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 Spain is the original and best package holiday destination. It’s synonymous with Brits who are hell bent on sun, sangria and holiday homes, yet Spain has so much more to offer with wonderful architecture, food and wine. With more than 50 million visitors per annum it is no surprise to hear that Spain is still one of Europe’s premier golfing destinations and also one of the first European countries to successfully market the “package golf holiday” making life so very pleasant and easy for foreign visitors.
There are now more than 300 Spanish golf courses and more are continually being built across the mainland, the Canary and Balearic Islands. These courses cater, not only for the many visiting golfers, but also for the 300,000 or so members who are registered to Spanish golf clubs. | |
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 |  | | Valderrama | | Most golfers will be familiar with Valderrama from TV coverage. The club has hosted a plethora of championships, including the legendary 1997 Ryder Cup. |
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|  | | PGA de Catalunya (Stadium) | | PGA de Catalunya is the culmination of more than ten years' planning and design by the European Tour. They wanted to build their own Players Championship course to rival the USPGA's Sawgrass course. |
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|  | | Sotogrande | | Sotogrande was designed by Robert Trent Jones. It was his first European course, and it is a credit that the par 72, 6,224-metre layout is still enthralling players... |
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|  | | Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo (North) | | Designed by Robert von Hagge and opened for play in 1997, the North course at Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo is one of Spain’s best courses. |
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|  | | El Saler | | Javier Arana designed El Saler and it opened for play in 1968 to a rapturous standing ovation. In fact, shortly afterwards, it was voted the No.1 layout in Continental Europe. |
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|  | | Santander | | US architect, Rees Jones, has fashioned Santander into an extremely tough and long course which stretches out to almost 7,500 yards from the back tees. It’s one of Spain’s longest courses... |
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|  | | Las Brisas | | Las Brisas was one of the first courses in Europe to use bent grass and the brave decision was quickly rewarded by being chosen as the host venue of the 1973 World Cup of Golf. |
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|  | | Real Puerta de Hierro (Abajo) | | Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro is one of the most private golf clubs in Spain. The Arriba is one of Spain’s oldest courses but the Abajo, on the other hand, is much younger. |
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|  | | La Reserva | | Cabell Robinson designed La Reserva and it’s a brutal 6,700 metres from the tips but with wide fairways and a hot driver it can be tamed. |
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|  | | Real Sevilla | | Real Club de Golf de Sevilla opened for play in 1991 and in 2004 it was the host venue for the World Golf Championships (formerly the World Cup of Golf). |
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|  | | Club De Campo Villa de Madrid (Negro) | | On the outskirts of Madrid lies the famous Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, perhaps the largest sports club in Europe with more than 10,000 members. |
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|  | | El Prat (Red) | | The Red course at Real Club de Golf El Prat is just over 7,000 yards long with a par of 72. Fairways are generally wide and greens are large with subtle borrows. |
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|  | | Emporda (Links) | | The Green was the first nine to open at Emporda Golf Resort and this has been combined with the Red – the most recent nine – to form the new Links course. |
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|  | | Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo (South) | | The South course at the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo was created in 2001 and the major difference between it and the longer North course is its hillier layout. |
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|  | | Real Puerta de Hierro (Arriba) | | The Arriba course at Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro is one of the oldest courses in Spain and it’s also one of the most private and exclusive. |
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|  | | Emporda (Forest) | | These pine-flanked holes of the Forest course at Emporda Golf Resort are amongst the most lovely in all Spain, with bold bunkering, a sprinkling of water and many raised greens... |
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|  | | Neguri | | Neguri, or Real Sociedad de Golf de Neguri to give the club its full title, was originally founded way back in 1911 but today’s course was laid out in 1961 and it’s located in Getxo, a few kilometres north west of Bilbao. |
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|  | | San Roque (Old) | | Dave Thomas and Tony Jacklin designed the Old course at San Roque and it opened for play in 1990 at an alleged cost of $1million per hole. |
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|  | | Finca Cortesin | | Finca Cortesin is set a short distance inland from the Mediterranean and has been routed through a dramatic valley. It's one of Europe’s longest layouts and will soon become a household name. |
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|  | | San Roque (New) | | The New course at San Roque may be one of the finest new resort courses in Europe and certainly one of the most beautiful. |
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|  | | Son Gual | | Thomas Himmel's design is captivating and with bent grass from tee to green the whole Son Gual experience is polished to absolute perfection. |
