ESTB 1979 ITALIAN GOLF TOUR MAY 2019
We started our Italian Golf Tours in 2008, and every year they have become more and more successful. It is my pleasure to invite you to join our 2019 Italy Tour of north Italy. This will be the 4th year in a row we have organized a golf tour to Italy and it will be our 8th Italian Golf Tour overall. We have created a new and exciting itinerary which will bring you to discover places that you thought only existed in your dreams. Games of golf every day, shopping, eating, art and history all come SCHEDULE AND ITINERARY Sun 19th Mon 20th Tue 21st Wed 22nd Thu 23rd Fri 24th Arrival Day Le Robinie Golf Resort Circolo Golf Villa d Este Golf Club Bergamo L Albenza Golf Club Castelconturbia Golf Club Varese together in this 15-day adventure with a difference Sat 25th Royal Park Golf Club I Roveri - our experience and our passion. Sun 26th Circolo Golf Torino TOM LINSKEY PGA Owner Australian Golf Tours Mon 27th Tue 28th Royal Park Golf Club I Roveri Golf Club Biella Le Betulle Wed 29th Chervo Golf Resort San Vigilio Thu 30th Verona Golf Club Fri 31st Gardagolf Country Club Sat 1st Arzaga Golf Club
HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS: LE ROBINIE HOTEL 5 nights from Sunday 19th to Thursday 23rd Address: Via per Busto 9, 21058 Solbiate Olona (VA) Phone: +39 0331329260 Email: booking@lerobinie.com Web: www.hotel.lerobinie.com ROMANTIK HOTEL FURNO 4 nights from Friday 24th to Monday 27th Address: Via Roggeri 2, 10070 San Francesco al Campo (TO) Phone: +39 011 927 4900 Email: info@romantikhotelfurno.it Web: www.romantikhoteltorino.com SPLENDIDO BAY LUXURY SPA RESORT HOTEL 5 nights from Tuesday 28th to Saturday 1st Address: Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 99, 25080 Padenghe Sul Garda BS Phone: +39 030 207 7731 Email: lara.righetti@splendidobay.com Web: http://www.splendidobay.com
Arrival day! We can meet you at Malpensa Airport or, in general, wherever you arriving in Milan. Golf is available on Sunday for early arrivals if they wish. The tour starts with a welcoming dinner at Le Robinie Golf Club at 7.00pm.
DAY 1 Monday 20th of May. Le Robinie Golf Resort We are starting our golf tour at Le Robinie Golf Resort, which is a great Hotel and Golf Resort only 20 minutes from Milan Malpensa International Airport. It is the perfect place from where to start our Italian adventure as it is located halfway between the city of Milan and Lake Como. The course was the very first one in Italy to be designed by the great Jack Nicklaus back in 1993. Breakfast at 7.30 am after which we head for the driving range to loosen up and spend some time under the watchful eye of Tom Linskey. Tee off time is at 10.30 am after the game you can relax and refresh before the group plays a two clubs and putter 9 hole championship on the exquisite mini course before dinner.
DAY 2 Tuesday 21st of May Circolo Golf Villa D Este The group will leave the Resort to play Circolo Golf Villa D Este, one of the most exclusive golf clubs in Italy. The course was built in 1926 and it has always been a top destination due to its beauty, class, tradition and charm. The club hosted 12 editions of the Italian Open and many more of the Italian International Amateur Championship. This is one of my favourite golf courses in Italy, the shape is different for every hole and the maintenance is excellent. Tee off time is at 11 am, after the game we are going to visit the beautiful coast of Lake Como and we will have dinner there.
DAY 3 Wednesday 22nd of May Golf Club Bergamo L Albenza The days are getting better and better as the crew is playing another magnificent course near the city of Bergamo. The first 18 holes at Golf Club Bergamo L Albenza were built in 1961 while the third nine came into shape in 1984 designed by Tom Linskey! The course hosted the Italian Open in 1996 and it is particularly famous as the course where Costantino Rocca, one of the most successful Italian champions grew up. When Tom Linskey first visited Bergamo, Rocca was a 25 year old caddy who had never played an official golf competition. They have developed a very strong friendship through the years that continues today. Tee off at 11 am as we are playing a match with a group of members, Ryder Cup style: Australia vs Italy. In the evening we are going into the old town of Bergamo to have dinner.
DAY 4 Thursday 23rd of May Golf Club Castelconturbia The group is going to play Golf Club Castelconturbia, one of the best layouts in Europe. The course has been rebuilt three times since the early 1900 s and finally redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Sr. in 1984, it hosted the Italian Open two times during the nineties. Tee off time is at 10 am, after the game we are going back to our Resort to relax and have dinner as we will head to Turin the day after.
