Category: Classic Golf Courses

Darren Clarke to Design new Scottish Golf Resort Course

PerryGolf Staff

I have read with interest this week that a new £55 million golf resort is planned for Scotland.  The new Angus resort will feature a Darren Clarke designed course as well as a 5 star hotel.  It will add to several great courses in the local area; the main one being Carnoustie Links which will be just a few minutes away.  With the golfing Mecca of St. Andrews being under an hour’s drive from the site, this is a welcome addition that makes the region all the more attractive to golfers.  In addition to this, the new Trump course is well under way – and around 90 minutes to the north – the future looks very exciting for golf on Scotland’s East coast.

You can see full details by clicking here.

By Alastair Niven.  Alastair has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.

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Crail Golfing Society ~ 225th Anniversary

PerryGolf Staff

Crail Golfing Society – which is just a short drive from St. Andrews – celebrates its 225th birthday this year.   To think that this Golf Club has been in existence since before the USA’s first ever President was elected is quite an achievement.  There have only been 6 other golf clubs in the world to have reached this milestone, so it’s proving to be a special year for everyone at the club; which is the home of the excellent Balcomie Links and Craighead Links courses.  For anyone coming over to Scotland in search of golf at a club steeped in history, Crail fits the bill perfectly.

By Keith Baird.  Keith has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.

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The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs Voted Number One

PerryGolf Staff

Congratulations to The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs on being voted No.1 Lodge/Resort in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific by readers of Travel & Leisure.  This is the 16th year the awards have been held and the rankings are based on rooms/facilities, location, service and restaurant food and value.  Kauri Cliffs came in 11th place in the World’s Best Awards.  You can see further details on the awards by clicking here.  

Kauri Cliffs is owned by New Yorkers Julian & Josie Robertson who also run the fantastic Cape Kidnappers resort near Napier on the South Island which has one of the world’s best courses.  In addition to this, they have recently opened the new Matakauri Lodge near Queenstown.

By Alastair Niven.  Alastair has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and looks after our South Pacific Programmes.

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Great News for Islay

PerryGolf Staff

Further to my post in January regarding The Machrie Hotel & Golf Links entering administration, I was pleased to read that the administrators have found a buyer and the property was sold for an undisclosed sum on Thursday 30 June 2011 to Machrie Golf LLP.

Machrie Golf LLP is a partnership established by Baroness Sue Nye (former Director of Government Relations at 10 Downing Street) and her husband Gavyn Davies (Chairman of Fulcrum Asset Management). The facility will now be managed by G3k, whose CEO is Stewart Smith; a Scottish golf professional for 28 years who has been involved with some very impressive golf course developments.

The Machrie

The Machrie estate is located on Islay on the West coast of Scotland and includes the hotel with bar and restaurant, lodges, golf shop and the 71-par championship golf course. The golf course is considered one of the world’s top links courses and is rated within the UK’s 100 top golf courses.  You can see further details by clicking here.  

With an array of single malt distilleries on the island Islay is a great destination for any golfers looking for something a bit different.  It can also work well with a trip to Scotland’s Ayrshire coast as you can fly there from Glasgow and this allows courses like Turnberry, Royal Troon and Prestwick to be included in a trip.

By Alastair Niven.  Alastair has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.

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Queenstown Benefits from Two Hilton Hotels

PerryGolf Staff

Further to my post last May noting that Hilton were planning to open a hotel in Queenstown, they have thought better of this and decided to open not one hotel, but two in the Adrenaline sports hot spot. You can see further details by clicking here.

It should be noted that Queenstown is not just for the thrill seekers – there are some great courses including Jack’s Point and Millbrook, and just up the road in Arrowtown, you will find The Hills – which until recently was home to the New Zealand Open.  It is also a great base from which to travel to the stunningly beautiful Milford Sound and has some excellent wineries on its doorstep.

By Alastair Niven.  Alastair has been with PerryGolf for over10 years and is one of the agents responsible for our South Pacific programmes.

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