After several months of work building a new shop and caddy master’s office at Royal Guadalmina Golf Club, the project has finally been finished. At the start of March, members and guests were able to check out the excellent new amenities, completed to the plans of a project created by architect Alberto Rodríguez, who has produced a functional building that maintains great harmony with the rest of the club’s facilities.

Currently, all services for the public are concentrated in the new building: caddy master, pro shop and tournament office.

At the same time, due to its strategic position next to the first tee of the North Course, it is possible to control operations more efficiently, both for players on a daily basis as well as competitions, while also providing a clubs storage service.

Royal Guadalmina Golf Club’s maintenance warehouse fulfils all the most demanding environmental requirements

Once construction work on the maintenance warehouse was finished, according to Guadalmina Golf S.A. company administrator Jorge Molina, the club was able to confirm that all aspects in relation to respect for the environment had been taken into account when completing the project… from chemical product decanters to filters for green residues produced when washing the equipment, the use of recycled water to comply with fire protection regulations, the construction of warehouses for pesticides, in accordance with the strictest norms, and the use of solar panels for cleaning water.

“We understand,” adds Jorge Molina, “that we have established a before and an after when it comes to the construction of maintenance amenities for golf courses. And all of that while maintaining a pronounced Andalucian accent in the aesthetic aspect, integrated into the surroundings where the building is located.”

The workshop is a key feature of the maintenance amenities. It extends over 200 square metres and is equipped with all the elements required to look after the extensive fleet of machinery and equipment. The communal areas located on the mezzanine floor enable the greenkeeper to monitor the operations of the area dedicated to technical service.

The 10th Hole Green

One of the main challenges faced when constructing the new maintenance warehouse was to integrate the new green on the 10th hole of the North Course.

With just a few weeks to go before its official opening, the club was able to confirm that the contours of the new green represented an attractive invitation to play the hole, which – thanks to its new length of 498 metres – will undoubtedly be a challenge for players of all levels.

Uno de los retos más importantes a la hora de construir la nueva nave de mantenimiento se planteaba a la hora de integrar el nuevo green del hoyo 10 del Campo Norte.

The GTM company carried out work on the green in line with the most demanding quality standards. “Now we are just waiting for players to enjoy the new green,” says Ignacio del Cuvillo. “All that is left to finish is the landscape decoration, and the project will be concluded.”

IGNACIO DEL CUVILLO, Manager RCG Guadalmina

“Becoming a member of R.C.G. Guadalmina is now a great opportunity”

With renovation work at R.C.G.

Guadalmina now completed, the club is aiming to expand its membership base with a particularly interesting offer.

–How do you feel after so many months of intensive work?

Extremely satisfied because, even though the challenge was very ambitious, I have to say that – thanks to the work of the whole Guadalmina team and the professionalism of the architects Alberto Rodríguez and Jose Carlos Moya, as well as the construction company Hezasa – we have been able to finish these two projects in just eight months, from the start of work, while affecting the club’s social and sporting life to a minimum.

The truth is that, when we began work on the improvements, we knew we had before us a challenge that would mark a before and an after at the club. Construction of the golf clubs storage room, including a new safekeeping system for bags, together with construction of the new shop and tournament office, has provided Guadalmina with highlevel amenities.

This has also resulted in the adoption of decisions that have modified the operating system: Royal Guadalmina Golf Club members now have a modern golf clubs storage room, where the staff ensure the clubs’ safekeeping and offer all services required.

The purchase of a fleet of electric trolleys is another improvement we have introduced. Finally, the project that perhaps we have been most enthusiastic about is the opening of the new shop, managed directly by us, after many years being run by our pro Alfonso Hernández.

And, of course, the other project worth mentioning is the construction of a new maintenance warehouse, a modern and very much-needed amenity, which we are sure will result in improved maintenance for the course and more efficient use of our resources, both equipment and human.

–And now what other projects do you have in mind?

After completing the aforementioned work our next projects are renovating the administration office and building a gymnasium in the area that used to be taken up by the golf clubs storage room, as well as a multi-use room, mainly orientated towards our children’s school.

I believe that will expand the sporting and social amenities even more for our members, as they are our main objective.

–With all these improvements, presumably the number of membership applications for Royal Guadalmina Golf Club has increased considerably?

Even though we all know we are going through a fairly difficult general economic situation, the truth is that for several months now we have been receiving – with great satisfaction – many requests to join the club. Perhaps that has had something to do with the excellent offer we made in order to attract members in 2014.

–Can you be more specific – which offer are you referring to?

Well, in October 2013 we announced that, for this year, couples with or without children who wanted to join Royal Guadalmina Golf Club would only have to pay a single joining fee of €4,400 for the whole family, plus obviously the playing fees that most suited their requirements and preferences.

At the same time we’ve extended that offer to current members whose partners had not yet joined the club; they now can during the year without having to pay a joining fee and only paying the rate in accordance with the playing format they decide on.

This really is a great opportunity, and it should not be forgotten that membership entitles the whole family to join, including children up to 21 years.

–And what is your aim with that initiative?

We currently have 1,900 members, for the two golf courses, and our goal is to reach 2,100 members. This is a total we really would find comfortable, because with the distribution of our members among Spaniards and foreigners we maintain a great balance and everyone can enjoy the courses in good conditions.

–Any desire for the future?

Well, we have ahead of us some great sporting challenges, such as the Spanish Women’s Championship in all categories, in May, and a leg of the pros’ Alps Tour in July, and we hope they will be a success, as the Andalucian Men’s Cup was in January.

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