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Golfing world tours, the best courses on offer
by Belli Roudles
http://www.figagolf.com
Where better to start your world golf tour than in the
birthplace of the game. Back in the 1400s the Scots were
playing golf, and almost everyone believes Scotland to be
the first golfing nation. (Some crackpots will tell you
that the Dutch got there first, or even talk about a game
called paganica that the Ancient Romans played.)
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club was founded in 1754 and is
still one of the most important rule-makers in the game. It
is in the town of St Andrews, a small Scottish University
Town between Edinburgh and Dundee. The area is packed with
great courses, but take a rainproof jacket.
Staying in Europe, a few hours by airplane from Scotland
takes you to the sunny climes of Valencia where the El
Saler golf course awaits. It glistens by the Mediterranean
Sea, but it is a tough course with a lot of bunkers.
Back up to the north of Europe you can take in another of
golfing pilgrimage site. Royal County Down is in Northern
Ireland and the courses have views of the sea on one side
and the mountain range of Mourne on the other. Needless to
say you will have to plan in advance to get a round at
either of the two courses (Championship or Annesley) here.
Taking pretty much straight line south we eventually (it is
a long way) come to South Africa. Here we can try our
skills on the same links that fostered the skills of Gary
Player or Ernie Els.
>From Africa you can try the Asian continent and visit a
country where the popularity of golf has grown at an
astonishing rate - Japan. It is a very beautiful country
and offers many first-class courses. In Kobe the course at
Hirono always gets a mention. Charles Alison designed it
in 1932 and its location is stunning set in beautiful
gorges surrounded by pines.
Still within Australasia - not so far from Japan in New
Zealand, we can visit Paraparaumu Beach, the course where
many may recall watching Tiger Woods win back in 2002.
Based on the North Island you can play on this course if
you book a few weeks in advance.
Back on a plane and heading for another new world
continent, America, lots of options open up for us. The
Carribean has plenty of great courses, as does Mexico. J
Nicklaus is likely to point you towards some of the courses
he designed - how about Cabo del Sol, Los Cabos. On the
coast it tend to catch the wind, so your previous
experience on the similarly windy Paraparaumu Beach will
stand you in good stead.
Hopping a plane north brings us to the golf paradise that
is the USA. Where next? Augusta, Palm Springs,
Clementon....
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