Opinions

One of the few flat courses in the Costa del Sol. A good walkable course. Fairways are fairly wide and in good condition. Greens were in good condition.

beautiful course, some holes not honest because still losing balls even when you play in the middle

Chaparral is in a lovely location and the clubhouse is one of the best around. Unfortunately the fairways were not at their best and woolly bordering on first cut length. It’s a course that needs prior knowledge of the holes to get the best out of it. However it has a lovely collection of par threes and very stringent from the white tees. To sum up, it’s a club that very strong in the peripheries such as the welcome which is typified by the gift tote bag they presented on arrival and the clubhouse with a very good golf range. It’s wonderfully cosy and appealing inside the clubhouse. Fairways need to be improved to match up with the better courses in the area. However it can never be classed as dull with good course management required.

Torrequebrada has been my favourite course in Spain for years and if I had to play one course for the rest of my life this would be it! It’s without doubt the most underrated course on the Costa del Sol and is as good as anything further down the coastline towards Marbella and beyond towards Sotogrande. The general criticism over the years has been about the approach of the team at the club but I get it. They do their job properly in terms of attire and speed of play. I always have great conversations with them in isolation from the golf itself. I recently played Quadahorce with the intrigue of it being selected for the grand final of the Ladies Tour but the experience was spoiled by the lack of a course marshall. Torrequebrada can never be accused of this and they should never be criticised for their approach in telling people about their pace of play. The course is simply spectacular and is on very undulating but totally fair terrain. Most will take a buggy but I’ve always loved walking it to soak up the atmosphere and views. I played it in mid November and it was the best condition I’ve seen it for many years. It’s a very technical course where distance control is premium but there is true satisfaction in par. It’s one of the best finishes to a course I know and the aspect of the 18th both from the tee and the veranda is stunning. There are too many great holes to mention but the 16th is the unwritten signature hole and it’s a proper test from the white tee. In summary, to miss Torrequebrada is a golfing sin! Please go and savour this classic!

Very good golf course

A really nice course at affordable rate ! Sad there is hardly any 'clubhouse' (only a few outdated chairs & tables - no club feeling or service...) and no driving range/chipping green... very little putting green.

Polite and professional personal Very interesting to play

Good course, very tight in places but playable. Extremely warm welcome.