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New La Manga Club breaks put added spring in golfers' step
Recently confirmed as Spain’s number one golf destination, La Manga Club boasts a plethora of fivestar facilities on and off the fairways, and is offering some of the best-value golf anywhere in Europe with its new range of stay-and-play breaks this spring. Three award-winning 18-hole courses, an outstanding golf academy and numerous other sports and leisure facilities has made the resort a firm favourite with European golfers for more than four decades, and players can snap up a bargain when booking a three, five or seven-night package over the coming months. Named as ‘Europe’s Best Golf Venue’ at the 2017 World Golf Awards, La Manga Club received further recognition last month when all three of its courses – the North, South and West – were included in the top 35 of the respected Top 100 Golf Courses website’s latest Spanish rankings – the only venue in Spain to receive such an honour. Available until the
end of June, the attractive breaks include the opportunity to play each course, with golfers able to hone their swings beforehand at the resort’s impressive Golf Training Centre. Bed-and-breakfast accommodation is provided in either La Manga Club’s luxury Hotel Principe Felipe or fourstar Las Lomas Village while the packages – which are based on two people sharing a room - also feature complimentary use of the resort’s five-star Wellness Centre including fitness centre, indoor pool, saunas and steam rooms. Three times the size of Monaco and nestling in an exclusive corner of Murcia in south-east Spain, La Manga Club has set the benchmark for European golf resorts since opening in 1972. The resort – which is celebrating its 45th anniversary – was recently granted royal status and awarded the prestigious title of ‘Real Golf La Manga Club’ in recognition of its key role in promoting Spanish golf while, among its other accolades,
it was voted ‘Spain’s Best Golf Hotel’ by UK readers of Today’s Golfer magazine for an amazing seventh year in a row. The official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), La Manga Club’s unrivalled facilities also include a 28-court tennis centre, a new European Cricket Performance Centre and a 2,000sqm Wellness Centre. In addition, it features the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 15 bars and restaurants. Three, five and seven-night golf breaks are available to book at La Manga Club until June 30, 2018, with prices starting from only €285pp (approx £254). Packages include golf on any of the resort’s 18hole golf courses, bed-and-breakfast accommodation and use of La Manga Club Wellness Centre’s fitness centre, indoor pool, saunas and steam rooms. For more information on La Manga Club and to book, visit www. lamangaclub.com
UK takes top spots at St. Kitts & Nevis
Admirals Cup Pro Am Golf Tournament St. Kitts Tourism Authority hosted its eighth annual St. Kitts & Nevis Admirals Cup Pro-Am Tournament, with UK teams winning in both the Pro-Am and Am-Am divisions. UK team Mannings Heath Golf Club beat competing teams from the USA, Canada, UK and Caribbean regions. The team, made up of Host Professional Tom Hayward and amateurs Jack Hayward, Ed Massam, and Elliot Coy,
earnt a spot in the Admirals Cup ProAm after winning the TP Tour Grand Final previously in November. In St. Kitts, the Mannings Heath Pro-Am team dominated the field from the first day of the 54-hole team event winning by 18 shots over the East Bank Club from Chicago, Illinois. In the Am-Am Division, the team of Ed Massam and Elliot Coy were crowned inaugural champions. “We had a truly memorable trip. The golf courses were fantastic and the event was run brilliantly.” Said Tom Hayward and rising touring professional on the TP Tour, “We look forward to returning to St. Kitts and Nevis to defend our titles and
will spread the word about this great event. We’ll work hard to bring more teams from the UK along with us.” The tournament, which is the destination’s premier event for golfers, took place between 3 – 8 February. This prestigious five-day team tournament, now in its eighth year, pairs a PGA professional and three amateurs to form Pro-Am teams, and is jointly staged at the Royal St. Kitts Golf Club and the Robert Trent Jones II course at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis. In the eight years the event has been running, more than 100 teams and 1,000 total attendees have
experienced all the elements St. Kitts and Nevis has to offer as a must-visit golf destination. Beyond the golf rounds, attendees enjoyed nightly dinner functions, including a private Super Bowl Viewing Party at the Carambola Beach Club, exhilarating speedboat transfers between St. Kitts and Nevis, guided island tours and adventure excursions like zip lining and snorkelling, authentic Kittitain cuisine, and several types of lodging accommodations to choose from. This year’s tournament hotel partners included the St. Kitts Marriott & The Royal Beach Casino, Four Seasons Resort Nevis, and the Silver Reef Condo Resort. This year also marked the introduction of the new ‘Am – Am’ division, where pairs of amateurs competed in a separate three-day best ball stableford. This new addition allows for more players to compete in the tournament without having to take part with a host professional. The St. Kitts & Nevis Admirals Cup is the only golf event of its kind with tournament rounds contested simultaneously on two different Caribbean islands. Minister Lindsay Grant said: “St. Kitts was thrilled to host the golf tournament on island for the eighth year and welcome teams from across the globe. Congratulations to the Mannings Heath team in the UK and to all the golfers for participating.” Racquel Brown, CEO of St. Kitts Tourism Authority, said: “St. Kitts is fast becoming a must play Caribbean golf destination. The Royal St. Kitts Golf Club is spectacularly positioned between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and with a challenging stretch of oceanfront holes and spectacular views of the Southeast Peninsula. Congratulations to all this year’s participants and we hope to welcome them back next year.” For more information on the St. Kitts and Nevis Admirals Cup, visit www. golfstkittsandnevis.com or contact the St. Kitts Tourism Authority’s preferred Golf Tour Operator in the UK, A Golfing Experience, on 01494 875164 or email steve@ agolfingexperience.com.
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