The local golf courses, this time of year, hardly resemble the places we flock to early on Saturday and Sunday mornings throughout the drier months. They look weather worn and tired and less welcoming, winter has a way of doing that to the hardiest of souls.
As a diversion from winter’s chill I have put together a top five list of exotic destination golf & lodging vacation packages. This list is created in the hopes you will enjoy the choices and that you might contact me with a top five list of your own. So here we go.
1) Old Head Golf Links-Located on the Southwest Coast of Ireland, in County Cork, Old Head Golf Links is a 220 acre diamond shaped piece of land that extends over two miles into the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most recognized and sought after golf experiences anywhere on earth.
2) The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs at Matauri Bay, New Zealand- Some say “one of the most exotic golf vacations you could hope to take is a New Zealand Golf Vacation”.
3) The Legend Golf & Safari Resort located in the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in South Africa’s Limpopo Province- golf at Legend Golf & Safari Resort is one of the most unique and inspiring layouts of golf you will find anywhere else in the world; the signature golf course is a par 72, with each hole designed by a different world class golfing professional. The Extreme19th Hole is accessible only by helicopter.
4) The Golden Bear Lodge & Spa, in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic- a premier golf destination, The Golden Bear Lodge & Spa offers golf in a setting you would expect at one of the world’s most exotic golf & lodging getaway.
5) The Peninsula Hotel & the Thai Country Club- a travel golf & lodging destination on the most exotic level. The course is a world class golfing destination, which in 1997 hosted the Asian Honda Classic.
This list was comprised from a large list of International Golf & Lodging Destinations. Chosen as much for the exotic settings they are in as for the level of luxury lodging and quality golf they provide.
Whether or not we ever to visit these destination golf & lodging resorts is yet to be determined; the fact that they exist and places like them exist, gives us all the hope of the different destination golf getaways that lie ahead of us. What else is there until the fairways dry out a “little” and we are back out with our favorite foursome on our local top five list of courses.
Hope you enjoy this article. I’d love to know your top five golf destinations.
Safe Holidays.
