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I first met Cabell in 1987, when Julie and I opened an office rental business in Fuengirola. Cabell was our first tenant, when he resigned as Robert Trent Jones’s European director to branch out on his own. Having already been heavily involved in many of the Trent Jones designed courses on the Costa del Sol, [...]
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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
Despite the unrelenting deluge of rain over the past few months – the Costa del Sol’s wettest winter since records began
the Parador’s Royal Málaga Golf Club produced a golf course in excellent condition for the Open de Andalucia last weekend.
Those of us who had played the course just a few weeks ago could not believe [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, Parador Golf
This winter has seen the heaviest rainfall on the Costa del Sol since records began – nearly all of it concentrated on the past two months. The first week of rain was welcomed by everyone (with the obvious exception of disappointed golfers), as near-empty reservoirs began to fill, and parched golf courses enjoyed a long-awaited [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, greenkeeper
Global warming or just climate changes? The former may now be in question – the latter is clear for all to see, both globally and locally here on the Costa del Sol. Nine months of drought followed by weeks of almost unrelenting rain have been giving our greenkeepers nightmares, while inducing withdrawal symptoms from golf-starved tourists [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, wheater
When Golf Leisure Breaks joined the International Association of Golf Tour Operators (IAGTO), new opportunities became available for our clients to travel to many new golf destinations. Although our loyalties lie with the Costa del Sol so that we concentrate on attracting golf tourists to this area, we do have the facility to offer local [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, IAGTO, opportunities, Valentines Day
As we approach the start of a new decade (where did the last one go?), the Costa del Sol’s golf tourism industry faces the same challenge as any other industry in any other country as the global economic recession appears to be nearing an end. That is, how to win back customers and how to attract new ones. There is [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Golf Holidays
Recent signs of a recovery in the fortunes of the Costa del Golf’s tourism industry are currently experiencing a lull as golfers from the rest of Europe prefer to spend the run-up to Christmas at home.
Although advance bookings for 2010 look promising, our golf courses are presently relying on residents to keep things going through December [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, golf tourism
Cabell was European director for Robert Trent Jones for 17 years, before branching out on his own in the eighties. During that time, he honed his skills with major involvement in Trent Jones courses, including Valderrama, La Duquesa, Marbella Golf and Mijas International. His first venture locally was the first La Cala course, where he had [...]
Tags: Cabell Robinson, Costa del Sol, La Cala Golf, Santana Golf
Playing in golf competitions may seem a little daunting to some, but they can be fun, as thousands of golfers who regularly play in the Golf Leisure Breaks Stableford competitions have found. The prizes are fun but not the kind to attract bandits, so anyone who just plays to his/her handicap has a chance of winning our coveted [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf, Costa del Golf, Costa del Sol, el chaparral golf, Golf Competitions, Santa Maria Golf
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