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Travel News
PGA of America announces
multiyear partnership
with Mission Hills China
First PGA of America Golf
Academies in China to be
established in Shenzhen and Hainan
The PGA of America has announced a multiyear
partnership with China’s Mission Hills Group and Pacific
Pine Sports Group that will see the launch of three PGA
Golf Academies in China.
Spa at Grand National
opening November 2018
at the Auburn-Opelika
Marriott Resort
Originally created to attract
golfers to Alabama, multiple spas were added along
the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail to enhance the guests’
experiences. The sixth spa on the RTJ Spa Trail opened
November 20 inside the Auburn/Opelika Marriott
Resort at Grand National.
The Tradition is everything
and more at Treetops
Resort
The Tradition at Treetops has
everything that anyone could ever want in a fabulous
golf experience. The Tradition is not a long 18 holes but
at a par 70 is plenty challenging. The conditioning of this
course meets exceptional standards demanded by the
Treetops management.
The Tradition at Treetops North joins 3 other designs
at that location known lovingly as the Smith Signature
course The Fazio Premier and Threetops, a par 3 gem.
Double Accolades for Roe
Park Resort
Roe Park Resort has topped
the hospitality charts in
terms of its people and
its place after picking up
two awards at the recent Northern Ireland Hospitality
Awards.
The Resort won ‘Hotel Team of the Year’ and ‘Resort
Hotel of the Year’ for the second year consecutively
Take the Royal Route to
golf on the French Riviera
Renowned for delivering glitz
and glamour on a widespread
scale, there are few places in
the world that can rival the
French Riviera, and golfers can experience all this and
more when staying at the exclusive Royal Mougins Golf
Resort over the coming months.
Bookable until April 19, ‘19, the breaks feature 18
holes (including buggy) on the award-winning venue’s
championship course - designed by acclaimed architect
Robert Von Hagge and a four-time host of the European
Tour’s Cannes Open - and an array of other attractive
benefits available from €165ppspn.
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Laguna Bintan
Celebrates Inaugural
Cassia Cup 2018 Hosted
By Golf Legend Sir Nick
Faldo
Laguna Bintan integrated
resort presented a once-in-a-lifetime weekend getaway
with its inaugural Cassia Cup hosted by Sir Nick Faldo
– Laguna Golf brand ambassador and six-time Major
winner earlier last month. Adding hype to Laguna
Bintan’s vibrant lifestyle programming, the successful
tournament saw 115 guests inclusive of 90 golfers who
competed over 18 holes with separate ladies and men’s
division