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A late addition to the golfing calendar this but there is still time to play in a worthy charity event in aid of the English Cemetery in Malaga at Lauro Golf this weekend. Firstly, a little bit of history. It is located near the bull ring, where St. George’s Church stands, and was the brainchild [...]
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LOOKING uncharacteristically rankled as the BBC interviewer asked where he had to raise his game to win a major, one should share some sympathy with the Worksop golfer. Over the last 18 months the benefits of a new health and training regime have kicked in making him, unquestionably, the world’s most consistent performer in the [...]
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I first met Cabell in 1987, when Julie and I opened an office rental business in Fuengirola. Cabell was our first tenant, when he resigned as Robert Trent Jones’s European director to branch out on his own. Having already been heavily involved in many of the Trent Jones designed courses on the Costa del Sol, [...]
Tags: Cabell Robinson, Costa del Sol
WHICH, if you have attended your Spanish class this week, translates as, ‘All Together’. This, along with another slogan titled, ‘Madrid Quiere Golf,’ refers to Spain’s capital city’s candidature to hold the 2018 Ryder Cup. With royal, sport and cross-party political support from the likes of Mayoress Esperanza Aguirre – a figure that divides opinion [...]
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THE recently ousted Labour government came in for some criticism in ‘The Sun’ last week for apparently wasting 12,000 pounds of taxpayers’ money on personalized golf balls emblazoned with the ‘UK Trade & Investment’ logo. They were subsequently given as ‘freebies’ to foreign businessmen and tycoons. Now I’d like to take their editorial to task [...]
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OFTEN much maligned it is only fair that, when the golf courses on the Costa del Sol do get it right, they should receive likewise praise. How does the new VIP Service at Los Arqueros sound? Get a minimum of 8 golfers together and there are a number of benefits included in the green fee [...]
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THE latest golf course to open on the Costa del Golf is ‘Valle Romano’ located near Estepona and designed by Cabell Robinson. Following on from his other gems such as Santana and Finca Cortesin it shares similar characteristics like open fairways and undulating greens. After sponsoring several European Tour tournaments, it is now finally open [...]
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IT will not have gone unnoticed that Spain was in the eye of the hurricane during the recent volcanic crisis. From a golfing perspective, fortunately life is appearing to be returning to normal again as golf courses, hoteliers, tour operators and clients alike breathe a sigh of relief. Whilst empathizing with the very difficult lot [...]
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AS featured in this column a couple of weeks ago, the first of the four Golf days making up the MAPS Charity Golf Circuit 2010 took place at The Marbella Golf and Country Club on Sunday 25th April. There was a great turnout and well over a thousand euros was finally raised on behalf of [...]
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Despite the unrelenting deluge of rain over the past few months – the Costa del Sol’s wettest winter since records began
the Parador’s Royal Málaga Golf Club produced a golf course in excellent condition for the Open de Andalucia last weekend.
Those of us who had played the course just a few weeks ago could not believe [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, Parador Golf
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