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Our list of Spain’s top 5 golf academies
320 days of sun in Spain = no excuses if you want to play golf!
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Golf, although not as popular as football or tennis, is a sport practiced by a large section of the population. In addition, Spain has some of the best golf clubs in Europe.
Here is our selection of the best golf Academies in Spain, to be clear, we don’t pretend to rank the academies between them, we want our readers to know where to look if they want to improve their golf:
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1. La Cala Golf Academy
La Cala Resort hosts La Cala Golf Academy which offers lessons and group classes for both beginners and experienced players, with multilingual professionals on hand to improve your game.
Situated beside the six-hole par-3 course and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, it has a grass driving range as well as putting, chipping and bunker facilities.
Our resident Golf Professionals are available to pass on their expertise and teach all levels of golfers through a wide variety of tuition programs.
It offers a lot:
- A 6-hole course to practice short game
- Summer Camps for juniors
- Golf Clinic + Spa
- Get into Golf
- Evolution Package
- Junior Golf Schools
- Golf Lessons: One-on-one, Golf School
And of course: Club rental, Club fitting, practice, driving range, Pro-shop
The “La Cala Golf” has 3 golf courses of 18 holes in addition to the La Cala Golf Academy.
The environment
The La Cala Golf Academy is based on a resort nestled between the arresting beauty of the Sierra de Mijas Natural Park and the shimmering Mediterranean Sea, La Cala is a genuine haven of tranquility. Unwind in the sanctuary of our breathtaking mountain-top location; take it at your own pace.
Our idyllic rural retreat is worlds away from the hustle and bustle of the busy coast, yet we’re just 10 minutes from the sweeping Mediterranean beaches of the Costa del Sol, 20 minutes from Marbella, and only 30 minutes from Malaga Airport.
It’s the perfect base for exploring Andalusia and Spain’s fascinating cultural cities, and our breathtaking surroundings create the perfect backdrop for holidays, weddings, and corporate events.
Video of La Cala Resort Golf academy
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Contact details
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- Situation: Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Mijas, 40 km from Malaga airport.
- Address: Urbanización Cala Golf, s/n, 29649 Mijas, Málaga, Spain
- La Cala Resort GPS coordinates: 36.535549, -4.722254
- Map
- Website: La Cala Golf Academy.
- Phone: +34 952 669 037
- Email: [email protected]
2. The Miguel Angel Jimenez Golf Academy
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Rodríguez (born 5 January 1964) is a Spanish professional golfer. He has won 21 times on the European Tour and has been a member of two victorious Ryder Cup teams according to Wikipedia.
This academy offers a lot:
- Golf School
- 9-hole golf course
- Junior Academy
- Masterclasses
And of course: Club rental, practice, driving range, Pro-shop
The environment
Very good location close to the airport.
Video of the Miguel Angel Jimenez Golf Academy
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Contact details
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- Situation: Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Torremolinos, Málaga
- Address: Calle Corelli, 2, 29620 Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain
- GPS coordinates: 36.761387, -4.513822
- Map:
- Website: Michael Angel Jimenez Golf Academy.
- Phone: +34 951 909 490
- Email: [email protected]
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3. Las Colinas Golf and Country Club
The Golf Academy at Las Colinas offers one of the finest learning experiences to be found. Our practice facilities include a beautifully manicured natural grass hitting area, a large putting green, a short game area where you can practice a variety of different shots, and your own individual pyramid of complimentary top-quality Callaway practice balls. Trackman 3D ball and club tracking technology are used in combination with high-speed video and the iPad for instant review and analysis of your swing.
The Golf Academy is directed by Head Professional Samuel Curtis. The Golf Academy provides top-quality golf coaching to golfers of all ages and abilities. We are confident that our expansive coaching philosophy, which isn´t solely limited to swing technique, enables us to help all golfers improve their scores and enjoyment of this wonderful game.
All of this, in our pleasant and tranquil surroundings, will surely mean that your best golf can be discovered here at Las Colinas Golf & Country Club.
This academy offers a lot:
- Individual & Group lessons
- Golf course lessons
- Half-day, full-day, two days, three days coaching and retreats
- Fitting of swing with Trackman analysis and video analysis
- Fitting of putting with Focusband
And of course: Club rental, practice, Fitting, driving range, Pro-shop
The environment
Las Colinas Golf & Country Club course has a single target: to offer the best services and amenities so that every single customer enjoys a unique experience.
Designed by the renowned North American landscape architect, Cabell B. Robinson, the designer of internationally recognized golf courses such as La Reserva in Sotogrande, Finca Cortesín on Costa del Sol, Praia d’El Rey in Portugal, and Royal Golf d’Evian in France.
