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A Few Comments from
our Clients - 2005
All-inclusive
Cortijo Blanco
Thank you for arranging our golf holiday, as you know we were on a budget,
so the [Cortijo Blanco] accommodation was basic but clean as was the rest
of the hotel. The courses we thought could have been in a bit better condition
but it was rather warmer than the expected 20C in fact most days were
in the region of 26+ We also thought the cost of hiring buggies was expensive,but
they were a definite requirement on the courses we played as they were
hilly in places and long but very scenic and it was a pleasure more than
a toil. Anyway if the wife lets me go next year I will certainly be in
touch.
Thanks Again Ian White, Tingley, UK, October, 2005
Golf Holiday
to Puerto Banus
The arrangements for the golf holiday were great. Everything was as planned,
as per the agreement & delighted to say it all went to plan. I would have
no hesitation in using your services again or recommending you to friends.
Again, thank you Mike Cooper, Leicestershire, UK, September, 2005
Costa del
Sol holiday
The trip was great and didn't have any major problems. The [Cortijo
Blanco] hotel was typical of 3-star accommodations but all other amenities
and food were great. The golf course was high class and deserves recommendation.
I wish I would have tried 1 or 2 additional courses if that was an option.
Only had a problem with directions once we left Jerez airport which put
us about 1hr out of our way. Not sure how many use Jerez airport to get
to Costa Del Sol but it is easy to miss the Algeciras exit if driving.
There is not really an exit from the toll road to Algeciras. Instead,
look for the street sign posted for Algeciras and turn left...this is
either a stop light or roundabout, not a stop sign. Also, once you get
on the road to Algeciras/Malaga this is about an hours drive versus 40min
depending on traffic. Then the road from Gibraltor to San Pedro is about
another 40min to an hour depending on traffic so the entire drive is a
good 2hrs or more (took us almost 3 for getting lost). Anyway, the service
from Course Master was great and the prices quite reasonable. We would
use in the future and also recommend your services.
Thanks again. Dave & Del Fitzgerald, Suffolk, UK, July, 2005
Just returned from a fantastic
holiday to Estepona Spain - 12 persons all inclusive + 5 rounds of golf
+ car Many thanks for a very enjoyable package. Excellent!!
Dave Hollingworth, South York, UK, October, 2005
Thanks to everyone at Course
Master for making our holiday a sucess. With regards to the service we
received from your company I cannot compliment your professionalism enough.
Regarding the courses we played during our stay in Spain; La Quinta
was in excellent condition and probably the most enjoyable of the three.
Torrequebrada was also very good. Cabopino was not in the
best of condition when we played it with both the tees and fairways being
a little "shoddy", it was still nevertheless enjoyable to play with some
breathtaking scenery. Thanks once again for your help wih our bookings.
Best Regards Craig Ramsay, Finland, October, 2005
Enjoyable
holiday in Puerto Banus
For sure we have enjoyed our golf holidays. Every thing has functioned
perfect. So here from us we will say well done. We intend to use your
company next time we go on golf holidays. We also will recommend your
company to our family and friends.
Best regards Jens Erik Nielson, Denmark, November, 2005
We just got back an hour ago
from a great holiday in Palmanova. The golf, weather, hotel and food were
great. Direstions to courses were good apart from diversion due to roadworks.
Santa Ponsa is by far the best course - Son Antem was OK but Poniente
has deteriorated quite a bit. God its bloody cold back home Cant wait
for next trip
Tony Worrall, Lancs, UK, November, 2005
Some feedback on the Sotogrande,
MonteCasillo and Vila Gale hotels and the two rounds you
booked for me at Valderama and Montecasillo. The Sotogrande
hotel is top notch ... I would go back in a flash ... tastefully decorated
without a hint of overselling itself ..... Valderama is also a
top of the line golf course ... knew it would be .... Êworth every penny
... not every day mind you ..... but certainly worth it. The MonteCastillo
hotel was also very nice ... not as nice as the Sotogrande ... but
high end and well presented ... their golf course .... I'd say is so ...
so ... it has a lot of house construction going on around it and could
be classified as a "community course" ( holes whip in and out of areas,
across streets and back and forth) ...... not my cup of tea ... soon there
will be too many houses about. ... not enough seclusion. I would probably
not make a trip there again. The Vilamoura - Vila Gale was ok ...
your classic resort hotel .. you get what you would expect from it ...
except that they continually play disco music in the lounge/bar area ....
very tacky and out of date . Hope this helps.
Thanks again. Regards, Chris De Cairos, Ontario, BC, December, 2005
thanks to all at CMGH for all
the help and organisation for our holiday. Everyone, golfers and non-golfers,
thoroughly enjoyed their week in Torrevieja. Regarding the golf courses,
in general, everything was fine. However, you may wish to note the following
comments, generally agreed by our members. Las Ramblas. Exciting
course, but too many 'blind' holes and shots, especially for those playing
course for first time. Probably a fine course had we played it twice.
This is a point to note when advising visitors. Would prbably play again,
now that we have some knowledge of the course. Villamartin. What
should be an excellent course has poorly maintained fairways and greens.
Course management very poor. Needs a wake-up call! Would not play again,
nor recommend to friends. La Finca. Almost everyone in our party
agreed that this is the finest and nicest course we have ever played on
any of our European trips. First class course management with well kept
fairways and excellent (challenging) greens. Would certianly play again
...... and again! Mosa Trajectum. The 2 nine hole courses making
up our round were entirely different. The Stones course is the most bizarre
course ever played by any of our members. Considering we all live in Scotland
and have played most of the courses in our country between us, no-one
has ever come across a course with rockeries surrounding the fairways
.... and bunkers. The Stones courseÊmay look interesting and pretty, but
generally considered a stupid design. Almost impossible to play a shot
from off the fairways. Reluctant to recommend the Stones course. The Olive
course, by contrast, isÊchallenging but very sensible. Well organised
and managed fairways and greens. Most enjoyable. Would recommend. Transfers
Excellent.Ê The coaches were all modern, clean and comfortable. The coach
company was very helpful, trying to adjust pick-up times to suit our needs
on the day. 2 poitive instances come to mind about their helpfulness.
One of our party was due to arrive in Alicante, from Birmingham, about
1 hour after our main party on 21 October. The coach drivers could not
wait, but their company organised a car for our friend. The second instance
was on the day we played Villamartin, when 1 of our party slipeed and
suffered a compound fracture of his wrist. When we asked for a taxi to
be called for our friend to be taken to hospital, the coach driver, who
had arrived very early for our pick-up, drove our members to hospital.
(This did lead to a bit of a mix-up later on, but that's not a problem).
Communications Jim Borsman and office staff were absolutely first
class. Jim and I kept in touch regularly, and this ensured any 'problems'
were nipped in the bud quickly. Nothing seemed to be a bother to Jim and
it was a pleasure speaking with him. Summary. CMGH will be the first organisation
we call on for our next European trip which will probably be sometime
in 2007. I don't know if you are in the habit of dealing with parties
of 35 but you certainly organised ours.
Thanks to you and all of your team. Brian Keenan, October, 2005
Just to let you know that we
were very pleased with the courses you booked for us. They were both of
high quality and the service was excellent. We would also like you to
pass on our thanks to your man in Spain, Santiago. He was very helpfull
and even assisted us with advice and also helped with sorting a hotel
for my group. Once again my thanks to you all and I will be back in touch
for my next booking.
Regards, Larry Compton, UK, October, 2005
I was going to mail you re
my booking to thank you for your help. The staff at the Marquesa
were very friendly and the comment made when i produced the voucher was
"perfecto". The course was in good order and we had an enjoyable day.
I will certainly recommend Course Master to my fellow golfers,
Kind regards Dave Thompson, Chorley, UK, November, 2005
Poggio dei
Medici, Italy
We did indeed have a good holiday Thank you . The golf course was very
nice and it was lovely Monday to Friday. The weekends were however a bit
of a nightmare and I would not include a weekend again. We arrived 5 ish
on theÊSaturday and checked our tee time for the Sunday which you had
givenÊus as 1. 30 The pro shop said this was not possible as they had
a club competition of both tees all day. However we were welcome to join
the competition,whichÊwe did. The draw wasÊmade on Sat evening and we
asked for a late tee time. My husband was notÊwell so we went to bed before
the draw. On reporting to the pro shop at 9 am on the Sunday (in thick
fog) we were told we had missed our teetime of 8 50 and it could not be
rearranged. The following weekend we were leaving lateÊpm in order to
play before leaving. There was however a club competition and practice
rounds for the Jaguar finals on the Sunday and no tee time was available.
A dayÊby the pool was no hardship but on trying to have lunch we were
told it was all booked. As the hotel had been very quiet during the week
it would have beenÊconsiderate to warn us that Sat would be busy and that
we needed to book. Sandwiches were available at the pool but as my husband
has a wheat allergy it was not much useÊ. The hotel was very comfortable
and Reception very helpful and we enjoyed the course for its difficulty,
condition and views,all of which were very good. but we did feel unwanted
at the weekends.
Pat Vincent, Essex, UK, September, 2005
Once again I had a trouble
free experience with your tee bookings. Thank you. One negative aspect
was the fact that I was not made aware that there would be temporary greens
in play at Oliva Nova on some holes. When you are paying top dollar green
fees, this is annoying. Either I should have been advised so I could book
elsewhere, or reduced green fee should have been offered. Otherwise you
just become a ticket box office and I would have thought that you considerd
your organisation as being more than this (maybe not?) I would definitely
use you again but would appreciate more up to date information on course
status.
Regards Stewart Rothnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October, 2005
Las Lomas
Village and Spa, La Manga
Had a fantastic holiday, accommodation first class, my friends were very
impressed. Golf courses excellent, only problem we had was when playing
the South Course, although we had no one behind us, a very rude
official asked us to speed up, with no explanation offered, only that
he was in charge, and we had to follow his orders. It did spoil the round
a little. Apart from that we had a marvellous time, could you price up
similar break For the last week in September next year, for 4 nights,
2 x 2 bedroom apartments, remainder of holiday same details as previous.