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|  | | El Bosque | | El Bosque is one of several courses designed by Robert Trent Jones during his most prolific spell in Spain from the mid-60s to mid-70s. |
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|  | | Santana | | Designed by Cabell B. Robinson and opened for play at the beginning of 2004, it has taken a year or two for Santana to become recognised as one of the Costa del Sol’s leading courses. |
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|  | | Pedrena | | Five-time major winner Seve Ballesteros learnt his golf here at Real Golf de Pedrena, a Harry Colt classical layout. |
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|  | | Platja de Pals | | Hidden away in the northeast corner of Catalunya, near the French border, the Platja de Pals course is a timeless classic routed through a dense forest of umbrella pines. |
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|  | | El Prat (Yellow) | | Lavishly bunkered greensites represent a fearsome challenge, so you'll certainly need your ‘A’ game intact to conquer El Prat's strategic and delightfully sculpted Yellow course. |
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|  | | Golf del Sur | | Golf del Sur consists of three loops of nine holes – the North, South and Links. Black volcanic sand bunkers provide an interesting and unforgettable contrast against the lush green playing surfaces. |
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|  | | Ulzama | | Originally designed by Javier Arana in 1965, Ulzama lies in the Navarrese Valley of the same name, within an old oak forest. |
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|  | | Abama | | With Atlantic Ocean views across to the island of La Gomera and a thrilling collection of holes, Abama is a new European course destined for success. |
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|  | | El Rompido (North) | | The second course at El Rompido, the North, came along in 2005 and this Álvaro Arana creation has surpassed the very high standards set by its predecessor the South course. |
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|  | | Fontanals | | Spanish architect Ramon Aspinosa created Fontanals in 1994 and it extends to 7,100 yards, routed over pleasantly undulating terrain with the Pyrenees as a magnificent backdrop. |
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|  | | Alcanada | | Set on the bay of Alcudia with stunning views across to the lighthouse on Alcanada Island from which the course takes name, this is a true Robert Trent Jones Jnr gem. |
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|  | | Arcos Gardens | | The course at Arcos Gardens Golf & Country Club was constructed by American company Landmark, designers of courses like PGA West, Palm Beach Polo and the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island. |
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|  | | Bonmont | | Robert Trent Jones Jnr – no stranger to Spanish course design – created Bonmont and it opened for play in 1990. |
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|  | | El Cortijo | | El Cortijo was the first of the numerous Canarian courses to be featured on the Top 100 website, but it certainly wasn't the last. |
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|  | | Los Naranjos | | Laid out on a 170-acre site adjacent to Las Brisas, complete with orange grove and river, Los Naranjos initially operated along with its next-door neighbour when it first opened in 1977. |
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|  | | Maspalomas | | Philip Mackenzie Ross is well known for his course design work in his native Scotland, but he also laid out the Maspalomas course on the island of Gran Canaria, six years before his death in 1974. |
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|  | | Mijas (Los Lagos) | | One of several Robert Trent Jones designs that are strung out along the Costa del Sol, Mijas is a marvelous golf complex offering two wonderfully contrasting 18-hole courses. |
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|  | | Son Antem (West) | | Designed by Francisco Lopez Segales, the West course at Son Antem is a good deal tighter than the East, with trees lining many of the fairways. |
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|  | | Villamartin | | The course at Villamartin has been cleverly routed over the natural terrain, which is pleasantly undulating. |
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|  | | Montecastillo | | Montecastillo is one of the most popular golf resorts in the world and they played host to the Volvo Masters Andalucia for five consecutive years beginning in 1997 when Lee Westwood won the event. |
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|  | | La Cala (America) | | La Cala has overtaken La Manga in southeast Spain as the largest golf resort in the country. |
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|  | | Lerma | | Lerma the creation of Spanish architect, José Gancedo, who made good use of the natural Castellan terrain to fashion 18-holes in total sympathy with their surroundings... |
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|  | | Aloha | | Created in 1975 at the start of the Spanish golf course development boom, Club de Golf Aloha has remained one of Spain’s top tracks for over thirty years... |
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|  | | Castillo de Gorraiz | | Situated just to the north of Pamplona, in the heart of the Basque country, the golf course of Castillo de Gorraiz is an integral part of the city’s leisure facilities... |
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|  | | La Cala (Asia) | | With a landscape similar to that on the hilly America course, there are many pleasant elevation changes over the modest 6,500-yard length of La Cala's Asia course. |
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|  | | La Moraleja (2) | | Golf La Moraleja No.2 course is long – over 7,000 yards in length – with only two of the ten par fours measuring less than 400 yards. |
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|  | | Las Americas | | The landscape gently slopes towards the coast, offering some pleasant elevation changes, particularly on the outward half of Las Americas. |
