On Costa del Sol, golf is the star segment in the New Year 2021

Costa del Sol - Finca Cortesin golf course

Finca Cortesin golf course

Costa del Sol

Costa del Sol continues to prioritize the golf segment in 2021, despite the situation that is being experienced by COVID-19, the golf courses are making an effort once again by launching a wide variety of special rates in which sport is combined with leisure and fun. Various golf courses have joined the initiative of offering to visitors the best promotions with all the necessary security measures.

Of the twenty actions programmed to carry out the promotion of the destination at end of 2020, the majority and the most important have been those aimed at golf, showing all the strengths and great potential of the Costa del Golf.

At Costa del Sol the golf offer is unbeatable. With more than seventy courses, it is the destination in Europe with the highest concentration of golf courses. Thus, the province of Malaga is the one with more courses in the whole country, and the third in golf licenses, after Madrid and Barcelona, representing 6.7% of the total number of federated, exceeding eighteen thousand players. The Costa del Golf accounts for 67% of the total number of golf courses in Andalusia, spread over sixteen municipalities.

From Tee Times’s Golf Agency point of view, the most popular golf courses in the region among our clients recommended also by us are: Cabopino, Rio Real, Golf Torrequebrada, Chaparral, Marbella Golf & Country Club, Mijas Golf – Los Olivos, La Quinta Golf Course, La Cala Europa, Finca Cortesin, Los Naranjos Golf, San Roque Cub Old Course, Calanova Golf Course.

Source: golfindustria.es

San Roque Old Course – Renovations

San Roque Old Course

San Roque Old Course

San Roque Club

The San Roque Club, Andalusia, Spain is generally perceived as one of the top golf courses in Europe and can be found on each golf player bucket list when visiting Southern Spain, particularly as it offers two extremely differentiating experiences at one setting. The San Roque Club is revamping all parts of the club however specifically the well famous Old Course. This remodel will reaffirm its position among Europe’s top golf courses.

Since opening in 1990 the club has hosted numerous prestigious golf events, the Spanish Open for 2005 and 2006, the European Tour School from 1995-2007 and was the settlement of decision for both the European and American Ryder Cup teams in 1997. With such legacy, it is anything but difficult to perceive any reason why the new proprietors, Thorncroft, were anxious to get the club prior in 2019.

San Roque Old Course

San Roque Old Course

During its prime the club had more than 550 members and it is their goals to achieve close numbers once again. With a showcasing plan effectively under way the club has just sold two periods of participations since August 2019 and we are presently on Phase three. There will be a sum of 7 stages. As each eliminate sells the cost of the ensuing one will clearly increment. The objective is to sell another 100 memberships before the re-opening in November 2020.

To accomplish this we need to make a “door to entryway” experience that will match anything in Europe. This implies everything must be of the highest caliber. From your greeting by the caddy ace, to your post round dinner at the Clubhouse, from the molding of the course, to the solace of the storage spaces. « All of these factors will contribute to the golfer having a wonderful golfing experience,” demands, Stephen Dundas.

Giving this experience won’t be at the expense of nature. “A key emphasis and driving force of this entire renovation project is the environment “, attests John Clarkin, MD of Turfgrass, Project Manager for the Golf Course remodel. ” By reducing the turf maintenance area by 18 hectares and replacing it with Mulch, this translates into 35% less water usage, up to 30% less fuel and as a result this will allow The San Roque team to focus on the finer details of making the course play and look its very best “.

San Roque Old Course

San Roque Old Course

What enhancements are being made?

The redevelopment venture incorporates a best in class water system and drainage framework, a new bunker system just as new tees, fairways, roughs and greens. While the current plan and the general directing of the course won’t change, the point of every one of these enhancements is to make a golf course and experience that will be enjoyable and memrable for all golf players. To put it plainly, the course is being raised into the 21st century.

Different Improvements

Different territories of upgrades will incorporate the redesign of the clubhouse, this will improve the golf players pre and post golf experience and give a more noteworthy chance to the club to have significant social and corporate occasions.

The pratice areas and golf academy will be completely modernized with the help of South West Greens who are introducing synthetic turf all through, which means the areas will look immaculate and totally playable 365 days per year. The well famous Jason Floyd Golf Academy will give world class golf instruction and the most recent in innovation; including a rec center, two indoor swing rooms, a Titleist Fitting execution studio, and an indoor putting examination room.

How is the entirety of this helping the local community?

“More than 90% of the force are all local, we are working with local schools to introduce them to golf and with our enhanced facilities we are sure we will attract many more visitors to the San Roque area which can only be good for the local economy” states Stephen Dundas.

The Costa del Sol candidate for host of the Solheim Cup 2023

the Solheim Cup female version of the Ryder Cup

The Costa del Sol candidate for host of the Solheim Cup 2023

This morning it was announced at the World Travel Market that the Costa del Sol has submitted its candidacy to host the Solheim Cup of 2023. It would be the first time it was held in Spain since its creation in 1990 and the fourth time that the competition was hosted in a European country far from the British Isles.

In order for the Costa del Sol to host the Solheim Cup, a highly competitive golf course is required, with certain measures of length, breadth, maintenance, equipment and machinery. In addition, another requirement is that these golf courses have spacious areas for the location of stands and hospitality tents as it is a global event that brings together thousands of golf fans during the days of the competition. Likewise, other requirements need to be met, such as extensive access to their facilities, evacuation plans, parking areas available and transfers necessary for the mobility of the players and the attendees of the event.

The Solheim Cup Female Team

The Solheim Cup Female Team

“This is a historic opportunity that would turn the Costa del Sol into a mecca for women’s golf for years as the Solheim Cup celebration has been paired with the Women’s Open in Spain in the years before and after. The Costa del Sol meets all the necessary technical and tourist infrastructure requirements to host a worldwide sporting event, it is a destination that stands out for having a quality hotel offer since more than half of the hotel beds are four, five and five stars great luxury as well as excellent communications of highways, highways or the AVE adds the wide range of connectivity of the international airport of Malaga that has connections with more than one hundred and twenty of the main cities of the world “, indicates Elías Bendodo, president of Tourism Costa del Sol.

Bendodo, after the meeting with Mark Lichtenhein, Chairman of the Ladies European Tour (LET), which was also attended by the president of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol, Margarita del Cid, the mayor of Benahavis, José Antonio Mena , and the mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, highlighted the dual importance that the Costa del Sol would be the seat of the Solheim Cup in 2003, ensuring that it would be a unique opportunity to disseminate throughout the world the tourist attraction for the entire Malaga province and would also serve to strengthen our commitment to promote women’s golf, a field in which we have been working for years with the Royal Andalusian Golf Federation.

Carlota Ciganda celebrates the triumph of Europe in the 2013 Solheim Cup the last european triumph

Carlota Ciganda celebrates the triumph of Europe in the 2013 Solheim Cup the last european triumph

The president of Tourism Costa del Sol has also acknowledged the impact for golf tourism, one of the most important segments of the offer in the province, which has more than seventy golf courses.

Although there are not many studies on the direct economic impact of the Solheim Cup, the promoters consider that it would be an invaluable tool to attract the American tourist, a market in which the Costa del Sol still has a lot of room for growth. Golf tourism in the province is led by players from the United Kingdom, followed by Scandinavia, Norway, France and Germany and is a strategic tourist profile due to the fact that their average expenditure for their trip is 1,827.29 euros, which means an average daily cost, including transportation, accommodation and spending on the golf course of 148.46 euros per day, much higher than other profiles of tourists.