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Most golfing groups coming to the CDS are usually even number in size reflecting the fact that golfers sharing twin rooms and buggies invariably save money on the total cost of the holiday. However, should you be a lone golfer, or in an odd number, there are a number of courses which do not charge [...]
Tags: Baviera Golf, Marbella Golf, Santana Golf
Recent changes at Marbella Golf & CC with the return of Satu from maternity leave mean that the present incumbent, David Steele, has left the club by mutual consent. Those of you who are regulars on the coast may recall David’s valiant attempt to gain entry into the Guinness Book of Records by completing the [...]
Tags: Marbella Golf
Just a few short weeks ago, Parador’s Royal Málaga Golf Club was battling to get the course in shape for next month’s Open de Andalucía, and it looked like being a losing battle. Now with just a few short weeks to go, the green staff have worked wonders, despite adverse weather conditions. The greens are [...]
Tags: Golf Courses, Parador Golf
La Quinta’s Golf Academy has introduced special teaching courses for children from 5 – 8 and from 8 – 14 years of age. The kids will be known as the La Quinta Academy Tigers. There will be 3 x 11 week courses each year, from January – March, from April – June and from October – December. Of [...]
Tags: Golf Academy, La Quinta Golf
Practically no rain for a whole year has caused more than enough problems for greenkeepers along the coast, but too much too quickly, brings its own problems. Bunkers ruined faster than they can be repaired; grass too wet to be cut; soggy, slow greens – the last two weeks have been difficult for green staff and golfers alike. Many [...]
Tags: rain
….is a website which publishes annually lists of the world’s best golf courses. Course rankings are based on objective reports from golfers (other than club members) who have played there. Lists are regional and the Top Hundred Continental Europe Golf Courses reveal a surprising new number one. Those who are interested in such things are used to seeing [...]
Tags: website golf
On October 18th, the Marbella Golf Club expect to unveil the new and improved version of their classic Trent Jones designed course. Regulars who knew the old set-up well, will not see many changes until they reach the 7th, which now replaces the original 11th hole, while the 8th replaces the 12th The 9th, 10th [...]
Tags: Marbella Golf
Three clubs host Golf Leisure Breaks’ regular stableford competitions; Sta. Maria (Mondays), El Chaparral (Wednesdays) and Calanova (Fridays). All three, and no doubt many other of our local clubs, have gone to great lengths to present their courses in immacculate condition. So imagine how disappointing it must be to them, and to responsible golfers, to [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf, el chaparral golf, Golf Club, Golf Competitions, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Open, Santa Maria Golf, Sergio Garcia, Spain
During the recent U.S. Open, intrigued by the fact that the host “club” was owned and run by New York State, I looked up Bethpage on the Web. As reported on this page, I discovered that the five Bethpage courses entertained 300,000 greenfee payers during 2008, at an average of about $60 per round. Converting (roughly) to [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Santa Clara Golf, Santa Maria Golf, US Open
The “Costa del Golf Page” goes back many years and has been presented in many different formats. During these years, many of the coast’s golf clubs have enjoyed long term success by advertising on our page, none more so than the Santa Maria Golf & Country Club. Considering the current economic climate, we feel that [...]
Tags: Colourful Golf, Costa del Golf, Costa del Golf Page, Costa del Sol, Santa Maria Golf
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