Can One Access the Finca Cortesin Course?

Yes - watching the majestic course in the Andalucian sunshine on SKY TV makes one wonder where one's next winter golf holiday could be! The Finca Cortesin course is situated just north of Estepona on the way to the mountain top village of Casares. It is located in a setting, which has spectacular views of the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean and is located next to a stylish new ranch style boutique hotel operated by Franklyn Hotels, featured by Elegant Golf Resorts.
Interested travellers would note that the superb golf courses of La Reserva, Sotogrande old and Valderrama are only about 20 minutes drive away. Finca Cortesin is rapidly becoming known as the Costa del Sol's second best golf course behind Valderrama and chiselled throught the mountainside by Cabell Robinson.

Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus

Book now for a golfing break to Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus for May to October 2010 and you will qualify for a free upgrade to half board - and provided that you stay a minimum number of 7 nights, you also qualify for 4 rounds of free golf with buggy on the superb Cabell Robinson design on site. This is a real saving of about 660 euros on the overall cost of your holiday to Cyprus.
We have looked at the weather stats and May and June are two great months to visit Cyprus.
Don't delay all you have to do is book before Christmas and we will confirm what tee times are available before you pay your deposit.

French Fancies

In late 2009 Elegant Golf Resorts have launched a small programme featuing the very best golf resorts in France. These include the Chateau des Vigiers in the Dordogne with 27 holes of golf on site designed by Donald Steel. The majestic Westminster hotel in Le Touquet and it sister hotel on Le Touquet Golf Club Le Manoir, which have very special privileges on the Le Touquet and Hardelot golf complexes. Last but not least, the Lucien Barriere hotels and golf resorts at Deauville, which offers a combination of different Normandy courses and the La Baule 45 hole complex in the Western Loire. Packages including flights or Eurotunnel can be quoted now from the beginning of November for 2010 departures.

Counting the Cost of Small Margins

The recent demise of the Inta Group including 3D Golf and Bill Goff - two household names in the golf travel industry, cast a big shadow across the golfing fraternity in late October 2009.
The problem confronting the industry, is the continual downward spiral in pricing levels and squeezed profit margins, caused by the predatory pricing policies of the main players in the UK market.
Unless we are careful ,there will be more casualties in the industry in the coming months, as customers seek unrealistic prices and sacrifice personalised service and old fashioned attention to detail, for rock bottom prices instead. I equate this to the customer in the high street buying from supermarkets, instead of the specialised independent store. The message is loud and clear, support the company you traditionally enjoy booking with, because they offer you an efficient, unbiased and rounded view of golfing venues. Don't just look for the best price and shop till you drop on the Internet. Look after the small specialists who put more time and effort and don't give you the hard sell approach.
The demise of the INTA Group has made it increasingly important to check out the financial position of the company you book with, this can be done more easily than one imagines and as another golf travel company disappear, like Longmere into the sunset, surely booking your holiday is not just about price - but about security.
Book with a Company with ATOL and ABTA licences, so your entire holiday is covered in case of company failure. Surely, this is more important than saving £20 per person on a holiday costing in excess of £450! Elegant Golf Resorts have both ATOL and ABTA and will go that extra mile to find you the best tee times and golfing venues and offer great attention to detail. We may not be the cheapest, but we will never be expensive either! I have been in the business for 27 years and will offer an unrivalled level of expertise and knowledge on golf venues across the globe.
David Sledmere
Elegant Golf Resorts

NEW GOLF WORLD RANKINGS

The new Golf World rankings, which are issued every 4 years, have been published in the latest edition. There are some interesting new rankings, none more than the fact that 3 of the best Turkish courses make it into the top 100 elite in mainland Europe.

Lykia Links designed by Perry Dye comes straight in at no 63 - a remarkable new links only 1 year old and with magnificent sand dunes and sea views on every hole. The last 7 holes of Lykia Links rund very close to the beach and are a delight to play. PGA Sultan on the Antalya golf complex is British golfers favourite and makes it into the top 50 now - a lovely design through pines and eucalyptus trees with oddles of water hazards. Whilst the Faldo Signature course at Cornelia Golf Club makes it in at no. 72, 27 holes of awe inspiring golf through gigantic sand ridges covered in pine trees.
Elegant Golf Resorts sell packages to Lykia World, Cornelia Diamonds, Cornelia De Luxe, Sirene Golf Resort and Kempinski the Dome, which give maximum value to playing these classic tests of golf on the Turkish Riviera, close to Antalya.

Penha Longa Back to its Best

The Ritz Carlton Penha Longa Resort now has completed its 2 Million euro re-investment programme on all of its golf courses - the Atlantic and the Monastery. Elegant Golf Resorts are informed that the course may be venue for the Portuguese Open in March 2010 - a welcome return after 12 years of absence. The course now has benefitted from new bunkering, a new irrigation system and many other improvements.

To celebrate its new look the hotel has launched some superb new winter offers including 7 nights for the price of 5 nights and 2 for the price of 1 on the exclusive golf courses.
Elegant Golf are offering packages from November 2009 for just £599 for 7 nights, breakfast, 4 green fees, private airport transfers and a free room upgrade. Fantastic value up to 31 March 2010, excluding Christmas.