Contact Sophisticated Golfer for any European Golf Vacation..
Europe has always enchanted travelers with distinct culture, history, and charm.
This vast land of contrast also boasts a long and storied tradition of top quality
golf courses and resorts. Scotland and Ireland in particular are the land on which
the game was born and today play host to some of the most famous golf courses in the world. The overall growth of the game in Europe has been astonishing in recent years.
This is especially true to the south in countries like Turkey and Italy capitalizing
on their warmer climates creating year round luxury golf destinations.
The same professional services offered for our Caribbean golf tours and vacations
can also be arranged throughout Europe. Sophisticated Golfer works only with the most
experience and professional travel partners worldwide bringing you or your group the best of European golf. If you where ever considering a golf vacation
to Ireland or the UK, continental Europe, or Turkey then contact Sophisticated Golfer
for more information and a sample itinerary.
UK & Ireland
Scotland is widely recognized as the birthplace of the game where it emerged
on the links of the Firth of Forth circa 1400. Today, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St.
Andrews is the ruling body of European golf and some of the other most famous courses in
the world are to be found in Scotland, such as The Old Course at St. Andrews, Muirfield,
Royal Troon, Carnoustie Golf Links, and Turnberry. Every serious golf traveler should pay a visit to Scotland and play some of these renowned and venerated golf courses.
Ireland with four links courses ranked amongst the British Isles top ten rates with Scotland as the golfing capital of Europe.
Warm friendly people and charming hotels and resorts make Ireland an ideal golf vacation destination. An overview of courses in Ireland include Portmarnock Golf Club, Ballybunion Golf Club,
Royal Portrush Golf Club, and Royal County Down Golf Club in Northern Ireland are all
accompanied by a host of other fine links courses dotting the scenic coastline of Ireland.
England also certainly has it's share of prime and vintage golf courses and luxury resorts.
The country is home to one of the greatest players the game has known, Nick Faldo and a
host of younger world class players making names for themselves in todays game.
Spain & Portugal
At the southern tip of Portugal, the Algarve has an amazing range of
golf courses and resorts stringing around its sandy coast. The San Lorenzin club in the
Algarve region of Portugal ranks amongst the best in the golf courses in the world. The country offers the perfect sun soaked climate that golfers enjoy coupled with great food and culture.
Spain is on of the most impressive countries in the world for golf boasting legendary players like Seve Ballesteros, Sergio Garcia, and Jose Maria Olazabal.
A longtime favorite of Europeans, the Costa del Sol region is home to
one of the highest concentrations of world-class golf courses. Among the many fine courses
located along this stretch of the Mediterranean coast is Valderrama, site of the
1997 Ryder Cup Matches and number one ranked course in continental Europe, and San Roque,
the winter home of the European PGA.
Turkey & Cyprus
On the Turkish Riviera near Antalya, Belek is an exciting new golf
destination in Turkey, with four courses within a fifteen minute drive from each other.
Two most notable are the National Golf Club, Nobilis Golf Resort, both of which are ranked
amongst Europe's Top 100. The National is also a regular stop of the PGA Europe Senior
Tour and Gloria is a full golf resort with a luxury beachfront hotel. The area also enjoys
a plethora of accommodation options in Belek, all within a fifteen minute drive from any
of the four clubs. About forty miles south of Turkey, Cyprus is the third largest
Mediterranean island. Cyprus is also referred to as the Green Island since ancient
time for its luxuriant vegetation and the island also has a number of enjoyable
golf courses.
Italy & France
Golfers have long known that the legendary French history and culture can be enjoyed after a day of great golf. Golf is plentiful through France most notably in the Normandy and Provence areas however
there is great golf to be played in and around Paris as well. Examples of French golf courses include, Les Bordes golf club which lies at the heart of the Sologne country and was carved out of the wilderness.
Between the royal towns and forests of Senlis and Chantilly at the northern outskirts of Paris, Morfontaine golf club is a another French classic. Both of these golf courses rate amoung the top ten golf courses and vacation areas in Europe. Along with France many
travelers would be surprised to learn how much golf can be found throughout
Italy. Most notably Lake Como near Milan offers a posh setting with luxury resorts,
fabulous golf, food, and wine. Surrounded by the Alps, the environs of these clubs
are breathtaking and many rate amount the best courses in Europe.
