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Tuesday, 2 December 2008

By:Ruth Polak

The Costa del Sol, recently renamed the Costa del Golf, is an absolute

Paradise for golfers of all standards. Offering some world-class golf

courses in some beautiful locations combined with the highest number

of sunshine days per annum in Europe it is hard to beat. Plentiful and

cheap flights to Malaga, Gibraltar and now Jerez make it accessible

all the year round and not content to rest on it’s laurels new golf

courses and academies are being opened up on a regular basis which is

why so many golfers return here year after year as there are always

new and exciting challenges.

Just A Few of the Many Costa del Sol Golf Courses.

Valderrrama, home to the Volvo Masters (1988-96), the Ryder Cup (1997)

and the World Golf Championships (1999-2000), Valderrama surpasses its

reputation as number 1 in Europe and it has twice received the

accolade of “Best Golf Club in Europe”

La Duquesa Golf Course, designed by Trent Jones has some wonderful

Mediterranean views , which could play havoc with your scoring! It is

probably the most complete club on the coast offering tennis, swimming

pool, squash, gym etc. along with the picturesque Duqesa Port just

across the road. There is also an excellent bar and restaurant, and

not forgetting of course the world class and demanding golf course

itself.

La Cañada was designed free of charge by Tent Jones and is the first

municipal golf course of the Costa del Sol and has resulted in a surge

of interest in golf by the local Spanish populationIt’s nine holes are

laid out on a hillside and do not present any particular difficulties.

Alhaurin Golf is a little inland from the Costa del Sol but is well

worth the trip as the scenery is stunning and the course superb.

It is a unique club, in that it has three golf courses -- an

18 hole par 72 course designed by Seve Ballesteros, a nine hole par 3

course bordering a beautiful lake, and an 18 hole junior course

(adults may play only when accompanied by a child.) The par 72 course

is of international quality with challenging holes, lush green

fairways and greens set amongst pine woods. Situated between Mijas and

Coín in the Sierra de Mijas, this course has majestic views of

mountains to the north and Africa and the Mediterranean to the south.

La Qinta Golf and Country Club is home to the former World Champion

Manuel Piñero's Golf School. It is a technical course that reflects

the designer, Manuel Piñero's, own playing characteristics in that it

rewards accuracy rather than long hitting.

Alcaidesa Golf is the best and only true links course in Spain. It has

recently undergone an extensive programme of re- modelling with

fairways being improved and widened and greens levelled off with the

result that the layout is now suitable for golfers of all levels.

For further information on some of the best Golf Courses that the

Costa del Sol has to offer visit http://www.costadelsol-vacationrentals.com/Costadelsolgolfcourses.html

where you will also find a lovely selection of villas and apartments

to rent close to some of the best golf courses on the Costa.

About the Author
Ruth Polak is the owner of http://www.costadelsol-vacationrentals.com
which has a good selection of villas and apartments to rent near some
great Costa del Sol Golf Courses.

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