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El Salvador

Formed in 1954, Club Salvadoreño developed over the next half century into one of San Salvador’s leading social institutions, offering members a variety of sporting activities (including tennis, golf and a range of different water sports) at its Corinto campus.

Designed by Fred W. Hawtree, the course is a lush parkland track that spreads out over a fairly flat landscape with tree-lined fairways set out close to the sparkling waters of Lake Llopango.

Visiting golfers should note that the use of caddies is mandatory when playing this course but a sizeable creek runs through the property and, as some of the holes have been routed across this natural hazard, it’s actually a very good idea to have some local knowledge on hand when playing here.

Salvadoreno

Central & South America

The crater-shaped Lake Ilopango provides a lovely backdrop to the tropical golf course at Club Salvadoreno in Corinto, which is carved through dense jungle, providing a remarkably entertaining and challenging round of golf.

Situated on the Pacific coast, a 90-minute drive from San Salvador, the 18-hole layout at the Las Veraneras Golf Resort lies within a large 450-acre estate and is open for play to members and public alike.

Measuring 6,752 yards from the back tees, the course is strategically bunkered throughout, featuring natural water hazards in the shape of streams and lagoons that come into play on almost every hole.

Three of the four par threes on the scorecard are played at holes 1, 3 and 6 so expect a gentle start here. The challenge intensifies as the round progresses however with holes 12 to 17 playing in excess of 400 yards before the short, right doglegged home hole is reached.

Veraneras

Situated on the Pacific coast, the 18-hole layout at Las Veraneras Golf Resort lies within a large 450-acre estate and is open for play to members and public alike.

Bordering the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras, El Salvador is the smallest country in continental America (sometimes known as “Pulgarcito de America” or Tom Thumb of the Americas) and is the only Central American nation without a Caribbean coastline.

El Salvador’s tourism industry has developed dramatically in recent years with increasing number of North American and European visitors arriving to sample mainly the beaches and nightlife. Some tourists to the former war-torn country are drawn by El Salvador's troubled past, looking to find the likes of guns and uniforms used by the National Liberation Front during the 1980s. The mountain town of Perquin, which was regarded as the guerilla capital, now market a “Museum of the Revolution”, complete with a variety of Soviet weaponry.

The El Salvador Golf Federation was founded in 2005 and looks after the country’s golfing interests across a handful of golf courses in this diminutive country.