Posted July 31st, 2009 by admin
There are approximately 50 golf courses along the 80 kilometre stretch between Málaga and Gibraltar. Some might be categorised as “easy”, while others might be described as “challenging”. Very few, in fairness, deserve to be described as unfair, or impossible. Unfortunately, not every golfer is capable of making objective judgements when describing a recently played golf course. Ergo, a rotten [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf Page, courses, Gibraltar, Golfers, Malaga
Posted March 27th, 2009 by admin
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
Posted February 20th, 2009 by admin
Most keen golfers follow the exploits of the star players on TV as they tackle increasingly long golf courses. Courses measuring in excess of 7,000 yards now seem to be the norm on the European Tour, which is fair enough for the top pros, most of whom can wallop their drives well over 300 yards. Those [...]
Tags: European Tour, Golf Courses, Golfers
Posted August 22nd, 2008 by admin
The past couple of years have been difficult for our golf tourism industry – not helped this year by forecasts of a universal economic recession and a weakening pound which is obviously giving some Brits food for thought. But the Irish, having had the good sense to adopt the euro when they joined the E.U., [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, golf tourism, Golfers
Posted April 11th, 2008 by admin
The importance of pricing our golf correctly here on the Costa del Golf was brought home sharply when I approached the Sta. Clara club to host an additional Golf Leisure Breaks competition every Saturday. A short while ago, the club decided to reduce their green fee from a little over 100 euros (including Buggy) to [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Golfers
Posted July 29th, 2007 by admin
Fair or impossible?
Is it really fair to set out to deliberately humiliate the most talented golfers in the world?
“Beat me, beat me!” cried the masochist, but the sadist refused. To some players and fans, the Oakmont course seemed to be set up by a committee of sadists and was played on by a select group [...]
Tags: Golfers, US Open
Posted June 29th, 2007 by admin
For some who could afford it, purchasing a share in a golf club is the answer to joining to club membership, although it could hardly qualify as a wise long-term financial investment.
Many disappointed ex-pat golfers will testify to the fact that their dream of retiring to the Costa del Golf and playing regular golf [...]
Tags: Golf Societies, Golfers, residents, US Open
