Let’s see together what are the best Golf Clubs in Apulia territory.
Travelers and golfers, today we write for you.
Sport related to meditation and concentration, for many people, golf is a lifestyle.
Golf is a moment of rest from work and busy life, an opportunity to challenge yourself, your limits, objectives and your personal vision of the “horizon”.
Puglia is a region with a great offer for golf lovers, thanks to its fields drew from the best specialized design firms worldwide.
These structures combine environmental beauty and technically perfect and harmonious spaces, thus to be suitable to host important global competitions and golfing academies.
A great number of fans and passionate about this sport decide, every year, to spend a period in Puglia to enjoy both the beauty of the area and golf lessons or international competitins.
Let’s find out how the particularities of Apulia make it interesting for the challenge on the green, exploring the 5 most interesting and complete Golf Clubs of the region.
San Domenico Golf, Savelletri (Brindisi)
Made up with an undulating smooth grass green, the prestigious 18-holes Golf Club San Domenico is one of the best Italian golf clubs.
It extends for 6300 meters, between meadows and olive trees along the Adriatic coast; not surprisingly it was designed by a group of professional European architects that, in projecting the Par of 72 strokes and the green, took into account not only of the USGA standards, but also the role played by the wind in the challenges held in such a field near at the sea.
San Domenico Golf Club also hosts the PGA European Challenge Tour Grand Final.
Coccaro Golf Club, Savelletri (Brindisi)
At about a mile from the San Domenico is the Coccaro Golf Club, 9-hole executive course (par 27) of 1150 meters.
The field is equipped with driving range, putting green, pitching green and bunker area to improve the game in the sand.
For this golf center too, the landscape makes the difference.
Sudden glimpses of the sea will distract you before almond trees, olive trees, water obstacles and ups and downs will you bring back to the right concentration, making the game interesting for most skill levels.
Barialto Golf Club, Bari
The golfer who loves nature and is attracted by the beauty of local resources and nature wil find in Barialto Golf Club, an oasis of peace among the Apulian olive trees, poplars and oaks. Barialto Golf Club is a fine structure whose mission is not only sports but also concerns the hydrogeological protection of the land and biodiversity.
The ground is located a few minutes’ drive from the center of Bari, in the Casamassima area.
The golf course runs along 6000 meters of palm trees, olive trees and lakes with reeds and water lilies.
Outdoor and indoor space dedicated to relax, conviviality, food and wine.
A fine restaurant, a winter garden and a beautiful swimming pool will welcome your friends or you during your pause.
Riva dei Tessali, Castellaneta (Taranto)
This field is named after the area where It’s located, Riva dei Tessali, one of the most attractive stretches of coast of the Gulf of Taranto. The pine forest surrounding this 18 hole, Par 71, gives the 5960 meters field the typical Mediterranean fragrance.
The Golf Club Riva dei Tessali has hosted 17 times an event of the important world competition “Challenge Tour”.
In addition to the competitons on the calendar, Riva dei Tessali is also home to the Golf Academy, which also offers individual as well as collective sessions, customized programs, golf clinics and lessons of field strategy.
On the path, snack corner (between holes 9 and 11), restaurant with local special food, swimming pool (indoor and outdoor).
Available to players a driving range, framed by pine trees and adjacent to the cozy clubhouse.
This Golf Club is ideal for those who want to involve their families in this sport!
Acaya Golf Club, Lecce
One of the favorite fields of Puglia for the fans of the territory of Salento, Acaya Golf Club boasts a 8192 meters green in a privileged location, between a stretch of Adriatic coast and the Natural Oasis WWF “Le Cesine”, natural setting of rare beauty and rich wildlife.
The location is strategic due to its proximity to the city of Lecce and the Salento beaches, both on the Adriatic and Ionian coast.
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We come in to detail Golf course: 18 holes (Par 17), the design is such as to encourage the players to use all fourteen irons.
The fairways is made with Bermuda grass, an American seed that aids the ideal ball’s floating.
The entire route has been renovated and remodeled (both on the technical and agronomic point of view) by Hurdzan-Fry , one of the most famous and specialized American architectural firms in designing golf courses.
This firm is particularly active in the in accessibility and universal design over than in the attention to environmental sustainability.
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The driving range of this golfer’s paradise has 66 stations that include two putting greens and two pitching greens.
The design of the space makes it the ideal location both for the professionals looking for new challenges and for “intermediate level” who want to improve their technique and finally for beginners. The latter can also rely on experts and personalized guides instructors.
Rich on the annual schedule of tournaments and competitions for all levels, both for male and female pupils.
Golf enthusiasts can’t help but love even the peculiarities of these areas of the Mediterranean maquis, re-designed harmoniously to be a point of union between the external environment and your concentration.