Verdura...Green to Tee
with Clare Balding & Alice Arnold

Clare Balding playing Golf at Verdura Resort

We often get asked “how do you switch off?” and our answer is easy:  golf.  We love being outdoors, we are naturally competitive, and we enjoy focusing on a challenge. It has taught us patience, how to recover from mistakes and how to live in the moment.  A lot of people, especially women, have not played golf in their childhood and think that it takes too long to be a regular part of their lives.  

The problem is finding the time and the place to be able to get good tuition and to explore a course that is beautiful and welcomes beginners.  The solution can be found at Verdura Resort. 

Golf is a rapidly expanding sport. In the last two years the number of women golfers has nearly doubled. It’s a fantastic game to share with your family or partner and the golf retailers have responded with great clothing ranges for women. The days of dowdy gear and argyle sweaters are long gone. 

Sign up for the Green to Tee course at Verdura and for two hours a day, Tom Foster and his team of professionals will kit you out with everything you need. The facilities are right on your doorstep and the emphasis is on having fun.

In the first session some of the mysteries of the game are explained. What are all those clubs for in the bag? As with most sports, golf has its own lingo. What do we mean by a par three or a par five? What is a putt, a chip, a drive? By the end of the session, you will know the basics and you will be back for more.

Balding, Clare
“The facilities at Verdura are second to none."

Tom turns everything into a game, learning is fun, so whether you are doing the course on your own, with a group of friends, or partner, there are challenges and points to be won.

Green to Tee could be thought of as learning the game back to front. Take the last bit first. Putting will take up most of your shots (approximately 40%), so you might as well try to be good at it. Once you have a fair idea of how to putt, you move onto chipping - the little, short shots around the green which make up approximately 70% of the game. Eventually you will be learning the full shots on the practice range.

The facilities at Verdura are second to none. There is a beautiful practice area and a short academy course so you can hone your newly learned techniques. 

It's never too late to learn. Golf is one of the few sports you can take up later in life and still get a great amount of pleasure from. The ball doesn’t move, and you don’t have to run. All you have to do is enjoy the gorgeous surroundings and the sunshine. For far too long, golf has been considered a male domain but not anymore. Courses now have tees for all abilities and remember a short, straight shot is always better than a long shot into a gorse bush!

On our brief trip we popped up to the course each day on our bicycles to have some expert tuition from Tom and then played the equally beautiful East and West Courses. The courses were quiet so there was no need to worry about golfers hitting balls all around you and no need to rush. 

After a round of golf what better than a cold drink, a quick shower, and a dip in the pool? Over cocktails, while watching the sunset, remember the good shots and the ones that keep you coming back for more. 

You may never have thought of taking up golf before, but Green to Tee at Verdura gives you the perfect opportunity and the location. Green to Tee is great for all the family. Age is no barrier; you can play with your 12 year old nephew and your aunt in her 80s. 

So, give golf a go. There is nothing to lose and plenty to gain. Hitting a little white ball into a hole has never been so much fun. 

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Welcome to Verdura Resort: 230 hectares of sun-kissed Mediterranean coastline, countryside, spa and golf.

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