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Fantasy
t’s got 18 holes. It’s par 72; 7,028
yards. But honestly, take a good,
Ilong and lazy look at that picture
and tell us you really give a damn.
Opened in late 2003 as part of
a US$32 million revamp of the
One&Only Le Trouessrok resort, the
mind-blowing Fantasy Island golf
course -designed by European Ryder
Captain Bernhard Langer - is nestled
on the picture-postcard island of Ile
aux Cerfs, just a wind-in-the-hair
skip by water-taxi from the sundrenched
east coast of Mauritius. It’s
straight out of a Bond movie, and it’s
more fun than Pussy Galore.
You’ll experience water from every
hole, but that water will always be
turquoise, inviting and just over your
shoulder. The course winds between
rocky outcrops, lakes, mangrove
swamps and ravines, and they say
the 562-yard, par-five dog-leg 9 th
hole could turn your dream holiday
into a nightmare. We don’t believe
that. That’s plain ridiculous.
When the sun is setting over the
Indian Ocean, make for the chic
and elegant 68-seat restaurant and
bar in the clubhouse to celebrate
or commiserate over a margarita
or three. Or indulge yourself in the
restorative charms of the resort’s
Givenchy Spa. Or pick up some
putting tips at the David Leadbetter
Golf Academy. Or enjoy a sensuous
massage. Or relax in the Jacuzzi
or … come on, you get the pretty
picture. You won’t be rushing home
when the gods are smiling.
Trou d’Eau Douce, Mauritius. Tel:
(203) 402 7400. Course only open to
hotel guests.
Island
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