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Foul weather in the UK and most north european countries is proving a blessing in disguise for the Costa del Golf. Signs that the global recession may be coming to an end are combining with gloomy weather forecasts to persuade frustrated golfers to start booking their winter golf breaks here in the south of Spain. The [...]
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I have often championed any move to get rid of the curse of slow play, especially in the case of resort golf, where the majority suffer at the hands of the selfish few. Tour pros are often criticised for setting a poor example, but what occurred at Firestone on Sunday 9th, beggared belief. As Woods and Harrington prepared to [...]
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Courtesy prevailed at Turnberry on Sunday, as all the young pretenders politely opened the door for the old gentleman; all except the not-so-young Stewart Cink and fate itself. Tom Watson hardly put a foot wrong, even playing a near-perfect approach to the 72nd hole, only to see his ball roll gently off the back of [...]
Tags: San Roque, San Roque Golf, Turnberry Open
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
One of my favourite golf courses in the early nineties was El Chaparral and no-one was more disappointed than I when the course literally disappeared, reverting to its original wilderness. So when I visited the course in 2005 when it re-opened, it was as if there had been a time-warp, and the 12 years between closing and [...]
Head just off the coast into the foothills of Spain’s Costa Del Sol, and you’ll encounter Valderrama Golf Club.
Navigating subtle doglegs on gently undulating parkland terrain through a cork forest, the Robert Trent Jones Sr. design in so many places seems so simple and effortless, one wonders why every golf course can’t be this good.
Of [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Golf Courses, Ryder Cup, Services of Golf, Spain, Valderrama Golf
1. Move Up
Having trouble achieving a mental breakthrough? Try playing from the forward tees, in order to alter your comfort zone and lower your scores. Playing a shorter course will instill a “go-for-par” or birdie mindset that will stick with you when you return to your accustomed tees. If you can’t score any better from [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Golf Beginners, golf lessons, Handicap
What do you look for when choosing a golf society to join? Probably you just want a regular weekly game with a competitive edge, on a decent golf course in good company and with affordable green fees.
Most pub societies can offer just this, but why limit yourself when you could enjoy so many more benefits?
The Golf Leisure [...]
Tags: Golf in Spain, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society
It takes a battering from some elite quarters, it may not be to the taste of everybody that comes to the Costa del Sol, but sun and beach tourism is the motor that first drove the southern Spanish tourism industry into the fast lane, and this aspect of tourism is still alive and well and [...]
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The course is an 18-hole, par 72 and 5.866 metres long and has been built according to United States Golf Association (USGA) rules and regulations with regard to the tees, bunkers, drainage and greens.
Extraordinary landscape views, including sea and La cala de Mijas Mountains, in nearly every hole.
We can assure you that your players [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf, Golf Courses
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