To play golf you have to go south ... at least when it comes to variety.

Andalusia is the community with the most fields to practice this sport, with almost a hundred.

They are followed, by far, Catalonia and Madrid, with 40 and 32, respectively, according to the golf federations.

More and more fans of this sport are planning their holidays around it and in municipalities that have good golf courses in their surroundings.

Where is the best place to make sure you can play a few holes?

According to a study carried out by Holidu, the holiday rental search engine, with the data provided by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation, the destination with the highest concentration of courses is Marbella (Málaga), followed by Mijas (Málaga) and San Roque (Cádiz). ).

Here are the top ten municipalities on the list, along with the highest rated field in each town, according to the scores obtained by the users of the Leading Courses platform.

1. Marbella (Malaga)

Thanks to its mild temperatures all year round, the municipality is a paradise for golf lovers and one of the most sought after for its practice.

It has the largest number of courses in all of Spain,

16, of all levels and needs

, which means a total of 306 holes (2 holes per 1000 inhabitants).

The most valued by players (with 8.5 out of 100), according to Leading Courses, is

Marbella Club Golf Resort

.

It has a route of 6,247 m and the club limits the number of players and establishes a 30-minute margin between them, which avoids crowds.

18 holes: 100 euros.

Marbella Club Golf.

2. Mijas (Malaga)

With a privileged location between the sea and the mountains, the town is one of the most beautiful on the Costa del Sol and also one of the best for playing golf on its nine courses totaling 153 holes.

La Cala Golf is

not only the most valued in the area by players (8.1 points), but it is also one of the best

golf

resorts

in Andalusia.

It has three magnificent routes, designed by the well-known Cabell Robinson and integrated perfectly in a natural environment of undulating terrain with a spectacular landscape in the background.

18 holes: 59 euros.

La Cala Golf, Mijas.

3. San Roque (Cádiz)

The beautiful Cadiz town

has 171 holes distributed in seven golf courses

with excellent views of beaches, cliffs, the Rock of Gibraltar and even the African coast.

With a score of 9.2 is the well-known

Real Club Valderrama

, located at the top of the ranking of the best golf courses in Continental Europe.

Its reputation is excellent, not in vain it has hosted several international competitions, such as the 1997 Ryder Cup and the Volvo Masters Andalucía on six occasions.

To play, you must request a reservation on the club's website.

Club Valderrama.

4. Madrid

The Community is the third in Spain with the largest number of golf courses.

Only in the capital and its surroundings

there are seven (135 holes)

for all tastes, levels and pockets.

In addition to the private Real Club Puerta de Hierro and the Villa de Madrid Country Club, current headquarters of the Spanish Open and internationally recognized for its prestige, another of the most valued by Leading Courses users, for its maintenance, the relationship quality price and services, is the

National Golf Center

(7.8), located in the heart of Madrid and built by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation.

It hosted the Spanish Open in 2007, the Madrid Masters in 2009 and the Spanish Open in 2018. It has an 18-hole course and a 6.18-hole Pitch & Putt: 80 euros.

National Golf Center, Madrid.

5. Estepona (Malaga)

Seven first-class courses with 126 holes

await the golfer in this charming town a few kilometers from Marbella.

Valle Romano Golf Resort stands out (7.8 points), an exceptional 18-hole course, prepared to host the most demanding and prestigious tournaments, but also guarantees the enjoyment of amateur players.

The course was designed following the highest quality standards of the United States Golf Association of America.

18 holes: 69 euros.

Valle Romano Golf Resort, Estepona.

6. Chiclana de la Frontera (Cádiz)

Surrounded by incredible places, such as the Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park and the Marismas de Sancti Petri Natural Park,

the five golf courses (99 holes)

that Chiclana is home to offer players incredible views with the sea in the background.

Considered by many to be the masterpiece of the great Severiano Ballesteros,

Real Novo Sancti Petri Golf Club

has 36 holes with a wide variety of undulating

fairways

and

greens

with uneven levels and abundant vegetation typical of the area, which requires the player maximum concentration and precision .

The views of the ocean and La Barrosa beach make this course one of the most sought after in the area (7.8 points).

18 holes, 85 euros.

Novo Sancti Petri, Chiclana.

7. Orihuela (Alicante)

90 holes distributed in five courses

of international prestige (they have hosted important national and international tournaments) await visitors to this town, which boasts the best golf offers on the Alicante coastline.

The best rated is

Las Colinas Golf & Country Club

(8.6), 18 holes, which has been awarded among the 100 best golf courses in Europe.

To play you have to request a schedule on their website (about 95 euros / 18 holes).

Las Colinas Golf, Orihuela.

8. Torre-Pacheco (Murcia)

Nestled in the plain of Campo de Cartagena, 8 km from the beaches of the Mar Menor, this small municipality

has five golf courses

.

La Serena Golf is the most valued (7.4).

The course was designed by the golfer Manuel Piñero and of its 18 holes, 16 have a lake.

18 holes, 47 euros.

La Serena Golf, Torre-Pacheco (Murcia).

9. Zaragoza

The Aragonese capital also has

five golf courses

, but fewer holes.

In this case 54. The best is the Real Club de Golf La Peñaza (8.6), for its perfect maintenance, the environment and the value for money.

You have to request game time on the web.

Price, between 70 and 120 euros.

Real Club de Golf La Peñza, Zaragoza.

10. Gijón (Asturias)

The Asturian coastal city is home to

five courses and 63 holes

.

On the outskirts of the city, the

Real Club de Golf de Castiello

(7.7 points) offers an 18-hole course surrounded by forests and wide fairways.

Price, 60 euros.

You have to request a reservation on the web.

Real Club de Golf de Castiello, Gijón.

La Coruña, Segovia and Soria are tied in eleventh position among the destinations with the highest number of golf courses.

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