Author: Gordon Dalgleish

Resetting of prices – extreme example

Gordon Dalgleish

We have seen in many industries over the last 9 months a general resetting of prices…with the travel industry leading the herd! I came across an extreme example of this resetting phenomenon yesterday. Names will be withheld to protect the identity.
For $25 more than you would have paid in 2008 to play this well known course (one round) in the British Isles, you can play it twice in 2010 AND stay overnight in one of their deluxe rooms!
 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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Great Golf in Spain – New Addition(s)

Gordon Dalgleish

The hottest course on Spain’s Costa del Sol is Real Club de Golf Las Brisas. This previously very exclusive course which did not accept outside play has opened its door to PerryGolf with a very special arrangement. In terms of quality and lineage it ranks with the best on the coast. Additionally, it is close to Marbella where most of the hotels are located. It has hosted the Nations Cup and many Spanish Open’s over the years and well worth adding to your schedule while in Spain.

Another course to consider is Finca Cortesin which hosted the Volvo World Match-Play Championships in October(previously at Wentworth, near London) the publicity garnered from this event will make it a must play course.
 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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Top 100 GOLF Magazine Rankings in the world

Gordon Dalgleish

Cape KidnappersThe recent edition of GOLF magazine with their 2009 rankings of their Top 100 golf courses around the world is always the subject for great debate and discussion amongst golfers. You may view entire list at;

http://search.golf.com/top-courses-and-resorts/top-100-world-courses-2009.html

One of the criticsms of the (ranking) lists are the relative inaccesibility of many of the courses, e.g. Pine Valley or Augusta National Golf Club. So with pen and paper in hand and my 25+ years of playing experience in the US and overseas I did a very simple analysis of course access of the two lists;

US Top 100 Courses – Of the Top 100 Courses, by my reckoning less than 20 permitted outside play that was not connected to a member, whether via sponsored unaccompanied or accompanied guest play. These 20 courses ranged from resort to daily fee.

On the World list, somewhere between 50 and 55 courses welcome visitor play, either because they are a resort, daily fee or a (semi) private club which accepts visitor play according to their rules.

I had no purposes to this “analysis” other than a curious observation and it supports my contention that there are many accessible world class golf courses spread throughout the globe….go and enjoy them!
 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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New Golf – Castle Stuart Golf Club

Gordon Dalgleish

Historically golf courses in the British Isles take a number of seasons to grow in and the comments we hear from travelers will generally be, “I enjoyed it but a bit raw”. The reality of a short growing season causes everything to take a little longer than many places in the USA to mature. Enter Castle Stuart which is the brainchild of one of the original developers of Kingsbarns near St.Andrews. The reviews since opening in July, 2009 from PerryGolf clients have been universally excellent. Links Magazine have a wonderful article on this great new addition to the Scottish golf scene. My sense is that it will be recognized as one of the great additions to Scottish golf in the months and years ahead. To view the article, click here.
 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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Classic Golf – Ballybunion Old Course

Gordon Dalgleish

If the Old Couse at St. Andrews is forever the one golf course in Scotland that everyone wants to play at some stage in their lives…then Ballybunion surely holds the same coveted place in Irish golf. I have been fortunate to play Ballybunion a number of times over the years, it is a fine course which really comes to life after you make the turn back towards the clubhouse. LINKS Magazine has a very engaging story on this Irish masterpiece. Click here to view.
 

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

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