Designed by Scottish architect Tom Simpson, famous for his golfing layouts at Turnberry and Muirfield, the Costa’s oldest course was opened by the Spanish royal family in 1925. The course is part links with seawater lagoons, and part parkland with the fairways forming avenues between…

Built in the 1970s by Málaga’s favourite golf course designer, Pepe Gancedo, Torrequebrada has flourished and is highly popular and a delight to play. Torrequebrada has lakes and mature semi-tropical vegetation, and offers superb views of the Mediterranean. The 11th hole is one of the…

Benalmádena Golf comprises a nine-hole par-three course and a golf school. Its amenities include a practice ground with 48 tee areas complete with night-time illumination; eight lawn bowls rinks; and a spectacular clubhouse with bar, restaurant, shop and dressing rooms. Its strategic location next to…

Alhaurín Golf took a while to get going but the course is now well settled in and it has proved to be very popular within residents and visitors. There is a full-length 18-hole course, designed by Seve Ballesteros and a 9-hole par-3 course. The Club…

LOS LAGOS -Mijas Golf, probably the busiest and most popular golf complex on the Costa del Sol, has two 18-hole courses of which the older is Los Lagos, first opened in 1976. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, it features wide fairways, large raised greens and…

AMERICA - Campo America is a 6,009 metre par 72 with five par fives. The topography is similar to Campo Asia but the wide fairways make this a slightly easier driving course. There are fewer fairway bunkers as well but the changes in elevation put…

Santana Golf is a spectacular course, both for its design (by Cabell B. Robinson) and its location – in an old avocado farm that has retained all its former “flavour”. Located in Mijas’s “Golf Valley”, the layout is flat, very well formed, with wide fairways,…

Forming part of Mijas’s growing Golf Valley, Cerrado del Águila Golf & Resort is located next to the racecourse. Its designer, Francisco Navarro, has taken good advantage of the available land, undertaking extensive earth-moving to ensure the fairways are flat and wide – very easy…

Situated in Mijas municipality, this new Costa del Sol course, which opened in 2006, offers extraordinary views of the Mijas sierra and the sea. Nearly all the tees are elevated, which enables players to visualise shots perfectly – a welcome aspect which gives average players…

This course is highlighted by wonderful views over the Mediterranean and profuse and varied vegetation. The 18-hole, par-72 course was created with the idea of taking advantage of its undulating terrain and the abundant pine forests that dominate the area. With six par-3s, six par-4s…