Regards Allan Cord, Weston Super Mare, UK, October, 2005
Puerto Banus
Thanks for assisting with our best ever golf trip. Helped no end by perfect
weather. All three courses and the [Park Plaza Suites] hotel would be
recommended by the group.
Many Thanks Nick Wright, October, 2005, Essex, UK
Benabola
Fab
The [Benabola] hotel was fab as were all the staff, we have used
it for about 4 years and would like a price for next year as well please.
One price for a single room apartment, and one for a twin room apartment.
Both with car hire but no golf. It will be in September from a Friday
to a Monday as before. One other thing we ordered a bottle of Champagne
which was in the room when we got there and when we left we went to pay
and they said it was in the price?? if you have been charged for this
let me know and I will settle it up with Ron. Regards to Ron and the team
Dave and Jan Rees, Gwent, UK, September, 2005
La Manga
La Manga Club is really brilliant, this includes in particular
also the academy. I have no complaints.
best regards, Balthasar Lindauer, London, UK, September, 2005
La Cala
Resort
I just spent a wonderful holiday in La Cala Resort. Do you have
any packages for Thailand available. Thank you and regards from Switzerland
Willy Scheiwiller, Switzerland, October, 2005
San Roque
..thanks for following up on the holiday. The resort was lovely and easy
to find...although some of the directions to San Roque suites were missing.
However after a wrong turn we finally found it. You might want to add
after you turn off at the highway and go right you will come to a dead
end and you must turn left. That should help others. My hubby was not
terribly impressed with San Roque's old course but Valderamma
was worth it! He was impressed BUT after all that worry with his handicap
letter they never asked for it and then put him in a foursome of 'hackers..'
not quite in keeping with his abilities so hmmm...whatever. He still enjoyed
it. Again thanks for all your help. It was a lovely little spot and very
quiet that weekend and not raining..and it had been so we were lucky!
Have a great one and next golf trip I will call you,
Karen Ashbee, Alberta, Canada, October, 2005
Monte Duquesa
we had a great time, the weather was simply perfect and Alcadesa
Links is simply a dream. The course was in top conditions and the views
are simply stunning. Our round at Alcadesa did include a 3 course meal
which was a nice surprise as well. La Canada was very good as well
but I knew that already as I've played there last year. They 'burnt' the
fairway by cutting it too short but it was still in very good condition
(it was like playing from a soft carpet), it just was brown instead of
green. I probably won't be playing Estepona again. The fairways
weren't in a very good condition. The villa we had was quite nice and
had enough space for 6. It had a nice view on the Duquesa Golf
course and we only had to duck for cover once when someone hooked his
ball into our garden :-) It would be good if you could offer cars from
a different car rental. We had to queue for about one hour to get our
car. We are already thinking of going again next Spring, but this time
to Portugal.
Regards Immo Benjes, Surrey, UK, October, 2005
Petit Hotel
- Ses Cases de Pula
The whole thing from start to finish was excellent. Detail for car hire
, airport, directions etc etc first class. The Pula Suites was superb.Very
unusual we even spent time with the actual owner.Very keen on golf himself.
The Mallorce Open is at Pula today and over the week-end.
Thanks again, Trevor Shelton, Peterborough, UK, September, 2005
Just returned from the break
you were good enough to arrange for us in Spain. Had a great time, all
arrangements worked out a treat and the hotel was superb. I hope to use
your services again sometime in the new year, but keep me posted on any
special offers, Dubai in particular seems a must visit/golf place. Many
thanks again for your efforts in the trips I have used your company for,
and I would happily recommend your firm to any interested parties.
Regards Alan Adam, Bedfordshire, UK, October, 2005
Vilamoura
holiday
I thought I would give you some feedback on the vacation we just had in
Vilamoura staying at the Dom Pedro Marina from 1st until 8th October.
This is intended to help you improve the package. Everything was good
with the transfers from and to the airport and the quality of the hotel
where we benefited from having two suitesÊ(rooms 103 and 104) between
3 golfers. Overall we enjoyed the vacation except for: The buses to transfer
from the hotel to each golf course and back wereÊvery poor. There were
apparently only 3 eight seater buses serving the 5/6 courses and all the
hotels. This meant waits up to 50 minutes which made planningÊvery difficult
because you had to go ask for a bus only when you were ready to leave.
I complained but was met with a "take it or leave it" attitude. I told
the hotel staff that this was the kind of thing that turns people off
and would certainly cause them to lose business.The previous year in the
same resort it was quite different and we had no problems. The Old
Course is now suffering from its popularity. We had a 6 hour round
and waited on every shot. The third hole is a difficult par 3 which backed
up about 4Êsuccessive 4 balls. On the other courses we noticed how much
more crowded and how long the rounds were compared with last year. Anyway
no real problems we could not deal with but we will try somewhere different
next year.
Regards Martin Read, Berks, UK, October, 2005
I do have a few comments: 1.
Don Cayo The fairways, particularly the first, were heavily covered
with sand thus not allowing the ball to roll after impact. This made iron
shots very difficult. 2. Oliva Nova Three of the first nine holes
had temporary greens. We were not told about this when we booked in and
still paid a full price. The Club Office should, at least out of courtesy,
have advised us.
Regards, Graham M. Radford, UK, October, 2005
We had a great time thanks,
and the organization from your company was very good, so a big thanks
to Jim!!! We will we coming back next year and will use you again!!
Regards, Ron Ricketts, Cheshire, UK, September, 2005
I would like to thank Jim from
your office for the very helpful and friendly service that he gave us.
Alicante Golf Course was my favourite and was in the best condition,
I would say immaculate and a reasonable challenging course. A buggy hear
is essential as there is quite a distance between green and the next tee.
Bonalba Golf Course was the second best for me although a couple
of the greens had some bad bare patches on. The course was probably the
hardest of the 4 that I played. This course can be walked easily and they
hire electric trolleys as well as buggies. Alenda Golf Course had
fantastic views. A couple of the early fairways had some nasty bare patches
but overall the condition was very good. A buggy here is essential, quite
hilly and a LONG way between some greens and the next tee. La Sella
was a very tight course. This was the only course where the buggies were
not allowed on the fairways, so IF I play this one again , then I would
use a trolley. This course was the only one that seemed VERY unorganised.
The allocated tee time was basically ignored and it was very obvious that
players simply turn up and play. The caddie master just tried to keep
every one happy but the waiting was annoying and when we finished, the
1st and the 10th tee had about 20 golfers on each, waiting to tee off.
I hope that this info is helpful to you. I will be thinking about organising
a trip in February/March of next year so I will be in touch with you in
the near future. Many thanks again for a first class service.
David Lloyd, Somerset, UK, February, 2006
Vila Gale Albacora
Congratulations on arranging an excellent holiday. Everything went perfectly.
We will definitely be back! We have recommended your company to all our
friends.
Mike and Sue Galliard, UK, November 2005
Our golf trip went very smoothly
thank you. Your service in arranging the golf reservations was excellent.
I look forward to arranging our next trip very soon
Paula Loftus, Knutsford, UK, September, 2005
Thank you for the opportunity
to comment on our recent golf holiday in Spain. Miraflores: Nice
little course and friendly staff. We chose this one to start with as it
looked not too difficult and I retain that view. Very convenient to much
of the holiday accommodation. Good facilities but a society had finished
just ahead of us and had taken over the bar / eating area for speeches
and prize giving which left no space for anybody else. Miraflores suffers
from building encroachment and although the course remains attractive
some of the building are now very close. Cabopino: We liked this
course. Friendly staff with small but adequate facilities. Some interesting
holes (3rd especially). A lot of building work going on this year some
for course improvement and some for flats and villas. Good course close
to the coast and an adequate test for medium / high handicappers. Santa
Maria: Big club with plenty of facilities. Course was in in good condition
and would be a test for all standards. Some surrounding building work
going on but the clubs extensive grounds should protect it. That said,
we would not return here. It was very busy and you could not get any other
impression than they were pushing as money players through as they could.
More money that way! Throughout the round, the course marshals were out
and about hurrying play along. When we completed the game we saw a huge
queue of players waiting to tee off at the first. The course was far too
busy with just 6 minutes between tee times. Overall: We enjoyed our first
experience of golf in Spain and your website gave us the information we
needed to choice our 3 courses. No problem with the tee bookings. Lots
of new golf courses being built. If we go again then we will look further
inland which hopefully will take the pressure off the crowds and allow
us to relax a little more.
Regards Mike and Helen Winchurch, Cornwall, UK, October, 2005
Rio real very good Los flamingoes
very good Santana excellent apart from slowness of the round Almenara
good San roque looks tired for the price now Torrequebrada
good Atalaya good
Peter Tuesley, Kent, UK, October, 2005
I did enjoy my golf holiday
to Marbella. The golf courses we played were very good. Atalaya Old
Course - Greens were exeptionally good, layout was ok but not as dramatic
as the other 2. Los Naranjos - Good layout, challenging, greens
were firmer than the other 2. La Quinta - Excellent layout and
good greens - course was vey wet when we played. We really like Marbella
as a location and intend to play golf there next year.
Thanks Richard Hudson, Norwich, UK, October, 2005
We had a superb holiday, thanks.
Rio Real was a well established, interesting and challenging course.
We played with a lovely couple from Norway and had a lovely lunch afterwards
in the clubhouse. La Cala was different!! My husband played really
well that day and thought the course was fab! I played like a zombie as
I was still in shock from the torturous journey up the mountain! (We definitely
needed a buggy that day.) The clubhouse was very impressive, as were the
views. We hope to return next year
Edna Taylor, Lanarkshire, Scotland, October, 2005
My comments about the courses
which I booked through you are as follows: Lauro: We found it difficult
to find initially. Perhaps we took a wrong turn along the way. The course
of the day comprised of 9 holes of the new course and 9 of the old course.
