With the Ryder Cup teeing off on Friday, CHARLOTTE CIVIL picks out some of the world's best 'green' breaks

1 Located on the east coast of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the luxury five-star resort of Taba Heights boasts an 18-hole championship course with views across the Red Sea to Jordan and Israel. The picturesque course is an impressive 7,100 yards long.
Longwood Holidays (0208 418 2515/ www.longwoodholidays.co.uk) offers seven nights at the Hyatt Regency Taba Heights from £810pp (two sharing), half board.
Price includes four rounds of golf, unlimited practice, return flights from Gatwick and transfers. For departures October 4 or 11, 2010.

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2 Shoot for a birdie at one of the highest golf holes in the world. Ampersand Travel (0207 289 6100/ www.ampersandtravel.com) offers a four-night golfing break in Nepal, in the heart of the Himalayas.
Teeing off from 14,500ft, with Mount Everest as your backdrop, you'll play two unique holes before transferring to the stunning Gokarna Forest Resort course near Kathmandu to complete your round. Enjoy a four-night Himalayan Experience from £4,995pp (two sharing), full board.
Price includes return flights from Heathrow to Kathmandu via Delhi, four nights accommodation, helicopter flight and transfers.

3 GreenLinks Golf Resort in Naples, Florida is situated within the Lely Resort Golf & Country Club, with guests enjoying access to two championship courses. The 18 holes of Flamingo Island are said to be among America's best, while the Mustang course is designed by golfing legend Lee Trevino. Bon Voyage (0800 316 0194/www.bon-voyage.co.uk/spotlights) offers seven nights at GreenLinks from £745pp (four sharing), room only. Price includes return flights from Heathrow to Miami, minivan hire and one round on each of the two courses.

4 Head to the home of golf, St Andrews, which hosted this summer's Open Championship.
The Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa (01334 474371/www.oldcoursehotel.co.uk) is situated on the championship course's Road Hole, while the hotel's own course, The Duke's, is regarded as a heathland masterpiece. Enjoy a two-night Boys Getaway Package from £346 per night (two sharing), B&B. Price includes 18 holes on The Duke's and a golf valet service.

5 With numerous courses, Spain is a hit for golfing enthusiasts.
Guadalmina Spa & Golf Resort, just 10 minutes from Marbella, is known as one of Andalucia's most comprehensive golf resorts. It is surrounded by two championship courses as well as a nine-holer.
Your Golf Travel (0800 043 6644/ www.yourgolftravel.com) offers four nights from £199pp (two sharing), B&B. Price includes three rounds of golf. easyJet (0905 821 0905/www.easyjet.com) offers return flights to Malaga from various UK airports from £50.

6 Ireland's leading golf resort and spa is offering its own Ryder Cup Experience package.
The K Club (dialling from the UK: 00 353 1 601 7200/www.kclub.ie), which hosted the event in 2006, is set in 550 acres of County Kildare countryside. Try a two-night Ryder Cup Experience package from £335pp (two sharing), B&B. Price includes two rounds of golf, Ryder Cup goodie bag and themed dinner.

7 The Algarve is synonymous with golf. Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel (00 351 282 240 268/www.martinhal.com) is offering a new Golf Tee-Off package, teaming up with five courses. These include the Parque da Floresta, one of Europe's most spectacular, and Boavista Golf, designed by top course architect Howard Swan. The package offers Four nights from £296pp (four sharing), B&B. Price includes two rounds of golf and a massage. BA (0844 493 0787/www.ba.com) offers return flights from Gatwick to Faro from £126.

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8 Heythrop Park Resort (01608 673333/www.heythroppark.co.uk) is set in the glorious Oxfordshire countryside. Within its 440 acres are two hotels, a health club and spa and 18 beautifully kept holes. To coincide with the opening of the new Crowne Plaza Heythrop Park, it is offering a Ryder Cup special of a one-night stay from £99pp (two sharing), half board. Price includes a round on the Bainbridge course or a one-hour spa treatment.

9 Nominated as the Leading Golf Resort at the World Travel Awards, Bovey Castle (01647 445007/www.boveycastle.com) in Devon has launched a Dartmoo Driver package. Golfers can check into one of the 63 rooms in the castle or a country lodge in the grounds before playing on the 18 holes designed as a sister course to St Andrews. Take a two-night Dartmoor Driver package from £340pp (two sharing), B&B. Price includes two rounds of golf, a set of golf balls and a Bovey Castle cap.

10 Follow in the spike marks of the world's greatest golfers by playing The Twenty Ten Course at Celtic Manor Resort (01633 413000/www.celtic-manor.com) in Wales immediately after the Ryder Cup finishes. A one-night Follow In The Footsteps package from £365pp (two sharing), half board, includes accommodation at The Resort Hotel, a round on The Twenty Ten and a round on either The Roman Road or The Montgomerie courses, Ryder Cup merchandise and use of spa facilities. Available October 5-10.