Italy: The Latest Home to Links Golf

An American golf course architect designing a seaside links in Scotland, just down the coast from St. Andrews, is akin to an English chef cooking coq au vin at Le Cordon Bleu. But that’s just what California-based Kyle Phillips managed to do a decade ago at Kingsbarns Golf Links. In his latest overseas venture, Phillips has laid out two spectacularly scenic yet understated 18-hole courses at Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, the Rocco Forte Collection resort opening August 1 on the southern coast of Sicily.

The five-star resort–just over an hour from the international airport in Palermo and near the historic city of Agrigento, with its Valley of the Temples–has much to speak for itself, as Luxist noted in reporting its upcoming opening. Not the least of its attributes are suites and villas appointed with assorted mosaics, ceramics and artifacts culled from this primordial island by the interior designer Olga Polizzi, Sir Rocco Forte’s sister. The amenities also include four restaurants, among them a Sicilian trattoria, and a gelateria.

Continue reading Italy: The Latest Home to Links Golf

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Sports

Italy: The Latest Home to Links Golf originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 26 May 2010 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Source: Luxist