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your approach into the par-5 13th green, stop for a photo with the river and city in the background on the signature 14th hole, and soak it all in one last time walking up the 18th fairway with the Big Apple and clubhouse in the background. Don’t forget to cap off your experience with a return ferry ride back to Manhattan.
Verdura Resort
set the scene for what was to come at Verdura Resort. Rocco Forte’s flagship resort, Verdura sits on nearly 570 acres of olive groves and Sicilian countryside while bordering 1.2 miles of Mediterranean. Verdura Resort is home to two golf courses: Verdura West Shore and Verdura East Links. Playing the East Links first, this course shines on the front-9. Starting adjacent to the driving range with a bit of a blind tee shot, the stretch from holes 5-8 are its hallmark. After an inviting tee shot into a wide fairway on No. 5, the Mediterranean sits on the horizon behind an elevated green. Soak in the surrounding sea on a short par-4 6th before an uphill par-3 7th and generous par-5 8th. Never
Verdura Resort (Sicily, Italy) It was my first time flying Ryanair. The popular European budget airline was exactly what you expect, nothing more and nothing less: you have a seat on the plane and everything else costs extra. As I sat patiently during the three-hour flight from London to Palermo, I couldn’t wait to deplane and stretch my legs in Sicily. Not only was it my first time in Italy, but I was there to play golf along the Mediterranean Sea. Is this flight over yet?! Finally, off the plane and onboard a shuttle to the Italian island’s southwest coast, we passed endless amounts of olive groves, farmland and cottages that only
"Verdura Resort is home to two golf courses: Verdura West Shore and Verdura East Links."
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