Idyllic Oceanside location, great golf: help me out

[Scott Warren]

Thank you all for some fine (and other  ) suggestions.


Mauritius ticks all the boxes, however, because my wife’s family are all in Durban just across the creek from Mauritius, she reckons “that’s one we can do with the kids”.


Otherwise, we seem to have identified that indeed great golf & idyllic spots are not necessarily synonymous. And probably also that Ian Galbraith is a wise man and I ought to heed his advice.


But also that seeing as you need to fly via Singapore/Hong Kong etc to get from Sydney to the Maldives, perhaps we have a few days there and I can fit some in. I did play five times on our honeymoon, so it would be appropriate for me to also jam some golf into this trip!


But also Big Island and Red Bull island probably deserve further investigation.

[Kevin_Reilly]

Four Seasons on Big Island is great.  Unfortunately the Kona Village next door won't be open until at least 2021.  Play Nanea and the hotel course (or maybe Mauna Kea), and then otherwise relax.

[Jason Topp]

What about Capetown with 3 days at Mala Mala added in?  I did not play golf but there would be some available. 


The Society Islands are ideal from an ocean perspective (Bora Bora) and there is golf in Tahiti.  I was there over Christmas.


I am not sure I agree that Cabo is not worth the trip.  If you stay at an upscale place there are not too many better places for a beach trip and the golf is very good. 

[Kevin_Reilly]

Re: Cabo...this would be a great spot.  https://www.montagehotels.com/loscabos/experiences/golf/

[Michael Goldstein]

My first thought was the Isle of Harris - show her the photos of Luskentyre Beach....



But assuming you also want to be able to swim in the impossibly blue water then I'd look at SE Asia but I think you're going to struggle to satisfy both requirements.

[James Bennett]

Scottt
you seem to have this sorted - just a correction to my earlier post.My niece's honeymoon was on Reunion Island, not Mauritius

[Jon Wiggett]

Dornoch ticks all the boxes on your list but I doubt your wife would thank you for it 

I was going to point out that Bamburgh had all the things Scott's looking for....

and it has a castle too!!! Of course being so much further south it is bound to have a milder climate for the sunbathers. Hell, England now has more distilleries than north of the border as well 

[Terry Thornton]

My wife wants an idyllic ocean holiday — unspoilt sandy beaches, impossibly blue water, the sun blazing in clear skies.

She may not realise it yet but she clearly wants to go to Anderson Bay

[Mark Pearce]

Dornoch ticks all the boxes on your list but I doubt your wife would thank you for it 

I was going to point out that Bamburgh had all the things Scott's looking for....

and it has a castle too!!! Of course being so much further south it is bound to have a milder climate for the sunbathers. Hell, England now has more distilleries than north of the border as well 

Having seen the look on Scott's face when he tried his first Laphroig, I don't know how attractive the distilleries might be.....

[Matt Dawson]

Scott

I would be a bit cautious about Maldives in September if you are looking for "blazing sun". It's the peak of their wet season and whilst prices are correspondingly at their lowest, it can rain consistently for days on end.

You might be lucky, but just be aware - and non sun/water-based activities are pretty limited on the islands, as dive trips are often cancelled when weather turns