Posted September 3rd, 2010 by admin
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
Posted August 18th, 2010 by admin
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
Posted August 13th, 2010 by admin
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
Posted June 4th, 2010 by admin
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
Posted May 24th, 2010 by admin
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
Posted May 19th, 2010 by admin
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
Posted May 19th, 2010 by admin
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
Posted May 19th, 2010 by admin
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
Posted April 23rd, 2010 by admin
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
Posted September 25th, 2009 by admin
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 [...]
Tags: Gibraltar, Malaga, shop