seochris
Challenge Tour Pro
Very subjective i know but where do you think the best golf is to be had....Spain or Portugal and why?
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Why Turkey...costs, food, courses?
All of those.
I felt the courses were better, the food was great and the welcome we received was first class.
For years, the Algarve has been the number one destination for golf, but I personally think that they had got complacent and began to take the business for granted.
Turkey, being that much newer on the scene, have learnt from mistakes made elsewhere.
We stayed at the hotel Voyage on an all inclusive basis, were treated like royalty and ate like kings. Oh, and we drank quite a bit too!!
I live in Spain (Costa Blanca Region) and where I am, we have over 30 courses within an hours drive and all at different prices....varying from 35€ to 90+€. The benefit of Spain is the local help in booking courses, transport etc is all in English.
Played in Portugal last year and yes, the courses were 'nice' - well, one of them..the others weren't so sparkling and the hotel we stayed at was DREADFUL.
Turkey, 3 years ago...BRILLIANT...both the golf and the hotel.
Hard to imagine Turkey has better courses than Valderrama or Monte Rei.
how long have you been in that area...headed down there in the summer so maybe we can fix up a game or two?
I doubt it does Ethan. But you are naming two of the best courses throughout the whole of Europe. I was just comparing your average "vacation courses" like Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago, PGA Catalunya (and similar).
If I were to book another European golfing holiday I wouldn't even consider Spain or The Algarve (can't talk about mainland Portugal as I've never played there) I'd be Turkey bound.