If a great golf getaway in the spring or fall (or even a winter get away) is in your plans, you can't go wrong with Costa Del Sol, one of our favourite European destinations. We all had the chance to see Finca Cortesin this past weekend during that amazing Solheim Cup and Finca is just one of the many great courses you can play when in Costa del Sol,(and that is just the start of what this amazing destination has to offer).
I have just returned from my first trip to the Dominican Republic, and I was totally impressed with the service, the resorts and oh my, the amazing golf. I have been selling the destination for many years now and it has exceeded my expectations beyond comprehension. If you want to get rid of the winter blahs and find yourself in a golf oasis, then the Dominican is the spot for you.
The end of January is not the time most people are thinking of travelling in Scotland but off I went to visit the home of golf exited about the opportunity to tour the Ayrshire Region (think Turnberry and Troon) and then spend a few days in St Andrews at the Fairmont meeting with key suppliers and the trip was well worth the time and effort (and the airports even worked pretty well for me). Rather than detail everything I saw, I thought I would highlight some of the key themes / finds I made on the trip.
The PGA Show in Orlando is a great celebration and gathering of the golf industry each January, bringing together everything from the top club brands, a multitude of apparel companies and of course the latest gadgets and inventions that golf has to offer. It had been a few years since the Show was itself, due to the pandemic that has impacted large gatherings for upwards of three years now.
So it was nice to return to Orlando last month and have it feel “normal” again. Most of the big brands were back, the floor was a beehive of activity, the social events were plentiful, and the Canadian contingent in particular was back in force. And for a change, the weather was actually Florida-warm! |