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Having heard stories surrounding the introduction of toll payment on the A22 motorway crossing into Portugal from Huelva, I availed myself of a short golfing break to put it to the test. First the bad news: any golfers from Spain travelling further west than Tavira will have to pay for the toll which is quite [...]
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The sun shone on El Chaparral with milder than usual temperatures for the time of year, setting the scene for a great day to celebrate the II Open Golf Fuengirola un Sol de Ciudad” Quite apt considering the name of the competition! Special thanks to the nearly ninety players who made the effort to get [...]
Tags: golf holidays spain, Golf in Spain, golf tee times spain
Lying adjacent to two championship golf courses – the Old and the New – the recently revamped San Roque Golf Resort boasts 50 suites and 50 double rooms making it the ideal location to relax and unwind for a few days within this exclusive urbanization. The bungalows are charmingly built in an Andalusian style equipped [...]
Tags: golf dreams, San Roque Golf Resort
With more than 300 days of sunshine per year little wonder that our stretch of coastline is justly labelled the ‘Costa del Golf.’ Unfortunately, the saying, ‘when it rains it pours’ has often rung true over the last couple of years with two of the wettest winters I can certainly recall. This has led to [...]
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Although seemingly forgotten after the Race to Dubai and the beginning of the new season, the “Q´´ Final Qualifying School at the superb Dave Thomas designed PGA Catalunya Resort proved again to be the making and breaking of golfing dreams for many aspirants. After an exhaustive selection process in which the pre-qualifying rounds were held [...]
Tags: Arcos Garden, PGA Catalunya
Previously the reserve of guests staying at the palatial splendour of the Hotel Puente Romano and Marbella Club Hotel, both on Marbella’s ‘Golden Mile’, the owners have decided to open the spectacular Marbella Club Golf Resort to the general public. No doubt a decision in great measure owed to the current economic climate, the nearest [...]
Tags: Hotel Puente Romano, Marbella Club Golf Resort, Marbella Club Hotel, Marbella's Golden Mile
IGTM (International Golf Travel Market) in Valencia this week which is annually organized by IAGTO (International Association of Golf Tour Operators). Whether you are a new golf destination, a hotel looking to increase leisure occupancy or an established golf resort seeking more exposure, the IGTM is a must-attend event. This is the first year that [...]
Tags: IAGTO, IGTM, La Finca, Las Ramblas, Murcia, Torrevieja, Valencia
With the surprising news that a Greg Norman fronted company, ‘The Stripe Group,’ has recently purchased both Valderrama Golf plus associated on-course facilities and properties for an undisclosed sum, there follows an opportune summary of the Sotogrande course, regularly voted the Number One course in Europe by ‘Golf Monthly’ magazine. Its first conception came about, [...]
Tags: Golf Monthly, Greg Norman, The STripe Group
Often much maligned by environmentalists – and ill-informed do-gooders alike – golf courses for some are like the proverbial red rag to a bull: an object to be criticised vehemently without respite. No mention that golf courses provide a much-needed source of employment in the local sector; nor that acres of previous arid scrubland is [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Golf Circuit
Congratulations to regular Golf Leisure Breaks society member, Nottinghamshire golfer Samir Arafat, on producing two excellent rounds last week. Having initially booked in for our regular weekly competitions weeks in advance playing off 4.5; by the time he had arrived in Spain he nobly volunteered the information that his handicap had now dropped to 3.0. [...]
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