Get lost in the charms of Sicily’s Donnafugata Resort and Spa

They say to find a man’s true character, you must play golf with him... a frightening prospect for anyone unfortunate enough to be paired with this lumberjack.

A ghastly 90 degree shank off the first, a frantic 20-minute search in deep rough and rule number one regarding etiquette (language that may be rude or offensive and contravenes the spirit of the sport) broken already. Golf holidays, eh? What’s not to love?

“Keep your head down,” comes the instruction from softly spoken club pro, Davide Terrinoni, with no more than a nanosecond’s thought.