GOLF
Golf PAR EXCELLENCE
The ultimate island golfi ng experience, Mauritius has some of the planet’s fi nest golf resorts in stunning coastal settings.
Golf courses
18 holes • Ernie Els at Four Seasons Resort at Anahita
www.anahita.mu
• The Legend course at Constance Belle Mare Plage
• The Links course at Constance Belle Mare Plage
www.bellemareplagehotel.com • Heritage Golf Club
www.heritagegolfclub.mu
• Bernhard Langer at Ile aux Cerfs
www.letouessrokresort.com • Paradis Golf Club
www.paradis-hotel.com
• Rodney Wright 18-hole Championship at Tamarina
www.tamarinagolf.mu
• Gymkhana Club
www.mgc.intnet.mu
Nine hole courses Gary Player at One&Only Le Saint Géran
www.oneandonlyresorts.com Graham Marsh at Maritim Hotel
www.maritim.com Shandrani Hotel
www.shandrani-hotel.com
THE WORLD-CLASS courses come with a backdrop of mountains, waterfalls and tropical greenery designed by the game’s greats: Ernie Els, Bernhard Langer and Peter Allis. Scooping ‘Golf Destination of the Year – Africa & Gulf States’ at the annual IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators) awards in 2008, over the last few years Mauritius has blossomed as a world-class golf destination. The demand for golfi ng holidays has grown according to Shafi que Cockar, head of product, contracting & marketing at Enchanting Holidays, who says: “We’ve had some great golf
group bookings this year. Mauritius provides some fantastic courses and most hotels offer free green fees to their guests.” The island’s temperate climate means year-round golf. Perfect conditions from April to mid June and September and October, coincide with off-peak holiday deals. Most courses are accessible to non-residents, for a fee. A new 18-hole Par 72 golf
Golf is a huge draw in Mauritius, top left at Sun Resorts’ Le Touessrok
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“Golfi ng in Mauritius is very popular among our clients. Mauritius has a wide choice of courses, all easily accessible, and it offers the perfect climate and landscape for a challenging and varied game.”
Ed Light, Executive Production Manager Indian Ocean, Kuoni
course at the second residential golf estate to be built on the island, Beachcomber’s Domaine de L’Harmonie is due to open in 2013, along with the fi rst 18- hole golf course for the north, servicing Beachcomber’s Trou aux Biches and Royal Palm. Mauritius has a choice of golf
courses to die for according to Helen McClean, winner of the fi rst MTPA Golf Challenge in June 2011. Its 11 courses include the iconic Ile aux Cerfs championship golf course, on its own island, a must for any golfer – £130 to non-residents includes green fees and buggy. In the southwest’s Domaine de Bel Ombre is Veranda’s Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort which won ‘Best Golf Resort’ at the 2010
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World Travel Awards for Golf Du Château – rebranded Heritage Golf Club in 2011 - nestled at the foot of the Black River Gorges National Park. The Gymkhana Golf Club, in the interior, is the oldest in the southern hemisphere; Mauritius was just the third country (after the UK and India) to tee off. Golf here is for everyone, with academies on hand to improve your swing. The Ernie Els course at Four Seasons Resort at Anahita and Anahita the Resort on the east
coast, the island’s latest, hosts the third Mauritius
Golf Masters Tournament from
December 9-16, 2012. Refl ecting Mauritius’ growing global golf presence, Constance Belle Mare Plage will host the Senior Tour Championship December 3-9, 2012.
www.mauritiusgolfcollection.co.uk.
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