Category: International
By Dave McKibben When I booked my round at Cabot Cliffs at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, as a side trip during my wife’s family reunion in Pictou, I knew I was in for a treat. But I’d just returned from a magical guys trip to Scotland, where I played four of Golf Digest’s top 100—St. […]
By David R. Holland PORT-EN-BESSIN, FRANCE – Willie’s Roadhouse is playing in my rented Renault SUV and I’m breezing along Highway A13 in one of the most famous regions of the world. I’m in Normandy, folks, and I’ve come to pay homage to America’s Greatest Generation. The Omaha Beach Golf Club is located on the […]
By JD Latorre The golf holiday is changing. Increasingly, the golfer is just one member of a travelling group, and the resort’s spa, restaurant, and cultural programme matter just as much as the course. International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) is placing this shift front and centre at its 2026 edition, taking place at the Palais […]
By JD Latorre From Lake Garda to Franciacorta and on to the Adamello Park, the region’s top-class golf clubs offer a comprehensive experience combining sport, nature, wellness and fine food and wine. The sector is driven by a strong international presence: at the clubs around Lake Garda, foreign golfers account for over 60% of the […]
By Tim Cotroneo There is something mystical about golf in Turks and Caicos. Observe those playing the Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club for the first time, and you can see the sense of wonder in their eyes. When the golf course opened in 1992, that same sense of wonder could be found in the […]
By Tim Cotroneo During Robert Trent Jones Jr.’s first week designing the PGA Riviera Maya Golf Course he came armed with only a machete, his feet, and x-ray vision. The course’s 290 acres were so dense with jungle that he needed to design with the soles of his feet in order to know where to […]
By David R. Holland ÉTRETAT, FRANCE – Located on the Côte d’Albâtre aka Alabaster Coast, Golf d’Étretat is one of the most spectacular visual courses in France. This panorama of rugged white chalk cliffs could be the most heavily visited vista in Normandy, popular with hikers as well as golfers. “Outstanding! There is so much […]
By David R. Holland NORTH WALLACE, Nova Scotia – On a rugged Canadian coastline golden fescue grasses sway on a stiff breeze. Rumpled, verdant fairways roll out offering an exhilarating golf experience with views of the Northumberland Strait. Some days even Prince Edward Island can be seen in the distance. This is the Ocean Course […]
By Tim Cotroneo More than 100 golfers gathered to salute The Baha Mar Foundation at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Royal Blue Golf Course in Nassau, Bahamas. Located just a five-minute shuttle ride from the spectacular Baha Mar Resort, it’s not surprising that this $4.1 billion resort chose the Golden Bear as their golf course designer. Everything […]
By Dave McKibben It had been over 30 years since I last teed it up in the picturesque Mexican coastal resort town of Puerto Vallarta. The trip was memorable because it was my first time skipping a hole because of a dangerous hazard. A crocodile was patrolling a green side lake on the back nine […]