DAY 5 Friday 24th of May Golf Club Varese An early start for the group as we are going to play Varese Golf Club on the way to Turin. Founded in 1934, the course is an undulating and technical Par 72. Every hole, surrounded by beautiful and majestic trees, offers incredibly beautiful views of the lake and the mountains. The Varese Golf clubhouse is set in an old convent dating from the 12th century, the building features a magnificent cloister and chapel, which have been recently restored. The entrance to the area features frescos probably dating back to the 1500s. The terrace offers a magnificent panorama towards the 1st hole, Varese lake and the alps. Tee off time at 10 am, after the game we are going straight to Turin for the second stage of our Italian adventure, we will have dinner at the Hotel.
DAY 6/8 Saturday 25th / Monday 27th of May Royal Park Golf Club I Roveri Royal Park Golf Club was built in 1971 by architect Robert Trent Jones Sr. for Umberto Agnelli: the younger brother of the family that owes Fiat. The course has hosted many recent Italian Opens consecutively from 2009 to 2012, definitely another top course in the north of Italy. The club, along with Circolo Golf Torino, is located inside La Mandria National Park, one of the largest enclosed parks in Europe, with an area of 3000 hectares. Golfers will tee off in the morning at 11 am. After the game we are going into Turin for dinner.
DAY 9 Sunday 24th of May Circolo Golf Torino Here we will play the very first course built in Turin. Circolo Golf Torino was founded in 1956, designed by British architect John Morrison. The Championship Course has hosted the Italian Open twice in 2013 and 2014. Morning at leisure or on the range with Tom Tee off time is at 1.00pm. We will play a match with a group of members from Torino followed by dinner at the club. https://youtu.be/jwiswdsh8zq
DAY 10 Tuesday 28th of May Golf Club Biella Le Betulle This is a great day for the group as you will play possibly the very best golf course in Italy. We are leaving our Hotel early in the morning as, after the game, we will head to Lake Garda, the last stage of our golf tour. Tee off time is at 10 am. Golf Club Biella was founded in 1957, designed by John Morrison. It is a par 73 parkland course that has been considered one of the best courses worldwide. It has always been ranked as one of the top 3 courses in Italy and without question it is my favorite Italian golf course. Located on the hills north east of Turin, it is shaped in a landscape of chestnut, beech and birch trees.
DAY 11 Wednesday 29th of May Chervo San Vigilio Golf Club The group will have a deserved relaxing morning at the Splendido Bay Luxury SPA Resort Hotel, on the south side of Lake Garda, a magical place to end in style our journey. Tee off time is at 12 pm as we will play Chervo San Vigilio Golf Club, designed by Kurt Rossknecht in 2009. The course is a 27 holes and it s a new golf resort surrounded by vineyards. The area around the course is very famous for its production of Lugana wine. After the game we will visit a beautiful vineyard in the countryside for wine tasting and great food.
DAY 12 Thursday 30th of May Verona Golf Club The group will go to play Verona Golf Club, built in 1963, it is a beautiful and traditional members course with a classic countryside club house. Tee off time is at 11 am, after the game we are going to walk around the city of Verona and we will have dinner there. Verona is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy for the artistic heritage and the operas, very famous is the lyrical season at the Arena, the oldest Roman amphitheatre still being used in present times.
DAY 13 Friday 31st of May Gardagolf Country Club Golf will start later in the afternoon. The group will experience the beauty of Lake Garda, which is the largest lake in Italy and it is a very popular holiday location for tourists coming from all over Europe. The group will jump on a speedboat in the morning to admire the lake and its coasts and villages from the inside. In the afternoon we will play Gardagolf Country Club. The course is set on the west side of the lake and offers golfers a spectacular view from the clubhouse. The Club hosted the Italian Open in 1997, 2003 and just recently in 2018. The four times European Tour winner Matteo Manassero represented Gardagolf until he turned pro in 2010..
DAY 14 Saturday 1st of June Arzaga Golf Club We get to the last day of our adventure. The group will tee off around 11 am at Arzaga Golf Club, without a doubt one of the most beautiful courses around Lake Garda. The resort has 27 holes and it impresses every golfer for the excellent maintenance. The signature is shared by Jack Nicklaus, who designed 18 holes and Gary Player who designed a third course of 9 holes. Later in the afternoon we will go back to Splendido Bay Luxury SPA Resort Hotel. for a farewell barbeque on the terrace, final prizes and awards will be given to the crew..
See you at the next wonderful trip.