If you are looking for a golfing holiday in Marbella then Puerto Banus could be the ideal location with 3 first class golf courses to choose from you will be spoilt for choice.
Los Naranjos Golf Club is located in the “Golf Valley” in Marbella just a few minutes from Puerto Banus. The course was designed By Robert Trent Jones Sr and is representative of his designs offering generous fairways and testing bunkers and water hazards. The green was originally designed in 1977 and has been recently rebuilt with Penn A4-gras.
The course has hosted the Spanish Open and has won awards for course of the year in the Costa del Sol in 2005 and 2008
If you want to polish your skills there is a golf academy offering lessons, a driving range and a putting green.
As well as the course, the club has a golf shop offering clothes, clubs, bags and balls. The club also has a hairdressers and a wellness tour offering massage and use of fitness equipment. So you can be sure you will be well looked after on and off the course.
La Quinta Golf & Country Club is also located a few minutes inland from Puerto Banus. Originally an 18 hole golf course designed by Manolo Pinero, the golf course has been extended to offer 27 holes, in three 9 hole courses. It hosts the Benahavis Senior Masters, a regular European Seniors PGA Tour Event.
La Quinta golf club offers the best golfers a good choice in courses and in order to play at la quinta you need to have an official handicap of 28/36. The course offers its own challenges with sloping fairways and well placed bunkers and water hazards.
If you are looking to improve your game La Quinta golf academy has a number of options from private lessons to golf courses, junior programmes and intensive courses. In the academy there is a 2 tier driving range with covered bays, chipping and pitching areas and a video room for digital swing analysis. A pro shop and a café-bar will help you to relax between lessons.
If you are not interested in golf but are visiting with someone who is why not take advantage of the onsite spa offering manicures, pedicures and treatments. There are experience rooms like sauna, steam, hydrotherapy and sensory showers and if you want a work out there is also a gym and paddle courts and paddle classes if needed.
If you have kids then there is a kid’s cub to keep them entertained with a playground, pool, workshops, sports courts and TV and reading room.
Las Brisas Golf is located in Marbella’s golf valley and is another design by Robert Trent Jones, it was designed in 1968 and was one of the first to use bent grass.
Las Brisas is a particularly challenging golf course where water is the main obstacle with 12 holes where you must either cross or avoid it, it is not the only challenge though as there are a number of strategically placed bunkers
This course has hosted several important tournaments from the World cup to the Spanish Open and has been considered as an option for other major tournaments. The course also features a friendly clubhouse to have a drink with fellow golfers after a round
These three golf courses are all within easy reach of a fantastic villa, available to hire in weekly blocks. The villa has its own staff and you will have 2 cooked meals per day and drinks, prices vary depending on the season. The villa is located between las brisas and los naranjos golf courses. Our location allows you to combine your golf trip with a relaxing villa, allowing you to have a morning on the course and the afternoon by the pool. Why not take a look at availability and book your Costa del Sol Golf holiday now.
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