Golf in Italy
We have 136 golf courses in Italy in our golf course database.
© IsogoodGolfing in Italy is not only peaceful and relaxing, it is beyond beautiful. Golf beside lakes, seaside, under the mountains and near the cities. Many people do not realize how great the golf in Italy is, which is great for you! This means that the courses will rarely ever be busy, even midweek. Italy’s mild climate allows for playing golf year round.
Italy’s courses are designed by professionals, including Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, legends in golf course design.
When you are finished with your day of golf you can enjoy an afternoon of fishing, or maybe even a sail-boat ride along the coast. By night, make your way downtown to partake in some of the greatest night-clubs around.
Poggio dei Medici
Now, both can be enjoyed at the acclaimed Poggio dei Medici Golf and Country Club , set in the heart of the beautiful Mugello region , and home of the Ladies Italian Open from 1999 to 2003
The Course, designed by Italian architect Alvise Rossi Fioravanti and by professional player Baldovino Dassù , allows for four different playing routes within its 18 holes . As you play this fascinating course, you can also appreciate the typical Tuscan scenery , viewed from a vantage point near Scarperia . You will find yourself on a world-class Golf Course deep in the countryside, only a few kilometres from Florence.
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Course of the week - Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club
This week course of the week on golfplanet.net blog site is the Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club which is a privately owned and run country club, located on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Sai Kung Hong Kong. The course was officially inaugurated on 16th December 1982. Although the grand vision to build this three in one facility comprising country club, golf and marina facilities actually originated in the mid-1960s, it took a decade to complete feasibility studies and file statutory applications before the vision could be realized.
Rory Mcllroy on top of his game!
Rory Mcllroy from Northern Ireland took some magnificent shots from the helipad of Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai. The Helipad is 215meters above the beach in Dubai. Mcllroy is not the first athletic to be on top Burj Al Arab hotel; Andre Agassi and Roger Federer competed in Tennis on the helipad (video below)
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The first golf balls were made of thin leather stuffed with feathers. Tightly-packed feathers made balls that flew the farthest. Feather balls were used until 1848.