In Cabell’s own words, “my ultimate target as a landscape architect is for the course to form an integral part of the existing landscape… A unique feature of this course is that it runs through a valley between hills high enough to give it privacy and isolate it from its surrounding area.”
Video
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Contact details
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- Situation: Costa de Blanca, Alicante
- Address: Av. de las Colinas, 2, 03189 San Miguel de Salinas, Alicante, Spain
- GPS coordinates: 37.930110, -0.807471
- Map:
- Website: Las Colinas Golf & Country Club
- Phone: +34 965 32 40 04
- Email: [email protected]
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4. Monnard Widmer Academy
Let’s work on your game, be it putting, short or long game. We love taking our guests for playing lessons on the course, there is so much to learn and improve.
They work with:
-Technology we use: High-speed video analysis, FlightScope Radar Technology, Sam Puttlab, Boditrak Pressure Mat.
This academy offers a lot:
- Golf School
- Intensive instruction beginners
- Advances instruction course
- Specialized Putting Session
- Family Golf Classes
And of course: Club rental, practice, Fitting, driving range, Pro-shop
The environment
We selected the most beautiful golf courses in Majorca. The courses had to fulfill certain criteria like quality of the golf course, green speed, practice facility, hotels in the area, clubhouse, ambiance, and restaurant. Read more about our teaching locations:
Capdepera Golf, Majorca: Capdepera Golf is ideal for learning and teaching. Plenty of space on the range, and difficult and easier nines cater to different playing levels. 4 Golf courses within 15 mins of driving.
Golf Son Gual, Majorca: Since opening in 2007, the course got famous for its quality and design standards. Its holes are all having that little something, making a round of golf a great experience.
Canyamel Golf, Majorca: Canyamel Golf is definitely one of the best clubs quality-wise on the island. Some interesting holes and difficult greens make your day a nice day to remember, but probably not a good score day. The course is a difficult one. But we all do like a little challenge, don’t we?
Santa Ponsa 1, Majorca: Santa Ponsa Golf 1 is a fun course, offering interesting holes with wide fairways and tight Par 4s that require a strategy to get a score home. The practice facilities are spacious and the range has a covered roof.
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Contact details
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- Situation: Balearic Islands, Capdepera
- Address: Capdepera Golf C. Arta Capdepera, km 3,5, 07570 Artà, Illes Balears
- GPS coordinates: 39.699575, 3.396556
- Map:
- Website: Monnard Widmer Golf Academy
- Phone: +34 639 635 634 Michel Monnard, +34 687 578 051 Tobias Widmer
- Email: coming soon
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5. IH Golf Academy – Guadalhorce Club de Golf
High-performance training methodology with IH Coaching System
Inspired by North American teaching methods, consolidated by many years of experience with players of different profiles and after a long journey in youth competitions, IH Coaching System works with an open and evolving methodology that adapts to the characteristics of each player. For this, we have a team of qualified experts in different areas of sport.
They work with:
-Planning and advice on:
- Promotion of the player
- Sports decision making
- Tournament Calendar
- Training
-Analysis and conclusions:
- Techniques
- Statistics
-Coaching game on the field:
- Vision of the game
- Strategy
- Tactics
- Focus
-Continuous attention:
- Physiotherapy
- Sports Psychology
- Physical preparation
- Personalized attention and study of the particular needs of each player
This academy offers a lot:
- Golf School
- Fitting of swing with K-Vest, Trackman, and Flightscope
- Fitting of putting with Focusband
And of course: Club rental, practice, Fitting, driving range, Pro-shop
The environment
Very good location close to the airport.
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Contact details
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- Situation: Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Málaga
- Address: Avenida José Ortega Y Gasset S/N
Campanillas (Málaga) - GPS coordinates: 36.715501, -4.530753
- Map:
- Website: IH Golf Academy
- Phone: +34 952 17 82 82, +34 692 678 845
- Email: [email protected]
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Do you want to read further?
- The 48 golf courses of the Costa del Sol & The best deals
- Our Top 6 Golf courses in Spain
- Find all the useful information (Spanish only) from the Spanish Federation of Golf Clubs. You can search all the clubs for a specific region and find those back on a google map, find all the regions federations,…very useful.
- The top 100 courses in Spain
- The ranking from the leading golf courses of the top 100 courses in Spain
- The best golf resorts in Spain according to Tripadvisor
- The golf information from the Spanish Tourist office
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Bathed in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Costa del Sol has more than 150km of coastline in the province of Málaga. Its name refers to more than 325 days of sunshine per year, together with the good weather: its average temperature per year is 19 degrees! To find out more about the weather, check our infographics with the monthly weather statistics of the 18 biggest cities in Spain, of course, you will find Malaga. Its beautiful beaches make this place a paradise for anybody. This paradise was discovered in the 50s of the last century with the rise of international tourism, and since then it has become one of the preferred destination for foreigners: mainly British, Germans, Scandinavians and French.
