Final swing in the Seychelles

PREVIOUSLY the European Senior Tour, the 2018 Staysure Tour is the men’s professional golf tour for members aged 50 and older. The MCB Tour Championship will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

The Seychelles Tourism Board has announced that the 2018 Staysure Tour season will end in the island of Praslin at Constance Lemuria, one of Seychelles’ most exquisite golf courses. Staysure Tour members will compete for almost £600K (US$800K) in prize money at the MCB Tour Championship from 14 to 16 December.

This is the first time the #Seychelles will host a #golf tournament of such calibre, and the archipelago is bound to impress. Stunning natural surroundings, year-round sunshine and warm weather, welcoming hospitality and world-class golf courses make the Seychelles a golfer’s dream.


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More reasons to tee off in Thailand

TWO of the biggest golf tour operators in the Asia Pacific region, Golfasian and Go Golfing, have announced they will expand their event portfolio to six annual tournaments in #Thailand and #Vietnam. These events will attract more than 1,700 golfers for an average stay of 10 nights. Now, that’s big business in the world of #golf tourism.

These industry trendsetters are breaking new ground with the launch of a Golf Week exclusively for singles and solo travellers in Pattaya in September. In October, Chiang Mai will host a ‘couples only’ tournament. And, they have parlayed the huge success of their Centara World Masters tournament in Hua Hin to launch another boutique event there in October.

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Glorious views and golf

THE countdown to the 2nd Messinia Pro-Am tournament at Costa Navarino has now begun. Taking place February 21-24 it has already received extensive interest globally, counting participants from 14 countries.

This year has seen a much higher interest from golfers; so far, more than 35 teams have registered. Each of the 50 teams will consist of one professional and three amateur golfers who will compete in three rounds at the two 18-hole signature golf courses. The Dunes Course and The Bay Course are set amidst the eternal olive trees overlooking the stunning views of the Ionian Sea and the Bay of Navarino.

Costa Navarino is a prime, sustainable destination in the Mediterranean, located in the Greek region of Messinia in the southwest Peloponnese. One of the most unspoiled and breathtaking seaside Mediterranean landscapes, this area has been shaped by 4,500 years of history. Its philosophy is driven by a genuine desire to promote Messinia, while protecting and preserving its natural beauty and heritage.

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Dubai commits to the future growth of golf

DUBAI'S commitment to golf has been underlined through the establishment of a new entity Falcon Golf which will serve to optimise the benefits the sport brings to the emirate.

Falcon Golf will  enhance Dubai’s golf efforts – including driving greater golf tourism, using the sport as a platform to tell Dubai’s story in overseas markets, promoting grass roots participation and managing the successful hosting of tournaments.

Falcon Golf will manage Dubai's involvement with the Race to #Dubai, a season-long competition on the European Tour which celebrates both the diversity and shared passion for golf in 26 countries across the globe. The world’s best golfers accumulate #RacetoDubai ranking points as they compete across four continents, earning a place in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai in November 2017, when the European Tour’s Number One player will be crowned. This season’s Race to Dubai is well under way, showcasing a new ‘look’ that incorporates Dubai’s official brand logo.

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Wonderful Indonesia

SUNDAY September 25 sees the Wonderful #Indonesia #Golf Challenge (WIGC) Bintan 2016 taking place on three of the islands golf courses, the Ria Bintan Golf Course, Laguna Golf Bintan and Bintan Lagoon Resort.

Based on a format of 36 strokes system where each course will have its own winner, tournament numbers are limited to 350 golfers with a cash prize of IDR 100 million for the golfer who manages a Hole in One.

For more information go to:

resevations@bintanlagoon.com
golf@riabintan.co.id
ruths@lagunabintan.com

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Golf tournament for Belfast

THE BELFAST PARKLAND INTERNATIONAL tournament is the first regional golf cluster to be set up under Northern Ireland’s #Golf #Tourism Strategy. It has been created by the Greater #Belfast Golf Cluster.

The annual tournament (July 3-9) will showcase five prestigious golf clubs in the Belfast area and will offer golfing tourists the opportunity of playing three, four, or all five parkland courses. It’s open to both men and women golfers.

Belfast is the pilot cluster in ongoing work by Tourism NI and the industry to develop further geographic golf cluster groups in Northern Ireland as part of the Golf Tourism Strategy, which aims to make golf tourism worth £50 million to the economy by 2020. 

The founding clubs in the Greater Belfast Golf Cluster include Rory McIlroy’s home club, Holywood Golf Club, Belvoir Park Golf Club, Malone Golf Club, Royal Belfast Golf Club, and Shandon Park Golf Club.

Simon Wallace, Tourism NI Golf Sales and Marketing manager, said: ‘Our links courses such as Royal Portrush and Royal County Down are world-famous and rightly so, but we also have a host of fantastic parkland courses, with some of the best located within the Belfast cluster.

‘Tourism NI is also committed to growing the value of golf tourism and to the development of further golf clusters. They will work on a collaborative marketing group basis to grow golf visitor numbers and revenue, and showcase Northern Ireland as a must-visit golfing destination.’

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Tee Off in Lisbon!

LISBON'S golf sector is looking ahead to 2016, with a series of high-profile national and international tournaments. 

86th Portuguese International Amateur Championship
January-February 2016
Featuring an elegant clubhouse surrounded by a pine forest, #EstorilGolf is one of the oldest courses in Portugal, originally founded in 1929. The course hosts the annual Portuguese International Amateur Championships, which in 2016 will take place between January 27-30 (women) and February 10-13 (men).

Orizonte Lisbon Golf Trophy
February 22-26
This international amateur golf event was launched in 2015 to showcase some of Lisbon's best courses to UK and European golfers. It involves a friendly competition across two handicap categories, bringing together six well-established golf courses.

5th Oitavos Classic
February 25-28
This tournament is at the 18-hole Oitavos Dunes, considered one of the best links courses in the world. Open to amateur golfers, the maximum tournament handicap will be 28 for men and women.

Many of the #Lisbon #Golf Coast's courses are within or close to five-star hotels and resorts.

Direct flights to Lisbon operate from London, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Bristol with TAP Portugal, British Airways, easyJet, and Ryanair.

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