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Top 15 golf courses in Spain

15 celebrated courses in Spain, from historic links to spectacular resort layouts.

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15 golf courses

  1. 1
    Parkland

    Real Club Valderrama

    Sotogrande

    Cork-oak-lined course that hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup, the first held in continental Europe.

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  2. 2
    Links

    El Saler

    Valencia

    Seaside course among dunes and pines south of Valencia, set beside the Albufera natural park.

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  3. 3
    Parkland

    Real Club de Golf Sotogrande

    Sotogrande

    Robert Trent Jones Sr's first European design, opened in 1964 on the Costa del Sol.

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  4. 4
    Resort

    PGA Catalunya

    Caldes de Malavella

    Golf resort with two championship courses set among pine woods and lakes near Girona.

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  5. 5
    Parkland

    Finca Cortesin Golf Club

    Casares

    Championship course in the hills behind the Costa del Sol that has hosted the Solheim Cup.

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  6. 6
    Parkland

    Real Club de Golf El Prat

    Terrassa

    Historic Barcelona club founded in 1912, now playing on Greg Norman-designed courses near Terrassa.

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  7. 7
    Resort

    La Manga Club

    Cartagena

    Large golf resort with three courses between the Mar Menor and the Murcian hills.

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  8. 8
    Coastal & clifftop

    Real Golf de Pedreña

    Pedreña

    Bay-side course of 1928 where Severiano Ballesteros learnt the game, overlooking Santander.

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    Coastal & clifftop

    Club de Golf Alcanada

    Alcúdia, Mallorca

    Robert Trent Jones Jr course beside the sea with views of a lighthouse islet on Alcúdia Bay.

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    Mountain & lakeside

    Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas

    Santa Brígida, Gran Canaria

    Spain's oldest golf club, founded in 1891, now laid out on the rim of the Bandama volcanic crater.

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    Coastal & clifftop

    Abama Golf

    Guía de Isora, Tenerife

    Dave Thomas-designed course on Tenerife's west coast with views of La Gomera across the sea.

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  12. 12
    Coastal & clifftop

    Golf de Pals

    Pals

    Pine-shaded course near the Costa Brava beaches, laid out in 1966 beside the Mediterranean.

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    Coastal & clifftop

    Real Sociedad de Golf de Neguri

    Getxo

    Clifftop Basque course at La Galea overlooking the Bay of Biscay near Bilbao.

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  14. 14
    Parkland

    Real Club de Golf Las Brisas

    Marbella

    Robert Trent Jones Sr course in Nueva Andalucía, a long-standing Costa del Sol championship venue.

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  15. 15
    Desert

    Desert Springs

    Cuevas del Almanzora

    Desert-style course with cacti and arroyos in Almería, one of Europe's driest regions.

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