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Something Special When Golf Leisure Breaks took twenty clients to play Finca Cortesin recently, it was with the expectation of enjoying a unique experience and no-one was disappointed. There are few golf clubs which exude a special aura and Finca Cortesin is definitely one of them. Now recognized as one of the top five courses [...]
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The past couple of years have been difficult for our golf tourism industry – not helped this year by forecasts of a universal economic recession and a weakening pound which is obviously giving some Brits food for thought. But the Irish, having had the good sense to adopt the euro when they joined the E.U., [...]
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By the year 2000, the Costa del Sol could already boast more than forty golf courses between Málaga and Gibraltar. Due to the natural geology of the area, many of these were euphemistically described as “undulating”, but since buggies are usually the order of the day, this has not been a serious problem. But for [...]
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While Lee Westwood came close to winning the Bridgestone Invitational World Championship last weekend, Soren Hansen, Oliver Wilson, Justin Rose & Martin Kaymer will have to hope for better times in the U.S.Open if they are to hang on to their Ryder Cup Team places. Significant moves were made by Miguel Angel Jimenez and Paul [...]
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The impact this lady had on womens’ professional golf can’t be overstated. The European Ladies Tour was on its knees until she came along and her unequalled record on the U.S. tour did as much for the European girls as it did for the Americans. Despite her success, she has always remained modest and approachable, [...]
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EuroPro Tour golfer Peter Appleyard has credited the Head Instructor at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy at La Cala Resort, Quintin van der Berg, with helping him qualify for the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Peter, who turned pro in 2003, beat a field of over 3,500 professional and amateur golfers to gain one of [...]
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By Autumn next year, Finca Cortesin will be seen by millions of golf fans on TV throughout the world, as it welcomes the world’s best golfers to play in the 2009 Volvo World Matchplay Tournament. Thus, this magnificent new golf course will be taking over from Valderrama as the host of the most prestigious tournament [...]
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On Sunday 31st August, Nick Faldo will have the unenviable task of selecting two players to complete his team for the Ryder Cup match in September. The team as it stands now would be: Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood, Henrik Stenson, Robert Karlsson. Miguel Angel Jimenez, Graeme McDowell, Soren Hansen, Oliver Wilson, Martin Kaymer and Justin [...]
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