Barceló Montecastillo Golf & Sport Resort: The Essence of Jerez

The club can boast about having the only golf course in Andalucía designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus – possibly the greatest golfer in the history of the game. It…

Jack Nicklaus: “We need to invent new golf experiences”

“WE NEED TO INVENT NEW GOLF EXPERIENCES AND ALTERNATIVES SO GOLF CAN GROW” “Golf’s return to the Olympic Games will have a very important role in the growth of golf…

ALI M. SAUDÍ, managing director of Santa María Golf

“ALL OTHER BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM GOLF COURSES” Born in Tripoli (Libya) in 1956, Ali M. Saudi graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic University in Italy before moving to Dublin…

David Barrionuevo, the globetrotting golf teacher

He left his comfortable life in Madrid as a golf teacher to pedal to an unknown, and very distant, destination. He passed through nine countries in almost five months and travelled…

Las Brisas: Major Revamp of a Classic

In 1968, José Banús, developer of the famous marina that bears his name, founded Royal Las Brisas Golf Club, although at the time it was known as Nueva Andalucía Golf…

Golf tourism: a major priority for Andalucía

Everyone is aware that golf is one of the destination’s main products, a strategic segment in which Andalucía is especially productive in comparison with other areas. The region has more…

Willie Anderson, the only one to win three U.S. Open in succession

Willie Anderson\'s place in U.S. Open history belongs on the same pantheon as Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus. He was the first to win four U.S. Open Championships…

José Antonio López Casas, president of Doñana Golf

“OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO REINVENT DOÑANA GOLF” Very closely associated over the past two decades with Matalascañas and, in general, with the whole Huelva province (he never misses the El…

Andalucía, world-class golf and tourist destination

Andalucía is one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations, for many reasons: its climate; its beaches; its hotel infrastructure, one of the finest ranges of accommodation in Europe; its wide…

Abu Dhabi sees dramatic golf tourism increase

Figures from the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority have revealed that a record number of overseas rounds were played in the first quarter of 2013, prompting global golf tourism…