Category: Golf

Secret Valley Golf Course

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Nestled in a scenic valley in Pafos (Paphos), by Petra tou Romiou – the place where legend says Aphrodite, the Ancient Greek Goddess of Love was born – Secret Valley Golf Course offers a stunning setting with a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and sheer playability.

Hans-Georg Erhardt and Snorri Vilhjalmsson of Golf & Land Design are the course architects, with Tony Jacklin – four times Ryder Cup Captain and Winner of the British Open and US open – providing his signature for the golf course’s new visage.

With the course carefully laid out in the natural landscape, and with mature vegetation in the lower part of the valley, the setting is distinctly a Cyprus one with a unique Mediterranean feel. Utilising the steep hillside terrain, the course offers spectacular tee locations and long views towards valley and ocean.

Recently rebuilt and opened in 2013, the par 71 course of 5.700 metres unfolds through rolling Bermuda fairways and bentgrass greens. It is further supported by an academy that offers tuition from a PGA Professional. The modern practise area boasts 22 covered bays; large putting, chipping, and pitching greens, plus indoor solutions. A floodlight 3-hole loop for evening play is conveniently located at the lowest end of the golf courses, where the beach development links with the golf course.

The elegant clubhouse is decked out in wood and stone with cosy seating areas and fireplace, as well as valley vistas from two balconies and a menu of fine international cuisine at its restaurant. The golf club also boasts a luxury development of villas and apartments – Venus Rock Resort.

Eléa Estate Golf Club

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Located in the Pafos (Paphos) region of Gesroskipou – 8 km from Pafos and its airport – the Eléa Golf Club is part of the prestigious, award-winning Eléa Estate, and is a challenging 18-hole golf course, designed by the legendary British golfer Sir Nick Faldo.

Commanding breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea, the par 71 course of 6775 yards (from the black tees) incorporates numerous rugged features of the natural landscape, including endless, rolling countryside, mature carob and olive trees and weathered outcrops of limestone that strikingly contrast with the dark green paspalum grass fairways and semi-rough. A number of holes are fringed by Mediterranean grasses and an abundance of wild herbs and native flora that allow local wildlife to thrive.

Open since 2010, Sir Nick carefully designed the course of the Eléa for each hole to pose a ‘strategic riddle’ for ‘thoughtful’ golf. The course is further supported by the Elea Golf Academy and its PGA Professionals, and features a full-length driving range – complete with target greens and bunkers, a short game practice area, and a stunning putting green that boasts an impressive location overlooking the whole course. The course is walkable, with buggies available to hire.

Inspired by the traditional architecture of the island, the stylish clubhouse incorporates bars and restaurants, a library area and cosy fireplaces. Spectacular vistas unfold across the course and out towards the sea from its several terraces and balconies.

The premium estate also features luxurious villas and apartments, a boutique hotel, spa facilities and a variety of high-end dining and leisure options.

www.eleaestate.com

Aphrodite Hills Golf – PGA National, Cyprus

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Located between Pafos (Paphos) and Lemesos (Limassol), Aphrodite Hills is an award-winning integrated golf, leisure and real estate development with a championship 18-hole golf course designed by renowned course architect Cabell B. Robinson.

Overlooking the endless blue of the Mediterranean Sea, the striking feature of the par 71 course is the deep canyon that separates two plateaus and has been beautifully incorporated into its design. Dotted with olive and carob trees, the course at Aphrodite Hills offers the perfect mix of challenging pot bunkers, manicured fairways of lush Bermuda grass and generous tiered greens – all with views across the legendary birthplace of Ancient Greek Goddess, Aphrodite.  

One of the defining features of the 6,299-metre course is the 7th hole, which is one of the most spectacular par 3s in Europe. The hole plays steeply down across a canyon onto a large green, nestled in a grove of olive trees.

The course  – which opened in 2002 – also boasts a double-ended 350 metres practice range, four target greens with bunkers, short game practice facilities and three academy holes. Three residential professional golf instructors are available for individual or group lessons at the three-hole academy course, and there is also a fully-equipped Pro Shop.

A beautifully appointed clubhouse with bar, restaurant and terraces overlooks the green and can host special events and private parties, whilst the resort also includes a five-star deluxe Aphrodite Hills Hotel, a tennis academy, fitness facilities, luxurious villas, junior villas and apartments, a spa and a village square with shops and restaurants.
 

Cyprus’ vision is to reposition itself in the global holiday market to provide a more diversified and ultimately more sustainable product. The new 2030 National Strategy for Tourism is certainly to bring profound results in diversification and to keep the sector on its growth trajectory for the next decades. 
 
Golf tourism is growing steadily thanks to the island’s year-round good weather and due to facilities like the one we are now. 18-hole International standard courses and exceptional facilities. The PGA National Cyprus, the 1st and only certified golf course in Cyprus is the proof that we are very serious about making our vision a reality.
Furthermore, Cyprus has proven its resilience and ability to adapt and is well placed to achieve its targets and turn the vision into a reality. 
 
Excellent weather, safe destination and exceptional facilities have resulted the European Tour being hosted in our island these days. 
 
Both events (The Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open Trophy (October 29th – November 1st 2020) and the 2nd Tournament, Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown (from November 5th-8th) were played at Aphrodite Hills Resort, with prize funds of €1million for each tournament. 500 visitors which included some of the best professional golfers of the world as well as golf and media professionals, attemded the event, whilst the tournaments had full tv and media coverage from the European Tour Productions and Sky Sports Television networks reaching more than 400 million subscribers around the world. 
 

www.aphroditehills.com