ONLY 6 WEEKS TO CHRISTMAS, BUT 2009 IS HERE ALREADY…

…if you are a golf pro playing on the European Tour, that is.  Only a few days after the final tournament of 2008 – the Volvo Masters – the 2009 Race to Dubai has begun with the HSBC Masters in Shanghai.  The fact that it is still 2008 and Europe has not yet annexed Asia [...]

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DO WE GET WHAT WE PAID FOR?

A few weeks ago, I was praising the golf course directors who had extended their summer “low season” until the end of September, not only because this offered resident and visiting golfers a great deal, but because it allowed essential green maintenance to be carried out while green fees were at their lowest, instead of [...]

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THE GLB GOLF SOCIETY

Belonging to a golf society is one way local players can enjoy competitive golf at affordable prices and there are plenty of them along the Costa del Golf. But why belong to just one, with limited fixtures and venues? Joining the Golf LB Golf Society costs a mere 20€, and you receive a logo’d quality [...]

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HIGH SOCIETY

There’s no shortage of golf societies on the Costa del Sol – it seems that every other English bar runs a golf society. But most tend to be limited to one day at the same course each week, with the main object being to entice golfers to use the bar. There’s nothing wrong with that [...]

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Parador Golf gets ready

The Royal Málaga Golf Club, better known to locals simply as the Parador, is gradually being prepared for another tour event in 2008. Having already successfully hosted two “Turespaña Masters” (1991 & 1999), The Royal Málaga Golf Club, better known to locals simply as the Parador, is gradually being prepared for another tour event in [...]

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Coming Soon to R.E.M.

Courses already selected include Santa Maria, The Royal Málaga Golf Club and Calanova, with others to be announced shortly R.E.M. (Radio Europe Mediterraneo), Spain’s most popular English speaking radio network, will soon be promoting and sponsoring jointly with Golf Leisure Breaks, a new series of daily high-profile competitions at some of the coast’s most popular [...]

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