Capitals Golf Club
Trakai Island Castle
Palace, the Jewish Quarter & Ghettos, Chapel of the Blessed
Mary and the Gates of Dawn. A lovely meal of homemade
meatballs at Zoe’s Bar & Grill with cathedral views rounds
off an excellent first day.
Day 2- The V Golf Club
After a hearty buffet breakfast of fresh juice, fruit, yoghurt,
bread, cheese and strong coffee, in less than the blink of
an eye we are driving in a golf cart to the V Golf Club’s
warm-up facilities, which includes a 250-metre driving range
with 20 undercover bays, a putting green for chipping and
putting and another green with two bunkers for bunker
practise.
Situated in the scenic surroundings of the Vilnius Grand
Resort, the V Golf Club is a 7,690 metre, 18-hole USGA
standards layout built by architect Bob Hunt, and is widely
recognised as the best in the Baltic States. The course
weaves its way among beautiful lakes, taking the golfer
through spectacular birch trees and majestic pine forests
interspersed with bullrush-fringed wetland areas and wild
flower meadows.
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Englishman Johnny Fleming, who is spending a few months
at the V Golf Club as part of his Applied Golf Management
Studies Degree at Birmingham University, joins us for a few
holes and gives us some tips about the course. “The four,
strong par-5s, namely the 7th, 9th, 12th and 15th are the key
holes and it’s all about hitting your ball in the right spots,”
says Johnny. “There’s also plenty of marshy areas to watch
out for, and if your ball goes in, then it’s usually a goner.”
Although it’s a excellent track, the V Golf Club is also a
challenging test. According to professionals like Johnny
Fleming and Karl Grundin, if you manage to complete your
round with the same golf ball, then it’s an achievement to
be proud of. Like many players we lose plenty of balls, and
we quickly go from using pristine Titliest Pro V1’s, to that
last, cracked, cream-coloured Dunlop discovered in the dark
recesses of the golf bag, to looking in the trees for any kind
of ball to complete the round. The lesson here, is to pack
plenty of balls for your Lithuania golf trip!
During a post-round lunch at the resort’s Le Paysage
Restaurant, there’s the opportunity to sample some local
dishes. Lithuanian cuisine features products suited to