Verdura Golf & Spa Resort - Verdura Shore

About the club

American architect Kyle Phillips, famed for his work at Dundonald and Kingsbarns, is responsible for designing the two courses at the Verdura Resort in Sicily. He designed both the Verdura Links and the Verdura Shore courses at the Verdura Resort on the island of Sicily, and they naturally share a great deal in terms of conditions and layout. Nevertheless, the Verdura Shore has more of the vintage feel of links in England, Ireland and Scotland; thus, for instance, the ninth hole represents the greatest distance out, rather than there being two 9-hole loops, each with its own separate point of departure. Some of the West's early holes run along an abandoned train track, while other stretches of holes follow the beach or are set beside a eucalyptus-lined stream that runs through the middle of the layout. In the hopes of attracting a championship, Phillips situated his two courses at Verdura so that one nine from each can be combined to create a new course that is set entirely along the beach and coastline.