Category: Destinations

A review by PerryGolf of a destination based upon recent personal experience

South Africa Lands WGC Event

PerryGolf Staff

One of the four World Golf Championship events will be held in South Africa from 2012 after the Sunshine Tour announced a five-year deal to stage the tournament.  Although an exact date and venue for the event have yet to be decided, just announcing the staging of a WGC event in South Africa is a major coup for golf in the country, which was given another massive boost at the weekend with Charl Schwartzel’s victory at Augusta.

Sunshine Tour commissioner Gareth Tindall said “This is, without doubt, the most significant milestone in the history of professional golf in South Africa.  It is something that we as the Sunshine Tour have been working on for a long time and the unanimous support that we have received from the other professional Tours around the world confirms the major standing of our players and the Sunshine Tour in world golf.

“What is even more significant is that we have the commitment that we will host this World Golf Championships event for a period of five years.”   The event will be known as a Tournament of Hope as it will be aimed at increasing awareness of poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa.

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

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The best of Provence

Gordon Dalgleish


Breathe Deep and Swing Away in Provence

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Provence. A magical precinct made all-too-famous by Peter Mayle’s books, yet still the essence of the south of France. I was last there on a beautiful September day several years ago, but the best time to go is spring, when the land yields rich scents of rosemary, thyme and wild lavender,  with a hint of cypress and pine. All you have to do is breathe.

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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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Links Magazine’s Spectacular 10

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Links Magazine recently published its list of the top 10 most spectacular courses in world golf; and it makes for interesting reading with Old Head Golf Links in Ireland finishing in top position.  Located just south of Cork, Old Head stands on cliff tops in a remote location that’ll make you feel like you’re on the edge of the world.  Another notable course on the list is Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang, China which is an 8,500 yard course built 3000 feet above sea level.  I had the pleasure of playing it in 2008 and, whilst it’s the longest course I’ve ever played (by some distance), the altitude meant I’ve never hit drives so far in my life…which made for great fun!   The top ten as positioned by Links Magazine is:

  1. Old Head Golf Links, Ireland
  2. Cypress Point Club, California
  3. Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand
  4. Black Mesa Golf Club, New Mexico
  5. Pebble Beach Golf Links, California
  6. Whistling Straits, Wisconsin
  7. Weihai Point, China
  8. Pinnacle Point, South Africa
  9. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China
  10. Cabo Del Sol, Mexico

 

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

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Golf and the good life in France

Gordon Dalgleish


La Vie en Verte
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Gourmet Golf and L’art de Vivre in Bordeaux
If ever a nation has mastered the art of living well, it’s the French. Think champagne, foie gras, haute couture, fairy-tale castles and you think of France, right? But did you know that France also has 600 golf courses? That’s more than the rest of continental Europe put together. You don’t have to parler Français. A green is …

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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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