IMAGES: GLORIA OLD COURSE; CORNELIA DE LUXE RESORT
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1. GLORIA GOLF CLUB Many British golf tourists make an
annual pilgrimage to this well- organised luxury resort. The two courses — Old and New — may be unimaginatively named but design (by France’s Michel Gayon) and greenkeeping are outstanding. Low handicappers find more to challenge their skills on the Old, starting right off the blocks with an approach over water to the green on the par-5 first. This puts down a marker for a woodland course with seven lakes and 60 bunkers. The New is more undulating, with reed beds, rocks and narrow fairways to contend with, while the nine-hole Gloria Verde is a soft introduction for less experienced players. The Clubhouse is outstanding, with an inviting terrace overlooking lakes and trees. Green fee: £75-£96. Where to stay: Choose between the mothership Gloria Resort, the smaller Gloria Verde and the high- end Gloria Serenity.
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2. CARYA GOLF CLUB Australian Peter Thomson, a
multiple major winner in the mid-20th century, has brought all his experience to bear on a design inspired by Surrey heathland courses such as Wentworth, Sunningdale and the Berkshire. The fairways thread their way across a dramatic sandy ridge through pine and eucalyptus groves. The Carya is the first floodlit course in Europe: its nine illuminated holes provide refuge from the sun in summer and a longer playing day in winter. Green fee: £65-£100 Where to stay: Villa and suites in the Golf Residence in the new Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort are the ultimate in luxurious convenience.
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3. CORNELIA GOLF CLUB Sir Nick Faldo enforces his
Gloria Old Course. Right: Cornelia De Luxe Resort
reputation for tough, no-nonsense design with three nine-hole loops — the King, the Queen and the Prince — cut out of dense pine forest. The trees provide the main hazards, backed up by strategically placed water features that can wreck a promising card in the swish of a wayward club. A relatively short course with testing doglegs emphasises intelligence over brute strength. No problems if you can put your ball where Faldo intended — if you can’t, the David Leadbetter Gold Academy is on hand to help. Green fee: £70-£105. Where to stay: The 300-room Cornelia De Luxe Resort.
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