That tourism is attracted by the “Maro” cliffs, the “Balcon de Europa” and the “Cave of Nerja”, the greatness of Málaga, the fame of Torremolinos, Marbella and Estepona among others and the tranquility of Casares, making the “Costa del Sol” an ideal place to enjoy the holidays or buy your dream retreat house since the possibilities in this area are endless.
In addition to that, a large percentage of accommodation options are concentrated in the western part of the Costa del Sol, which means that a large number of tourist services of all kinds are accumulated, such as mooring points for sports boats that are distributed in 13 marinas and yacht clubs, as well as golf courses and other sports facilities where you can practice sports of all kinds. Play with the best golf clubs sets in Spain thanks to our local partner.
The tourist consecration of the Costa del Sol
In the 50s, celebrities like Grace Kelly, Marlon Brandon, Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra and Brigitte Bardot began arriving in Torremolinos and helped the area to gain international fame.
Torremolinos fame as a tourist destination made in the late 60s and early 70s nearby municipalities such as Fuengirola and Mijas also began to benefit from the tourism. In the 60s there was a radical change on the coast, with the emergence of new ports and hostels that remain in action until today.
The coastline of Mijas
Cities and transport
The principal city of the Costa del Sol are Malaga (more than half a million inhabitants), Nerja (21,000 inhabitants), Torremolinos (almost 70,000), Fuengirola (over 75,000 inhabitants), Mijas (over 75,000 inhabitants), Marbella (140.000 inhabitants), Estepona (66,000 inhabitants) and Casares (a little more than 5,000 inhabitants).
The Mediterranean Highway, the AP-7, crosses the area. From this highway, it is possible to reach other points of the Andalusian coast, as well as other destinations in Spain. In addition to the AP-7, there are other roads and highways connecting the different towns in the area. Most of them originated in Málaga, which is the main city and the capital of the Costa del Sol.
The railway station “Malaga-María Zambrano” connects the capital with other towns in the Costa del Sol via the commuter rail network. The fast train AVE unites Malaga with Madrid in two and a half hours. It is also possible to go to other capitals of Andalusia through the high-speed line, as well as there are daily services to Zaragoza and Barcelona. There are also long haul train services going to Albacete, Valencia with the final stop at the Catalan capital.
Concerning air transport, Malaga-Costa del Sol airport is the fourth in Spain in term of passengers. More than 50 airlines offer connections to more than 100 cities, most of them in Europe (the UK and Germany in the lead), but also some in North Africa, Middle East and North America (New York, Toronto and Montreal East ), in addition to flights to the main Spanish cities.
By sea, the Port of Malaga communicates with several ports of the Mediterranean Sea. This port is the second port of tourist cruises in Spain after Barcelona.
“Puerto Banús”
Leisure on the Costa del Sol
When you hear “Costa del Sol”, undoubtedly you will think of festivals, events and other celebrations. The Costa del Sol has a great attraction for all ages, and there are many things to do that will not leave anyone bored.
For golf lovers, the Costa del Sol is known as the Costa del Golf. It has the highest concentration of golf courses in Andalusia, Spain and Europe. Marbella is the leader of this classification with 21 fields. Other locations that have golf courses are Mijas (11), Estepona (10), Benahavís (6), Malaga (3). Some of the most popular golf parks are the Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, Alcaidesa, Añoreta Golf, Benalmádena Golf Club Padlock, Monte Paraiso Golf and La Quinta. Play with the best golf clubs sets in Spain thanks to our local partner.
The Costa del Sol is also a perfect place to enjoy its waters. The main marinas in the area are Puerto Banús, Puerto Marina, Puerto de la Bajadilla, Puerto de Fuengirola, Puerto de La Caleta de Vélez, Puerto de Estepona, Puerto de Cabopino, Puerto de la Duquesa and Puerto Deportivo de Marbella.
The Costa del Sol also has two elite casinos with the most varied leisure offers in southern Spain. The first is the Torrequebrada Casino, located in Benalmádena. It is surrounded by golf courses, shopping areas and the Puerto Deportivo de Benalmádena. The second is the Casino de Marbella, located in the city that bears his name. It is known for hosting major poker tournaments.
On the Costa del Sol there are also activities for the whole family to enjoy. Some of the most popular theme parks are Selwo Aventura (Estepona), Tivoli World (Benalmádena) and Fuengirola Zoo (Fuengirola).
