Costa Del Sol Golf Courses

The Excellent Costa Del Sol Golf

Courses.





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 its 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 Caada 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 populationIts 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 Con 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 Piero's

Golf School. It is a technical course that reflects the designer, Manuel Piero'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 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.