Southern Spain

The Southern region of Spain consists of the autonomous community of Andalusia, which is the 2nd largest in the country by area (extending to 87,000 km²) and the largest by population, with around 8.5 million people living in the area. It’s the only region in Europe with both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, stretching from the Portuguese border in the province of Huelva to Almeria in the southeast of the country.

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  1. Real Club Valderrama

    Southern Spain, Spain

    Most golfers will be familiar with Valderrama from TV coverage. The golf club has hosted a plethora of championships, including the legendary 1997 Ryder Cup. In 2014 the club was granted Royal status.

  2. Real Club de Golf Sotogrande

    Southern Spain, Spain

    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 more than 50 years after it first opened.

  3. Real Club de Golf Las Brisas

    Southern Spain, Spain

    Real (Royal) 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.

  4. Finca Cortesin Golf Club

    Southern Spain, Spain

    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.

  5. Real Club Sevilla Golf

    Southern Spain, Spain

    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).

  6. La Reserva Club

    Southern Spain, Spain

    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.

  7. San Roque Golf Club (Old)

    Southern Spain, Spain

    Dave Thomas and Tony Jacklin designed the Old golf course at the San Roque Club and it opened for play in 1990 at an alleged cost of one million dollars per hole.

  8. Aloha Golf Club

    Southern Spain, Spain

    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 more than forty years...

  9. Montecastillo

    Southern Spain, Spain

    Montecastillo is one of the most popular golf resorts in the world and it hosted the Volvo Masters Andalucia for five consecutive years beginning in 1997 when Lee Westwood won the event.

  10. San Roque Golf Club (New)

    Southern Spain, Spain

    The New golf course at the San Roque Club may be one of the finest new layouts in Europe and certainly one of the most beautiful.