A few ideas to golf in Sicily

Sicily is positioning itself as a golf destination. Today Sol Melià announced that it will open a golf resort in Sciacca in 2012. Verdura Golf & Spa Resort was nominated among the sexiest golf resorts in the world a few days ago. Picciolo Golf Club and Le Madonie Golf Club are the other two courses where golf fans can train their skills.

Verdura Golf & Spa Resort

Leading golf architect Kyle Phillips, renowned for his championship courses at Kingsbarns in Scotland and The Grove in England, has designed an astonishing range of courses that work in close harmony with the beautiful Sicilian landscape. There are two championship 18-hole courses and a 9-hole course, all set amid olive and orange groves and with spellbinding views of the azure Mediterranean Sea. These are free of any buildings, allowing players to enjoy golf at its purest.

Address:
Contrada Verdura Inferiore Sciacca
Sciacca, AG 92019
Phone: +39 0925 99 81 80
Web site: www.verduraresort.com

Picciolo Golf Club

The Picciolo Golf Club is the first golf course constructed in Sicily. It was designed, in the 1989, by Luigi Rota Caremoli. The beautiful 18 holes are among oaks, hazels and vineyards. Mount Etna is the great attraction of the course, it dominates almost every hole.

Address:
Via Picciolo 1
Castiglione di Sicilia, CT 95030
Phone: +39 0942 98 62 52
Web site: www.ilpicciologolf.com

Le Madonie Golf Club

The international standard 18 holes golf course is equipped with a putting green, a pitching green, a chipping green and a driving range with 26 teeing places, 7 of which covered. The par 72 golf course designed by the well-known Luigi Rota Caremoli extends to 6.004 meters. The pleasant layout, containing 5 artificial lakes, a diffuse presence of bunkers, the unusual rough characteristics and more than 3.000 olive trees, a mix of 2.000 orange and lemon plants and about 100 carob trees, make it quite a challenging experience for every player.

Address:
Contrada da Bartuccelli
Collesano, PA 90016
Phone: +39 0921 93 43 87
Web site: www.lemadoniegolf.com