Secrets of the World of Golf Travel: April 2024

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Villa Vie Odyssey has created a new luxury experience for golfers on its ongoing residential world cruise, visiting 147 countries across seven continents starting in May of this year.

For $399 per day, golfers can choose their own adventures at exotic golf courses in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, the Netherlands, the Baltic Sea, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, New England and more.

Onboard, sailors receive private lessons in a golf simulator from a PGA professional, giving them unlimited practice opportunities. Each “golf trip” is up to two weeks in length. For example, the “Kingdom of the Netherlands” part of the trip, the “Beauty of the Baltic Sea” part from Copenhagen to Warnemünde, Germany, allows him to play six courses each on three consecutive legs from London to Copenhagen. Or the “Golffjord” from Warnemunde to Reykjavik in Iceland. There are six additional courses on the voyage from Canada to New England. Other options include outboard tours with fewer courses but perhaps even more spectacular. For more information, please visit: Golf section of website.

Met Stevens Tombrink while playing bear – The aptly named Jack Nicklaus Course Grand Traverse Resort 2021, outside of Traverse City, Michigan. He and his son love northern Michigan so much that they are planning a second golf vacation this summer. Mr. Tom Brink asked about the itinerary.

The schedule Tom Brink put together for himself was great – traveling back and forth to Grand Rapids to play. revenge in manistee national While driving “north”, followed by belvedere, torch in A Ga Min Golf Resort, arcadia bluffs, mountain ridge in crystal mountain and manitou route. He asked us what we were missing by not including this. forest dunes, Shanty Creek and treetop, and three other great resorts within a short drive from where he will be staying. After a few emails back and forth, he did what we've been recommending to golfers for decades: You can't do all of Northern Michigan at once.he is sneaking in american dunes We plan on doing at least one round at Shanty Creek on this trip, and staying at Treetops on our third visit, with stops along the way to enjoy five courses. forest dunes next time. well done!

Just so you know, if you have any questions about where to stay, play, or eat on your next trip, I'm always happy to serve as your golf concierge, as long as you don't mind writing about an exchange. Masu.

We always get excited when golfer-friendly accommodations emerge overseas. We've all stayed at funky B&Bs and quirky hotels that don't offer what golfers need. Things like an early breakfast option, a place to store your golf clubs, an elevator to drag your clubs to your room, and a drying area to organize your rain gear after your game. A wicked rainy day. If it's a really cool historic venue, you can sometimes forgive the lack of modern comforts. One hour from Edinburgh, the new SCHLOSS Roxburghe has made its 2023 debut in a fully renovated property operated by Destination Hyatt. This restored mansion hotel has added 58 new guest rooms, a spa, and 12 two-bedroom cottages. The adjacent 18-hole championship golf course, set among rivers and forests, is highly rated on GolfPass. A review from June 2023 says: “Great course with great greens in great condition. You have to hit the fairways to score well. Lots of bunkers so you have to speed up some parts of your game. Great picturesque A signature hole. A must-play course if it's within the borders. ”

A new international airport, Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport, or Tulum Airport (TQO), opened in Mexico's Quintana Roo state last December, giving snowbird golfers more international flight options than Cancun International Airport (CUN). Tulum, south of Cancun, is best known for its Mayan ruins and uncrowded beaches. According to this story, far away.commany airlines are already planning to start flights.

website tulumgolf.com That includes Mayakoba, past host of the PGA Tour and current host of LIV Golf, about two hours north. A golfer's best bet would be to stay at Bahia Principe Luxury Akumal to play at the PGA Riviera Maya.