In a close battle between Gerry and Brenda Gentle, who between them held the lead through all four rounds, it was eventually Gerry who took the title in Brittany, but a final back nine charge made it a close finish.
It all went down to the final green in Turkey. Click to find out how Brian Haynes held off a tough challenge to regain his Turkish title. Plus, discover who kept up the Greencard tradition of dunking their golf trolley in the lake...
Read the results from our 2017 golf in South Africa survey. Discover the best hotels and golf courses from our recent tournament in Cape Town & The Garden Route. We also reveal your favourite go to club and winter golf destinations.
The Greencard Golf Holidays South Africa Tour event went down to the last couple of holes, but Anthony Trafford came through to secure his second title of the 2017 season. The event again confirmed South Africa as a fantastic winter golf destination.
We've been hosting Greencard Golf Holidays Thailand Tour events for many years. They are always amongst our most popular trips of the season and great escapes from the dark nights and chills of Europe. In 2017 Gary Corbett went one better than last year taking the title in a hard fought and memorable tournament.
Read the full report from the first event of 2017 Greencard Golf Tour. We teed off the new season in Spain, and had a first time winner after 12 years of near misses!
Greencard golfers completed over 1,300 rounds of golf during the 2016 season! That’s almost 24,000 holes, played on golf courses in 11 countries over 4 continents. For those of you who like a good "stat" we've produced a simple infograph which shows some of the details of our 2016 Tour. Take a fun look back at some of the highlights of the season.
Quinta do Lago in Portugal has been the home of the Greencard Finals week for several years. The venue is ideal in offering excellent accommodation options and quality golf courses. However, there was a feeling that a change was required and in 2015, we decided to introduce a rota system. Going forward we will have [...]
The regular Greencard Golf Tour season is over for another year and we're looking forward to our Grand Finals in few weeks where we will crown the new Champion Golfer for the year. This year the finals will be played at a new venue, the 5 star luxury Intercontinental Mar Menor near Murcia in Spain. [...]
Hilton Head is located in South Carolina, it is a beautiful island about a one hour drive from Savannah. We were staying at the wonderful Sea Pines Resort and had planned to be here for 10 days. The golf programme was to include five rounds of golf on the three Sea Pines courses, including the [...]
We've been planning to run an event in Switzerland for some time and were very excited about bringing the Greencard Tour to such a scenic location. We were staying in the town of Montreux, which sits on the edge of Lake Geneva. The golf programme included four individual stableford rounds, one on each of Maison [...]
This is the first time Greencard Tour Event has been based in the beautiful town of Harrogate. This area of the UK has several top golf courses and our itinerary included rounds on Moortown, Pannal, Harrogate and Alwoodley. Excellent New Venue at West Park Hotel Harrogate We stayed at the recently refurbished West Park Hotel. [...]
Located in the seaside town of Downings in County Donegal, lies the Rosapenna Hotel. It is bordered on one side by the Atlantic ocean and on the other by its two 18-hole championship golf courses. Whilst Greencard has visited the west coast of Ireland on previous occasions, this is the first time that we have [...]
Just over an hour from Calais is one of Europe’s prettiest cities, Bruges. It is known as the Venice of the North and is famous for its beautiful canals and architecture. We stayed at the wonderful Dukes Palace Hotel, which, as the name suggests is inside a 15th Century palace. The rooms are luxuriously designed [...]
This is our second visit to the all inclusive Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort and once again this wonderful venue continued to impress. The first thing that strikes you is the attention to detail. From the glass of champagne offered to you on arrival, and indeed every time you enter the hotel, the fabulous [...]
Return “home” To La Manga Club for the Greencard Tour La Manga Club was home to the Greencard Finals for many years but it is nearly a decade since we were last here. I am delighted to report that things have improved since our last visit. The practice facilities are now fantastic with a [...]
South Africa has hosted Greencard Golf Tour Events for several years and the country never fails to deliver a wonderful golfing experience - this year was no different. It really is the perfect winter golf destination to get away from the temporary greens and indifferent weather in the UK at this time of year. We [...]
The Greencard Golf Tour event in Thailand is one of longest running tournaments and is always very popular. With it's beautiful golf courses, luxury hotels with amazing service standards and of course the local people Thailand is one of the best winter golf destinations for frustrated, frost worn UK golfers! In recent years we've combined [...]