We did not enjoy the new 9 holes at all. The layout comprised of five
holes running parallel to each other and all you could here was a chorus
of "fores" as people criss-crossed each fairway. The greens were also
very poor. The back nine however, which comprised some of the old course
was completely different. A nice layout and good greens. We agreed that
if we were playing 18 holes of the old course we would have enjoyed the
experience. La Quinta: When you hear people talking about good
courses on the Costa Del Sol, La Quinta rarely gets mentioned. This is
something that we all agreed is very hard to understand because in our
opinion, it is definitely one of the best. We are all reasonable golfers
(5,11,14 and 17 handicaps) and have played numerous courses along the
coast and La Quinta is as good as any we have played. A challenging layout
with great variation. Trees, water, narrow fairways, hills, everything
comes into play. It is also very well manicured. Even though it was raining
very heavily on the day we played, we all agreed that it was a very enjoyable
experience. The only negative we felt was the prices they charge for food
in the clubhouse!
Regards, Paul Goti, Dublin, Ireland, October, 2005
Vila Gale
Tavira
Just to let you know that we had a great week in Portugal. The hotel in
Tavira was excellent. The golf was very good, all the arragements were
in place. If I decide to go on another golfing holiday I will use your
services which I found to be of very high quality.
With best regards Jurek Strelcyn, UK, October, 2005
I had a very good holiday.
All three courses were in good condition. However I was surprised to find
that oliva Nova had a couple (or three) temporary greens in play.
I would have expected to hear about this from you when I booked. I would
still have played but am surprised there was no discounted green fee in
these conditions. Also it was not pointed out to me when I checked in.
Another thing at Oliva Nova was that I bought a stroke saver (at a very
low price I must admit) only to find that it was out of date and recent
changes were not in it. Once again, this was would not have been a problem
for me but I would have expected to have it pointed out to me when I bought
it. Small points but there you are. Apart from that a very good experience
and hassle free with my vouchers.
Regards Stewart Rothnie, Aberdeenshire, UK, October, 2005
We had a great time and many
thanks to Jim who booked the courses for us in Spain, he was very helpful.
Regarding the courses, the first course 'Las Ramblas' was not great,
it was very busy with a 35 minute wait on the first tee and 15 minute
wait on nearly all the others, the course was also very short. Altorreal
was the next course we played and this was much more enjoyable with good
amenities and a well kept course. Finally we played Mosa Trajectum
which was a good course but many of the holes are situated very close
to the adjoining villas. We also could not hire buggies at the course
as they said you had to pre-order them. I hope this is useful to you.
Again I was very happy with the service I received from yourselves and
will be using you again in the future.
Regards Simon Moore, Cardiff, UK, October, 2005
Thank you for your assistance
in making our golf tee reservations. All of your arrangements worked perfectly
and we had a very pleasant break. As far as the Courses were concerned,
I would comment as follows:- Villamartin - Good course, very busy.
Tee boxes were not in good order as they were trying to re-seed and we
were pushed as far forward as it was physically possible. Also the standard
of players allowed on lthe course left much to be desired. La Finca
- Superb condition of fairways, but greens had just been hollow-tined
and dressed, so unfortunately not great. Mosa Trajectum - Very
interesting course and extremely difficult. Quite empty as a result. Well
worth a return visit. Whole trip was excellent and again thank you for
your help. I will certainly be using your services again.
Regards, Ian Jones, Essex, UK, November, 2005
The course I played on the
second day, the Alenda was in very poor condition. The greens were
not good and the whole course looked as if it had not been watered for
a time. The other two courses the Bonalba and the El Plantio
were excellent.
regards E McGrotty, Cirencester, UK, October, 2005
Pestana
Palm Gardens
According to your request about our holiday at Emporda Golf Club
I will tell you that everything was very good. We had problems with the
Ryanair flight from Sweden to Gerona on Saturday. The flight was cancelled
beacause of problems with the plane. We stayed inÊthe near of the airport
an extra nightÊand arrived late Sunday night to Gerona andÊEmporda. Saturday
afternoon we called from Sweden to the hotel, to the car company and the
golf course for the Sunday golf. All were very understanding and accepted
to give us an extra day for accomodation, car hire and golf. What I want
to say is that the service we got from yuor partners in Costa Brava when
we called them from Sweden and at our late arrival on Sunday night was
perfect. All were so kind and helpful which saved our holiday after a
bad start. SoÊeven this time we are very happy for the arrangements from
you. Thank you!
Kind regards Anita Ahlstorm, Sweden, December, 2005
Generally OK - but he condition
of Secret Valley was so appalling, irrespective of the discount
that they should not have charged even 50%. Had I known of the condituioin
before I went I would not have gome to the expense of taking my clubs
with me.
Bryan Elson, Leicester, UK, October, 2005
Golf Apartments
Beach and Golf Resort
Gina, the apartment we rent, was big and fine. The "spot" was a little
bit lost, a one way road, and although the beach was very near, The Beach
was a few km drive. But nevertheless the costs were very moderate and
we have had a great stay.
Kind regards, Paul Holtrop, Amsterdam, Netherlands, September, 2005
Vilamoura
Villa
With regard to our holiday in Portugal, we had a great time and the arrangements
by course master were fine. The rental car was just right and the golf
tee times all worked out fine. With regard to the villa we do have the
following comments: 1) The basic villa (Which was actually in Villa Sol
next door to Vilamoura) was large and very attractive with a nice pool.
Was very enjoyable overall but the quality of the beds left something
to be desired 2) We did note that it was reallyÊaustere in terms of kitchen
equipment for cooking, and hadÊno Microwave. 3) Having no phone service
for local calls and very basic TV with only Portugese channels was a bit
surprising considering the large quantity of British that come to the
Algarve. We will definetly come back to you folks again for a future trip
but thought you might want to know some of the above comments
Cheers Larry Martinson, California, USA, July, 2005
I thank you for arranging our
golf but thought the below feedback would be most useful for future golfers,
especially from those from America. I believe that folks, especially Americans,
who want to golf in another country while on holiday, are for the most
part, pretty avid golfers. Thus, the below information will make their
experience more enjoyable. 1. Ugolino - this course is extremely
hilly and I don't think most Americans would find this enjoyable especially
since you can't drive on the course! And to complicate matters, the golf
cart (buggy) paths are no where to be found and are quite rugged. On American
courses, most let you drive on the course some don't but all have well
defined and paved golf cart paths! 2. Le Pavionere - nicer than
Ugolino but construction of the cart path was an issue as it was at Ugolino.
For Americans, I would advise them about the following so folks understand
what they are getting in for... 1. renting clubs is very expensive and
the clubs are awful! In America, golf courses give you very nice clubs
to rent in hopes that you will buy, like the ones being rented, from their
golf shop. The rental clubs at these two courses were an embarrassment
and most good golfers would be really disappointed. 2. Renting Buggies
is extra, which is not always uncommon in American, but these buggies
were expensive!!! 3. Warn golfers that tees are not available at the courses.
Most all American courses offer free tees and tee markers, and sometimes
divot tools. 4. Let golfers know that there is no golf cart with drinks
and goodies driving around the course as there are on most all public
golf courses in America. Golfers should stock up on water before they
start playing. 5. We were told to start on tee box number 10 on both courses,
which was fine; however, in both instances, the course was not prepared
for golfers on the back 9. The flags were not available on the greens!!!!!!!
It makes it difficult to sink your putt! 6. Finally, Ugolino was not familiar
with your voucher so they were very tentative about taking the voucher
and questioned its authenticity.
Heidi Petrefitte, California, USA, June 2005
Just thought I would let you
know that the golf went perfectly. The courses were superb and the organisation
was very smooth. Be assured that I will be recommending you to others
and using you again.
Best regards, Paul Higginson, July, 2005
My wife & I thought that the
service your company provided was excellent - The ease with which we booked
courses, and the low costs combined to offer everything that we had hoped
for. Your advisors in the main office were highly knowledgeable about
the types of courses and their locations, and we found the vouchers contained
spot-on directions to both destinations. All tee times were booked, and
everything ran like clock-work from first arrival to the first tee. Both
courses were in very good condition (Alcaidesa & El Paraiso), and
the members were all very friendly. We wouldn't hesitate in using your
service again, and actively look forward to doing so!
Kind regards, Alasdair & Ceri Knight, Edinburgh, UK, July 2005
Monte Duquesa
Didn't take my clubs. This was a family holiday. Rudy had us in building
6 in the court with the bars and small cafe. It was very nice, but I'm
sure they had the good things for the condo locked up for the owners use
only. We had to shop for ice trays and sharp utensils. It was dark when
we arrived at the Port and of course we couldn't find our way. We thought
Rudy lived in the complex however the local police took Lisa down to the
office to get the key and even waited for her to bring a pizza back. So
we had pizza and a drink at 11:00 PM. It was very hot during the daybut
went down to a comfortable temp at night. Didn't miss AC Talked to your
Dad yesterday and told him I would writ e you a note. All turned out well.
The care was great (5 on the floor which took a while to get used to)
but it took all around the area Ronda Gib and many other little towns.
We had a ball ThANKS.
Murray Dunnette, Ontario, Canada, July 2005
Compostella
Beach Golf
We had a great time, the appartment was very nice, and the staff were
extremely helpful and friendly. The golf club were also very helpful and
my son had a great time. Thanks for all your help and I will certainly
recommend you to my sons golfing friends.
Kind regards Carol Ducker, Lancs, UK, July, 2005
The golf was great - particularly
Alcanada which is a stunning course with 4 par 5's contributing
to the challenge. The course is very well looked after, in fact the greenkeepers
were a bit intrusive if anything. Having said that the greens were like
velvet although the fairways were over-watered when we played at 8:30
am, which in that climate is understandable. The clubhouse/restaurant
was also top quality and if we decide to go back to Alcudia, I will definately
check out Alcanada Golf Club. Pollensa was almost as good, apart
from the first hole which was a bit scruffy with quite a lot of ground
under repair. But of the 2 courses Pollensa offered the most spectacular
hole with it's par 5 9th/18th which was simply stunning. Again, clubhouse/restaurant
and facilities all excellent.
