REAL CLUB GOLF GUADALMINA COMPLETE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
After several months of work building a new shop and caddy master’s office at Royal Guadalmina Golf Club, the project has finally been finished. At the start of March, members…
ROBERT TRENT JONES, THE COSTA DEL GOLf’S GREAT DEMIURG
Philippine businessman Joseph McMicking was clear what he wanted when, in 1962, he purchased an vast plot of land near the Rock of Gibraltar to develop the Sotogrande macro-urbanisation: top…
CHEYENNE WOODS… THE BURDEN OF A SURNAME…
\"Now people can say I’m not just a surname,” said Cheyenne Woods – 23 years old and Tiger Woods’ niece (daughter of the world number one’s half-brother) – after winning…
MALAGA, MUCH MORE THAN GOLF
The province offers a wide range of opportunities for playing golf Half of Andalucía’s golf courses are located in Málaga province, along whose coastline stretches the famous Costa del Sol.…
Jack Nicklaus, simply the greatest
If there is any player in the history of the modern game – someone who could be considered, without argument, the greatest – that player is undoubtedly Jack Nicklaus.…
McIlroy and Woods lead Player of the Year finalists
The PGA TOUR has released its nominees for the PGA TOUR Player of the Year and PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year for the 2012 season. Players were nominated by…
La Estancia Golf: Great present – even better future
I chose a good day, at the end of November, for my visit to La Estancia, in Sancti Petri (Cádiz province). A good day because it rained after several dry…
Parador Málaga del Golf: Venerable and rich history
Built in 1925 and inaugurated by the Spanish royal family in 1928, this is by far Málaga’s oldest course. Located barely five minutes from the airport and 10 from Málaga…
Playa Serena: An oasis on the western coast of Almería
Even though I had been many times in Almería – one of the Andalucian provinces with the greatest variety of courses – I had no first-hand experience of Playa Serena…
Baviera Golf: A great course in Málaga’s Axarquia area
For many of those of us who live on what is known as the western Costa del Sol, the “other” Coast – Axarquia, east of Málaga capital – seems a…