Five in one
Head out to France and enjoy an eight-day Paris golf package offered by Greenice Golf Tour (3426 2266). The deal covers: Paris International Golf Club (pictured), France's only Jack Nicklaus-designed course (18, route du Golf - 95560 Baillet en France, 33 1 34699613); Tom Simpson's Fontainebleau Golf Club (Route d'Orleans, 77399 Fontainebleau, 22 1 64222295) and Chantilly Golf Club (Allee de la Menagerie, 60500 Chantilly, 33 3 44570443), both voted among Europe's top 10 courses; Le Golf National-Albatros (Avenue du Golf, 78280 Guyancourt, 33 1 30433600, Paris), which once held the French Open and is regarded as Europe's most challenging course because of the strong winds, and Golf de Saint-Germain (Route de Poissy, F-78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 33 1 3910 3030), arguably the most beautiful course in France. The HK$19,990 package includes a round-trip on Air France or Cathay Pacific, five nights' accommodation and any form of transportation to the courses.
Scotland in China
Tiger Beach Golf Links
Feng Cheng Tourist & Vacation Zone, Haiyang, Yantai, Shandong, China, 86 535 331 1808
With goats roaming around, pot bunkers, gnarly rough, humps and hollows, hard running fairways and generally small, potentially treacherous greens, you may well imagine you are in Scotland, not China, at the Tiger Beach Golf Links. Beta Soong, designer and owner of the course, played many classic Scottish and Irish Links courses for inspiration in preparing the course. The club has signed a sister agreement with Carnoustie Golf Links, in Scotland, which will host the 2007 Open Championship. Tiantai Hot Spring Golf Club, in Qingdao, is another impressive course, and in perfect condition. A four-day package from Hong Kong Airlines (21274677) costs from HK$3,850.