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|  | | Masia Bach | | Masia Bach was created by José Maria Olazábal and it's laid out over rather hilly terrain on the edge of the Penedes wine growing region to the north west of Barcelona... |
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|  | | Mediterraneo | | The 18-hole layout at the Club de Campo del Mediterráneo embodies all that is good about parkland Spanish golf. |
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|  | | Novo Sancti Petri (A) | | With three 18-hole courses on a substantial 990-acre residential development, Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri is one of the biggest golf resorts in Spain. |
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|  | | Valle del Este | | Valle del Este’s desert undulations have been used to great effect by architect José Canales with most tee boxes played from an elevated position where the landing area for the tee shot is wide and in full view... |
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|  | | Zaudin | | One of only a handful of Gary Player golf course designs in Western Europe, Club Zaudin Golf burst onto the Spanish golf scene in the early 1990s. |
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|  | | Guadalmina (Sur) | | Designed by Javier Arana back in the mid 1960s, Guadalmina South course is the second oldest on the south coast of Spain, |
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|  | | La Manga (North) | | The North course at La Manga Club is the more approachable of the three resort courses. Palm-lined, slightly hilly and well-bunkered, it’s where to make a decent score. |
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|  | | La Manga (South) | | The South course at La Manga Club was where the Spanish Open was held during the 70s. It’s a spacious and long layout set on fairly flat terrain. Bring your driver. |
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|  | | Marbella Golf & Country Club | | Laid out on a difficult, hilly site just outside the fashionable resort, the Marbella Golf & Country Club course routing makes the very best use of the available landscape... |
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|  | | Atalaya (Old) | | Atalaya Golf and Country Club is one of the more established golf facilities on the Costa del Sol and it is used as the headquarters for the European PGA. |
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|  | | La Manga (West) | | The West course at La Manga club is totally different to the other two layouts. Gone are the palms and in come the pines, doglegs and tight, tricky holes. |
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|  | | Rio Real | | The oldest course in the Marbella area, Rio Real was built on a compact site back in 1965 when Javier Arana laid out an 18-hole course on the banks of the Real River... |
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|  | | Malaga | | The oldest course on the Costa Del Sol, Malaga’s fairways were first laid out sometime after the formation of Málaga Golf Club in 1926 by none other than Harry Colt. |
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|  | | La Moraleja (1) | | Located in an affluent area to the north of Madrid, Golf La Moraleja 1 was created by Jack Nicklaus and Desmond Muirhead, the Golden Bear’s partner on many golf course development projects... |
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|  | | Hacienda del Alamo | | "The gently undulating terrain together with the original orchards and groves provide Hacienda del Álamo with many opportunities for enjoyable and interesting golf..." |
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|  | | Almenara (Pinos & Alcornoques) | | Dave Thomas laid out the 27-holes at Almenera in the late 1990s and he made a fine job of routing a series of tight fairways over hilly terrain... |
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|  | | Costa Ballena Ocean (Olivos & Palmeras) | | Located close to the centre of the nation’s sherry region, Costa Ballena Ocean offers a number of leisure and sporting activities, including swimming, horse riding, windsurfing, tennis and, of course, golf. |
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|  | | Desert Springs (Indiana) | | The Indiana course at Desert Springs is where the first full-blown Arizona/California desert themed layout – described by some as “a Wild West resort course” – first collided with the continent of Europe... |
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|  | | Islantilla (Verde & Azul) | | Designed by Enrique Canales and Luis Recasens in 1992, Islantilla was considered good enough to host the Spanish Masters tournament in 1995... |
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|  | | La Herreria | | La Herrería sits beside the magnificent – and physically dominating – Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial... |
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|  | | Mijas (Los Olivos) | | The main features of the Los Olivos course are, as its name suggests, the olive groves that line many of the fairways and green complexes. |
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|  | | Montenmedio | | One of the great, unspoiled courses in the south west of Spain, the Montenmedio Golf and Country Club sits on a wonderful site where beautiful parkland fairways weave their way over lovely rolling terrain. |
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|  | | Puntiro | | Puntiro is the first Majorcan course to come from the Nicklaus Design stable. The layout is intelligently routed across a mature 164 acres where specimen pines, olive and carob trees flank many fairways. |
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|  | | Son Muntaner | | Son Muntaner is one of three 18-hole layouts at the Arabella Golf and Spa Resort in Palma, Mallorca. |
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|  | | Sant Cugat | | Club de Golf Sant Cugat is hemmed in by city housing but it has resolutely repelled all residential encroachment over the years, affording appreciative golfers in Barcelona with an old-fashioned golfing retreat... |
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|  | | Torrequebrada | | Torrequebreda golf course was one of the first designs of celebrated Spanish architect José Gancedo back in the mid 1970s... |
