The depth and quality of golf on the continent has never been stronger, so compiling this list has never been harder…

Royal Marbella Golf Resort’s prime location and easy access to the Costa del Golf’s top courses are a winning formula, as Joel Tadman discovers...

Base yourself in this handsome villa on Tuscany’s timeless coastline and discover the region’s Etruscan history, says Rosie Paterson

Jeremy Ellwood ticks three more courses off his list in this northerly Scottish county, which is blessed with golf aplenty both on the coast and a little inland

Nick Dakin-Elliot, who gardens in Tuscany, is still moved by the Italian hilltop gardens that command some of the most beautiful views in the world

Nick Bonfield makes his first ever journey to Trump Turnberry to play the recently renovated Ailsa course and experience one of golf’s most iconic resorts