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The Belfry Hotel in Sutton Coldfield has announced the promotion of Chris Eigelaar to the role of resort general manager. The Belfry Hotel & Resort was recently announced as the venue for the much-anticipated Betfred British Masters 2021, and recently retained its position as the World’s Best Golf Hotel, England’s Best Golf Hotel and England’s Best Golf Course at the World Golf Awards.
Tue 26 January 2021
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Golfers choosing the increasingly popular golf destination of Madeira for a five-star golfing break in 2021 can enhance their experience by downloading the islands’ new ‘Madeira Safe to Discover’ app. Madeira and her islands – hailed as the ‘world’s best emerging golf destination’ at the World Golf Awards 2019 – features three golf courses including two on the mainland, Santo da Serra and Palheiro Golf, as well as Porto Santo Golf, which is located on the nearby island of Porto Santo.
Tue 26 January 2021
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High-handicap golfers can hone their skills and have fun at the same time at the Legends course with its 6,912 yards total, 18-holes and par 72. Manila Southwoods’ other par 72 course, the Masters, is well-known in the international golfing community due to its demanding 18 holes. No wonder it was selected as the Philippines’ Best Golf Course by the World Golf Awards.
Tue 26 January 2021
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Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort in southern Mauritius has introduced free unlimited golf for guests at their award-winning 18-hole and 9-hole golf courses until June 2022. The 18-hole Championship Golf Course consists of two nines, the outward nine measuring 3210m and the inward nine, 3297m. The course is ideal for all levels of golfers with generous fairways and 5 different tee options on each hole so that players can choose the one that best suits their level of competence. In recognition of the quality of the 18- hole course it was voted the No.1 golf course in the Indian Ocean in 2020 by the World Golf Awards.
Mon 25 January 2021
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The Belfry has announced Chris Eigelaar’s promotion to Resort General Manager, Eigelaar joined The Belfry in 2018 as General Manager with more than 20 years of experience in hospitality. The Belfry Hotel & Resort was recently announced as the venue for the much-anticipated Betfred British Masters 2021, and was recently awarded for its high-quality facilities and exceptionally high standard of service, as it retained its position as the World’s Best Golf Hotel, England’s Best Golf Hotel and England’s Best Golf Course at the World Golf Awards.
Sat 23 January 2021
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For all the golf lovers out there. If you want to take a trip to Africa, but do not want to miss out on your daily golfing schedule, do not worry as Kenya has you covered. Kenya has just been declared as a leading golf destination in Africa at the 7th Annual World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony. The event was first founded in 2014, and this year it was held in Dubai.
Wed 06 January 2021
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Vietnam Golf Association (VGA) said local professional golf tournaments would make a strong comeback after the haunting Covid-19 outbreak. The association revealed it would spend VND350 billion (over $15 million) on a total 32 tournaments for the 2021-2024 seasons. Vietnam received the World's Best Golf Destination 2019 award at World Golf Awards in the UAE last October and won the Asia Best Golf Destination prize for the third consecutive year.
Mon 04 January 2021
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Kenya has been named Africa’s leading golfing destination. The announcement was made during the 7th Annual World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Kenya scooped the Africa’s Best Golf Destination 2020 category ahead of South Africa, Egypt and Morocco. At the same time, Karen Country Club was also celebrated as Kenya’s best golf course while the Great Rift Valley Country Lodge and Golf Resort won the award of Kenya’s best golf resort. The World Golf Awards which was founded in 2014 recognizes and rewards excellence in golf tourism, courses and golf destinations.
Thu 31 December 2020
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Sentosa Golf Club has officially reopened its world-class state-of-the-art championship course, The Serapong, after it underwent an extensive renovation to maintain its immaculate conditioning and playing standards. It was recently voted 'Singapore's Best Golf Course' for the second year in a row at the World Golf Awards back in October and finds itself regularly listed as one of the world's greatest golf courses.
Mon 28 December 2020
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Brendan O’Connor announced as new General Manager of Adare Manor, which also received three awards at the 2020 World Golf Awards which encompasses thousands of votes from golfers in 129 countries. For the second year running it won ‘Ireland’s Best Hotel’ and ‘Ireland’s Best Golf Course’ for its championship parkland golf course while The Carriage House at Adare Manor won ‘World’s Best Golf Clubhouse’ for the first time.
Fri 18 December 2020