Whether you’re the next Tiger Woods or a poor man’s Happy Gilmore, there’s absolutely no excuse for any self-respecting golf enthusiast to chip balls on a driving range or navigate rickety windmills on a crazy golf course.
Italian exuberance qualified by English reserve is the perfect recipe for a great day out, discovers Peter Swain, as he talks to Sir Rocco Forte about his new project, Verdura.
A stylish new breed of cigar bars, lounges and plush spaces designed to skirt around stringent anti-smoking regulations are opening around the world
Golfers travelling on their own or as a couple often want very different things from a golf holiday. Peter Swain makes some suggestions.
Ask any golf writer for their favourite luxury golfing destinations and this resort will make the top five, but you’ve probably never heard of it. Peter Swain headed to sleepy South Carolina to tee off at Kiawah Island.
The Robert Trent Jones II masterpiece on Nevis is consistently rated one of the best courses in the Caribbean. It’s a challenge for amateurs, but how does it look to Tour professionals?
Peter Swain recommends some enticing destinations allowing visitors to combine a love of golf with a passion for fine wines and even finer whiskies.
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Several notable golf clubs have recently appeared around Guangzhou, just 120 kilometres (75 miles) up the Pearl River from Hong Kong.
Five of the Best – Peter Swain finds the perfect destinations in France, Italy, Spain, England and Mauritius that combine fine dining with top class teeing off.
For those wanting to combine the intimacy and familiarity of home, with the amenities and service of a leading hostelry, Private Hotel Residences are the answer.
The world’s best new golf tournaments: as it grows towards universal appeal, golf is becoming the new barometer of global travel trends—here are the latest and greatest events on the scene.
The Scottish capital and East Lothian coastline have some of the very best courses in Scotland for the passing Business Traveller.
Four Seasons Golf Course at Anahita: Pro golfer and South African native Ernie Els takes us behind the design of the island’s finest course.
Marilyn Monroe was romanced by Tony Curtis at the old-school Hotel del Coronado in Some Like it Hot – and Tom Cruise became a Top Gun, in between getting better acquainted with Kelly McGillis, on the shores of San Diego Bay.
Queenstown in New Zealand’s South Island calls itself the ‘adventure capital of the world’, but can you combine a new home there with a great round of golf?
The best golf courses that easily can be played by passing Business Travellers in and around Guangzhou, near Hong Kong.
As it moves out of clean-up into reconstruction mode, Peter Swain discovers vitality coursing back into the this New Zealand South Island city. “We now have a unique opportunity to remake, in fact to resettle, a modern city.”
Peter Swain says San Diego is the new hotspot for golfers seeking sun, sea and immaculate greens. But Barcelona, Marrakech, Reykjavik and Venice also combine good courses with immaculate hospitality.
Peter Swain looks at the challenges facing the 2012 PGA field, and the Southern delights of what many believe to be America’s number one golfing resort, Kiawah Island, near Charleston.
Peter Swain pads around the Thai capital to find the best courses open to passing business travellers. Read the full BUSINESS TRAVELLER article here: Continue reading
Discerning seafarers are scanning the horizon for marinas that combine innovative facilities with stylish, water-side property. Peter Swain scopes out the new generation of safe havens.
England has country house hotels with rather ordinary courses, and excellent clubs associated with mediocre hostelries. The course and hospitality at Manor House Hotel and Golf Club tick both the quality and value tee boxes.
St Moritz may be one of the celebrity skiers’ favourite resorts, but can its two golf courses rival the Cresta Run and the many pistes?
The very best courses in and around Barcelona for the passing Business Traveller
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The playground of the western world has a sumptuous array of new destinations for the new decade.
BMI’s in-flight guide to Mallorca for those who love, and hate, golf.
Ocean views, lush green vegetation and great design make the best Caribbean golf courses truly world-class.