ANDALUCIAN GOLF CLASSIC

This three-day event to be held from 21st – 23rd May this year has already attracted many entries, but there is still room for more. The venues are Calanova on the first day, which will feature teams of two playing better ball, followed by Santana Golf Club, where there will be an individual stableford competition [...]

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A MEANINGFUL ROUND OF 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 [...]

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Special offers from 8th to 14th August 2009

SPECIAL OFFERS Play between 8th – 14th August (subject to availability)

Almenara 94€ – 2 inc buggy
La Quinta 122€- 2 inc buggy
El Chaparral 112€- 2 inc buggy
El Paraiso 88€- 2 inc buggy

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Golf Competitions from 8th to 14th August 2009

Win a round of golf, dinners for two at
recommended restaurants + more

Mon 10th – Santa María at 12:00 – Fee: 41 € (Buggies only 15 €) – Members: 40 € (Buggies only 15 €)

Wed 12th – El Chaparral at 12:30 – Fee: 53 € (inc shared buggy) – Members: 50 € (inc shared buggy)
Fri 14th [...]

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TAKE CARE OF OUR GOLF COURSES…PLEASE?

Three clubs host Golf Leisure Breaks’ regular stableford com­pe­ti­tions; Sta. Maria (Mondays), El Chapar­ral (Wednes­days)  and Ca­lano­va (Fri­days). All three, and no doubt many oth­er of our local clubs, have gone to great lengths to present their cours­es in im­mac­culate con­di­tion. So im­agine how dis­ap­point­ing it must be to them, and to re­spon­sible golf­ers, to [...]

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NOTICE BOARD – Golf competitions

Win a round of golf, dinners for two at recommended restaurants + more
Sun 12 th – San Roque Golf at 11:00 – 60 €
Mon 13th – Santa María at 12:00 – 41 € (buggies only 15 €)
Wed 15th – El Chaparral at 12:30 – 53 € (inc shared buggy)
Fri 17th – Calanova at 11:00 – [...]

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EL CHAPARRAL REBIRTH

One of my favourite golf courses in the early nineties was El Chaparral and no-one was more disappointed than I when the course literally disappeared, reverting to its original wilderness. So when I visited the course in 2005 when it re-opened, it was as if there had been a time-warp, and the 12 years between closing and [...]

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Golf Competitions from 11th to 15th May 2009

Win a round of golf, and dinner for two at recommended restaurants + more
Mont 11th -  Santa María at 12:00. Fee: 61 € (Buggies only 15€). Members: 59 € (buggies only 15€)
Wed 13th – El Chaparral at 13:00. Fee: 65 € (inc shared buggy). Members: 60€ (inc shared buggy)
Fri 15th May – Calanova Golf at [...]

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GREAT SUMMER DEALS

Here on the Costa del Golf, June is traditionally the beginning of the summer “low” season, which means the introduction of some very keen greenfees. often including a shared buggy. This is good news, especially for resident golfers who enjoy taking part in the regular Golf Leisure Breaks stableford competitions. As from 1st June, green [...]

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El Chaparral revisted

In the mid-nineties, El Chaparral had become one of the more popular courses east of Marbella, with it’s distinctive lay-out of six par threes, six par fours and six par fives, which many consider to be the perfect balance for a par 72 golf course. Problems concerning ownership of the land, not to mention financial [...]

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