Ínigo Soto, Finca Cortesín greenkeeper

No one doubts that the maintenance at Finca Cortesín Golf Club is exceptional and of the highest order. Since opening for play just over five years ago the owners have…

Cary Middlecoff, slow, steady and strong

Cary Middlecoff is often remembered for his glacial pace of play, his occasionally volcanic temper and his nickname, Doc, which he earned for being a qualified dentist. What he should…

Hubert Green, Competitive will

Tough and talented, Hubert Green stood tall in an era of giants. Playing during the prime of icons like Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Raymond Floyd, Johnny Miller and…

Marilynn Smith, leading the way

As a pre-teen Marilynn Smith served as a pitcher, coach and manager of a boys baseball team. Golf, she thought, was a sissy sport, and had never seriously crossed her…

Joyce Wethered, exceptional talent

She combined feminine grace with the type of precision no golfer of her era was able to achieve. She amazed Henry Cotton with her ball striking, and Glenna Collett Vare…

Juan Carlos Fernández-Rañada, General manager of Acosol

The huge amount of water involved in irrigating golf courses has long been a source of controversy in certain sectors of society, especially environmentalist organisations. In actual fact, however, the…

Michael Munden, Marbella Golf & Country Club manager

Marbella Golf & Country Club’s new general manager, American Mike Munden, settled in Spain seven years ago. In this interview, he talks about the Marbella club, US courses and how…

Ignacio Apolinario, Santa Clara Golf Marbella manager

“Last year was the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of this course and I can assure you that during this time we have evolved quite a lot,” notes Santa Clara…

Andrés Sánchez, Atalaya Golf & Country Club manager

Atalaya Golf & Country Golf, with two 18- hole layouts, the Old Course and New Course, is without a doubt one of the Costa del Sol’s most popular and representative…

Gonzaga Escauriaza, the dreaded crisis

GONZAGA ESCAURIAZA, President of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation, recognises that the economic situation is causing a decrease in the number of golfers registered with the federations in Spain. “Unfortunately,…