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Since January 2009, Golf El Chaparral has implemented an attractive membership scheme offering unlimited golf, courtesy buggy, reserved parking space and other benefits. In times of crisis, the club is pleased to announce that it has reached the upper ceiling of 150 members; a figure introduced by the management to maintain a high level of [...]
Word is reaching this page of a rogue operator offering supposedly discounted green fees on the Costa del Sol. Already, several bona fide golf booking agencies have been picking up the pieces of distressed bookings: Golf Leisure Breaks made one for a group last week which totalled around 2000€ – they had also unwittingly paid [...]
With more than 300 days of sunshine per year little wonder that our stretch of coastline is justly labelled the ‘Costa del Golf.’ Unfortunately, the saying, ‘when it rains it pours’ has often rung true over the last couple of years with two of the wettest winters I can certainly recall. This has led to [...]
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At Golf Leisure Breaks regular weekly Parador competition last week we found ourselves in the company of some fellow sportsmen, albeit those who play with bigger balls. Sharing the installations were Sevilla Football Club. Seville’s 2nd eleven (‘¡Musho Betis eh!’ )were staying at the onsite hotel in preparation for the 2nd leg of their King’s [...]
Tags: Parador Golf
Right on cue the dilapidated structure on Marbella Golf & Country Club which was intended to be a hotel has been demolished. Announced a couple of months ago that local governmental permission had finally been given after thirty years workmen have been grafting hard to remove all the cement and bricks until, upon visiting the [...]
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As part of this job an opportunity arises now and then to play on some golf courses around the world. This was the case on an inspection visit to the golf courses on the Costa Blanca during the run-up to the International Golf Travel Market in Valencia. In many respects the Costa Blanca is the [...]
Tags: Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Golf Travel Market, Valencia
”Don’t feel sorry for him. He may only be thirteen but I bet he smokes, he’s already got a girlfriend and he’s giving me two shots a hole!” Thus, George Segal introduces Alfredo ‘El Bandido’, both his playing partner and caddy in the Oscar winning feature film, ‘A Touch of Class.’ Made in 1973, whilst [...]
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According to the official line, aside from having a valid handicap certificate to play a Spanish golf course, it is also a prerequisite to hold valid insurance. Some courses will levy a small surcharge – normally in the region of 2€ – which is ‘hidden’ in the price of the green fee, or payable separately [...]
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When Golf Leisure Breaks first started its series of stableford competitions some fifteen years ago little did they know that they would become the focal point for a nucleus of both resident and holiday golfers who enjoyed playing a round of golf in a friendly, social environment yet, importantly, with a competitive element. The thrice [...]
Tags: Calahonda
Leading European Tour golfer, Simon Dyson, paid a visit to the Costa del Sol last week to practise and hone his game before returning to the UK in preparation for his title defence of the Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews. Simon has become a regular visitor to southern Spain; proof of which is his [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, European Tour
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