Portugal has been voted the world�s top golfing holiday spot, leaving Scotland �supposedly the home of golf � trailing in its wake, in an extensive survey of over 20,000 golf lovers by ifyougolf.com, the UK�s leading golf holidays website.

Portuguese courses snatched the top five spots in the survey to find golfers� favourite holiday course, ahead of Scottish legends such as The King�s Course, Gleneagles, the Ailsa Course, Turnberry and the Carnoustie Championship Course, and Spanish �pretender� Valderrama. Top of the leader board was Portugal�s Penha Longa Atlantic Golf Course in Lisbon.

Portugal�s most-admired courses after Penha Longa were Palmares, Penina Championship, Vilamoura Old Course and San Lorenzo. The best-performing Scottish courses were The King�s Course at Gleneagles (17), The Ailsa Course at Turnberry (21) and the Carnoustie Championship Course (25).

Golfers voting for Penha Longa were attracted by its championship qualities (it has twice been host to the Portuguese Open), the superb condition in which it is maintained, the beautiful panoramic views over the Sintra mountain range and the fantastic service offered by the five-star Caesar Park Penha Longa resort, which houses the course.

Tom Corcoran, ifyougolf�s brand manager commented: �Portugal is a clear favourite with British golfers because of its plethora of high-quality courses and hotels, the short flying time and of course the country�s enticing climate. The result demonstrates that Portugal is winning over golfers and gaining a clear edge over traditional favourites in Spain or the UK.

�The massive response to the survey proves that when it comes to golfing holidays, Brits know what they like and are passionate about the quality of the courses they play.�

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About ifyougolf.com (www.ifyougolf.com) ifyougolf is the UK�s leading golf holiday website. The site offers over 100,000 golfing holidays, including tuition and tournament breaks, from specialist golf holiday providers � such as Bill Goff Golf Tours, Leisure Link Golf, Longshot Golf Holidays, Golfbreaks and Lotus Supertravel Golf - to over 30 of the world�s top destinations for lovers of the sport.

The site also features all the latest tour news, with extensive coverage of everything from the European Tour to the US Open, keeping customers informed both online and by email. Other site features include a Course Finder, containing detailed information on courses across Europe, USA and South Africa - including visitor information, course descriptions and 360�x360� panoramic images - equipment reviews, online video tuition, competitions to win equipment from leading brands and a chat room.

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