DESTINATIONGOLF. TRAVEL DESTINATION GOLF GLOBAL GUIDE AUTUMN 2026
From 11-13 September 2026, Bernardus will welcome the leading players from Europe and the United States for the first Solheim Cup to be staged in the Netherlands. The event follows three consecutive editions of the country’ s national open on the DP World Tour between 2021 and 2023- experience that has helped the Bernardus team understand how the Kyle Phillips-designed course performs under the demands of elite competition.
6: TEETH OF THE DOG NAMED RENOVATION OF THE YEAR 2026 IN GOLF INC. PUBLIC / RESORT CATEGORY Teeth of the Dog at Casa de Campo ® Resort & Villas has taken first place in the Public / Resort category of the Renovation of the Year 2026 awards published by Golf Inc. magazine, following the full-scale rebuild of the 1971 Pete Dye layout. The judging panel included John Sparrow, general manager of Bobby Jones Golf Club, Jerry Lemons of ASGCA, superintendent Ryan Walsh of Woods Hole Golf Club and Don Mahaffey of Wolf Point Golf Company. Walsh summed up the entry as a“ spectacular presentation”.
double international recognition after two of its championship courses were included in Golf World’ s new Top 100 X Factor Courses in the World ranking. Emirates Golf Club’ s Majlis Course was ranked No. 36, while Yas Links Abu Dhabi placed No. 44.
9: TÜRKIYE’ S NEWEST GOLF DESTINATION TO TRANSFORM INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IN KEY MARKETS Opening of The Dalaman Golf Club hailed as“ a strategic investment in the future of Dalaman” Key officials driving the launch of the first golf club in Dalaman believe that the new investment will not only strengthen Türkiye’ s position within the global golf tourism market but also diversify the region’ s tourism offering and extend the international travel season beyond the traditional summer months. Managed by Hilton Dalaman Sarıgerme Resort & Golf, The Dalaman Golf Club is one of European golf’ s most anticipated new golf course design projects and will officially open on August 30.
7: LAGUNA GOLF PHUKET AND VIYA ANNOUNCE RECIPROCAL CLUB AGREEMENT Laguna Golf Phuket, the award-winning golf destination and home to Southeast Asia’ s only PGA-branded golf academy, has entered into a reciprocal club agreement with Viya which operates six golf clubs across the UAE, including Emirates Golf Club and Jumeirah Golf Estates. Under the agreement, Laguna Golf Phuket members will be eligible for preferential green fee rates and selected benefits across Viya’ s golf clubs. Viya members will receive reciprocal benefits when visiting Laguna Golf Phuket, providing members of both organisations with additional playing opportunities when travelling between Thailand and the UAE.
8: VIYA SECURES DOUBLE RECOGNITION IN GOLF WORLD’ S TOP 100 X FACTOR COURSES RANKING Emirates Golf Club and Yas Links Abu Dhabi are the only UAE courses included in the new global list. Viya has received
10: TRUMP TURNBERRY EXPANDS WORLD-CLASS GOLF OFFERING WITH OPENING OF TRUMP’ S TWELVE New 12-hole par-three course expands Academy experience alongside the iconic Ailsa and King Robert the Bruce. Trump’ s Twelve, a spectacular new 12-hole Par 3 course at Trump Turnberry, officially opened this week on August 10, adding a new dimension to one of the world’ s most celebrated golfing destinations. Featuring holes ranging from 70 to 206 yards, the course combines undulating greens, imaginative green surrounds, natural wasteland areas and carefully positioned water features to create a dramatic short-course layout for golfers of all ages and abilities.
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