Among the hundreds of thousands of golfers in the world, many are avid travellers. They like to combine holidays, weekend breaks and business trips with a chance to play the best courses in their chosen destinations. Great courses act like magnets to discerning golfers. Poor quality courses and facilities are not what travelling golfers are typically looking for – although value for money is often a consideration.

It is surprisingly difficult however, for travelling golfers to identify the best areas for golfing breaks, which courses to play when they get there, and what to expect from any particular course. Most of the available guides (books) contain purely factual information and give the golfer little idea of the quality of the courses, or which courses will give them the best “golfing day-out. Distinctively different from golf guides mentioned above, are large, glossy, coffee-table books, that might delve into very considerable detail on a few “blue-chip” courses – but are far from ideal for planning and booking golfing trips or holidays. Many online golf guides display all golf courses but fail to answer key questions for golfers. Travel sites list only those golf clubs and hotels with which they have commercial arrangements. Still other sites show only the very top courses or focus on a limited geography.

Travelling golfers often want to play the better courses in an area, and need a reliable rating system, contact details and information about what they’ll find when they get there. www.where2golf.com sets out to remedy these information gaps. The online database covers currently 750 top golf courses situated in UK & Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and some popular U.S. golf areas. Site visitors can find courses by name, by geographic region or by nearest city. Each golf course is rated and described, giving the golfer an impression of the quality and “ambience” of the selected golfing destination. With a five-point rating scale based on course condition, layout and surroundings, Where2Golf.com enables golfers to discover hidden gems and to choose a new course to play based on how its rating compares to others.

Where2Golf.com tells golfers what each course is really like, gives the historical background of the course and provides up-to-date information on nearby lodging. What’s more, the site displays photos of the courses, along with high quality maps, showing all highly rated courses within a region, created exclusively to facilitate golf-break and holiday planning.

All ratings and descriptions are based on the Where2Golf.com founders’ first-hand experience on each course. www.where2golf.com

About the Author

Much-travelled golfer sought out and played more than 750 courses, which most golfers would describe as the “top” golf courses in Western Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Together with Nigel Butler created Where2Golf.com