Spain | Courses & Resorts
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InterContinental Mar Menor
Not far from Hacienda del Alamo is the InterContinental Mar Menor Golf Resort & Spa. Measuring just under 6,700 yards, its golf course started life as a nine-hole design by Dave Thomas in 2006 and was then expanded three years…
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Alcanada
Alcanada is a gently undulating course that was laid out in 2003 by Robert Trent Jones II between the Bay of Alcudia and the mountains of the Sierra de Lavante, providing excellent views in opposite directions. Just off the coast…
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Real Bendinat
Also just a few miles from Palma and squeezed between the sea and the mountains of Na Burguesa is the very impressive Real Bendinat. Quite tight and tree-lined, the emphasis here is quite clearly on accuracy rather than power. With…
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Golf Santa Ponsa
A particular favourite of the rich and famous, Golf Santa Ponsa appears to have presidential appeal as no fewer than three US Presidents – Jimmy Carter, George Bush Snr and Bill Clinton – have graced its fairways. Clearly the pulling…
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Son Gual
You can sneak a preview of Mallorca’s newest ‘must-play’ course by peering out of a port-side window as your plane approaches Palma airport. Pay particular attention to the pin positions as this might give you a critical edge over your…
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Tecina Golf
Tecina Golf, on the small Canary Island of La Gomera, is one of the most beautiful and spectacular golf courses in Europe.
La Gomera has remained pretty isolated until recent years and many of its cultural traditions have survived…
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Villanueva
My last port of call took me to a residential complex at Barrio Jarana in Puerto Real, where the Villanueva Golf Club can be found just a short drive from Cadiz. The course – built on an old finca as…
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Montenmedio
You can’t help but fall in love with Montenmedio Golf and Country Club complete with its boutique Hacienda hotel, set in an Andalucian-styled country house. What sets the golf course apart is that you will not see a single residential…
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Costa Ballena
Costa Ballena, to the north of Cadiz, was designed by José Maria Olazábal. The Atlantic views are quite dramatic, both from the course and the terrace by the clubhouse. The vantage point would have been great for spotting Nelson and…
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Novo Sancti Petri
And the city on the south-west coast was the base for Napoleon’s combined Spanish and French fleet defeated at Trafalgar by Admiral Horatio Nelson aboard HMS Victory, in 1805.
So sending a Portsmouth-based writer on a homage to his home…
