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 [...]
This was our third Greencard Golf Tour visit to the Algarve over the New Year period. Our base was once again the recently refurbished Dona Filipa hotel with the golf programme including three rounds on the superb San Lorenzo and two on Pinheiros Altos. The refurbished Dona Filipa Hotel - a perfect post Christmas weather [...]
The Greencard Grand Finals week was held in the superb golfing area of Quinta da Lago in the Algarve. The itinerary for the week was the same for both the Tour Finalists and those participating in the Masters. The competitions would be contested over rounds on Quinta South, Quinta North and Laranjal. In addition there [...]
This is the first time that we've taken the Greencard Golf Tour to Lake Garda - and the venue was worth the wait! We were based in the picturesque town of Sirmione, which is located on a peninsula at the southern end of this spectacular lake. The centre of Sirmione is now pedestrianized allowing people [...]
We all know the feeling - the presents have been bought, wrapped and then unwrapped, both you and the turkey have been stuffed, the sales have already started (along with the queues and the traffic), the bleak weather and dark afternoons mean it’s hard enough to get nine holes in let alone 18. And then [...]
Just twelve days after Zach Johnson lifted the most famous claret jug in the world on the Old Course at the Home of Golf in St Andrews, the Greencard Golf Tour landed in Fife for what turned out to be the closest tournament of our season and for many years. Perhaps the Most Famous Scene [...]
After the final qualifying event of the 2014 Tour was completed in Mexico we can now announce the field for the highlight of our season - The Grand Finals Festival at the Quinta Do Lago courses in Portugal. SEE FULL DETAILS OF OUR 2014 GREENCARD TOUR FINALS Tim Elliott Tops Order of Merit Entering [...]
Hot Putter Keeps Cool To Take Double Win in Mexico The first Greencard event in Mexico was due to be held at the Moon Palace Resort with the golf scheduled at both the Moon Palace and Riveria Cancun. However, a couple of weeks before we were due to depart the hotel informed us that an [...]