Don’t toil on the toll

Having heard stories surrounding the introduction of toll payment on the A22 motorway crossing into Portugal from Huelva, I availed myself of a short golfing break to put it to the test. First the bad news: any golfers from Spain travelling further west than Tavira will have to pay for the toll which is quite [...]

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Luke at the double

Luke Donald made golfing history by  becoming the first golfer to win the order of merit on both sides of the Atlantic. Having clinched the American title there was the small matter of Rory McIIroy standing between him and success on home soil. However, as the young Northern Irishman imploded on the greens, performing a [...]

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Mijas Golf Valley

A meeting was recently held attended by the Mayor of Mijas, Angel Nozal, various town councillors and representatives of the 13 golf courses which comprise the locality of Mijas. In terms of number of golf courses Mijas is actually the most densely populated area in the whole of Spain and, to fulfil its obvious potential,a [...]

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Santa Maria G&CC Presidents Trophy

The 5th President’s Trophy took place at Santa Maria Golf & Country Club on 08 October whereby upwards of 130 golfers participated in an individual stableford event followed by double that number enjoying a formal prizegiving dinner at the 5* Hotel Don Carlos in Elviria. The evening was all the more special given that 2011 [...]

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Maiden win in Madrid

Southport’s Lee Slattery earned his maiden victory the hard way on the European Tour seven years and 179 starts after he joined its ranks from the Challenge Tour. In a tense finish he teed off on the 18th with a three shot advantage over his nearest challengers – Argentinian Cesar Monasterio and Italy’s Lorenzo Gagli [...]

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The best ever Andalucia Masters

The Hotel Guadacorte Park in Los Barrios, Cadiz, was the unlikely venue (golfing heritage?) for the official inauguration of the Andalucia Masters to be held at Valderrama from 27 – 30 October. Representing the Junta de Andalucia was Luciano Alonso from the Tourism, Business and Sport Ministry who outlined that there would be 96 players [...]

Iberia to the fore

October 06 is a date for your diary when the European Tour bus arrives on the Iberian Peninsula, beginning an unprecedented run of four tournaments starting in Madrid and finishing with the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama. Should you find yourself with a few days free from October 13 – 16 why don’t you travel to [...]

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Big three at La Quinta

The first round of the Spanish Ladies Open got underway at La Quinta Golf & Country Club yesterday with 120 of Europe’s leading players aiming to make the cut to be amongst the 60 vying for the title over the weekend. Favourites for the title include three of Europe’s Solheim Cup team – England’s Melissa [...]

Christmas Sherry

Now is the right time to start thinking about your next golfing break to take advantage of some great deals. Stuck for ideas on what to do after Christmas? Why not combine the festivities with an all-inclusive golfing break at the exclusive five star Hotel Barcelo Montecastillo Golf. Throughout the last year this has proved [...]

Showing promise

The second round of the ‘Lacoste Promesas’ Circuit took place at La Cañada Golf in Guadiaro, Cadiz, last week. This being the closest event to the Costa del Sol the event,naturally, attracted a high number of entrants; a fair number taking advantage of the summer holidays to travel from other regions as far afield as [...]

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