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A few weeks ago we mentioned the apparent demise of Doña Julia Golf; one of the newer develop-ments on the coast which, when completed, was to encompass a 6* hotel plus all the usual real estate trimmings. But is it all bad news on the Costa del Sol? The recent visit of Michelle Obama has [...]
Tags: China, Doña Julia Golf
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of “Le Chic” restaurant/bar, which occupies prime position at the Mijas Hipodromo, golfers taking part in the Golf Leisure Breaks stableford competitions had the opportunity to enjoy a fabulous night out at several of the summer week-end meetings. More meetings are planned for the rest of the year. Our golfers [...]
Tags: La Cala, Le Chic, Mijas Hipodromo
With the news that Michelle Obama, plus one daughter and full entourage will be visiting Marbella from August 4th-8th, whilst occupying 40 rooms at the exclusive Villa Padierna Hotel, all that is missing from this being a complete publicity coup for the Andalucian Tourist Board is the sight of leftie golfer Barrack Obama strutting his [...]
Tags: Benahavis, Michelle Obama, Villa Padierna Hotel
As the coast’s golf clubs wrestled with the changes wrought by the mini-invasion of new residents – many of whom seek reasonably priced golf – green fees were being forced down well before the summer “low” season by the plethora of pub golf societies which now proliferate, ostensibly to cater for our new residents. But [...]
Tags: golf tourism
SWEDEN’S Peter Hanson overcame a ‘double hit’ – and penalty stroke – to beat Spain’s Alejandro Canizares on the 1st hole of a sudden death play-off in the Majorcan Open. Recovering well from this error – the like of which I haven’t seen since, if my memory serves me well, TC Chen did the same [...]
Tags: Majorca Open
Despite several courses lying in neighbouring areas, Fuengirola doesn’t have its own golf course nor driving range. All this is soon to change as a land swap deal has been agreed between the council and the ‘Reserva de Higueron’ urbanisation. Fuengirola council will inherit a 4,307m2 plot of land in the Carvajal area; as well [...]
Tags: Fuengirola, Golf Course
Contrary to reports from some meteorological sources, the 2010 summer has not been cancelled, although it has been somewhat late arriving. From a resident golfer’s point of view, summer is especially welcome on the coast, bringing as it does some affordable golf.
Temperatures may go sky-high, but for those who live and work here, enabling them [...]
Tags: Summer Golf, tourism
IT will not have gone unnoticed that Spain was in the eye of the hurricane during the recent volcanic crisis. From a golfing perspective, fortunately life is appearing to be returning to normal again as golf courses, hoteliers, tour operators and clients alike breathe a sigh of relief. Whilst empathizing with the very difficult lot [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Spain, Volcanic crisis
Generally speaking, the Costa del Golf has coped well with the first two of these crises, but the phenomenom created by a volcano eruption in faraway Iceland has posed unique problems, beyond the control of any authority. No-one’s to blame and no-one can make a decision which will bring an end to the problem of [...]
Tags: Costas del Golf, tourism, Volcano eruption Golf
There are now more than 50 golf courses between Málaga and Gibraltar, and the recession has resulted in a market where supply now exceeds demand. In any normal industry, this would probably result in a united effort to come up with a plan to attract missing customers. However, there has never been a regulatory body to guard the interests of our [...]
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