GOLF ESCAPES

Black Mountain Golf Club, Thailand
Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort, France
Your European Tour sta
Have a Tour pro experience with a golf break at one of the 14 world class destinations and courses that make up th
Watching a European Tour
event on television, have you
ever pictured yourself
walking the pristine fairways,
putting on perfect greens and enjoying the
international lifestyle of a Tour pro?
If so, the tournament experience may be
closer than you think. European Tour
Properties is a network of 14 world class golf
venues, all with a close association to The
European Tour and offering a stamp of
tournament quality. They include World
Top 100 golf courses, award-winning resorts
and residential communities, and feature the
home of the DP World Tour Championship
and Race to Dubai finale, The 2015 Solheim
Cup host course and The 2018 Ryder Cup
venue. Now, thanks to a special partnership
between European Tour Properties and
Golfbreaks.com, there are special packages
and offers to stay and play at many of them.
Where will you start your European Tour?
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai
Home to The European Tour’s seasonending
DP World Tour Championship,
Jumeirah Golf Estates epitomises the
European Tour Properties ethos. Featuring
two Greg Norman-designed Championship
courses, a spectacular new clubhouse and
the Middle East’s first European Tour
Performance Institute, everything is
tournament quality.
Location: 30 minutes from Dubai Int airport
European Tour events hosted: DP World
Tour Championship, Dubai
Website: www.jumeirahgolfestates.com
Black Mountain Golf Club, Thailand
The first European Tour Destination in Asia
and Thailand’s only course to feature in Golf
Digest’s Best 100 Courses outside the US.
Set amid verdant hills and valleys, with an
abundance of water, where golfers enjoy Tourconditioned
fairways and greens. The resort
also has a spectacular par-3 course, practice
facilities, and private-pool holiday villas.
Location: 15 minutes from the coastal beach
town of Hua Hin, Malay Peninsula, Thailand
European Tour events hosted: True
Thailand Classic
Website: www.blackmountainhuahin.com
Le Golf National, France
Host of The 2018 Ryder Cup, L’Albatros
Course is a globally recognised stadium design
with slick greens, links-style bunkers and vast
undulating fairways dotted with water
hazards. Ranked in the World’s Top 100
Courses, it is regularly praised by European
Tour professionals. You’ll also enjoy the 18-
hole L’Aigle and nine-hole L’Oiselet.
Location: Outskirts of Versailles, near Paris
European Tour events hosted: Alstom Open
de France
Website: www.le-golf-national.com
Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort, France
IAGTO’s 2013 European Golf Resort of the
Year oozes luxury and at its heart are two 18-
hole Championship courses, ‘Le Château’ and
‘Le Riou’, by Dave Thomas. A Leading Hotel
of the World, a European Tour Performance
Institute, a magnificent spa and the coolest
infinity pool complete the five-star picture.
Location: 45 minutes from Nice airport; 90
minutes from Marseille airport
European Tour events hosted: French Riviera
Masters (European Senior Tour)
Website: www.en.terre-blanche.com
London Golf Club, UK
Boasts two dramatic, Jack Nicklaus-designed
courses that ride Kent’s North Downs and are
consistently presented immaculately; the
greens in particular are renowned for their
speed and trueness. The club has a reputation
for excellent levels of customer service.
Location: 20 miles south east of London
European Tour events hosted: Volvo World
Match Play Championship; European Open
Website: www.londongolf.co.uk
PGA Catalunya Resort, Spain
IAGTO’s 2015 European Golf Resort of the
Year has two courses – the enjoyable, resortstyle
Tour Course and the dramatic Stadium
Course, a World Top 100 Golf Course (Golf
World). The resort is home to one of
Europe’s finest short game practice areas and
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