Global Golfer Magazine

Win a golf day with an Open Champion

globalgolfer — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:20 +0000

There have been few more popular Major winners in recent years than Darren Clarke and Your Golf Travel is giving golfers the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend a day with the 2011 Open champion – and play golf with him on his home course. The world’s largest golf travel company has teamed [...]

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10 Reasons to take a golf holiday on Spain’s Costa Brava

globalgolfer — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:56:38 +0000

From Spain’s number one ranked golf course (*by Top 100 Courses.co.uk) to the world’s best restaurant and more than 3.5 million bottles of wine produced annually, the Costa Brava is a surprising region ideal for a golf break. Here are 10 reasons you should think about a golf holiday in Spain’s Costa Brava… Flanked by [...]

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Fourball’s 189 hole golf challenge in St Andrews

globalgolfer — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:46:41 +0000

Four Scottish golfers are aiming to break the world record for the most consecutive different golf holes played by a fourball in a single day, and will attempt it in St Andrews “The Home of Golf.” The four friends, all former students at St Andrews University, will attempt to play all 11 golf courses in [...]

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Golf Over-Ruled – Masters 2013 Review

globalgolfer — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:24:29 +0000

Every April, I get excited and stay up late for four nights watching every second of The Masters golf tournament. This year, after 74 holes of golf, that ebbed and flowed from downright dull to unbelievably exhilarating, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the rules of golf – not Adam Scott – were the biggest [...]

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Sicily is top of the class for Golf Schools

globalgolfer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:59:22 +0000

Sicily is a place of myths, legends and the bloody whisper of history and conflict. The homeland of Cosa Nostra, Italy’s organised crime families and syndicates, and setting for The Godfather films – Sicily’s past is as romantic as it is bloody. It’s one of my favourite places in the world and it’s no accident [...]

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Turkey thriving in price sensitive golf holiday market

globalgolfer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:35:36 +0000

Turkey’s rising status as a golf holiday hot spot has been underlined by a new survey of golf tour operators compiled by KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice. The Golf Travel Insights 2013 report, published this month on www.golfbusinesscommunity.com reveals that Turkey is now the fourth most popular golf travel destination after Spain, Portugal and Scotland. Read Global Golfer’s [...]

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Golf Holiday Sales up 9% worldwide

globalgolfer — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:08 +0000

Global golf holiday sales were up 9.3% in 2012 from the previous year, according to a brand new report from the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO). The 2013 IAGTO Annual Golf Tourism Report is the largest and most comprehensive international golf survey ever undertaken. The report’s findings come from data provided by 48% [...]

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New tourist trail showcases Suffolk’s Golf and Ale

globalgolfer — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:55:42 +0000

Hotel groups aims to attract golfers for pints and pars TA Hotel Collection, owners of Thorpeness Hotel and Golf Club in Suffolk, are seeking to attract more golf tourists to the county with the launch of a new trail combining real ale tours and classic seaside golf courses. Thorpeness Golf Club is already one of [...]

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Dubai golf icon celebrates landmark anniversary

globalgolfer — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:03:50 +0000

The Middle East’s first all-grass 18-hole golf course is 25-years-old today… Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, underlined its status as a pioneer for golf in the Middle East when it celebrated its 25th birthday today. In 1988, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, [...]

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Top Tips for Booking a Holiday Online

globalgolfer — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:33:18 +0000

Travel blogger Alexandra Jackson shares her top-tips on booking a holiday online helping to save money, stress and time… With more and more holidaymakers booking their holidays online it’s easy to be enticed by advertisements and the promise of the best deals around. But are you really getting what you pay for? Images of white [...]

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