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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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