Tee off in a glorious Italian resort

Italy, known by its almost 60 million inhabitants as Il Belpaese, or the beautiful country, is best known for its historic cities, fantastic food and glorious countryside.

What it’s not well known for is an abundance of golf courses, but more than 150 have sprung up throughout the country over the past decade.

Once such course, San Donato Golf, nestled high in the Apennine Mountains above the university town of L’Aquila in the ...