A Festival  to Enjoy

Andalucía is the autonomous community with the most golf courses in Spain, with 79 widely-versatile courses with different levels­ of technical difficulties.  The province of Malaga is situated at the top of the list in terms of the number of courses, above all those located in the Marbella area, so much so that the Costa del Sol has earned the nickname the “Costa del Golf”.

It is the ideal place to play because it has the perfect climate all year round and many daylight hours during summer, as well as a very varied relief. It is considered as the fourth “best golf destination” in the world.  The Costa del Sol is home to the Volvo Master, World Golf Cup and the Spanish Open.  In total, the province of Malaga has 42 golf courses, of which the most outstanding are the Real Club de Golf La Brisa, the oldest having opened in 1969 and the Dama de Noche (nine holes, 36 par and coastal), which is the only nighttime golf course in Europe.

 

 

A love at first sight is the Golf Río Real, in the port of Marbella, which is hidden on the bank of an old river, between hills and faces out to sea. It has 18 holes, a par of 72, is the most pleasant and was designed by Javier Arena. It has all the services you would expect: buggies, golf trolleys, equipment rental, a pro-shop, the golf school, a restaurant, swimming pool and the beach.  Playing on this course is a true pleasure, among semi-tropical vegetation­, under the shade of the large trees and admiring the lake or the sea.

The most important courses on the Costa are: Atalaya (18 holes, par 72, coastal), Marbella Golf and Country Club (18 holes, par 71, mountains), Miraflores del Golf (18 holes, par 71, residential), Santana Golf and Country Club (18 holes, par 72, coastal) and Anoreta Golf (18 holes, par 72, coastal).

The Costa del Sol is one of the great destinations to play golf, immersed in wonderful scenery and with Marbella as its capital.         

 

 

 

 

Text: Patrick Monney ± Photo: Patrick Monney.