Posted July 17th, 2009 by admin
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 [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf, el chaparral golf, Golf Club, Golf Competitions, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Open, Santa Maria Golf, Sergio Garcia, Spain
Posted June 19th, 2009 by admin
The Golf Leisure Breaks Golf Society is unique in that it was formed with visiting golfers in mind, rather than residents, who are adequately catered for by the plethora of pub societies which have mushroomed along the coast. A feature of these popular stableford competitions which take place every Monday, Wednesday and [...]
Tags: Fair Play, Golf Competitions, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society
Posted June 5th, 2009 by admin
We’ve reached that time of the year when golf clubs are carrying out maintenance work on their courses, especially the greens. By juggling the Golf Leisure Breaks competition venues and dates, we’ve managed to avoid the worst effects of what is an essential excercise if greens are to be kept in good condition. As a [...]
Tags: Golf Courses, Golf Leisure Breaks, greens
Posted May 1st, 2009 by admin
What do you look for when choosing a golf society to join? Probably you just want a regular weekly game with a competitive edge, on a decent golf course in good company and with affordable green fees.
Most pub societies can offer just this, but why limit yourself when you could enjoy so many more benefits?
The Golf Leisure [...]
Tags: Golf in Spain, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society
Posted April 10th, 2009 by admin
In April 1995, Golf Leisure Breaks organised its first stableford competition. The company was feeling its way into the unexplored territory of golf tourism and was the first locally based golf tour operator. The initial aim was to provide visiting golfers with the opportunity to meet and compete with each other in a friendly environment, [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf Page, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society
Posted March 27th, 2009 by admin
Not everyone can devote the time needed to play 18 holes of golf. There are plenty of par 3 courses around, but a realistic alternative is the superb La Noria course at La Cala de Mijas. La Noria features 4 par threes, 4 par fours and a par five. The course is imma-culately maintained and the greens [...]
Tags: 18 holes, Golf Courses, Golf Leisure Breaks, La Cala Golf
Posted March 20th, 2009 by admin
From Thursday 26th. March, Cabopino will be the regular Thursday venue for a GLB Golf Society’s stableford competition, joining other popular courses, such as Sta. Maria (Mondays), La Noria (Tuesdays), Parador (Wednesdays), and Calanova (Fridays). This ensures that Golf Leisure Breaks remains unique among golf societies by offering an unrivalled choice of venues and dates.
For many [...]
Tags: Cabopino Golf, Calanova Golf, Costa del Sol, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society, La Noria Golf, Parador Golf, Santa Maria Golf
Posted March 13th, 2009 by admin
Berwick-on-Tweed is a small town on the England-Scotland border, acknowledged as the poorest town in England, with annual wages nearly half of the national average. Yet the town is now booming, with business up by 30%, reports the Sunday Express.*
The reason?
The demise of such retail giants as Woolworths and Shoe Zone has left the way open [...]
Tags: England, Golf Leisure Breaks, Scotland, Sunday Express
Posted March 6th, 2009 by admin
Well, it’s not a club, exactly. It’s a golf society. The GLB Golf Society, to be precise. Many of our readers spend a great deal of their time here on the Costa del Sol, but not enough to merit joining a golf club and paying an annual sub as well as a green fee. Membership [...]
Tags: Costa del Sol, Golf Club, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society, Sur in English
Posted February 13th, 2009 by admin
…the tough get going. Many satellite industries rely on winter golf tourism for their existence.
Restaurants are a typical example, so GLB are creating a programme designed to introduce visiting golfers to twenty of the finest restaurants in Fuengirola. The programme will be symbiotic, in that visitors to the selected restaurants will be made aware of [...]
Tags: Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Society, Loyaltee Card, Restaurants
