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Explore golf destinations worth travelling for, from the great links of Britain and Ireland to Europe’s renowned golf regions and the world’s celebrated resort courses. Our independent guides bring together course character, travel ideas, places to stay and practical visitor information, with direct links to published TGG course profiles.
Golf destinations worldwide — from Scotland’s links to Pebble Beach, from the Algarve to Royal Melbourne. The Global Golfer’s complete destinations hub.
Turkey golf holidays: discover championship courses in Belek, premium hotel stays, traditional hammam experiences, and ideas for extending a trip to Bodrum or Istanbul.
Costa Navarino Dunes, Aphrodite Hills Cyprus, Crete Golf Club and Corfu’s Ropa Valley — the definitive guide to golf in Greece and Cyprus.
Les Bordes Loire Valley, Golf National (2018 Ryder Cup), Golf d’Étretat’s Normandy cliffs and Château des Vigiers Dordogne — France’s greatest golf beyond the Riviera.
Golf Club Castelfalfi, Marco Simone (2023 Ryder Cup host), Villa d’Este Lake Como and Golf Club Ugolino Florence — the definitive guide to golf in Italy.
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, La Moraleja, Real Club La Herrería — golf in Spain’s capital combines Javier Arana’s masterpieces with the Prado and Europe’s finest food culture.
Explore Canary Islands golf across Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, with standout courses, year-round sunshine and practical advice on where to play and stay.
Golf Son Gual, Arabella Son Muntaner and the Tramuntana mountains — the definitive guide to golf on Mallorca, Spain’s most sophisticated Mediterranean island.
Plan a Costa del Sol golf break around Marbella, Sotogrande and Casares, with championship courses, refined places to stay, and practical guidance for a rewarding trip.
Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo, Punta Espada, Playa Grande and Sandy Lane Barbados — the Caribbean’s greatest golf in the sun.
Plan golf in Morocco by region: Marrakech for multi-course depth, Rabat for Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, and Agadir for Atlantic golf and recovery. TGG compares the best way to build each trip.
Heritage Golf Club, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Anahita and Ile aux Cerfs — the complete guide to championship golf in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean.
Pacific Dunes, Bandon Dunes, Sheep Ranch, Bandon Trails and Old Macdonald — the complete guide to America’s greatest golf resort on the Oregon coast.
Build a 2026 England’s Golf Coast trip around Royal Birkdale, Royal Lytham and Formby, with verified fee ranges, booking constraints and Course Swing sequencing.
Plan a St Andrews and Fife golf trip with the Old Course, Kingsbarns, premium stays, recovery and AI Concierge context carried directly into your journey.
Pinehurst No. 2, Tobacco Road, Mid Pines and the Donald Ross Sandhills collection — the complete guide to golf in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Plan an East Lothian golf break with clear recommendations for links golfers, couples and groups, plus pre-selected planner context, courses and stays.
Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath, Cape Wickham and Barnbougle Dunes — a connected TGG guide to Australia’s greatest Sandbelt and links golf, with trip planning through the AI Concierge.
Terre Blanche, Sperone, Golf de Barbaroux and the Var — the definitive guide to golf on the Côte d’Azur and Provence.
Plan the Scottish Highlands around Royal Dornoch, Nairn and Cabot Highlands, with verified 2026 green fees, scarcity-first booking logic, recovery options and a Brora extension.
Plan a Costa Brava golf trip around Camiral, Golf de Pals, Golf d’Aro and Club de Golf Costa Brava, with current course access, maintenance and Stay · Play · Recover guidance.
Hirono, Kawana Fuji, Taiheiyo Gotemba and Hokkaido — a connected TGG guide to Japan’s finest golf, cultural travel and recovery, with trip planning through the AI Concierge.
Sun City, Leopard Creek, Arabella and the Cape Winelands — the definitive golf travel guide to South Africa’s most extraordinary courses.
Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Spyglass Hill and the 17-Mile Drive — the definitive guide to playing golf on California’s Monterey Peninsula.
Plan an Ireland golf break across the Wild Atlantic Way, Kerry, Clare and Northern Ireland, with courses, stays, recovery and AI Concierge itineraries.
Plan an Ayrshire and Turnberry golf break with clear recommendations for Open fans, luxury travellers, historians and groups, plus pre-selected planner context and stays.
A current Sotogrande golf guide covering Valderrama, Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, La Reserva, The Alto Club and San Roque Old, with Course Swing and Stay · Play · Recover planning.
Explore Algarve golf from Quinta do Lago and Vilamoura to Monte Rei, with championship courses, refined resort stays and practical planning advice.
Location: Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland Partner Accommodation: Slieve Donard Resort Editor’s Note (Low-Handicap Perspective): > RCD is the ultimate test of links golf. It requires absolute command of ball flight in the wind, visual bravery over blind tee shots, and precise control on lightning-fast, domed greens protected by penal “bearded” bunkers. It is brutal,…
The Global Golfer · Scotland · Classic links Three Classic Scottish Links: St Andrews, Royal Troon & Muirfield Three of Scotland’s best-known links, with contrasting course character and practical advice for planning a memorable golf trip. Scotland’s east and west coasts offer some of the game’s most important links experiences. St Andrews Old Course, Royal…
Solo golf travel works best when the destination makes the logistics easy and the experience rewarding beyond the final green. For 2026, four regions stand out for golfers who value strong course architecture, straightforward planning and enough off-course depth to make travelling alone feel deliberate rather than compromised. 1. Sotogrande, Spain Sotogrande combines several serious…
To play the British Links is to engage in a conversation with the very soul of the game. Yesterday, we mastered the technical nuances of the low-flighted punch shot; today, we apply those skills to two of the most storied landscapes in golf. Crossing from the jagged, gorse-covered dunes of Northern Ireland to the refined,…
St Andrews still matters because the town, the links and the history of the game are unusually concentrated in one walkable destination. The Old Course is the centre of that story, but a strong St Andrews trip is broader than one tee time: it combines several links, time in the town and enough flexibility to…
6–7 Min Read • The Global Golfer Some golf courses have history. A few have pedigree. But only a rarefied handful carry the unmistakable aura of hosting the world’s greatest players under the fiercest spotlight. At Celtic Manor’s Twenty Ten Course, Ryder Cup legacy is not just remembered; it is experienced. Set in the rolling…
A Return to Origin: Playing Gary Player’s African Masterpiece For many golfers, there is a course that marks the beginning — not just of a game, but of a lifelong pursuit. At Elephant Hills Resort, that origin story takes on mythic proportions. Here, on a Gary Player–designed championship course carved into the banks of the…
Where performance meets restoration Golf travel is increasingly about more than fitting the maximum number of rounds into a short break. The strongest resort journeys combine serious golf with accommodation, dining and enough recovery time to make the whole trip work. This edit brings together ten destinations already featured by The Global Golfer for the…
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