Marbella Golf & Country Club - Southern Spain - Spain

Played this course for the third time this year and think it gets better each time I play it. The course is in good condition throughout, and although the greens aren't the quickest around, they still roll fair and true.

The lead up to the club is impressive, as is the clubhouse itself with a very grandiose feel to it.

The front nine is fairly tight, and I don't think I used my driver until the 8th hole - the 4th in particular is quirky and can lead to some backlogs with people hunting for balls and not using the call through system.

Won't be the easiest course for the higher handicappers, but I would say it's one of the more pleasurable courses to play in the area.

In bad shape for a private club... if it would be more take care of, because the design of the course is interesting!

Nice course, quite challenging, especially the start. Enjoyable course to play, but to be honest there are better courses to play in the area, so this is more of a play once course for me rather than a regular course when I am in the area.

really good use of the land and two very distinct nines, the course was in excellent condition and buggies were included in the price which was very necessary given the changes in elevation on the front nine

This is a beautiful course and club house. Very grand and the presence of a snooker table is always a good sign. The only downer on arriving there at 8.30 am for a 10am tee off was that they didn't start doing breakfast until 9.30!!! Oh well that's 12 x 15euros they lost out on? They did however agree to bring some bacon rolls out to the first tee for us which was a nice touch. The American starter was great and made us feel very welcome and gave some useful tips - namely don't get your driver out until the back nine. The front nine is shorter and quirky with some challenging narrow but shortish holes. The back nine opens up a lot more and it's nice to be able to give the big stick a biff. I would go back here as it had a bit of everything and the members were pretty friendly too when they could easily have had the hump with a slow four ball in front of them on a competition day.

Wow, the club have three obvious things going for it; firstly the best name for a club in the area, it just shouts out ‘quality’. Secondly, one of the best clubhouses around, what a great building this is and thirdly, fantastic service from the staff on and off of the course. The course however is lacking a little in terms of a regular course – in saying that this is not an easy piece of land to host a golf course and could anyone do any better? Probably not . The front nine is a roller-coaster – not long by any means but so many ups and downs. My pick of these holes are the par-5 2nd which is a great twisting hole, firstly to the left and then a little to the right. Next is the par-3 9th (176 yards) to a great green (shared with the 18th) in front of the impressive clubhouse. The back nine is much flatter with some familiar looking holes; my choices are the par-4 12th, where position off of the tee is key and also the dog-legging to the right par-4 15th. The approach shot to the 18th has a great look about it, again with the clubhouse in view. There are a number of courses along the Costa del Sol that have to contend with un-even land, ravines and difficult topography and that is obvious here – my overwhelming memory is that the course here is very scruffy, especially the tees and the fairways – the club must have this as the focus – with some good looking defined fairways, this course would get much better reviews I am sure.

A group of 8 played here on 27th March 2012- we were disappointed; we paid 60 euros (incl shared buggy); the fairways are in a terrible state - we have previously played this course and I cannot recall it being as poor as it is now. Greens were fine. Clubhouse is fantastic, food very good but overall we felt let down.

The configuration of the course has changed since the original introduction, the 8th is a par four of 375 metres. Best described as "quirky", the holes follow undulating terrain, even with a yardage booklet the distances are difficult to judge. Watch underhit shots roll away from the greens, find too strong shots in bunkers contructed into the hillside above the green leaving a shot Seve would have trouble with. Some long distances between green and the next tee, unwalkable, a buggy comes with the fee. Best holes, the par fives 2nd and 17th. Some others less than memorable. Condition average, currently undergoing some (much needed) redevelopment. Palatial clubhouse, but there is better golf available in the area.

enjoyed this course a lot . good condition - first 6 holes are the best part of the course. however not to say that the rest isn t good. Easy to walk and in very nice condition