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Travel to the Ryder Cup 2018

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If you would like to travel with us to the next Ryder Cup as a spectator, we an take you.

It will be celebrated from September 25-30 on continental Europe for the second time in its history.

The golf course, Le Golf National de France will host this biennial match on its wonderful course: L’Albatros.

Located some 20 km south-west of Paris, this spectacular course is one of the best in the world for spectators and is always in the top ten of best golf courses in Europe.

Ryder Cup 2018 Le Golf National
Ryder Cup 2018 Le Golf National

After recent remodelling, the course will be a real test of skill for both teams, with slick greens, extensive rolling paths and several bunkers in play. The exquisite final four holes surrounded by water hazards are the finishing touch.

Remember that the Ryder Cup, celebrated every two years since 1927, brings the best golfers in the United States and Europe into competition.

Ryder Cup 2018 Le Golf National
Ryder Cup 2018 Le Golf National

Teams of 12 members play each other until Saturday and then there are individual games on Sunday.

It is a particularly attractive championship for its followers and the televised audience surpasses that of the famous American Superbowl (110 million), with more than 400 million viewers.

Last year saw one of the most disputed Ryder Cups, with the coveted cup finally won by the United States.

Tickets

To buy tickets to attend the Ryder Cup, you will need to create a ticket account on the official website.

Tickets for the Ryder Cup 2018

Tickets can be obtained from Spring 2017 until September 2017. Once you have created an account, you can request your tickets (on a first come, first served basis) as soon as they are put on sale in Autumn.

The best golf hotel in the world

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The St. Regis Saadiyat Island

Abu Dhabi

The St. Regis Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi was named best golf hotel in the world by the World Golf awards in 2016. And not without reason…

Located on Saadiyat Island, a resort, it is set apart from the city and at the same time well-connected to it at just 10 minutes distance from the centre.

Here you can enjoy the Abu Dhabi coastal road, the sports harbour of Yas and the Ferrari theme park.

It offers 7 different swimming pools, impressive for all tastes, adults and children. There is also an indoor pool for training.

Set on the Saadiyat beach, the hotel has a private beach strip of 9km, with hammocks and beach huts, including food and drinks service and sports activities.

The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort
The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort

It also offers a magnificent spa, the Iridium Spa, with its 12 suites for exclusive treatment, where you can relax and indulge yourself.

The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort
The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort

With five exclusive restaurants, among them 55&5th, the Grill, recalling the famous St. Regis hotel in New York, Sontaya, a visionary version of South-East Asian cuisine and Turquoiz, a seafood restaurant on the terrace, accessible from the beach on foot.

The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort
The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort
The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort
The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort

And of course, its golf course, Saadiyat Beach.

Saadiyat Beach Golf Club

Club De Golf Saadiyat Beach
Club De Golf Saadiyat Beach

Among the most challenging and satisfying in the world, this golf course has 18 holes and was designed by Gary Player, meeting the needs of players of all levels and drawing even the most experienced enthusiasts with its spectacular hole designs. The fascinating wildlife with native fauna, such as gazelles and humpbacked dolphins will also delight.

Club De Golf Saadiyat Beach
Club De Golf Saadiyat Beach

It also offers practice facilities which include a driving range and three small play areas.

Doubtlessly, an obligatory destination for the travelling golfer.