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|  | | Son Vida | | Majorca or Mallorca is the largest of the Spanish Balearic Islands and Son Vida is the oldest golf course on the island. |
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|  | | Alcaidesa (Links) | | The Links course at the Alcaidesa Golf Resort was inaugurated in 1990 then remodeled in 1999 to improve its playability by widening fairways and ironing out some of the more severe undulations on the greens. |
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|  | | Guadalhorce | | Very much a course of two halves, Guadalhorce’s front nine are laid out in a classic European format over undulating terrain while the flatter back nine are routed around water hazards in an American style. |
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|  | | La Quinta (A & C) | | Situated close to the fashionable resort of Puerto Banus on the Costa del Sol, La Quinta Golf & Country Club opened in 1989 with an 18-hole course that has since been extended into a 27-hole golf complex... |
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|  | | Los Arqueros | | There are plenty of challenges at Los Arqueros (such as water hazards, doglegged fairways, out of bounds, multi-tiered greens, uphill and downhill holes) to keep golfers concentrating... |
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|  | | Monte Mayor | | Set in the unique amphitheatre of the Serrania de Ronda Mountains, Monte Mayor is totally unique, exciting and dramatic. |
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|  | | San Sebastian | | Real Golf Club de Golf de San Sebastián was inaugurated in 1910 and the club moved to their present location in the mid 1960s when French professional Pierre Hirigoyen laid out the course... |
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|  | | La Duquesa | | La Duquesa is one of the more recent Robert Trent Jones Snr courses on the Costa del Sol, opening in 1989... |
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|  | | Andratx | | Andratx is spectacular, challenging and a complete golfing one-off with blind shots galore, unfeasibly elevated teeing positions and dramatically doglegged fairways. |
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|  | | Atalaya (New) | | “In-the-know” golfers regard both Atalaya courses as two of the most understated, esteemed tracks on the Costa del Sol. |
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|  | | Benalup | | Belgian golf course architect Paul Rolin designed the 18-hole layout at Benalup Golf and Country Club in 2001 and its fairways complement the other sporting facilities at the club... |
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|  | | Cabopino | | Measuring just less than 5,600 yards, Cabopino is a short, tight course laid out on hilly terrain between Marbella and Fuengirola. |
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|  | | La Canada | | You have to feel some sympathy for a course like La Canada where it is completely overshadowed by near neighbours Sotogrande, Valderrama and San Roque... |
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|  | | Terramar | | Club de Golf Terramar lies just outside the small coastal town of Sitges, near the Catalan capital of Barcelona. |
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|  | | Alhaurin | | Situated in the mountains between Mijas and Coín, the spectacular 18 holes at Alhaurin offer some of the most challenging golf to be found anywhere on the Costa del Sol. |
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|  | | Estepona | | The Estepona golf course lies in the shadow of the Sierra Bermeja Mountains and golfers enjoy sea views from nearly every hole. |
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|  | | Los Flamingos | | The 18-hole Los Flamingos layout is part of a large, up-market residential and hotel estate located just outside Marbella. |
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|  | | Guadalmina (Norte) | | Guadalmina lies right at the heart of Spain’s “Costa Del Golf” on the Costa del Sol. |
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|  | | Isla Canela | | Isla Canela covers an area of almost 4,500 acres and it lies at the mouth of the River Guadiana, where it enters the Atlantic, on the border between Andalusian Spain and the Portuguese Algarve. |
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|  | | Izki (Urturi) | | Seve Ballesteros was the architect behind this off-the-beaten-track course back in the early 1990s when he ventured deep into the Basque interior to lay out what many consider to be one of his better designs. |
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|  | | Lauro | | Lauro’s original 18-hole golf course opened for play in 1992 then Mariano Banitez added another nine holes 10 years later so the golf complex now boasts three fine 9-hole loops... |
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|  | | Marbella Club | | Marbella Club is one of the best mountain courses on the Costa del Sol. With some spectacular elevated tee shots, it’s a Dave Thomas special and a true Spanish gem. |
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|  | | Miraflores | | Situated not far from the Mediterranean coast, midway between Fuengirola and Marbella, Miraflores is a great family golf course, ideally suited for holiday golf... |
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|  | | Novo Sancti Petri (B) | | The three 18-hole courses at Novo Sancti Petri form one of the largest golf resorts in Spain and the “B” course, completed in 2001, was part of an original 27-hole complex that opened in 1990. |
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|  | | El Paraiso | | El Paraiso was laid out in the early 1970s by “Black Knight” Gary Player and renowned architect Ron Kirby, back in the days when they were involved in a course design partnership. |
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|  | | Salobre (South) | | The South course at Salobre Golf Resort comprises 18 holes of a 36-hole golf complex within a residential estate near Maspalomas on the south coast of Gran Canaria. |
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