Rgds Bill Joel, Essex, UK, July 2005
Cortijo
Blanco
Our visit to Spain was excellent again. The Marbella / Puerto Buenus area
never fails to deliver. it is a very enjoyable part of the world. Ref
our hotel, it wasn't the best but it certainly served its purpose for
such a large group, and the location is right next door to the main night-life.
The Golf Course: Monte Mayor beat me again. At the 3rd time of
trying, this ridiculous golf course is a must to any golfer just to experience
it. The first time I played I was amazed, hence the reason my brother
wanted to go back for his stag du. We've used Course Master for the last
3 years now. Keep up the good work all. You haven't let us down yet!
Kind Regards Martin Grimes, West Yorks, UK, July, 2005
As regards the golf - it was
great. However it might be worth getting the individual clubs rules and
warning people Unfortunately my son Robert "incurred" the wrath of those
old busy bodies you know the sort old men who should have been put down
at birth. Can mind their own business and make trouble for any body who
they don't like. Unfortunately they were Brits - so they got the force
of my tongue in every way possible. These old boys made 4 separate complaints
(surprise there were 4 old gits in their party ) about the fact that Robert
was putting his clubs in my bag. Evidentially the club had a rule of players
must have their own bag - something the club officals had not mentioned
when we arrived and saw that we only had one bag. I also think that they
had suggested that I had not paid for Robert which of course was not the
case. Overall it did not make for a happy first visit but the staff did
make up for it. So it might just be worth alerting new players with junior
players to be careful of these old gits when playing at Villa Martin
Regards Peter Adams, Berkshire, UK, July, 2005
Thanks for the arrangements,
everything worked fine. Our Villa Complex, Carvoeiro Clube, was excellent
and located about 5 minutes from the Pestana Golf Resort by car. On the
Pestana Golf Resort, we enjoyed the 2 courses and the lunches!
Both courses had a Portuguese style. We expected the Pinta course
to be superior but in fact the Gramacho course was just as good.
On Pinta we were a bit disappointed with the front 9, there was
plenty of new villa construction work going on and some very tight holes,
the back 9 was much more attractive and enjoyable. Wish we had known about
the half price fees after 4.30 pm as you could easily get around before
dark. Morgado looked quite new and was more like a standard parkland
course, the course was very quiet and inland on a very large site. The
clubhouse is at the far end of the course from the entrance along an unmade
road so leave extra time or take a 4x4. Travel on the main roads was very
easy so next time we will go a little further and play the Championship
course at Penina which looked great.
Kind regards Martin Ireland, England, July 2005
We had a great holiday thank
you.My husband Michael said that Los Arqueros was a great course
to play it must have been they played 9 days out of 14.We would lke to
thank you again and will definetly use your service again.
sincere regards Margaret Allen, Manchester, UK, June 2006
Alhaurin
Hotel
We had a wonderful time at Alhourin. The hotel was very well. The golf
courses were excellent and everything was just as we could hope for. Thank
you for your excellent service. I hope we can make a new trip next year,
then you will hear from me.
Best regards Tom Sorlie, Norway, July 2005
We had a nice golf holiday.
We were the only participants in the golf clinic - so the training was
easy adjusted to our individual levels. The Hotel is very quiet and "in
the middle of nowhere" meaning that the car is very essential. We enjoyed
our evenings playing golf (visited Mijas Golf (both courses - very
nice) and Santa Maria Golf) and visited/dined in Mijas, Malaga
and Ronda.
Kind regards, Anette Bislev, Denmark, June 2005
Le Meridien
Penina
My son Mats and his wife Marie are very happy about their golf holidays.
They met som many nice englishmen, they played with and had dinner with
at different places during the evenings. We are coming back to you. Your
did a good work!
Kindest Regards Birgitta Berg, Sweden, June 2005
Gran Hotel
Elba Estepona
Thanks we had a v.good holiday. Hotel big but v.well managed, and smart.
Food in hotel quite expensive but yummy. b/fast on the day we ate it absolutely
first class. Golf at estapona - lovely course great views and the harder
of the two, particularly for the men. el paradisio easier course but still
good, obviously popular.
Kindest regards, Sue Chipchase, UK, August, 2005
Just writing to say thanks
for all of your help in getting the golf courses and buggies organised.
Everything went smoother than I could ever have wished, and the courses
were fantastic. Alhaurin got a favourable review from our tour
members, we all played well at Mijas, but La Cala North
was my favourite course, and Europa had some sublime tee shots.
Santana was an amazing day, delighted to get in on the San Miguel
Trophy day and we were treated brilliantly at a wonderful golf course.
A big thank you to all involved in that. Overall, some fantastic memories
and I will not hesitate to use your company again should we be organising
a similar trip, which looks very likely next year.
Kind regards Steven Saunders, Edinburgh, Scotland, August, 2005
Back from our hols a week now
& just to let you know everything went according to plan. So obviousley,
we were very pleased with the service provided and shall not hesitate
in recomending you to any of our golfing freinds. Villamartin;
Very nice layout, tees fair, fairways fare to good, greens could be better,
clubhouse fair. 8/10 Las Ramblas; Superb layout, tees good, fairways
excelent, greens excelent, clubhouse poor. 10/10 Mosa Trajectum;
Very very difficult layout, tees excelent, fairways fair, greens good,
clubhouse good. 7/10 Further to the comments above, i would highly recomend
Las Ramblas. Could not fault it for the golf. Villamartin would come recomended
but i could not recomend Mosa Trajectum. This course is far too difficult
for a anyone with a handicap over 5!! Stay from the very very narrow fairways
and you can say goodby to your ball. No rough on the cousre at all, just
water and thousands of tons of stone that line 90% of the fairways from
tee to green. I would advise you not to recomend this course to anyone
who is of a nervous dispositon!!!!!!
Best Regards Dave Chambers, UK, September, 2005
Dona Filipa
and Dom Pedro Marina
We have just arrived back from Villamoura Portugal and am writing to say
that we had a fantastic trip, weather golf and accommodation were excellent.
I appreciate your efforts in arranging the trip on our behalf.
Stuart Davidson, Somerset, UK, September, 2005
I would just like to say a
big Thank You for all your help in organisingÊour recent golf tour to
Portugal. I was very impressed with the quick response to all my queries
and the effort made by you to get allocated tee times as close as possible
to those requested. Once the tee times were booked the first class service
continued with the processing of payments, the confirmation and information
you sent out and most importantly everything running smoothly once in
Portugal. Thanks once again for such a professional service and I willÊcertainly
be using you again for future tours.
Regards....Neil Hornblow, Warwickshire, UK, September, 2005
Delfim Hotel
Just a note to say we all returned safely from Portugal last week after
a thoroughly enjoyable week, all the arrangements went well, vehicles,
golf bookings and the hotel. The weather was kind although we arrived
in pouring rain and there was very heavy rain one morning but it had stopped
by the time we played. Many thanks for your help in arranging this for
us.
Kind Regards Michael Edwards, Cambs, UK, October, 2005
Parque da
Floresta
We thoroughly enjoyed "Parque da Floresta", and we certainly plan to be
back some day for another vacation. The accommodation, the Parque da Floresta
as a village, its services and facilities were always agreeable, kind
and efficient. The place was a bit too windy at times - specially after
+- 6.00 p.m. - but that is not unusual for the region. The management
was very kind to put a 3-room house at our disposal - a gesture we highly
appreciated, but - as foreseen - the 3rd room was not used because the
children were too small to stay alone in a room. We were all very happy
to be there and would equally happy to be back.
Kind regards, Dorrit Romanoff, Denmark, September, 2005
I would like to thank you for
your assistance and the group enjoyed the golf courses particularly Bonalba,Mosa
TrajectumÊand El Plantio which were excellant value I look
forward to booking future golf with yourselves next year.
Steve Lowery, West Yorks, UK, September, 2005
Montecastillo
Thought it might be helpful to give you some feedback on the hotel etc.
First of all, we had a very nice holiday, the weather + golf was very
nice. Car hire Ð Europa Rent a Car. Picked up car from airport
and delivered it back Ð no problems. Directions to hotel on the voucher
were not great, we went back again to the airport and asked. They give
you a full tank and then tell you to return the car empty. This is a bit
of a rip off as I bet most people return cars with some petrol still in
(ours was half full). Hotel Ð First of all, the golf course was excellent
Ð they did not ask for handicap certificates and there were plenty of
beginners on the course which is well maintained. Staff very helpful,
bags can be carried too and from the hotel via a buggy. We would recommend
a buggy on the course (it still took us 4.1/2 hours) but some people did
walk with a trolley. Long distances between holes and course quite hilly.
The actual hotel Ð so-so. It is rated at 5-star Ð in practice the service
and facilities are no more than 3-star. Only one place open during the
day to get food and drink Ð at the golf centre. Snacks and a bar really.
They ran out of bread on one occasion and chicken another time. In the
evening there is a choice between a bar which serves snacks and the main
restaurant. This offers a limited menu Ð good food though. A bit ÔFawlty
TowersÕ like. ÊIn practice we did not eat here but went to a nearby village
(5 mins by car Ð Meson La Cueva restaurant, just past the Jerez racing
track. This place has a very large menu and is better value. The main
issue here is that very little English is spoken (and why should it be)
Ð apart from the hotel and golf reception areas. My O-level Spanish was
dusted off and with lots of waving and pointing we were fine. This part
of Spain is clearly not part of the tourist trail (yet). Hope this helps,
Regards Stephen and Helmy ÊDrake, Cambs, UK, October, 2005
Mallorca
Golf Holiday
Just a quick e-mail toÊtell you that we had a brilliant golf holiday.
