Golfing holidays: readers' tips, recommendations and travel advice We have never gone on an organised golf tour but made all our own arrangements online and by phone, only booking our tee times on arrival. Rosemary Barford, East Sussex We had a superb two-day beginners" lesson at Gleneagles (0800 389 3737; gleneagles.com), where we were taught the basics of the game, rules and etiquette (most important) and what equipment choices we should make. Our teacher was PGA-qualified and we both felt much more confident after the lesson. Gleneagles was simply magnificent and we enjoyed reflecting on our game in the Dormy Clubhouse afterwards. David Bain, Cumbria Driving in the sun Sunshine is what we want in a British winter, so research for our golfing trips tends to concentrate on weather first and golf third, with added cultural and other interest in-between. We imagine there are plenty of others like us, so would like to draw attention to Morocco. It's not the most obvious golfing destination, and until about 10 years ago, there was only one golf course in the entire country. Now there are half a dozen or so, with more to come. We played and stayed at the Atlas Golf Resort (atlasgolfresort.ma), which, as the name suggests, has the Atlas Mountains as a wonderful backdrop. Colin Nichols, Powys I hadn't gone to western Canada with any great thoughts of golf, though I knew that in Banff, at the heart of the Banff National Park in the Rockies, the famous Banff Springs Hotel has a celebrated 18-hole course. What I was unprepared for was the large number of small, often nine-hole municipal courses across the province, especially in the quaint small towns of the Kootenays, around Nelson, New Denver and Kaslo. The word municipal makes them sound rather grey and dowdy, but these were unbelievably spectacular courses, in wild settings and with backdrops of mountains, lakes and forests that make up some of the most glorious scenery on Earth. At the same time they were informal, easy going and not at all busy. The sight of such beautiful, small, friendly courses would have converted even the most hardened golf sceptic. You might easily stumble upon these courses as you drive around, but if you would rather plan your visits there is a website called britishcolumbia.travel, which has pages devoted to golf, detailing almost 70 courses in the province; also try golfinbritishcolumbia.com, which is very useful. Tim Ferry, London I recommend the golf at Palheiro (casa-velha.com) in Madeira. The course itself has to be one of the most beautiful in Europe, perched high above the sea, overlooking Funchal. But the extremely comfortable Casa Velha Do Palheiro, a former hunting lodge overlooking the course's 10th tee, also has plenty to offer those who don't play. The hotel is also quite good value: three nights" b & b costs from €410/£330 per person, which includes free daily green fees. Jeremy Beale, Lincolnshire My husband and I - keen golfers for more than 40 years - always fancied playing in Barbados so for our anniversary we treated ourselves to a week at Sandy Lane, which has access to three different resorts. One of the resorts - The Green Monkey, designed by Tom Fazio - was not officially open but hotel guests were permitted to play on it for an hour each day. Other than that, the golf was everything we had hoped for; we were slightly disappointed by the beach at Sandy Lane (which was superb), which was much smaller than it looked in the brochure, though it was undeniably beautiful. Angela Hall, Cardiff My golfing friends and I have always organised our own trips but two years ago we paid a specialist company, Supertravel (020 7962 9494; supertravel.co.uk), to do it for us. We ended up going to Belek, in Turkey - somewhere I doubt we would have come up with on our own, but it was marvellous. Our problem now is, do we go back to Belek or let Supertravel send us elsewhere? Martin Skipton, Suffolk Golf-playing British visitors should take a look at Phoenix, in the US - it's a superb golf destination. The city and its surrounds have some wonderful courses, backed up by a good, reliable climate, and some very good resorts and hotels. David Cheenham, London I know Dubai isn't to all tastes, but if golf is your priority, then it has a lot going for it, not least the Greg Norman-designed Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Next month sees the final event on the European Tour (November 22-25), with lots of the world's top golfers taking part, so we're going out to watch (and shop and sunbathe) at a time of year when things are getting really miserable in Britain. Simon Eldridge, Oxfordshire We play a lot of golf here in Northern Ireland - if it's good enough for Rory, it's good enough for us - and have some fabulous courses. Some are potentially difficult and quite grand, such as Royal Portrush, but how about Belvoir Park (belvoirparkgolfclub.com), not far from Belfast and with green fees at £75, or the incredibly beautiful Lough Erne in County Fermanagh (lougherneresort.com)? Sean McVey, Belfast We'd be the first to admit we're not in the first flush of youth, but we do still like our golf and we enjoy the occasional cruise. So we were interested to find recently that we could combine cruising with golf on certain Silversea cruises (silversea.com). We hope to cruise the Caribbean with them next year and take in planned stops that allow passengers to play some of the islands" top courses. It's such an obvious idea, we're surprised that more cruise companies don't do it. Angela Cooper, Cumbria One of the best courses I've ever played on is the Gary Player at Sun City in South Africa. It's an 18-hole course with a par of 72 and some extremely challenging water hazards. Not quite as challenging as the one at the resort's other course, the Lost City, where the water hazard on the 13th hole is inhabited by Nile crocodiles! We were only able to play once as the resort offers so many other distractions, and is within driving distance of both the Madikwe Private Game Reserve and the Pilanesberg Game Reserve. But we plan to return next year to check out those crocs (so will be polishing up our game in the meantime). Carla Briggs, Cambridgeshire Stay covered My first tip would be to check the small print of your insurance policy. It was only when my golf bag was stolen in Miami airport, that I discovered it wasn't covered. Unfortunately, the golf wasn't that good either as it rained for six days out of 10. So my second tip is to make a thorough study of a destination's weather patterns before you book a golf holiday. Teeing off in the rain is miserable. Bob Parfitt, Somerset Club fees Avoid a nasty surprise at check-in by finding out which airlines charge to check in clubs and which don't. For the record, British Airways does charge. Nick Elliot, Norfolk Golfers will be wedded to their own clubs, but it can be a real pain lugging them on holiday. My tip is to rent them at your destination. It really won't make much difference to your game. Graham Walter, London Do you have advice or recommendations for Vietnam to share with other readers? 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