Posted September 12th, 2011 by admin
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 [...]
Tags: Golf for beginners, La Cañada, La Cañada Golf
Posted September 12th, 2011 by admin
A glorious August summer’s day saw a bumper turn-out of 96 players take part in the ‘Trofeo 20 Aniversario’ at Santa Maria Golf & Country Club on Saturday 13th August. A shotgun start saw the competitors, replete with a complimentary goodie bag as a souvenir of the day, tee off from their respective starting holes [...]
Tags: competition spain, Santa Maria Golf, Tee times spain
Posted July 28th, 2011 by admin
As regular players in the weekly Golf Leisure Breaks stableford competitions will attest one of the most sought after prizes is the dinner for two at several restaurants along the Costa del Sol such as the Villa Paradiso in Calahonda and curry house, Rajdoot, Fuengirola. Golf Leisure Breaks would like to express its thanks to [...]
Tags: Restaurant in Marbella - The Orange Tree
Posted July 28th, 2011 by admin
A peculiar take on the Saint John festivities at Lauro Golf saw the traditional bonfires and midnight dip to cleanse the soul replaced by a golf competition and Flamenco gala. Even the high temperatures did not detract from a good turnout; in some part due to the promise of many prizes donated by generous sponsors [...]
Tags: Lauro Golf San Juan
Posted September 24th, 2010 by admin
El Chaparral Golf Club recently celebrated its 4th anniversary at the second time of asking - that is another story before digressing further – with a no-expense spared event that attracted over 100 participants (with a further 20 left on the waiting list). Golfers were treated to tapas snacks on the 9th and 18th tees; [...]
Tags: Golf Club
Posted July 23rd, 2010 by admin
www.rfegolf.es – a new website provided by the Spanish Golf Federation, and designed to assist Spanish-based golfers consult relevant golf news, is now up and running. Unfortunately, it is only in Spanish but is fairly straight-forward to negotiate. Aside from up to date golf news sub-scribers have the oppor-tunity to enter national competitions and consult [...]
Tags: rfegolf, website
Posted December 4th, 2009 by admin
Recent signs of a recovery in the fortunes of the Costa del Golf’s tourism industry are currently experiencing a lull as golfers from the rest of Europe prefer to spend the run-up to Christmas at home. Although advance bookings for 2010 look promising, our golf courses are presently relying on residents to keep things going through [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, golf tourism
Posted July 3rd, 2009 by admin
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
Posted July 3rd, 2009 by admin
The Costa del Sol in Malaga is often referred to as the Costa del Golf, not surprising with the concentration of top quality golf courses nearing the 50′s and fabulous weather almost all year round – it’s an idyllic setting. Popular with European golfers for many years, the area has become better known farther afield [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, golf, tourism
Posted June 5th, 2009 by admin
We’ve reached that time of the year when golf clubs are carrying out maintenance work on their courses, especially the greens. By juggling the Golf Leisure Breaks competition venues and dates, we’ve managed to avoid the worst effects of what is an essential excercise if greens are to be kept in good condition. As a [...]
Tags: Golf Courses, Golf Leisure Breaks, greens