Everything ran like clockwork and I cannot praise you and your company
enough for efficiency, politeness and spot on customer service. I have
reccommended you to many of my friends and work colleages, and even a
couple from The Netherlands whom we played golf with in Majorca.
Many thanks again. Alison Stringfellow, Lancashire, UK, September,
2005ÊÊÊÊ
Excellent holiday! Hotel no
complaints whatsoever. Really good. Transfers no problem, drivers, very
accommodating. Golf courses, what can you say? Superb, magnificent, with
facilities to match. If you could help us with our golf then it would
be unsurpassable. I fear our golf is past help though! Just for your info
and don't take this as ANY form of criticism. Vilamoura Victoria
had no buggies as it was preparing for the World Championship of Golf
in November. As it was undulating, not at all hilly we 'cripples' got
round. Only just but we made it. Also for those people who have an European
Union disability parking permit or Doctor's letter confirming a walking
disability Vale do Lobo will permit you to take your buggy on the
fairway. Otherwise you must stick to the path, which sometimes negates
the usefulness of a buggy. Our best trip yet and thanks very much for
your help and patience with the booking.
Jon Davies, Essex, Uk, October, 2005
We had a thoroughly enjoyable
time in portugal. Thankyou for you help in organising our golf. Palmares
- Great course, but just too busy! We only just made it in after waiting
at virtually every hole to tee off. Penina - Very good Morgado
- Best Value, great course, lovely clubhouse (although it was suffering
because of the drought in portugal at the time)- not too busy All in all,
the standard of all the courses was excellent, with lovely facilities
at each venue Thanks again I will be in touch again next year
Pete Jackson, Cheshire, UK, October, 2005
Quinta do
Lago Golf Holiday
As usual everything went very well thanks to coursemaster Four courses
were excellent. We played Quinta de lago (North) first this was
a very good course unfortunately they had sanded greens but other than
that good course, index 1 appears to be a relatively easy dog-leg until
you reach a Lightning fast green. 7/10 One note:- they often start on
9th tee which is about 2km from 1st tee. Our second course was Quinta
de lago (south) this was the best course we have played, excellent
condition, some very good holes, and two or three fantastic holes.9/10.
We then played Vale do lobo Ocean another great course greens,
again there were very good hole and a good test of golf.8/10 Our final
game was Vale do Lobo Royal this course is worth playing just for
the 15th hole which is probably the most photographed golf hole in Europe,
8/10. Pinus Ria Hotel was also very nice it was small 67 rooms
and well positioned for golf courses max 10mins from all four, staff were
friendly and polite, rooms were very nice, clean and well maintained,
we were on a bed and breakfast basis they were a number of very good restaurants
in surrounding area, swimming pool was quite small and health suite was
closed while we were there, overall 7/10. I hope this is of assistance
and we are currently planning for next year.
Kind regards Pat Shannon, London, UK, September, 2005
Santana - Excellent
course in very good condition, although expensive when compared to other
courses in that area. Los Lagos (Mijas golf) - I played this course
about 2 years ago and really enjoyed it, this year however I thought the
condition of the course was very poor and there was no drinks trolley
driving around the course offering water for sale, we weren't made aware
of this before we set off. I hope this helps, looking forward to booking
with you guys in the future.
Geoff Cowland, Essex, UK, August, 2005
Yes thank you, we enjoyed it
immensely, especially the Victoria where we had the place to ourselves
almost. Free driving range too. Pinhal was a little too busy -
we were switched to the 10th hole to start and it took ages to queue for
check-in. Good job we were early. Hopefully we will be in touch with you
again next year - fingers crossed. Thank you for your enquiry.
Regards John Price, East Yorkshire, UK, October, 2005
Just a little note of thanks
from me for theÊcompletely satisfactory way you made all my golfing venue
arrangements recently. Nothing, but nothing, was wrong or improperly organised,
and should i venture abroad again i shall not hesitate to have your company
plan my stay.
Many thanks Geoff Pollard, Staffordshire, UK, September, 2005
We played on the following
courses: Praia del Rey Very nice course. Some long walks between
green and tee. Penha Longa Looked very nice if the fairways would
have been green..... Because of a very dry winter and summer the fairways
were totally gone Quinta Marinha too much noise of building houses,
several times we had to cross a fairway to get to the next tee, not my
kind of golf course When we leave for our next golf holiday you will hear
from me again!
Kind regards, Marc van Woesik, Holland, September, 2005
Algarve
golf holiday
I had an excellent golf holiday in Portgual. The [Vila Gale Nautico]
hotel was great, the [David Leadbetter] golf school and coach
very good, the golf courses were also very good.
Thank you Jeremy Peacocke, UK, August, 2005
Benamor,short course
well kept but found it easy. Quinta de Ria,Really enjoyed this
course,a bit wide open but will be better in a few years. Istantilla
was so tight and difficult but seemed a lot more mature and was the best
course out of the 3 we played,must admit the hol was very good and overall
the courses was good.your bookings was spot on.
Regards David O'Brien, Sheffield, UK, September, 2005
We had a great time. The courses
are superb and hopefully will be booking through you again next year.
Thanks for a very efficient service.
Regards Ian Daniel, Kent, UK, September, 2005
Los Granados
Apartments, Puerto de la Duquesa
They were very happy with the holiday. The accommodation was very good.
They landed up with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and 4 balconies - how many
balconies does man and boy need!! From what I can gather the town was
nice with a 10 minute walk to the bars and restaurants. More ex pats and
Londoners that Spaniards but plenty choice of places to eat. Generally,
there was a lot of building work going on all down the coast, but they
weren't affected in the apartments with noise or dust. On the car front,
they had a bit of a wait for the car at the hire desk as would be expected,
but the car was fine and took all the bags and clubs. Having just the
3 games of golf pre arranged was probably enough and they enjoyed all
3 courses. Neil forgot to take the camera with him, but his friend took
a few shots of the apartments and he is going to pass on the disk so that
we can copy the photos - whatever happened to good old 35mm? As soon as
I get the disk, I'll e-mail through the shots of the apartment for your
reference. Overall they were very pleased with the accommodation, car
and golf and are already discussing the next golf trip. Thanks for organizing
this for them at what was really very short notice. It all worked out
very well.
Best regards Carole (for Neil Lovie), UK, October, 2005
Golf in Costa
del Sol
The golf holiday was excellent and everything went according to plan !
My comments on the courses are as follows :
La Canada - Course is in good condition, quite undulating, is quite
busy and has a lot of play therefore the fairways and greens not in as
good a condition as some we played. Greens however are very fast. My only
real memory of this course was that all the holes seem to be the same,
there was little variety. The Green fees were good value though.
Alcaidesa - This course is fantastic ! With brilliant scenery overlooking
Gibraltar, the fairways and greens are immaculate and when we played it
felt like we were the only people on the course. The course plays very
long with many par 4's in excess of 420m it is well spaced out from hole
to hole. The wind is a major factor and some of the holes into the wind
are extremely tough. Even tough we hadn't asked for it we got buggy's
for free! Definitely a course I would play again.
Estepona - Very friendly club, again buggies included in the price
which I didn't expect. Very nice course fairways and greens well maintained.
Was quite busy with a lot of people on the course so can be a little slow
to get round. Some tricky holes and some easy ones to keep all skill levels
interested, some excellent elevated tee holes on 5 and 10, a couple of
long par 5's and a devilish long par 3 on 14. Again a course I would return
to.
Los Flamingos - The highlight of the week ! 5 star hotel with a
5 star course. The fairways were like greens and the greens like carpet.
The course was not busy and played fantastic. It was difficult but fair
with a nice mixture of different types of holes and challenges, water
appears often, especially on the 10th where it is a feature off the tee
and at the green ! A lovely course, a bit expensive to play but worth
it. The clubhouse facilities were excellent although as you would expect
the prices were high compared to the others we played. Would come back
again.
Atalaya - We played the new course which was OK. It was very tricky,
the fairways are tight and the greens very small, fast and undulating.
This is a course for the more experienced low to mid handicapper, we had
a couple of guys playing off 24 and they really struggled. The course
is very hilly and looks like it has been shoe-horned behind the old course
(which is members only) and the mountains. Not one I would return to.
Thanks again for your help, I will be coming back to you for next years
trip !
Keith Dyer, East Sussex, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
Back from holiday today -everything went perfectly. No problems at all.
The golf [Torrequebrada] although not great was good enough to
win the money! Many thanks again for all your help.
Pat Shields, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday to the Algarve
Car Hire Auto Jardin (Faro Airport) - The care hire counters are
immediately outside the main arrivals terminal at Faro airport & are well
signposted. The staff were very friendly & knowledgeable, & all spoke
excellent English. What was most pleasing however was that unlike many
other operators I have travelled with, there were no hidden costs or charges
when picking up our cars (Which were new & well valeted) Driving in Portugal,
is very easy with the roads well signposted & in the main relatively quiet
once out of the cities.
Accommodation - Quinta Da Beloura, Sintra The accommodation
was by consensus 1st rate value for money. We stopped in the clubhouse,
which I believe has about a dozen or so rooms, all of which were spacious
& included a kitchenette. The rooms also included TV's & remote controlled
Air Conditioning. The clubhouse, restaurant, bar & rooms were all spotlessly
clean & well maintained. - Clearly, the Clubhouse is not a hotel: the
restaurant & bar both closing very early at about (9pm) but this never
caused a problem as the staff were always willing to accommodate us in
what ever way they could. In addition the location of the accommodation
was such that it was a very short journey to many local bars & restaurants
in Sintra, Estoril & Lisbon itself. - The most impressive thing about
this resort was the friendly & knowledgeable staff. Most especially the
staff in the Golf Reception who made every effort to ensure that we had
the tee times we wanted, gave us some great advice about local courses
& made the holiday very special indeed. - The only criticism I would have
about this resort was the lack of a Swimming Pool, although I believe
there are plans to extend the resort in the very near future.
