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Quinta do Lago, Almancil, Portugal – 24 minutes from Faro Airport – 27 minutes to Vilamoura Marina About the course: San Lorenzo has been one of the standout golf courses in the Algarve ever since it opened for play in 1988, highlighted by its rating of 4.6/5 from no less than 98 verified Your Golf Travel customer reviews. Situated on the fringes of the Vale do Lobo estate, on the edge of a golden sandy beach; Dona Filipa has long been regarded as one of the area’s best 5* hotels and offers luxury accommodation, as well as superb facilities including 3 floodlit tennis courts and heated swimming pool. No less than 15 first-class restaurants, most of which can found around the beachside Praça area, also take pride of place at Vale do Lobo so foodies will be right at home and, as always, nightlife hotsposts such as the ever-trusty Vilamoura Marina where you’ll find countless bars including Luis Figo’s very own watering hole, are just a short cab ride away. Sítio do Lavajinho, Castro Marim, Portugal – 47 minutes from Faro Airport – 27 Minutes from Tavira – 50 minutes from Vilamoura About the course: Castro Marim is a relative new-comer on the Algarve golf scene, having opened for play in 2001, and is tucked away from the hustle and bustle of more popular Algarve holiday hotspots, located in the lesser explored East of the region.

But the match filmed at Stoke Park in the 1964 film “Goldfinger” isn’t the only link between Bond and golf, so what if James Bond, or a YGT client who fancied themselves a golfing OO Agent, were to contact Your Golf Travel and enquire about a golf holiday? With all golf holidays, the action really starts the day before we set off, and while most of us would be digging through our drawers looking out our favourite golf shirts, and in the garage getting our clubs and golf trolleys all ready to go, Bond would no doubt be heading in a more sartorially elegant direction, and would be getting kitted out from an equipment point of view by his friends at Q Branch. While Bond’s match against Auric Goldfinger took place at Stoke Park in the film Goldfinger, Fleming’s original account of the contest between Bond and the SMERSH Treasurer was based on his own personal love for Royal St George’s which he renamed Royal St Mark’s for the novel released in 1959. After all that golf, what better way to round off the James Bond Golf Holiday than with a quick European weekender to Monte Carlo where you could indulge in one of Bond’s favourite past times

If your Rugby World Cup plans are still up in the air, check out our selection of venues below which we think are great places to base yourself if you’ve got tickets to use, or just if you fancy a great value golf break where you can plan your tee times around matches being shown live on TV in some of the best 19th holes in the land. Click here Leicester City Stadium, or the King Power Stadium, is home to Leicester City FC and boasts a healthy maximum capacity of over 30,000 which will no doubt provide a cracking atmosphere for clashes between Argentina & Tonga and Canada vs. Romania. The course here has hosted a European Challenge Tour event, underlining its quality, and is reportedly a regular golfing choice of players from Manchester’s two elite football teams, Manchester City, and the world famous Manchester UTD. Want a golf break to Worsley Park? Click here Sandy Park will cram up to 12,500 fans into see some of the lesser known teams during the World Cup but those with tickets to see Tonga vs. Namibia or Italy vs. Romania might want to check out Woodbury Park which is just 8 miles away.

Here at 19th hole we don’t want to force people into planning their much-needed day off, we just like to point you in the right direction. Here are four reasons and seven great value destinations perfect for a short getaway. Many golf resorts are in favour of slashing their prices by up to 50% on a Sunday evening and the bank holiday will be no different. We advise that the tee time is booked in due course to avoid any disappointment and it will provide offer something to look forward to.