We have limited space left to stay in the Fairmont St.Andrews during this years British Open. This is a unique opportunity to stay so close to the tournament venue and experience the special atmosphere that exists when the Championship is played at St.Andrews, the home of golf.
Our package is available for 4 nights from Monday, 12 July and includes admission tickets to the the opening two rounds of the tournament (Thursday & Friday), two rounds of golf over the excellent Torrance Course and the new Castle Course and transport by rental car throughout. You will have the opportunity to see the Past Champions Event, which is being held on the Wednesday prior to the tournament to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first staging of the Open at Prestwick in 1860. Past Champions will play four holes over the Old Course.
Royal Birkdale Golf Club: No. 12, par 3, 183 yards.
Royal Birkdale is one of the best courses on the planet and is consistently ranked in the top 30 courses in the world. It has hosted the Open Championship on 7 occasions, most recently in 2008 when Padraig Harrington was victorious.
If you’re thinking of planning your next golf vacation to sunny Spain; here’s a substantiation of why we think it would greatly add to your experience to stop off at Finca Cortesin.
Located in the centre of the Costa del Sol (between Marbella and Sotogrande) you’ll find the Finca Cortesin community; untouched and unaffected by real estate developments and surrounded only by beautiful greenery.
Finca Cortesin Golf Course
Finca Cortesin is hosting next year’s Volvo World Match Play Championship – which was previously held at Wentworth Club.
The utterly amazing transformation of this remarkable country includes the introduction of equally remarkable golf. More than 250 courses have opened in the past twenty years, two-thirds of them in the last ten, many created by the game’s leading architects and players who have been given astounding resources to make a statement. Golf is a symbol here – to the upper class individuals who play and to the nation as a whole – that they have arrived. The Chinese remain fiercely connected to their culture but they are determined to join the 21st century club and you are more than welcome to be their guest.
For the impartial observer, many would think Scotland, as the recognized “Home of Golf” and destination consistently ranked #1 for the aspirational golf trip would be overrun with visitors. The reality is quite different. True, Scotland enjoys a healthy demand at a few of the better known courses but it would be fair to say the marketing efforts and communications of many elements of the golf travel industry in Scotland have been disjointed for a number of years.
I first travelled to China in 1995 and played golf just north of Hong Kong. At that time I believe there were 8 – 10 courses in the country. The following article is quite remarkable. I witnessed 5 courses (90 holes) under construction at Mission Hills at the same time 7 years ago…a sight you will rarely see anywhere in the world….except China. The Chinese are attracted by scale and size, and golf complexes are no different. Mission Hills is a sight to see…and this new development in Hainan apparently will top that!