Golf The golf in Portugal in quite rightly world renowned, although
having never played there before I was sceptical about the quality of
some of the lesser known courses!!! However my experiences of the courses
we played is nothing but positive with all of the clubs, friendly & very
well maintained. (Greens & Fairways - comparing very favourably with my
own club (Forest of Arden))
Quinta Da Beloura - A good course for the Mid-High handicapper
with villa/tree lined fairways - excellent value for money & a good every
day course.
Troia - 1hour south of Lisbon on a Peninsula of land which is reached
by ferry. An excellent Links style course which is intersected with sand
dunes & has no bunkers because most of the rough is indeed sand!!! Good
value for the Mid handicapper - well worth a visit.
Aroriera 1 & 2 - 30mins from Sintra. Large 36hole resort offering
two similar tree & water lined courses (Often described as the 'Wentworth'
of Portugal) for the Low to Mid handicapper. Given the quality of the
courses/fairways/greens & clubhouse these courses represents truly excellent
value for money in comparison to the more well known premium courses in
the area.
Belas - 30mins from Sintra. Large residential resort with integral
Golf course open to the public. Excellent if very hilly course (a buggy
is a must on this course) for all handicaps.
Course Master I found Coursemaster purely by accident online, but
I'm glad I did!!! My parties trip (8 members) was very much a last minute
affair & as our excursion coincided with the European Championships in
Lisbon we had struggled greatly to find suitable/affordable accommodation
until we contacted Coursemaster (Ron Mckail). However, very quickly after
contacting Ron our accommodation, car hire & tee times were arranged for
us & the whole process was faultless & very easy because of Coursemasters
& especially Ron Mckails' efforts. I would thoroughly recommend Coursemaster
to any of my fellow golfers & will definitely be using them again the
next time my party plans an excursion.
Mark Rose, Birmingham, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday to the Algarve
Well the lads are back from there trip andÊI think they are still on cloud
nine. Almost everything went perfect. The golf courses [Vilamoura
Old, Vilasol Vilamoura Millennium] were beyondÊtheir expectations
and the staff there could not be nicer. They all said that they were all
treated with great repect and were made feel very welcome. Unfortunetly
the standard of some of the golf played was not great but that is outside
anyones help. The villa [Casa do Vale, Vilamoura Villas] was very
nice expect that some of the playersÊare quiet tall and the beds had foot
plates at the end. Again outside of your control. The poolÊand condition
of the villa were excellent (some of the guys even managed to learn to
swim which knowing them would make quiet a spectacle). The van was a definite
hit with the lads as they believed that it saved a lot of money on taxis.
To sum up they have asked me to let you know that hopefully by christmas
we shall be booking another trip with you. Thanks again.
John Langan, Galway, Ireland, June 2005
Golf Holiday to Cyprus
Thanks for your e mail. Everything went fine thank you and the golf was
great if not out scores and will contact you again next time we are going
away.
Chris Norman, Dover, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
thank you for all your help. we will definately look you all up in the
future. Your prompt responses, and further getting everything to us on
email so quickly really helped our planning. Thank you so much!
Jennifer Ahl, Georgia, USA, June 2005
Golf Holiday to Morocco
Thank you for your email. The feedback from the guests [at Palmeraie
Golf Palace] was that the holiday was fantastic and everything was
organised perfectly. I would certainly use your company again when booking
future golfing holidays. Again, many thanks for all your help in organising
this holiday.
Lynette Warren, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
The Miraflores course, clubhouse and facilities were excellent, everyone
was friendly and welcoming, and all in all, superb value for money.
Dave Bishop, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa Blanca
Yes very enjoyable . La sella were very accommodating. Oliva
Nova not so. They did not tell us when we teed off that the pro shop
shuts at 8:30 and tried to hurry us off the course on the 16th tee even
though we had only being playing 3 hrs 45 mins. Not impressive when there
was still 2 hours of daylight and we were not told that in advance. I
wont be hurrying back to them.
Nigel Cragg, Surrey,
UK, June 2005
Costa del
Sol Courses in Fantastic Condition
All four courses [La Cala, Torrequebrada, Santa Maria, Marbella] were
in absolutely fantastic condition, the weather was great & we were treated
wonderfully by everyone we encountered - the trip was a big success &
I look forward to next year's arrangements! A big thanks once again for
your help
Jonathan Powell, UK, June 2005
Golf in
Cyprus
The golf holiday was
very good thanks. We enjoyed playing all three courses. We were made welcome
at all the courses and dealt with efficiently. Secret Valley and
Tsada were very enjoyable all though Tsada was a little too punishing
as a lot of the rough was sandy stone and it was very difficult to keep
the ball on the fairways due to the run off. Aphrodite Hills was
a different class absolutely superb. First class course and set up, wow.
We enjoyed this course the most. When I return to Cyprus in the future
it will be to play this course. Thanks for your help with the booking
and I look forward tousing your services again in the future.
Shaun Vine, Derbyshire, UK, June 2005
Enjoyable
Golf
Thanks for your help in making the bookings.Both Almenara and Los
Flamingos were very enjoyable coarses to play.
Robert Jones, Geneva, Switzerland, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to Almeria
My husband enjoyed the golf course [Marina Mojacar] and we had
a great time.
Sue McGurn, Bucks, UK, June 2005
Golf in Marbella
The golf course La Quinta was the better one of our both courses,
but both (Naranjos) were very good.The only desturbing thing on Los
Naranjos was that our flight with 4 people was hassled from smaller
flights.
Hansjurgen Seller, Marbella, Spain, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to Mallorca
The holiday went fine. Hotel very picturesque [Petit Pula Hotel],
golf course [Pula] very quiet and car hire fine. Everybody enjoyed
the stay. Thanks for the organisation.
Terry Rourke, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to Costa del Sol
The alcaideisa golf cource was very nice, but it is not a links
cource like in ireland or scotland; we had a lot of joy by playing the
cource and no problems with your vouchers; thank you very much for your
help and the good price; if we go to ireland, i hope its presently, we
will ring you up again.
Christine Burtscheidt, Germany, June 2005
Mallorca Courses in Good
Condition
Everything went according to plan during the holiday. Despite the hot
conditions the courses were in very good condition and staff were very
helpful, I would play them all again if I returned to Majorca. Bendinat
Golf Club and Santa Ponsa were especially nice, very scenic
but Poniente was average, and we couldnt find the first tee,
despite the signs. Prior to the holiday I was pleased with the way your
company handled the finance and with the communication throughout the
process and I would most certainly use your company again. Thank you.
Chris Hersey, Essex, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday to
Costa del Sol
Thanks for your email - sorry it has taken a little while to get back
to you. The lads really enjoyed their break - everything went very smooth
and with no problems at all. They got the time wrong at one golf course
(cant read - too much beer the night before I bet!!) but the pro was brilliant
and manged to still slot them in. Thanks for all your help - will definately
book with you next year if they go again.
Sara Towers, June 2005
Golf Holiday to
the Vilamoura
I had been meaning to drop you
a line before now. The holiday was fantastic. An excellent resort (Vilamoura).
In terms of the golf, I couldn't fault it. The vouchers etc were received
on time, & all very informative, providing everything required for the
day. Tee-off was even on time! The course itself (Pinhal) was excellent,
if a bit challenging at times!! It was in very good condition, as was
the clubhouse etc as well as all other facilities. The staff were friendly,
although the transport back to the hotel was delayed by an hour. I will
happily recommend your services. If you have a mailing list, please can
you add my details?
Francis Macfarlane
Golf Holiday to
the Algarve
Holiday fantastic as usual, courses [Vilamoura Old, Vilamoura Millennium,
Vilamoura Victoria] were in better nick than when we went in Feb.
Hotel [Vila Gale Ampalius] was its normal friendly state different
room this time with balcony overlooking the marina spent a few hours there
each day with a bottle of vino So we go back there in June. I think you
can take it from me if anything was bad about the place i woudn't go again
& again.
David Sedgman, London, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to the Vale do Lobo, Algarve
Great Time, Great Weather. Dona Filipa Excellent, San Lorenzo,
Good Golf course Vale de Lobo Ocean Course was just ok. would hurry
back to it. The hotel [Dona Filipa] was much the same as the penina, but
much better located. Car Hire ok. Be in touch again soon.
John McGinn, UK, June 2005
Golf in
Cyprus
Aphrodite Hills Golf Course was one of the best we have played,
the course was in superb condition, the staff were very friendly and helpful.
The facilities were excellent, all in all our day was a complete success
and we look forward to playing there again.
Michael Cocker, Manchestor, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to Almeria
Valle Del Este and Desert Springs were top class, the course
at Roquetas [Playa Serena] was good, but unfortunately we could
only do the front 9 twice due to a water leak. The course at Mojacar
[Marina Golf] is undergoing major work, so from about hole 4-12 the
ground is very rough. The course itself is nice, but until the work is
completed it is a bit like a building site !!
Rich Hunter, Nottingham, UK, June 2005
Great Week
in Costa del Sol
Had A great week, all the courses [La Cala, Flamingos, Santa Maria,
Marbella, Atalaya] were in great condition, there was a hour delay
at La Cala due to a shortage of buggies but it did not spoil the day.
Irving Nattrass, Tyne & Wear, UK, June 2005
Good time
in Costa del Sol
The golf organisation was great everything worked really well and we had
a good time.
Estepona Golf course was very nice quite challenging in parts but
not too hard with good changing rooms and lockers
Duquesa however was horrific the front nine was designed by a mountain
goat with very narrow fairways clinging to the side of the hill and the
fairways sloping excessively down hill away from the buggy paths. The
Back nine was much more sensible and whilst everything was okay we wouldn't
go back there again. Too many lost balls The changing rooms were okay
but they had no lockers The directions to find them were very good and
no doubt we will use your facilities again.
