Germans lead Europe in taking golfing breaks

Golfers from Germany and Scandinavia are the most likely to have taken an international golf holiday in the past 12 months, new research has found.

The survey, commissioned by Reed Travel Exhibitions, organisers of the International Golf Travel Market in the Algarve, found that more than 85% of golfers in Scandinavia and Germany had taken a ‘non-domestic’ golf break over the past year, compared to 79% of golfers in UK and Ireland, and 70% in France.

The findings also indicate German golfers tend to stay the longest, averaging 7.5 days for golf breaks, compared to 7.2 for French golfers, 5.8 for Scandinavians and 5.7 for British and Irish golfers.