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Located in the heart of the Costa del Sol, in the municipality of Mijas, between the towns of Marbella and Fuengirola, sits one of the oldest and most classic courses in the area: Miraflores Golf, which celebrates its silver anniversary this year.<\/p>\n
Designed by the Italian Folco Nardi, who also designed the Guadalmina Norte and Lauro layouts on the Costa del Sol, Miraflores Golf was inaugurated in April 1990. More than half of the shares that went on sale were purchased by a South African company that was developing properties in the Miraflores urbanization. In 1998 the owners of the company offered to sell the course to the members of the golf club, who accepted the proposal and purchased it. <\/p>\n
This is a very popular club, not least because the playing prices are, if not the lowest, one of the lowest in the area. Visitors are just as well received and treated as club members. <\/p>\n
Over the years Miraflores Golf has undergone numerous improvements, both to the clubhouse and the course, whose eighteen greens have been redone over the last three years as part of an ongoing improvement program.<\/p>\n
The club’s Board of Directors plans further action as part of a five-year plan that includes upgrading the clubhouse both inside and on the outdoor terrace.<\/p>\n
The course will also benefit from improvements in terms of fairway drainage, landscaping, new bunkers and machinery renovation.<\/p>\n
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The maintenance and constant adaptation to the current game have turned Miraflores into an attractive and ‘modern’ golf course. The design of two lakes and the two elevated tees on the 14th, which turn this tee into a real challenge, stand out. <\/p>\n
It is a short course: from the yellow bars it is 5,148 meters, but it is a course that offers many difficulties and where you have to think very well about each stroke.<\/p>\n
It has narrow fairways, but in general not very difficult because they are U-shaped, so the ball tends towards the center.<\/p>\n
It is not, on the other hand, a very hilly course. It is perfectly possible to play without a buggy, although it is not a flat course either. What happens is that most of the slopes are downhill. <\/p>\n
The difficulty lies in the narrowness of the fairways, the abundance of dog-legs and the fact that 70 to 80 percent of the greens are high, so you will always have to use more iron than you think for the second and third shots.<\/p>\n
The course begins with a short par 4 (251 meters from the yellows) from which, on clear days, Gibraltar seems to be within reach. The entire fairway runs downhill, so it is advisable to leave the driver in the bag, especially to avoid a bunker on the left. There are those, however, who risk leaving a very, very short second shot to the green or, if they are lucky, try to reach it. Theirs is a mid iron, a five or a six, and then a pitching or a sand. <\/p>\n
Among the most outstanding holes at Miraflores Golf are 3, 12 and 15.<\/p>\n
The 3rd is in theory the most difficult of the course, handicap 1. At 349 meters it dog-legs to the left. On the right side of the fairway there is a deep rough, so falling there is bad. On the left there is water, so instinctively we tend to avoid it. It is a hole where most on this course are resigned to going three to green, which is not silly, as it is quite high up, protected by bunkers on the left before you get there. It is wide at first and then narrows. Fortunately it does not have many drops. A par here tastes like a birdie. <\/p>\n
The next hole, handicap 2 and par 5 of 480 meters, is possibly one of the most beautiful of the course. The tee is very elevated and it is shot over a wide fairway, so the drive offers confidence. There is a lake to the right of the fairway at about 210 yards. Many prefer to avoid the water by using a 3-wood or 5-wood and stay short. In this case, the second shot will force us to fly over the water to leave the ball as close as possible to the green, less than 8 iron. The green is protected by trees, palms and bushes to the right and left. It is wide and quite flat. With subtle drops. A five iron makes anyone happy. <\/p>\n
The 15th hole, a par 3 of 121 meters, is the signature hole of the course. The entire green is an island, although it is quite wide and flat. Mistakes are not forgiven. <\/p>\n
The course ends with a short par 4, 242 meters, but uphill. On this hole the fairway is divided in two. The left side is longer but has an easier second shot. On the right it is shorter but more complicated, because the shot will be on a slope. Some people risk going to the green aiming at the cell phone mast, but be careful: it is very well protected by bunkers. You have to hit it hard and well. <\/p>\n
After the round and already in a very functional clubhouse, without unnecessary luxuries and with a familiar air, you have the feeling of having played a classic course, which is more complicated than it seems and offers endless possibilities for fun and talented use of all the clubs in the bag. It is certainly worth a day at Miraflores Golf. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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