Las Brisas in all its splendour

A few months ago Las Brisas Golf Club, one of the designs by Robert Trent Jones that the American architect was most satisfied with, began a schedule of major renovation…

Atalaya Golf & Country Club: Two Cutting-Edge Courses

With its two 18-hole layouts, the New and Old, Atalaya Golf & Country Golf is unquestionably one of the Costa del Sol’s most popular and representative complexes. Located between Marbella…

Spain still Europe’s No.1 golf destination

A new study of European golfers reveals that Spain remains the No.1 travel destination for visitors from the UK, France, Germany and Scandinavia, with more than 28% of respondents playing…

Francisco Artacho, general manager of the public company Turismo de Andalucía

“GOLF IS ONE OF THE ENGINES OF ANDALUCIA’S ECONOMY” He is moderately optimistic about Andalucía’s tourism prospects for 2014, after a solid year during which hotel stays increased by four…

Guadalhorce: 25 years of golf on the Costa del Sol

Guadalhorce Golf Club celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2013. Set up with the idea of attracting Málaga golfers discontented with the Parador, the club has moved on from its original…

El Paraíso: A great course… and a great club

El Paraiso Golf Club, which last year celebrated its 40th anniversary, was conceived with one single objective in mind: to be a great course, not an excuse to sell homes.…

La Cañada: Venue for golf’s first Specialist Technical Centre for Sport

The Sports Council has approved the La Cañada Golf Club installations in Guadiaro (Cádiz province) as the venue for golf’s first Specialist Technical Centre for Sport in Spain. Club president…

La Reserva: Cabell B. Robinson’s true masterpiece

La Reserva de Sotogrande is one of those stunning golf courses that are – with ample justification – considered to be true masterpieces. Superb design, exceptional maintenance, magnificent natural setting,…

Margarita del Cid, president of the Western Costa del Sol Council of Municipalities

“Golf makes our destination 100 per cent attractive throughout the year” Margarita del Cid, president of the Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental (Western Costa del Sol…

Jiménez: “I’ve lost €2 million on the Open de Andalucía”

Miguel Ángel Jiménez has lost €2 million as promoter and organiser of the four last Open de Andalucía tournaments – an official event on the European Tour. In the 2012 edition…