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They say "Winter is Coming", well, now it's arrived! The latest edition of Great Golf Magazine is out and you can read it online directly from the link on this page.  Your high Quality Complimentary Golf Travel & Lifestyle Publication. Read it now Great Golf favourite pictures Top 5 golf holidays Sri Lanka & Maldives – Finding your Shangri-La Top 20 Asian Resorts La Bagnaia - Italy’s best kept secret Colorado – Enter the Vail Baden-Baden – golf with healing powers Italy - The Italian trip Philippines – Pacific adventure Luxury - Honouring time - BRM Watches Food - Mountain maestro Wine - East coast wines Property - Algarve - Escape the winter blues https://greatgolfmagazine.co.uk/articles/winter-2018/

If you feel fed up every winter, perhaps now’s the time to consider a property investment abroad. Somewhere warm, sunny, not too far away and with great golf, somewhere like the Algarve… Winter is the season when we become all too aware of the shortened days and colder temperatures. But there is a cure which simply involves a trip to the airport with a bag containing shorts, t-shirts and some sun-cream. Just make sure that you book a flight heading south at this time of year, a trip in the opposite direction would give you no escape from these darkening days. My escape plan one dull November day was to head to Portugal. I arrive at Faro Airport to be greeted by wall-to-wall sunshine and a comfortable 23 degrees. With the memory of shivering in the UK fast disappearing, I pick up my hire car, open the windows and head of for Pestana Golf Resort in the Algarve. My trip to Pestana Golf Resort is to report on two new real estate developments, but if I can squeeze in a round of golf...

Missing planes is much worse than missing putts, as our luckless correspondent Clive Agan finds out when flying the Italy to visit La Bagnaia Golf & Spa Resort. By Clive Agan Never before has a badly sliced tee-shot off the first felt so good as it did recently at La Bagnaia Golf and Spa Resort in Siena, Italy. The thrill I felt probably had a lot less to do with the quality of the shot than the fact that I was finally out in the fresh Italian air rather than languishing in a soulless airport terminal. Yes, the stunning Tuscan scenery did much to lift my weary mood. My challenging journey meant that I arrived a day late, but missing the fairway was far less disappointing than missing the previous day’s practice with European Tour Pro, Chris Wood. As it was, I had 11 minutes from stepping out of the smart Mercedes (that collected me 80 minutes earlier from Florence airport) before teeing off. Clearly, two desultory swings were insufficient preparation for such a prestige ev...

A winner has been picked from the many entrants for the chance of a 3-day golf break at the Quellness Golf Resort Bavaria. The lucky winner and their partner will stay at the resorts Maximilian  Hotel and get to play their choice of the ten golf courses. A visit the biggest golf training facility to be found anywhere in Europe is also on the cards.  With a plethora of spa and wellness centres at several of the hotels within the complex as well a many other activities, the Quellness Golf Resort could be one of the biggest golf secrets in Europe. www.quellness-golf.com

This offer is for 2-people to stay 5-nights a Thracian Cliffs Golf & Spa Resort on a B&B basis with 2 rounds of golf each. Hugging the Cliff and looking out over the Black Sea, Thracian Cliffs is a truly spectacular location. The Resort has one of the best golf courses in Europe, stunning beaches and a welcoming Spa, everything required to make this somewhere special. As part of Great Golf’s relationship with the resort we are able to offer just One special deal consisting of 5 nights’ accommodation for two people on a B&B basis with 2 rounds of Golf. There is no “From Price” on our Special Deals. As long as you book to go in the designated periods, the price that you see is the price you pay. https://greatgolfholiday.com/holiday-list/thracian-cliffs-5-nights-for-2-450/ www.greatgolfholiday.com

The coastal region of Kent has seen plenty of battles throughout history, but today the battles that are fought take place on what are some of the UK’s best links courses... Bunkers, in one form or another, play and have played an important role in Kent, a county on the south-east coast which is steeped in history and widely regarded as being the ‘Garden of England’.  While the attractive sand bunkers created on Kent’s golf courses make links play a pleasurable challenge for groups of golfers today, bunkers built during wartime created challenges of a different nature for our troops of soldiers.     Located on land overlooking the English Channel – land and channel very much at the centre of action during both world wars – are four notable golf courses, namely Royal St George’s which dates back to 1887, Littlestone which was first played on during 1888, Royal Cinque Ports (aka Deal) where the first nine holes were constructed in 1892 and Prince’s, which opened an 18-...

Many more of us are enticed by a trip to Japan. It’s no longer a country that only offers eye-wateringly expensive but masterfully wrapped apples. These days it’s a financially viable holiday destination which tempts tourists with some surprising options. Most visitors will want to see Tokyo. One wouldn’t come all the way to Japan and miss it. This huge modern city makes a great stop-over as it will likely be your travel hub. Enjoy the iconic cityscapes, use that celebrated Shibuya Crossing with its thousands of pedestrians; but consider that less-known part of Japan, Okinawa, which you will probably need to find on a map. Look a long way to the left. Okinawa is famous for its long-lived population. With 34 centenarians per 100,000 people, this is more than three times the rate of mainland Japan, which already has a creditable aging track record. But Okinawa is, in fact, a vibrant and exciting island that presents tourists with culture, shopping, food and sports. It’s Japan’s undi...