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cheap Winter Golf .. where ?

  • 19-02-2020 3:31pm
    #1
    celtic_oz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,547 ✭✭✭


    tired of the Algarve .. and golf prices are rocketing there

    Anyone suggest good locations for cheap winter golf with

    ryanair fly to
    golf is cheap
    accommodation is cheap in Feb/Mar and Oct/Nov
    choice of a few golf courses ( dont have to be championship quality)


    thanks!


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  • #2
    ronnie3585
    Registered Users Posts: 6,675 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    I don't know if it ticks the cheap box, but it's something different...Turkey?

    A colleague was there for a weeks' golf with three other lads before Xmas and he's been singing its praise ever since.

    These lads usually go to the Algarve every year but fancied a change last year. They went to the west coast of Turkey, package job. Direct flight from Dublin with Turkish Airlines (golf clubs went for free). He said the resort, golf and weather were excellent.


  • #3
    Skyfloater
    Registered Users Posts: 398 ✭✭Skyfloater


    Italy, February and November might be pushing it weatherwise though.


  • #4
    bailey99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭bailey99


    ronnie3585 wrote: »
    I don't know if it ticks the cheap box, but it's something different...Turkey?

    A colleague was there for a weeks' golf with three other lads before Xmas and he's been singing its praise ever since.

    These lads usually go to the Algarve every year but fancied a change last year. They went to the west coast of Turkey, package job. Direct flight from Dublin with Turkish Airlines (golf clubs went for free). He said the resort, golf and weather were excellent.

    Can you get the name of it please?


  • #5
    celtic_oz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,547 ✭✭✭celtic_oz


    bailey99 wrote: »
    Can you get the name of it please?


    This looks like a good site for a whole heap of destinations eg :

    https://www.yourgolftravel.com/golf-holidays/turkey#js-offers-section


  • #6
    thewobbler
    Registered Users Posts: 853 ✭✭✭thewobbler


    celtic_oz wrote: »
    tired of the Algarve .. and golf prices are rocketing there

    Anyone suggest good locations for cheap winter golf with

    ryanair fly to
    golf is cheap
    accommodation is cheap in Feb/Mar and Oct/Nov
    choice of a few golf courses ( dont have to be championship quality)


    thanks!


    I’d think you would be better off still flying to Faro, but either heading a full hour west to Boavista / Espiche, or a full hour east into Spain and play/stay El Rompido.

    Flying to Turkey will add a lot more time to your journey than that, and I can’t imagine it would be any cheaper than those suggestions.


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  • #7
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,984 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    thewobbler wrote: »
    I’d think you would be better off still flying to Faro, but either heading a full hour west to Boavista / Espiche, or a full hour east into Spain and play/stay El Rompido.

    Flying to Turkey will add a lot more time to your journey than that, and I can’t imagine it would be any cheaper than those suggestions.
    Boavista are doing a 7 night, 5 round (including buggies) with breakfast every day and a dinner for about €720 a head, staying in one of their two bed town houses. Gives you full access to their leisure centre as well.


  • #8
    celtic_oz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,547 ✭✭✭celtic_oz


    some of the spanish packages look good .. 3 nights 3 rounds €300 on 3 different courses

    https://www.yourgolftravel.com/alboran-golf?package=1b58e3faeccc19842f0107477e746870


  • #9
    slave1
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,647 Mod ✭✭✭✭slave1


    I think any European travel is fecked for the next couple of months, I’ve two cities breaks coming up and resigned that neither will go ahead. This virus will kill March to May travels I’d say

    Myenergi Eddi For Sale in Athlone, Westmeath from slave1 (adverts.ie)



  • #10
    bailey99
    Registered Users Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭bailey99


    prawnsambo wrote: »
    Boavista are doing a 7 night, 5 round (including buggies) with breakfast every day and a dinner for about €720 a head, staying in one of their two bed town houses. Gives you full access to their leisure centre as well.

    Boavista Golf Club? Any link to this please?


  • #11
    prawnsambo
    Registered Users Posts: 12,984 ✭✭✭✭prawnsambo


    bailey99 wrote: »
    Boavista Golf Club? Any link to this please?
    This is their special offers page.


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  • #12
    Joe_ Public
    Registered Users Posts: 13,023 ✭✭✭✭Joe_ Public


    Not sure of packages but Biarritz might be worth a look. Nice town, plenty of good golf courses within easy reach and San Sebastian is well within reach for a daytime or nightime excursion.


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