David Court, Oxon, UK, June 2005
Golf
in Cyprus
Thank you for your email, we had a fab holiday. The courses were really
good and especially Aphrodite Hills, extremely professional and
excellent services. One of the best courses we've played. The service
you provided was also extremely professional and the vouchers enabled
us to just pitch up on the course and play with no hassle whats
so ever. Thank you for all your help.
Lisa Mander, East Sussex, June 2005
Superb
Golf at La Cala
Both courses [La Cala North and South] were superb, thank you very
much indeed. We enjoyed the holiday very much.
Stephen Watson, Bristol, UK, June 2005
Golf at Miraflores
We booked just one round at Miraflores. The course was in nice
condition and was quite short but perfect for our requirements as we had
a few higher handicappers in our party. Also, it was still a challenging
course for the lower handicapper. The staff were very helpful and was
a nice relaxed atmosphere in the clubhouse. Can I also thank Santiago
for his very prompt service in booking the tee-times for me. It was excellent
service and everything went very smoothly.
Oliver Horn, UK, June 2005
Santana
Well Presented
Thank you for booking our golf at Santana Golf on 27 June 2005.
We found the course to be exceptionally well presented and although it
has only been open for 18 months it appeared quite mature, not too difficult
and very good for holiday golf. The Club House staff were very pleasant
and the snacks good value. All in all I would highly recommend this course
for golfers of all standards.
Colin Spink, Yorks, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to the Cascais
Everything was lovely [at Quinta da Marinha Golf Resort]; except
for my score. Thank you for your arrangement again.
Kei Inaba, Oxon, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to Costa del Sol
We had a fantastic time in Spain, thanks very much, Jim was very helpful
setting it up for us. The golf was very good:
El paraiso was a little disappointing; it wasn't in the best condition,
apart from the greens which were good.
Monte Mayor was fantastic - all in all the best course we've played,
the staff there were extremely friendly and helpful too.
Los Arqueros - very nice course, could have been a bit more welcoming
at the golf reception but the starter was very friendly (no course planner
was a bit of a grumble tho')
Santa Maria - was very nice as well, lovely condition with some
great holes (again they had no course planners - I found a lake which
I didn't know was there!!!) As I said we had a great time and will definitely
be going back next year - I'm sure we'll be using your services then.
Justin Pearce, Essex, UK, June 2005
Golf in Costa
del Sol
Overall everything was fine. El Paraiso was in very poor condition, other
2 [Los Naranjos, Flamingos] were excellent.
Tony Croxford, Merseyside, UK, June 2005
Great Golf
in Marbella/Mijas
Just a note to say all courses [Santa Maria, La Cala, Mijas] were
great and will be using yourselves again next year.
Wayne Bentley, East Yorkshire, UK, June 2005
Golf in
Costa del Sol
The holiday was great. Jim from your San Pedro office was very helpful
and I'll be calling him again on or prior to my next visit. La Cala
new Europa course was very challenging, but quite excellent. Flamingos
was great, but rather expensive. Santana was also good condition
and and rather more comfortable for mid to high handicappers. (Also rather
more expensive than it should be for this time of year.)
Stephen Langham, Essex, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to Quinta do Lago
Got back yesterday from a really nice break in Portugal, playing on some
great courses [Pinheiros Altos, Pinhal, Quinta do Lago South].
All went very well, apart from a delay at the beginning due to problems
with the plane leaving Gatwick - thank you for your message re the car
hire by the way, which was reassuring. Everything else went like clockwork,
thanks to your hard work in making the arrangements. Will be in touch
if we decide to do a repeat trip next year.
Simon Hoare, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday
to San Roque
Thanks for your note, and your for your great help on our trip! We had
a fantastic time - beautiful place, great golf courses - a wonderful holiday!
We'll be sure to recommend it to others and pass on your name. Thanks
again for all your help PS For comments on the [SanRoque Suites] hotel
- overall it was great although I woiuld suggest that the rooms are
getting a little "tired". Staff and service were very good. Don't know
if you know but they identify which rooms the players from the Ryder Cup
in '97 stayed in - so I guess you could ask for a specific room (ie. The
room that Tiger stayed in) if that's of interest to anyone. I think the
European player rooms were better located than the American rooms. As
for the golf courses - Valderrama - great, San Roque Old
- very good, San Roque New - not as good (but OK - aside from the
first couple of holes, it was fairly plain), Alcaidesa - in betweeen
San Roque Old and New but spectacular views of the the Med Sea and Gibraltar
- surprisingly it has a very low slope rating that didn't seem to go with
the course. Hope this helps. Restaurant recommendations - informal outside
- Ke at Puerto Sotogrande, great (perhaps more formal dinner) - Restaurante
Barbesula
Steve Martin, Ontario, Canada, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to the Algarve
Just a short note to you about the trip you put together for our group
of 12 people. Well it took a lot of planning on your part for the golf
courses, accomodations and car rentals, all went perfect. The weather
was 85 and sunny every day. The golf courses [Vilamoura Old, Vale do
Lobo Royal, Quinta do Lago North and South] that you said to play
were all five star. The villas [Vilamoura Villas] with pool worked
out real well for our group. There is nothing else to say except it was
great. I take 12 guys away every year or 2 and this topped all the others.
We have been to Iceland, Finland, Scotland, and 2 years ago we were in
Western Canada, Whistler and Vancouver. We will use you again on our next
trip. Feel free to give out my name to anyone for a reference. Thanks
Again.
Kenny Moskowitz, New York, USA, June 2005
Golf
Holiday to the Algarve and Costa del Sol
As for me everything from you worked perfectly! The bookings were fine
the hotel Algarve is a very nice hotel, but is a little old in
the rooms, but very clean and the pool and beaches are great. The golf
courses are a little hard to find even with your instructions, all the
courses were fine except the Gramachio course because of a pending
LPGA event, the Flamingo was the best of the courses that we played,
but I would recommend that a power cart be part of the deal as all the
courses are very hilly. As for Puerto Banus it was very nice the room
was very nice, the only thing was to know how to work the washer/dryer
combo. Both places are very good for English, but both places do not give
the spanish/portugal feel to it, but we understood that coming in to this
trip. I would highly recommend your company to other people and I all
ready have sent your web site address to a few friends of mine. In terms
of a car, I have found a company call Argus Rental Car based in Ireland
they saved me over $500-750 dollars CAD on a automatic rental car. When
we travel again for a golfing holiday again we will make sure to look
you folks up.
Floyd Yamamoto, British Columbia, Canada, June 2005
Note: We work closely with
Argus Car Rental. They can be contactsed directly from our Car Hire &
Transport Page
Golf Holiday
to Costa del Sol
Thanks for all your help. The arrangements, details etc were first class
and we will certainly be in touch for future trips. Re courses, the Mijas
courses were great (we had played Los Olivos before but not Los Lagos).
Alhaurin was scenically beautiful, the facilities were excellent
and the staff very helpful and friendly. Although the designer is said
to be Sevvy, however, I think it was a combination of Walt Disney and
Macchiavelli! I did not play badly, struck the ball and putted well but
managed to lose 9 balls! - and I still managed 22 stableford points. I
am glad we went there but it was a one off visit. Many thanks once again.
Fred Dalgarno, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa Blanca
The course at Montenmedio was fantastic (immaculate greens and
fairways - the bunkers were their usual 'orrible selves, we became well
acquainted!)ÊAND we virtually had the course to ourselves. VeryÊgrand
looking venue but staff were down to earth and helpful. We did have one
minor hiccough when the caddy master was at lunch and an inexperienced
young lady managed to organise some hire clubs for us - I got men's clubs
and Steve got left handed clubs ...... andÊaren't we the sad onesÊbecause
we didn't even notice until we were about to tee off! Just a shame our
golf standards didn't match the course!!!Thanks for organising.
Adrienne Shaw, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to Costa del Sol
Many thanks for your e-mail. As you know, you booked me on 2 courses -
Los Naranjos and Marbella Club, both of which I have played
a number of times previously. Both courses were in good order and I also
appreciated the quality of service from your company.
Jonathan Scott Warren, Jersey, June 2005
Santana
in excellent condition
All [Mijas, La Cala, La Quinta and Santana] went very smoothly
with no problems. I would recommend Santana in particular, nice course,
excellent condition, no construction activity.
Mike Bagshaw, Herts, UK, June 2005
Golf Holiday
to the Algarve
Thanks for the e-mail. We all had a great time, the golf [Quinta do
Lago, Vilasol, Palmares, Penina Championship] was excellent, especially
Quinta do Lago North. The only downside, if I can call it that was that
there was very little sand in the bunkers, which made it a bit of a lottery
with the escape shot. For a good golfer, it was a bit on the embarrassing
side. Overall though, it was great, and we will be using your services
again in the near future, probably at Vale do Lobo and Quinta do Lago
when the South course reopens. Once againÊTHANKS.
Denville Taylor, London, UK, June 2005
La Finca
excellent
Thanks for everything. La Finca is an excellent course. The condition
of the course at the time of playing was immaculate. The facilities were
also good.
Cormac O'Donovan, Co Kildare, Ireland, May 2005
Golf in
Costa Blanca
We did indeed enjoy our golfing holiday in Spain, although the weather
was bit warmer than we anticipated - 34 deg.C by 10.00am. The tee times
arranged through you worked very well with no problems at any of the courses
[Villamartin, Las Ramblas, Mosa Trajectum]. I have 2 properties
in Pinar de Campoverde which is ideally located for a great number of
the courses in the area. I keep the properties for my own use and family
and friends many of whom are golfers. I will be recommending your company
to my golfing friends for future bookings and no doubt you will be hearing
from me in not too distance future. Once again thank you for the excellent
service you have provided.
John Male, Hants, UK, May 2005
Lauro Golf
Course superb
We had a terrific time at Lauro,the course was superb as was the
weather .This was our second year golfing in the region and definitely
not our last ,we intend to be back next year at the same time.So it is
very likely that i will be calling yourself or Jim to book our golf .Mean
time i will be recommending course master to
any one i hear going golfing in Spain.
