Golf Courses and Resorts around the World A guide to the most outstanding golf courses and resorts

From Turtle Bay on Oahu’ s famous North Shore to the once royal estate of Vidago Palace Hotel near Portugal’ s famous port-making Douro Valley region Golf Courses and Resorts around the World is a fascinating guide to the most outstanding golf courses and resorts that are open to the public. Whether it is teeing off at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina, which has hosted more championships than any other course in the United States, or playing a marathon four rounds at Oregon’ s links golf paradise of Bandon Dunes, you’ ll find a great variety of unforgettable golfing destinations to explore. Some of the most respected golf writers, golf professionals and course architects in the world have come together to select the worlds’ top golf resorts. With a mix of history, course architecture, tips on how to play each course, fine dining and luxury features, as well as other resort activities such as scuba diving and fishing, the reviews combine to provide a comprehensive guide to the world’ s best luxury golf destinations.

Daniel Fallon is a journalist, editor, travel writer, copywriter, saxophonist, handballer and avid golfer. During his 17-year term at The Sydney Morning Herald, travel assignments took him to some of the best golf courses and resorts in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Daniel has more than 20 years’ media experience and has worked for leading companies including Fairfax Media and ACP (now Bauer Media) as a section editor, magazine editor and online editor. As Digital Night Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald he covered breaking world and entertainment news online while based in t

INTRODUCTION 7 THE RESORTS 13 The Abaco Club at Winding Bay 15 Great Abaco, The Bahamas The American Club 20 Wisconsin, United States Anahita the Resort 29 Flacq, Mauritius Bandon Dunes 35 Oregon, United States Barnbougle Dunes / Lost Farm 43 Tasmania, Australia The Bluffs, The Grand Ho Tram Strip 51 Bà Rja-Vung Tà u, Vietnam Cabot Links 57 Nova Scotia, Canada The Carrick / Cameron House 63 Loch Lomond, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland Cape Kidnappers 69 Hawke’ s Bay, New Zealand Cape Wickham Links 75 Tasmania, Australia Casa de Campo 81 La Romana, Dominican Republic Chateau Elan and The Vintage 87 New South Wales, Australia The Datai Langkawi 93 Els Club Teluk Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia Fairmont Banff Springs 99 Alberta, Canada Fancourt 105 Western Province, South Africa FLC Luxury Resort Quy Nhon 111 Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam Gleneagles Scotland 117 Perthshire, Perth and Kinross, Scotland Gokarna Forest Resort 123 Kathmandu, Nepal The Greenbrier 129 West Virginia, United States Hualalai – Four Seasons 137 Oahu, Hawaii, United States Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraí so, Riviera Maya 143 Quintana Roo, Mexico InterContinental Sanctuary Cove 149 Queensland, Australia ITC Grand Bharat, Gurgaon 155 Haryana, India Jakobsberg 161 Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Kauri Cliffs 167 Northland, New Zealand Kawana Hotel 173 Shizuoka, Japan Kiawah Island 179 South Carolina, United States The Kinloch Club 185 Taupo, New Zealand Le Touquet / Le Manoir Hotel 181 Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais, France Lough Erne Resort 197 Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Machrihanish Dunes / Ugadale Hotel 203 Argyll, Scotland Mission Hills, Haikou 209 Hainan, China Passeier-Meran / Hotel Andreus 215 South Tyrol, Italy Pebble Beach 221 California, United States Pinehurst 229 North Carolina, United States Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort 237 Belek, Antalya, Turkey Ritz-Carlton, Abama 243 Guia de Isora, Tenerife, Spain Rosapenna 249 County Donegal, Ireland Rosewood Tucker’ s Point 255 Hamilton Parish, Bermuda Sonnenalp/Oberallgä u 263 Ofterschwang, Bavaria, Germany South Cape Owners’ Club 269 Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea St Andrews, Fairmont 275 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland The Saint Regis Punta Mita 281 Nayarit, Mexico St. Wendel 287 Saarland, Germany Sun City 293 North West Province, South Africa Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort 299 Tourrettes, The French Riviera, France Turtle Bay 305 Hawaii, United States Vidago Palace Hotel 311 Trá s-os-Montes, Portugal The Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and Spa 317 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The Westin Resort Costa Navarino 323 Pilos, Greece THE EXPERTS 329 A NOTE OF GRATITUDE 323