The Pocket Guide to Golf Courses: Italy

Playing golf in Italy is a romantic dream turned into reality. The combination of golf in Italy’s often devastatingly beautiful landscape, the wealth of her culture, the glory of her food and la dolce vita sounds so irresistible that it comes as a surprise that golf here is a minority sport, especially for tourists. Here at last is an elegant and concise resource for Italian and visiting golfers alike. Continuing Beckenham’s new standard in golf course appraisal, The Guide will list every 18 hole course and combine expert evaluations with assessments of each hole. It will answer all the questions: each and every course is different, but which will give you a real challenge, which the most pleasure? What facilities will you find when you get there? And can you find them at all?
Beautiful photographs of the outstanding features and most interesting holes adorn the guide. Beckenham’s editorial team comprises Italian, Irish, British and New Zealand golfers (professional and mixed-standard amateurs).
Whether traveller, tourist, armchair reader or resident, you will find this guide indis-pensable & hard to put down!

Giocare a golf in Italia è un sogno romantico che si è
trasformato in realtà: la combinazione con la bellezza del
paese, i paesaggi spesso mozzafiato e la ricchezza della
cultura, hanno un effetto così irresistibile che è
sorprendente che il golf sia in Italia uno sport minoritario
specialmente per i turisti.
È finalmente disponibile una guida elegante e concisa, per i giocatori di golf italiani e stranieri. È una iniziativa che segue l’innovativo modello di giudizio ideato da Beckenham per conoscere e valutare i diversi terreni di gioco. Il volume dedicato all’Italia elenca tutti i campi a 18 buche e combina valutazioni di esperti e giudizi su ciascuna buca.
Ogni campo è diverso, ma quale vi proporrà la sfida più
appassionante, quale il maggior piacere? Quali servizi
troverete quando arriverete lì? La Guida risponde alle vostre domande, e propone splendide fotografie degli elementi paesaggistici e delle buche più interessanti.
Il gruppo editoriale Beckenham è composto da golfisti
italiani, irlandesi, inglesi e della Nuova Zelanda
(professionisti e dilettanti di diverso livello). Che siate
viaggiatori, turisti, appassionati lettori o golfisti Italiani
troverete questa guida utile e indispensabile per divertirvi
in lungo e in largo per l’Italia.

Of Spain & Portugal, they said:

“An ideal stocking filler”  (Financial Times)

"This book… is definitely a gold”  (Scotland on Sunday)

“An invaluable aid to anyone who chooses to take his game to [Spain & Portugal]” (Birmingham Post)

“A new standard in course appraisal” (Irish Times)

Written by well-travelled golf players and course designers, including leading NZ Tour player Greg Turner, highly respected for his views on course design, this bi-lingual guide will draw from their combined knowledge and experience to give you the best available assessments of the courses of mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia.

• Clubs awarded 'trophy ratings' for excellence in facilities
• Courses awarded star ratings for excellence in design
• Holes rated individually with our unique traffic light ‘green-yellow-red’ (strong to weak) colour code system
• Unusual and historic holes rated 'purple'
• The top holes awarded ‘gold hole’ status
• At a glance summary description of course
• A feast of beautiful photographs, generally giving the player’s eye view 

Packaged to be ideal for a present, this bi-lingual book will be an indispensable addition to the travelling golfer’s jacket pocket or golf bag, suitable alike for:

• golf tourists in Italy
• Italian residents & holiday-house owners

and also for:

• golf course design enthusiasts
• armchair travellers

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