European Tour golf returns to Sicily's Verdura Resort for the first time in five years this spring and the exclusive Sicilian venue is offering an array of VIP packages to mark the occasion – including the chance to tee it up alongside the continent's best players.

Making plans for a golf holiday can be a frustrating task at times, but researching a golf break to Italy has never been easier thanks to the launch of a new website showcasing one of Europe’s fastest growing golf destinations.

Two distinctly different former UK Ryder Cup venues have been awarded ‘honourable member' status of World of Leading Golf, an association representing many of the world's foremost golf clubs. 

Golfers booking a break to Italy will be spoilt for choice from 2017, with the island of Sardinia having joined the growing number of regions supporting Italy Golf & More – the first pan-Italian international promotional golf project.

La Manga Club’s place at the head of Spanish golf has been cemented after being named as the country’s best golf resort for an incredible sixth year in a row at the 2017 Today’s Golfer Travel Awards – regarded as the Oscars of the golf travel industry.

Paul McGinley’s team of international professional golfers won the 2017 Abu Dhabi Invitational yesterday in wonderful fashion at the world famous Yas Links Golf Club.

Which sort of lover are you? Adventurous? Romantic? Traditional? Unpredictable …? Whichever you are, the five-star Hotel Quinta da Marinha Resort, in Cascais, Lisbon, has the perfect Valentine's package for you and your loved one.

Verdura Resort's status as one of Europe's elite golfing venues has received a major endorsement after becoming the latest addition to the exclusive European Tour Properties network. The deluxe resort has joined the prestigious group as a European Tour Destination and is the second high-profile Italian venue to become a member, following Marco Simone Golf & Country Club – the venue for the 2022 Ryder Cup.