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No, not the John Lennon penned song but a fair reflection on the weather in Belek, Turkey, which hosted the International Golf Travel Market last month. Sitting on the south-eastern Mediterranean coast the brochures promised temperatures of near 20 degrees the reality was considerably cooler with plenty of rain to boot. Unfortunately, the tourism officials [...]
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A meeting was recently held attended by the Mayor of Mijas, Angel Nozal, various town councillors and representatives of the 13 golf courses which comprise the locality of Mijas. In terms of number of golf courses Mijas is actually the most densely populated area in the whole of Spain and, to fulfil its obvious potential,a [...]
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The Costa del Golf page will be attending the International Golf Travel Market being held in Belek, Turkey from November 14-18. This will be the 13th edition of the premier event for over 1400 golf industry delegates from 67 countries who come together to attend seminars, have numerous planned meetings and generally network. There might [...]
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Sergio Garcia, after several near misses, (three 2nd places) finally added the Andalucia Masters to his CV after an aggregate score of six under 278 saw him see off a spirited challenge from local favourite, Miguel Angel Jimenez, to win by just one shot. In the process, he completed back-to-back wins on the European Tour, [...]
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There was a time when Golf Leisure Breaks used to hold six weekly competitions; amongst them a practice day for beginners held at Greenlife Golf in Elviria. Over time the basics of the game were taught and scores monitored with many going on to achieve full handicaps and subsequently, progressing to our regular stableford competitions. [...]
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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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Several years ago, as part of their weekly competition programme, Golf Leisure Breaks introduced an innovative series of tournaments aimed at beginners and the improving golfer. These were initially held at Greenlife Golf and later at La Noria in La Cala de Mijas. The aim was to get people interested in golf within a ‘correct [...]
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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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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 Friday, is that [...]
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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 [...]
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