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Ladies Get in the Swing with New Golf Clinic
Vanessa Bell, one of the UK's rising female golf stars, is working with Oceanico Resorts to host a dedicated ladies golf clinic in The Algarve. The one-week golf clinic will run from 30 April, with five days of guidance, instruction and play on the Algarve's renowned Palmares course.
TEEING OFF IN CYPRUS AND MORE
The year-round island of Cyprus has emerged as the new golfing hot spot in the Mediterranean that also offers families and non-golfers plenty to do and see. With its 'Blue Flag' beaches, stunning natural scenery, award-winning spas, culture and history there's a host of tantalizing off-course activities to suit all interests.
SOUTH OF THE DORDOGNE
Golf in France has several advantages, it is within easy access, more so with the additional flights to regional airports, the courses are neither busy nor expensive, and the food and wine is marvellous. The Dordogne and the Perigord are served by Bergerac and Bordeaux airports, and a morning flight can have you on the first tee in the afternoon. My visit was to Chateau Les Merles, just twelve kilometres East from Bergerac, it is a 19th century chateau wonderfully refurbished by the Van Grinsven family, who own and operate the hotel. They have achieved a transformation by repairing and preserving the structure and furnishing the hotel in a modern minimalistic style.
Golf Back to Front in Puglia
At the Masseria Torre Maizza - 3 nights from GBP 392 per person - Immersed in the Apulian countryside and overlooking the sea, the recently opened 28 room Masseria Torre Maizza is offering a special golf program for beginners from GBP392 per person
First Links Golf Course in Turkey currently under construction
LykiaGolf to open in Antalya in May 2007 - LykiaGroup, owner of LykiaWorld in Oludeniz, is continuing to diversify its holiday offerings launching new holiday brands with different concepts for different expectations. Its latest offering LykiaGolf Antalya located right on the coast line of this beautiful area of Turkey, will be the first Links Course in the whole of the country and become one of the elite Links golf courses worldwide. It is due to open in May 2007.
Golf and Spa at El Gouna, the Red Sea's Premier Leisure Destination
El Gouna, the Red Sea's premier leisure destination, offers great golf and spa facilities, on top of its extensive selection of activities and excursions. The resort has its own 18-hole, par 72 (6902 yard) USPGA golf course, designed by Fred Couples and Gene Bates. The club has hosted two international PGA pro-am tournaments and has gained the reputation of being amongst the best in Egypt. Suitable for all levels (a minimum handicap of 45 is required), the course features three different tees, carefully placed bunkers, lagoons and desert rough.