A golf resort for the 21st century
ST ANDREWS BAY GOLF RESORT AND SPA IS CHALLENGING CONVENTION IN THE
HEARTLAND OF GOLF. DOMINIC ROSKROW VISITED IT
The grain and the grape. Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic. Sugar and salt. There are some combinations that are simply not designed to go together.
And pretty high up on that list would be golf and families. There are plenty of male golfers who still think it’s bad enough that women are allowed to grace the golf course. The prospect of offspring running around the clubhouse is just one step too far.
Indeed, the more traditional the golf, the more likely it is that women are only allowed to sit in a cupboard before breakfast on Wednesdays and children are neither seen nor heard.
Which makes the policy of St Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa that much more amazing. For here, in the heart of golf’s promised land and only a One Iron-drive away from the Old Course, they don’t just tolerate children – they actively encourage them.
Just so as we know what we’re talking about here, the Golf Resort and Spa is the new hotel and leisure complex built to American specifications and modelled on a series of exclusive, five-star resorts across the world.
Its double-headed mission is simple; to emulate the pure style and quality of the outlets – they are remarkably similar in design and content – and to deliver the standards of professional service in the most friendly and inclusive way possible. In a nutshell, staff here are trained to act as your best mate on one level, and to meet the most exacting service standards on another.
And to get that right takes more than hard work. It tak.....
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By Dominic Roskrow
Section : ScotMag Recommends
Page number : 60
