We published some improvements to our site including a new and more detailed proposal page where clients see their quotes and confirmed bookings. The new system offers clearer information, how-to-get-to maps and many other details. More to come next week, including an improved map of courses with tee times prices.
It had been a long time since we had been around El Paraiso Golf Club. This "classic" Costa del Sol golf course was founded in 1973 and is one of the few designs of Gary Player in Spain. It's a traditional members' course of mainly british residents in southern Spain and a good option with reasonable rates (from 35€ in low season) for those staying around the Puerto Banus, Marbella and Estepona area.
We found the course to be in great condition, even though El Paraiso had to remain closed for various weeks during the heavy rains in spring, specially the greens, making this a very enjoyable course for players of all levels. As the management (the course belongs to the members) wants to improve the course's image and have some additional green fees available for non-members, we've been told that additional times will be made available in the future, specially between 10 and 12, that till now have been exclusively members' tee times.
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Costa del Sol Golf News is organising another of their regular tournaments next Wednesday 23rd at El Chaparral. This will be a Texas Scramble starting 09:30 with a price of 55€ including the buggy.
The Volvo World Match Play Championship is set for a new date in 2011 and will be held 19th to 22nd May, 2011 at Finca Cortesin Hotel in Southern Spain.
Securing a new permanent date for the Championship has been at the very heart of Monday’s announcement. With the global schedule becoming ever more congested in the Autumn months the aim is that the Volvo World Match Play will now be the sole dominant European Tour event played in the new date.
The 16 man field will also be increased to allow 24 of the world’s best players to compete. The prize fund for the 2011 Championship increases to €3.4 million with a first prize of €800,000, the highest on the European Tour outside of the Majors, World Golf Championship events and the Dubai World Golf Championship.
Eight groups of 3 on the round robin will play till Saturday morning with quarter final that same evening while semi-finals and final will be played on Sunday to 18 holes.
Spain’s Sergio Garcia was delighted to hear the news and hopes he will be able to include the tournament in his schedule, commenting, “It is great news that the Volvo World Match Play Championship has secured this key date in the schedule. Last year’s tournament was fantastic – Finca Cortesin provided a wonderfully dramatic backdrop for some thrilling match ups. Spain’s wonderful golf facilities were proudly shown around the world in doing such a wonderful job in hosting this historic tournament for the first time. I think we all enjoyed the ‘champions league’ style groupings and I believe that the increased field and amended format in 2011 will make for an even more thrilling Championship.â€
Spanish new golf sensation, Alvaro Quirós, made his 4th victory in the European Tour last Sunday at the Real Club de Golf in Seville after the first sudden-death hole against english player James Morrison.
Funny enough Quiros argued with Miguel Angel Jimenez about how this course (and most courses in Spain) are "not ideal" for him as the fairways tend to be narrower just at the 250 mts from tee area where Alvaro (normally the longest driver on the tour) tends to land.
After two reasonable rounds on Thursday and Friday, the young spaniard from Guadiaro (next to the Sotogrande area) had a great round on Saturday that made him start two under the leaders on Sunday. With the local crowds following him and even if he apparently didn't expect to get there, he ended up on the play-off match which he won after the first hole to his 4th victory on the tour and brings him closer to what he claims is his main objective for this year... being part of the Ryder Cup team.
Spence Clarke & Co. are the sponsors for the 2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament in support of the Motor Neurone Disease Association UK. This will take place on Thursday 24th of June, at El ParaÃso Golf Club, in Estepona (Málaga).
Have fun, while supporting a good cause, and earn important prizes if you get a "Hole in One":
-Weekend for 2, Fairplay Golf Hotel & Spa, Benalup (hole 5 par 3)
-Boat Day Charter on "Imiloa" with Champagne Lunch (hole 7 par 3)
-Ferrari weekend from Blue Sky Super Car Hire (hole 14 par 3)
Format: 2 tee start, Texas Scramble rules, played in teams of 4
Entry cost: 75€ per player, buggy, light breakfast and lunch included
For more information, please contact Yolanda North at Spence Clarke & Co.
Tel: 952 822 943
Email: golf@spenceclarke.com
The week before he had squandered a two-stroke overnight lead to finish second in the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco. This time Louis Oosthuizen took just a one-stroke lead into the final day of the Open de AndalucÃa at Málaga's Parador course, but was even more determined not to make it a fifth runner-up finish on the European Tour. Read More
There are several reasons why Madrid should host the 2018 Ryder Cup – but one virtually unassailable one: the weather. Read More
Saturday 27th of March 2010 at San Roque Golf Course.
120€ per pair (115€ if booked through Golf in Spain)
For bookings call us at 95 2474848 or email bookings-at-golfinspain.com
Andalucia Valderrama Masters confirmed
A confirmed field size of 96 players will be back to Valderrama in October playing for a first prize of €500,000 from a €3 million prize fund in the inaugural AndalucÃa Valderrama Masters from October 28-31.
The field includes five invites and four players from the Spanish Order of Merit and means the cut will see the top 50 players, and those tied for 50th place, complete the final two rounds.
The spectacular Robert Trent Jones Snr layout has provided the backdrop for some of the most thrilling moments in golfing history, including Europe’s Ryder Cup triumph in 1997, when Colin Montgomerie, this year’s European Captain, provided the vital half point in his singles match against Scott Hoch, which saw Europe win 14½-13½.
After some rumours about the possibility of the event being postponed to 2011, Valderrama will be back to the European Tour the last week of October, meaning a great chance for a golf holiday to Spain that same week.