Julián Romaguera: New Manager at Los Naranjos

Los Naranjos, one of the Costa del Sol’s most prestigious golf clubs, has just signed Julián Romaguera as its new general manager. In spite of his relative youth, 29 years,…

The Battle for Clients has Begun

By Antonio Conde, an expert on golf course marketing, founder of the first golf tourism comparator, GOLFBOO, and CEO of Golfenred, a specialist marketing consultancy for golf courses It was…

Like A Good Wine

By Ulf Svendsen, director of Los Arqueros Golf Los Arqueros Golf is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Of those 25 years, I have had the privilege of being manager for the…

Río Real: A half-century of grandeur

  It was the year the Vietnam War began, Winston Churchill and Stan Laurel (the thin half of the Laurel and Hardy comic duo) died, and Spain began to establish…

The “new“ Woods’ uncertain future

  From number one in the world and second on the US PGA Tour at the end of the 2013 season, to 25th and 218th positions, respectively, when 2014 concluded.…

Acosol irrigates Costa del Sol golf courses with recycled water

The public water utility company Acosol – which comes under the auspices of the Western Costa del Sol Council of Municipalities – has made a firm commitment to sustainable tourism…

Great success of the Lions Golf World Championship at Villa Padierna

During gala ceremony at Villa Padierna Palace Hotel 240 guests from all over the world were welcomed to the Lions Golf World Championship 2015. The president of the Lions Foundation…

Clarke vs Love III, the Ryder Cup captains’ enticing duel

The next edition of the Ryder Cup (at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska, Minnesota, might be a year and a half away but the captains’ battle has  already begun…

FRANCISCO DE LANCASTRE, Golf manager of Finca Cortesín

“WE ARE ONE OF EUROPE’S FLAGSHIP RESORTS” He is relatively young but – as they used to say years ago – well prepared. Although just 33 years old, he has…

Golf in the Sun, the golf society with a difference

“How can we create a golf society that is different from all others, one that will appeal to golfers of varying ability, and to those that either live here on…