Open de Andalucía returns to Málaga
The last time the Open de Andalucía was held at Málaga’s venerable Parador course, Miguel Ángel Jiménez delighted local fans with a resounding four-stroke victory. Now the Churriana-born player will be back at the course from 25 to 28 March in his dual role as promoter of the tournament and one of the European Tour’s established leading lights. Continue reading
Open de Andalucía returns to Málaga
The last time the Open de Andalucía was held at Málaga’s venerable Parador course, Miguel Ángel Jiménez delighted local fans with a resounding four-stroke victory. Now the Churriana-born player will be back at the course from 25 to 28 March in his dual role as promoter of the tournament and one of the European Tour’s established leading lights. Continue reading
High-performance class in Dubai
It was towards the end of 2003 and the Coast’s favourite golfing son, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, was mingling with guests at a presentation lunch in the La Quinta clubhouse. Continue reading
High-performance class in Dubai
It was towards the end of 2003 and the Coast’s favourite golfing son, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, was mingling with guests at a presentation lunch in the La Quinta clubhouse. Continue reading
Tournaments for Haiti
- Montenmedio in Cádiz will celebrate a very special tournament next January 30th (60€ with lunch or 25€ lunch only). Also a paddle competition the same week in Sancti Petri. Organized by Asociación Kanyakumari.
- Estepona Golf and Talk Radio will also have their tournament on February 5th with a price of 50€
If you have details of any other please do not hesitate to send us details.
Golfing along the Golden Mile in Marbella
We have recently published on our web a very interesting offer, where you can stay among Marbella’s elite in Gran Hotel & Spa Guadalpín Marbella on the famous Golden Mile, including golf at Santa Clara.
This exclusive package includes 4 nights in a Grand Comfort Double Room with terrace, buffet breakfast and 2 green fees per person in Santa Clara Golf (buggies included). Interesting add ons to this package are free wireless internet and free access to the fitness center.
If so far this seems interesting… when you see the price, with no doubt, you will be booking this package! This offer is available until the end of March, and the price can vary between 184€ and 197€ per person… that’s right… per person, and including all that is detailed above!
If you are interested, do not hesitate and ask for a quote, we will be more than happy to organize your golfing escape!
Luxury, Golf and Spa at Incredible Prices
We have a few special offers that are a must this season. Very special prices at deluxe hotels, some including half board, some including spa, and all including golf.
If what you want is half board included in your stay, your option is Hotel Barceló Montecastillo in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz). For only 99€ the night, you have a magnificent double superior room with mountain view. But that is not all… this price also includes a green fee per person in the championship course of Montecastillo Golf (3 Volvo Masters were hosted here) teeing off after 13:00h, access to spa and tennis and paddle courts.
Looking for a hotel in the Sancti Petri area? Search no more, your option is Meliá Sancti Petri! This 5* hotel has a lot to offer this winter and it’s located a few meters away from the most incredible beach of La Barrosa. For 160€ the night in a double superior room with breakfast, you can include golf or spa… each person can choose between a green fee in La Estancia Golf or a relaxing treatment in the Spa. This is an ideal offer for golfers travelling with their non golfer wives!
Almenara Hotel in Sotogrande is celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary, and they have a very special present for you! Free golf, just for you, everyday! For 125€ the night (minimum 2 night stay), you have a double room room with breakfast and daily access to the spa, and to better their offer, you have one green fee per person in Almenara Golf.
So what’s your excuse for not reserving one of these special packages? With these prices, it’s cheaper to travel than to stay at home!
Uhh, but what about that other one… the World thingy?
Maybe it was the winter chill drifting across the peninsular, causing temporary memory loss. Perhaps it was a simple oversight by an inattentive press secretary? Or, more likely, it was a deliberately and carefully calculated way of saying, “Toma ya! (loosely translated as “Up yours!”). Continue reading
Sol Melia La Quinta from January 2010
One of the traditional names of the Costa del golf area resorts, La Quinta in Marbella, changes management company and we’ll become part of the spanish Sol Melía chain from January 2010.
During the last IGTM in Malaga we had some comments about important announcements related to Sol Melia that have now been confirmed with this acquisition. We feel this could be great news for La Quinta and a challenge for the company based in Mallorca as this would be the second purely golf resort in Spain (after Melia Vichy Catalan).
“Changing my shoes with Retief Goosen”
Tom Jamieson was the winner of the first prize of our Volvo World Match Play competition including proam spot and a night accommodation at Elba Estepona Thalasso Spa 5 star hotel. Tom kindly wrote a few words about his experience last week:
Jose,
Just a short note to say it was a pleasure to meet you last week and that I had an unforgettable experience at Finca Cortesin. I’ve put together a few paragraphs to try and capture the experience but I’m not sure words can do it justice!
Although I had entered the competition when I got the e-mail telling me I had won the prize I couldn’t believe it and my natural Scottish scepticism kicked in!! However, after a couple of emails and calls to establish it was indeed true I couldn’t wait to get there and attempt to play golf with some of the biggest names in the game.
After a couple of wrong turns on the way from Malaga I eventually arrived at the impressive Elba Estepona late on Tuesday evening and my Pro-am passes were waiting as promised. A quick call to Jessica to confirm when I had to report at the course and I was raring to go!
The day itself was fantastic, Volvo deserve a lot of praise for making it all possible and for providing some amazing gifts and souvenirs and the course itself was absolutely superb. It was also quite surreal changing my shoes with Retief Gossen sitting on one side of me and Sergio Garcia on the other!!
I was drawn to play with Scott Strange and he and his caddy, Adam, were very friendly and helped eased the nerves. The shotgun start was ideal and meant that I didn’t have to endure the trauma of trying to get the ball off the first tee in front of a large crowd! Thankfully I managed to play quite well and even experienced polite applause from the gallery for a couple of my shots!! The team finished the day on 5 under par but unfortunately this didn’t quite match the performance of the winners who managed to get round in the remarkable total of 19 under.
A lifetime of memories from a day to remember and thanks to all at Golf in Spain and Volvo for making it possible.
Cheers
Tom
