Santa Maria G&CC Presidents Trophy

The 5th President’s Trophy took place at Santa Maria Golf & Country Club on 08 October whereby upwards of 130 golfers participated in an individual stableford event followed by double that number enjoying a formal prizegiving dinner at the 5* Hotel Don Carlos in Elviria. The evening was all the more special given that 2011 [...]

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20th Anniversary Trophy

A glorious August summer’s day saw a bumper turn-out of 96 players take part in the ‘Trofeo 20 Aniversario’ at Santa Maria Golf & Country Club on Saturday 13th August. A shotgun start saw the competitors, replete with a complimentary goodie bag as a souvenir of the day, tee off from their respective starting holes [...]

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MAPS Charity Golf attracts over 100 players

THE second of the four golf days making up the MAPS Charity Golf Circuit 2010 took place at Santa Maria Golf on June 26th. Well over 100 golfers enjoyed a fabulous day’s golf in the sun followed by lunch, prizegiving and a charity auction. In the event, over 2000€ was raised for this registered charity [...]

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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 [...]

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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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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 [...]

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Golf Competitions from 1st to 7th August 2009

Win a round of golf, dinners for two at recommended restaurants + more Mon 3rd August – Santa María at  12:00 – 41 € (Buggies only 15 €)  – to members 40 € (Buggies only 15 €) Wed 5th August – Santana Golf at 11:00 – 60 € (inc shared buggy) – to members 58 [...]

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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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AVOI Tournament at Santa María

AVOI is a voluntary organization which helps children faced with long-term hospitalization. On Saturday 20th June, AVOI will be running a tournament at the popular Santa María course, the proceeds of which will help these unfortunate children. This is a marvellous opportunity to enjoy a great day’s golf at a bargain price, while doing a good [...]

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MISSING THE OBVIOUS

During the recent U.S. Open, intrigued by the fact that the host “club” was owned and run by New York State, I looked up Bethpage on the Web. As reported on this page, I discovered that the five Bethpage courses entertained 300,000 greenfee payers during 2008, at an average of about $60 per round. Converting (roughly) to [...]

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