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With so many clients visiting the Costa del Golf, we like to keep them informed regarding the condition and suitability of the courses they wish to play. Now you may think this is license for yours truly to play as often and on as many courses as possible, in order to keep Golf Leisure Breaks’ [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Golf Leisure Breaks, Malaga, Sotogrande
The good news for regular summer golfers is that about half of the coast’s golf clubs have decided to extend the summer low season until the end of September. This means that some great summer offers, most of which included shared buggies, are still available for the next few weeks. The number of courses where [...]
Tags: GLB Golf Society, summer
This new golf society continues to attract new members, as it offers a weekly choice of 3 meetings, by using the pre-booked times for our stableford competitions (see list on this page). Society members receive a quality golf shirt with logo for only 20€ and will play for the traditional society sweepstake. Guests and non-members [...]
Tags: GLB Golf Society, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society
There’s no shortage of golf societies on the Costa del Sol – it seems that every other English bar runs a golf society. But most tend to be limited to one day at the same course each week, with the main object being to entice golfers to use the bar. There’s nothing wrong with that [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf, Costa del Sol, GLB Golf Society, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society, Parador Golf, Santa Maria Golf
Over 600 golfers are hoping that they have written their names into the Guinness World Records for the highest number of golfers in a single competition in one day. More importantly this event raised 13,000 pounds sterling for UNICEF, which will be used to alleviate the suffering of children in Iraq and in refugee camps [...]
Tags: AEHCOS, Andalucia, Diario Sur, Guinness Worl Records, La Cala Resort, Mijas Hippodrome, Sur in English, Turismo Andaluz, UNICEF
The Costa del Sol Hippodrome in Mijas is also collaborating with the event, renaming the first race of their meeting on July 14th as the Record de Golf Solidario La Cala Resort – UNICEF. La Cala Resort’s attempt to write its name into the Guinness World Records for the highest number of golfers to play [...]
Tags: Hippodrome, La Cala Resort, Mijas, UNICEF
For some who could afford it, purchasing a share in a golf club is the answer to joining to club membership, although it could hardly qualify as a wise long-term financial investment. Many disappointed ex-pat golfers will testify to the fact that their dream of retiring to the Costa del Golf and playing regular golf [...]
Tags: Golf Societies, Golfers, residents, US Open
Here on the Costa del Golf, June is traditionally the beginning of the summer “low” season, which means the introduction of some very keen greenfees. often including a shared buggy. This is good news, especially for resident golfers who enjoy taking part in the regular Golf Leisure Breaks stableford competitions. As from 1st June, green [...]
Tags: Cabopino Golf, Calanova Golf, Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, el chaparral golf, Golf Leisure Braks, Santa Maria Golf, Summer Deals
Much has been written about the lack of membership opportunities for golfers who live full time on the Costa del Sol. Joining a golf club here often entails coughing up tens of thousands of euros for a share, plus substantial annual fees. The Santa Maria Club have broken the mould and are now offering membership [...]
Tags: Membership, Santa Maria Golf
On Wednesday 14th. February, Golf LB features the popular St. Valentine’s day competition for mixed couples at the Royal Málaga Colf Club. The format will be 2 ball better ball stableford, rather than mixed foursomes, as we don’t want to be responsible for any divorces! The Parador course is ideal for this format, with generous [...]
Tags: Golf Leisure Breaks, Valentines Day
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