Golf travel in Europe: course reviews, golf club guides and travel stories from across Europe.
The layout is exciting and not entirely predictable, the routing well balanced and the greens very well kept. The fairways may feel like the weak link, which is made up for by wonderfully deep bunkers that almost bring Scotland to mind. Since this course is only half an hour by car from the capital, it…
The Skytteholm course is beautifully set on Ekerö among fields and patches of deciduous forest, with the odd conifer. It has 27 holes alternating between meadow and forest with a few streams, which may sound fairly ordinary. But looks can be deceiving. Mälarö Skytteholm is a well-kept and exciting course. The course, which is very…
With the help of the course guide and the occasional tower, it is fairly easy to understand the holes, even though there are some tricky doglegs. The short holes are just that, short, and so are most of the par 4s. The same goes for the par 5s. The only real negative is the risk…
Söderköping's golf course lies along the Göta Canal west of town. It is beautifully set in fertile countryside surrounded by deciduous trees. The course consists of three 9-hole loops, the first eighteen of which run through forest, across meadows and through parkland. Several holes sit right by the Göta Canal, but there is more water…
Lanzarote's newest golf course is barren and exciting. This 18-hole course is as close to the volcanoes as you can get, surrounded by patches of black gravel. A single real water hazard and a host of bunkers with light sand break up the routing, which is perhaps not the very best, as a couple of…
Just under ten years ago Lanzarote Golf opened on the island's south coast. The clubhouse with its restaurant and the practice areas sit high up with a view of the Atlantic. The club offers full service, with a restaurant, shop, locker rooms and showers. The overall impression does show, though, that the course is young.…
Playing the 18-hole course at Costa Teguise is exciting, to put it mildly. Despite quite a few uphill par-4 doglegs, most players find the course fairly difficult, but fair. Clear tee markers make it almost impossible to go the wrong way, the fairways are in good condition, the bunker sand is as black as volcanic…
Older is wiser, as the saying goes. The Costa Teguise course, in the middle of the island, was built in 1978 and is a mature golf course. Most things have settled in among the 3,000 palm trees that were once planted. The clubhouse is in very good condition, and so is the service. Restaurant, shop…
The Chateaux course, opened in 1989, is longer than Vignes and is considered more of a championship course. It is more compact, square in shape and set in a more open landscape. The Chateaux course is longer than Vignes and has more water hazards, some of which can feel tricky because they cut diagonally across…
The Vignes course, opened in 1991, is laid out on sandy soil surrounded by pine and deciduous forest. The course is fairly flat and the fairways are clearly visible from the tee. Flat holes with the occasional stream crossing invite you to hit it long. The routing of the Vignes course is very well planned;…
About 20 kilometers from the southern French port city of Bordeaux, among some 60 wine châteaux and vineyards, stands Golf du Médoc in Le Pian. The clubhouse is right next to the hotel of the same name and overlooks two high-quality 18-hole courses. The club has several practice facilities, with its own golf school. You…
The course is very varied, with everything from windswept short holes to tricky par-4 doglegs and fairly short par 5s. Excellent signs to the next tee mean you won't get lost on this very charming island course with both parkland and seaside holes. The par 3s do not vary much in length. From the red…