Gordon Gilchrist, UK, May 2005
Golf in Costa
Brava
Thanks again for your help - we hope to be returning again next year (if
our good wives allow us ) ! Thanks again. I had no issues with the Voucher
for Mas Nou D'Aro which was great. The course itself was also great
and I would definitely recommend it, albeit we played it on the 4th day
after 3 days of 36 holes and 3 nights of enjoying ourselves until 4 or
5 in the morning so the hills were a little tough !! The other major problem
was that it took 6 hours (we had been on the course 4 hours 10 minutes
standing on the 14th tee) which is really unacceptable - the fact that
there was no course ranger attempting to speed things up certainly didn't
help. Out of the 4 courses we played I would rank them as follows:
1. Emporda (actually played both Forest and Links and would recommend
others to play both as opposed to sticking to one) ... 5 hour 15 minutes
rounds were again at least an hour more than they should be !
2. PGA Cataluyna - again the only real issue here was the fact
that both rounds took almost 5 and a half hours each ... the fact that
the ranger actually facilitated another 4-Ball on the 10th and let them
play out of turn ahead of us, holding us up for an additional 15 minutes,
again didn't help.
3. Mas Nou D'Aro
4. Girona (no hold ups and 4 hour 15 minute rounds !) Overall though
it was very enjoyable and although we came home quite a few golf balls
lighter than going offer we had a great time and have been recommending
the experience to anyone foolish enough to ask us about it !! Regards
and Thanks again.
John Costello, Co Galway, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
Just a short note to say thank you again for your help with arranging
golf tee-times for my group the week before last. All three courses were
excellent and everyone in the party thoroughly enjoyed playing them. When
it comes to organising our next trip, I will certainly contact you, as
the service we have had from you has been first class.
Simon Marshall, London, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday to the Algarve
We had a wonderful holiday thankyou. It was primarily a family holiday
but my husband enjoyed the golf and was very impressed with the [Penina]
championship course. The hotel [Le Meridien Penina] was great
and the staff extremely helpful. We were also very pleased with the car
company that you arranged for us -- there was no waiting at the airport
which is a real bonus when you are travelling with small children. We
would have no hesitation in booking future holidays or recommending your
company to other people. Many thanks for your professionalism.
Phil Valentine, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
A good holiday . Both courses [Montecastillo, Montenmedio] excellant
and not busy. we ended up with the smaller ford focus car but just managed
to squeeze everything in. Hotel [Montecastillo] had excellant staff
and a good restaurant but was virtually empty for alot of the time. Not
a top quality hotel but you didnt charge top prices! Ready for a bit of
refurbishment.
David Nickerson, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
Overall a very good holiday ( I have given your details to a couple of
other people who will want to organise golf holidays next year) The hotel,
El Cortijo Blanco, was good quality three star, but excellent for
what we wanted. The courses [Santa Maria, La Duquesa, Los Arqueros,
Rio Real, El Paraiso, Alcaidesa] generally were good, although we
were not impressed with Los Arqueros and probably will not go there
again The car, and pick up/drop off arrangements, all very satisfactory.
Gordon Watt, Wilts, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday to the Algarve
The hotel [Vila Gale Marina], golf courses [Vilasol, Millennium,
Pinhal, Vilamoura Old] and overall holiday experience was fantastic
- the entire group have expressed this opinion too! So much so, that we
are looking for a similar trip for next year.
Russell Watmore, Tyne & Wear, May 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
Just writing to let you know we had an absolutely fabulous time golfing
in Spain recently! :o) The Alhaurin hotel was wonderful and the
three courses [La Cala North, Alhaurin, Santana] we played were
terrific. Absolutely everything went without a hitch, the flights, the
car-hire, the hotel [Alhaurin Hotel] and the golf. Many thanks
for all your effort, which allowed us to enjoy the break without a worry.
I've given your company name to everyone I know who golfs! I will be booking
another break with you later in the year. Many thanks once again.
Matthew Taylor, Great Britain, May 2005
Golf Holiday to
Costa del Sol
Just to let you know everything with the holiday went like clockwork,
the accommodation [Pyr Fuengirola] was ideally situated in the
centre of town and all the courses [Mijas, Santa Maria, Torrequebrada]
were expecting us and in excellent condition. So a big thank you from
all of the guys on what turned out to be an enjoyable experience for all!
The only point I am slightly concerned about was the car hire. When we
picked up the cars we were charged for a full tank of petrol for all of
the cars (..as per the information given to us), I was then told that
if we returned all the cars with a full tank of petrol, my credit card
would be refunded with the full amount. All the cars were returned full
and I am just waiting confirmation to see if my credit card has been refunded!
I will keep you informed! Many thanks yet again, and if you need anybody
to recommend your company for a golfing trip in the future, please let
me know as we will certainly be using you again!
Derek Ratcliffe, Fife, Scotland, May 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
Once again you and course master came up with the goods, everything went
without a hitch, so big thanks to you all. The golf courses [Cabopino,
Rio Real, Santana, Monte Mayor, Marbella] were in good condition,
however Santana had half the greens hollow tined and although we
got free buggys, it did dampen our enthusiasm for the course, most of
the group thought it was the least popular during the week, partly due
to its shortness in length so maybe worth noting, guess its better for
higher handicap players, although they are friendly people. Benabola
was fine, we all enjoyed the apartments, clean and with good maid service,
even better no charge for parking underneath, a real bonus is being so
close to the port itself and a smashing beach, not much noise to disturb
anyone through the nights as well. Travelling via Gibralter is a good
move, much quieter, one or two points had we known would have made life
easier but will for sure go through Gib again. Thanks again, all the best,
next one October, yippee !!
Robert Head, Lancs, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday to Costa del Sol
Thanks for the email and I should have emailed you earlier. The weather
was not the best for the first couple of days! Snow on the hill ( or are
they mountains!) behind Fuengirola - I have never seen that before in
March. Unfortunately, due to the weather, Mijas was closed on the
Wednesday we arrived and thanks to Mijas Golf course for rearranging
the extra golf that was suppose to be played on that day, by 4 people,
to the following Saturday. I must say Torrequebrada was not so
nice! It rained all Thursday night (3rd March) and the Friday, Friday
being the day we played. 12 intrepid golfers decided that they would give
it a go (as the course was not closed - quite frankly it should have been
- all the others were), 8 of which gave up after 11 holes. The course
was unplayable with water running down fairways - ankle deep! It wasn't
nice and there were only about, at max, 20 people on the course - Us being
12 of them - talk about mad Englishmen! The only thing that annoyed me
was people being offered the course at 45 Euro's because of the weather
- we had to pay you the price when we booked. Not your fault, but if there
is anyway you could get a refund, in part would help, it would be much
appreciated. I'll understand if you can't but they told us on the day
when we phoned the golf course was closed but being inspected (time 8.30am).
They also told us our tee time was 8.48am which according to our confirmation
was not the case( I haven't got it to hand but I think it was around 12).
I'll leave you to sort that out! Apart from that, everything went well
and I am very grateful for all you did. Nobody can predict the weather.
By the way, we will be off to Vilamoura, Portugal next year in April 2006.
So if you have any offers going let me know. One thing for sure we will
book the golf through you. Once again thanks for what you have done for
us and I look forward to using your company in the future, even though
Torrequebrade let the side down!
Richard Williams, Somerset, UK, March 2005
Golf Holiday to the Algarve
We had an excellent holiday. Everything went according to the agenda you
produced for my group. The car was right at the airport waiting for us,
with no hidden costs etc. The villa [Vilamoura Villas] was especially
good with a very high level of accomadation and great swimming pool, also
ideally located to shops and bars, not to mention the golf courses. The
courses [Pinhal, Millennium, Old] were also what we expected with
all our tee times being met, and again no hidden costs. Overall a great
experience and we can't wait to book you again next year. Please don't
hesitate to use my name as a recomendation for your company. I am already
telling all my friends and colleagues about you.
Ian Colton, Swindon, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday to Cyprus
Thank you to Course Master Golf for arranging what turned out to be an
excellant golfing experience on Tsada & Secret Valley. We had no
problems with our tee off times, infact the golf clubs were expecting
us. Both courses were challenging, of the highest standard ( especially
Tsada ) & very enjoyable. I appreciate the good work that Course
Master Golf did on my behalf ( competitive pricing per round, 3 rounds
in a split week ) I will have no hesitation calling on your services again
( which i hope will be soon ) I will certainly recommend Course Master
Golf to my friends and family.
Derek Evans, Glasgow, UK, May 2005
Golf Holiday to the Algarve
Many thanks for your kind message and yes we did enjoy our holiday in
Alvor - we had 7 days of glorious sunshine and every thing was perfect
- we thoroughly enjoyed our golf and as usual the Gramacho and
Pinta course were in perfect condition. I lookforward to going
again and hope fully will be seeking a good rate for this coming October!!!
Please convey my thanks and best wishes to Ron McKail and thankyou all
for making a realy good happy holiday
Neisha Beasley, Hants, UK, May 2005
Costa del Sol
Courses in Excellent Condition
The 5 golf courses [La Reserva Sotogrande, Almenara, Valderrama]
we played were in excellent condition and the service at each one was
first class, only problem is we were not informed before hand that Almenaras
club house was closed foe renovations. Another point was you quoted the
price for La Reserva to include lunch but that wasn't the case. Never
mind we had a great time and will be back in May 2006. Will contact you
when we are firm on the dates.
Paul Thornberry, May 2005
Golf Holiday to
Costa Blanca
Thanks the hotel [La Zenia] was superb and the 3 golf courses [Villamartin,
Las Ramblas, La Finca] were top class hopefully be getting in touch
early next year to book again.
Mark Fowler, West Lothian, UK, May 2005
Golf in Costa
Blanca
From the first day to the last we had a wond |