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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 [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Spain
In the UK and many other European countries, there is not the buggy culture that we take for granted here on the Costa del Golf. Consequently, many visitors from those countries view buggy hire as a novel and enjoyable part of holiday golf. As I write, a buggy is an essential accessory to a round of [...]
Tags: Algarve, buggy, Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol
Win a round of golf, dinners for two at recommended restaurants + more Mon 3rd August – Santa María at 12:00 – 41 € (Buggies only 15 €) – to members 40 € (Buggies only 15 €) Wed 5th August – Santana Golf at 11:00 – 60 € (inc shared buggy) – to members 58 [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf, Costa del Golf, Golf Competitions, Santa Maria Golf, Santana Golf
The “Costa del Golf Page” goes back many years and has been presented in many different formats. During these years, many of the coast’s golf clubs have enjoyed long term success by advertising on our page, none more so than the Santa Maria Golf & Country Club. Considering the current economic climate, we feel that [...]
Tags: Colourful Golf, Costa del Golf, Costa del Golf Page, Costa del Sol, Santa Maria Golf
“The Black Course Is An Extremely Difficult Course Which We Recommend Only For Highly Skilled Golfers” Thus reads a notice outside the famous (or notorious) U.S. Open venue, the Bethpage Black course, which logically should deter 90% of golfers from setting foot on the course. Yet golfers from New York and from all over the world [...]
Tags: Black Course, Costa del Golf, US Open
According to a report in last week’s edition of the “Sur in English”, the Junta de Andalucía is to spend 6 million euros on a plan to entice senior citizens from the most recent countries to join the European Community, to visit Andalucía during the quiet winter months. How commendable. However, over the past 20 years, more [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Golf Page, Costa del Sol, Gibraltar, Junta de Andalucia, Malaga, Spain, Sur in English
Generally speaking, the Costa del Golf has reacted well to the current economic circumstances and is being rewarded with an unexpected upturn in numbers on the fairways. In many cases high season green fees have been reduced to a level which should have been in place two or three years ago, but the crucial question [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Golf Competitions
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
I am lucky enough to be able to play the course at Parador’s Royal Málaga Golf Club fairly regularly, so it was really gratifying to see the drastic improvements in the condition of the course over the last two months. The Parador, as it is popularly known, is unique among Costa del Sol golf courses, most [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, Golf Courses, Parador Royal Malaga
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