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On a final day when the expected storms did not, happily, materialise the fact is that low scoring was still made difficult by strong winds; a point picked up time and again by the TV commentators who reminded viewers that, even though the skies were blue and several players were in short sleeves, Valderrama was [...]
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Head just off the coast into the foothills of Spain’s Costa Del Sol, and you’ll encounter Valderrama Golf Club. Navigating subtle doglegs on gently undulating parkland terrain through a cork forest, the Robert Trent Jones Sr. design in so many places seems so simple and effortless, one wonders why every golf course can’t be this [...]
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As an important industry, golf tourism on the Costa del Sol is still in its infancy. Born in the late eighties, it has already displayed a cyclic tendency, struggling during the oil crisis brought on by the Iraq war, then enjoying enormous success in 1997, when Valderrama hosted the Ryder Cup. The period from 1997 could [...]
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All that was needed for the last Volvo Masters this weekend was warm sunny weather, a good performance by the defending champion and every player in with a chance of winning. The decision to send out Justin Rose with only a marker for company was inexplicable, unless Justin himself suggested it. Nothing could be more demotivating, as [...]
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Thursday 30th. October sees the beginning of the end of an era, as Valderrama Golf Club hosts its final Volvo Masters tournament. Arguably the most important event on the European Tour calendar, the Volvo Masters usually decides who will win the Vardon Trophy as leader of the Order of Merit. Record prize money ensures that [...]
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By Autumn next year, Finca Cortesin will be seen by millions of golf fans on TV throughout the world, as it welcomes the world’s best golfers to play in the 2009 Volvo World Matchplay Tournament. Thus, this magnificent new golf course will be taking over from Valderrama as the host of the most prestigious tournament [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Finca Cortesin Golf, Valderrama Golf
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