It hardly seems like a month has gone by since we witnessed one of the most memorable European Ryder Cup victories of all time. When Graeme McDowell closed out his match against American Hunter Mahan at the tricky par 3 17th hole on Celtic Manor’s stadium-like 2010 Course to secure Europe’s narrow victory the crowd went wild!

Fast forward a year and you’d hardly know a major tournament had visited. There’s no trace of the damage that was done to the fairways when the thousands that flocked to Wales to watch the drama ended up sliding around on mud drenched waterlogged fairways. The condition of the 2010 course is absolutely A1 again, grass has been carefully replaced and the course has been tastefully restored to immaculate condition. The greens are super slick and perfect to putt on, the fairways like lush carpets and the tees and surrounds look like they belong to a bowling green. More...

Whichever way you look at it, golf and spas are an ideal combination. Let me present a couple of scenarios to you to demonstrate how beneficial it can be:

1) Guilt-free golf

You want to get out onto the course more, but always there’s that sense that you should be at home helping out around the house. Why not treat your other-half to a trip to a spa? That way you can escape to the course safe in the knowledge that everyone is enjoying themselves. Treat her regularly to some pampering spa treatments and never again feel guilty for taking a cheeky round after work…

2) Relax off-course / beat those golfer’s injuries

How often have you suffered from a golfer’s injury – back strain perhaps? Shoulder issues? Suffering from tired feet after going round a particularly lengthy course?

Almost every golfer I have ever met (bar the juniors) has, at some point in their golfing career, injured themselves playing golf (particularly memorable was a chap I met on a golf day who had done his back in playing the day before. He came along against his doctor’s advice and the without the approval of his wife to play on the day and had to lie down on the buggy between each shot!). More...