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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 [...]
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
To visit Antequera, the biggest sizeable town in Inland Lake District, with in a two-hour drive from Marbella or a half hour from Malaga Town is to take a journey back in time to the Bronze Age. Archaeological discoveries near the city gates have unearthed the ancient Roman city of Signilla Barba, together with some fabulous mosaics [...]
Tags: Antequera Golf, Antequera Town
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
You will find golf courses all over the country. Urban layouts in the large cities, golf clubs on the shoreline, and others in mountainous settings. There is a huge amount on offer, adapted to all levels and to all needs, and at very competitive prices. Fun is guaranteed all the way as the [...]
Spain is the ideal place for golf. Throughout our country you will find a wide range of quality courses, ideal settings for playing this popular sport. But there are many other reasons why you should play golf in our country. Would you like to know more?
Whether you already play at a high level, or [...]
Well nearly, but not quite yet. In many cases the price is right, with green fees often being reduced to 2003 levels, but service and quality in the way some courses are presented leave room for improvement. This is the feedback we receive from many of our original clients, who have chosen to return to [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, Europe, Golfers, Spain, tourism
As an important industry, golf tourism on the Costa del Sol is still in its infancy. Born in the late eighties, it has already displayed a cyclic tendency, struggling during the oil crisis brought on by the Iraq war, then enjoying enormous success in 1997, when Valderrama hosted the Ryder Cup. The period from 1997 could [...]
Tags: Aymerich, Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, Ryder Cup, Valderrama Golf
This time last year, a visiting team from Ilford, England, won the inaugural match between the I.T.A.G.S. and the Golf Leisure Breaks Golf Society, who fielded a team to represent the Costa del Golf.
Last year’s match was played on Mijas International’s Los Lagos course in atrocious weather conditions, and resulted in a narrow win [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf Club, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society, ITAGS, Mijas International's Los Lagos Course
The much anticipated trip to Antequera was a resounding success – perfect sunny weather, a great hotel, an excellent but testing golf course, but most important of all, a great bunch of people who mixed well and were determined to have a good time.
The weekend was a perfect example of golf’s ability to remove [...]
Tags: Antequera Golf, ITAGS
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