Make sure you putt on the practice greens, since these are some of the fastest greens in all of Florida, and you will easily drop a few shots if you are not aware of the speed of the greens.
When you arrive at the golf courses, you will be greeted with the world class Walt Disney World type hospitality, the norm is that they will take your clubs and clean them before they put them on the golf carts. The cards have a very nice GPS system on them that makes matching up the distance to the pin very convenient. The time you can expect to play is about 4 1/2 to 5 hours for an 18 hole course. This is about normal or slightly longer than normal which is not hard to believe since the courses are usually very busy, and if you have not played them before they are very attractive but at the same time difficult for the high handicap golfer. (more…)