What are the main holidays-events of the Costa del Sol?
- Holy Week (March or April depending on the year): Thousands of people celebrate professions where religious emblems are worn.
- April Fair (between April and May): The cities are filled with traditional Andalusian stalls with all kinds of food, music and events.
- Feria de Málaga (August): The city dresses up to celebrate its festivities, where there are all kinds of activities and events, from food to music for all tastes.
- Marbella Carnival (January-February): Floats and people are evolving in the squares and major streets of Marbella to the sound of music.
Are you going on a city trip to Málaga?
Read our infographic we wrote on the cultural wealth of Málaga.
Have a look at the monthly weather statistics for Málaga
An update on the real estate market on the Costa del Sol
Throughout 2017 there has been a real estate spike in the Costa del Sol that translates into a recovery in home sales. For example, in Málaga, the number of transactions has increased by 76%. In other municipalities such as Benalmádena or Fuengirola, the increase has been similar, while in Torremolinos the increase has been higher reaching almost 120%.
In addition to sales, prices per square meter have also increased between 5 and 10% depending on the locations. The price per square meters are very different depending on the cities you are looking for: for example, the price per square meter in Benalmádena is € 1,600 and Nerja is € 1,800. Top locations prices are more than € 3,000 on the promenades of Torremolinos and Mijas and up to € 6,000 in some area of Estepona.
The activity of foreign investors as improved a lot as well for the second homes markets. Buying nationalities are “British, Scandinavians, Belgians, Germans and French, ” as noted by Saskia Handberg Immobilien Malaga.
Earlier this year, we wrote this article on Málaga: Malaga: an emerging city to buy second homes, Malaga is always a place for your dream house
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Read more: Real estate prices in Malaga and Real estate prices in Marbella and the Costa del Sol available in our Spanish property report updated quarterly.
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Costa del Sol Infographic information
- Airport: Málaga
- Ave stations: Málaga, Antequera
- Cities: Málaga (more than half a million inhabitants), Nerja (21,000 inhabitants), Torremolinos (almost 70,000), Fuengirola (over 75,000 inhabitants), Mijas (over 75,000 inhabitants), Marbella (140.000 inhabitants), Estepona (66,000 inhabitants) and Casares (a little more than 5,000 inhabitants).
- Unesco sites: Antequera Dolmens Site (2016), Find all the UNESCO Sites in Spain on our page: “10 reasons why you should buy in Spain”
- Top beaches: Playa de la Cala Mijas (La Cala de Mijas) Playa La Carihuela (Torremolinos) Playa El Bajondillo (Torremolinos) Burriana Beach (Nerja) Puerto Cabopino Beach and Marina (Marbella) Playa de La Malagueta (Malaga) Del Cristo Beach (Estepona) Playa de la Cala el Cañuelo (Nerja) Playa de San Pedro de Alcantara (San Pedro de Alcantara) Playa Los Alamos / El Canuelo (Torremolinos) Playa Arroyo de La Miel (Benalmadena)Carvajal Beach (Benalmadena)
- Kids Parks : Sould Park (Fuengirola), Tivoli World (Benalmádena), Aqualand Torremolinos (Torremolinos), Aquamijas (Mijas)
- Shopping Malls & Outlets: Valia centro commercial, Centro Comercial Rosaleda (Málaga), Centro Comercial Miramar (Fuengirola), La Cañada Centro Comercial (Marbella) Muelle Uno (Málaga), Larios Centro (Málaga), Factory Outlet Málaga (Málaga), El Corte Ingles (Málaga), El Corte Ingles (Marbella)
- Traditional & Flea markets: Mercado Central de Atarazanas (Malaga), Marbella Food Market (Marbella), Mercadillo de Marbella
- Top golf courses: the Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, Alcaidesa, Añoreta Golf, Benalmádena Golf Club Padlock, Monte Paraiso Golf and La Quinta. Play with the best golf clubs sets in Spain thanks to our local partner.
- Natural Parks: Natural Park Alcornocales – Estrecho Natural Park – Doñana National Park -Montes de Málaga Natural Park – Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Natural Park – Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park – Paraje Natural Desfiladero de los Gaitanes -El Torcal De Antequera
- University: Universidad de Málaga (Málaga)
- Hospitals: Hospital Quirón de Marbella (Marbella), Hospital Estepona (Estepona), Hospital Dr. Gálvez, Complejo Hospitalario Integral Privado (Málaga)
Read further on the Costa del Sol and Spain
- TOURIST OFFICES:
- AIRPORTS: All the Spanish Airports and flights info on the official site of AENA
- TRAINS: Renfe website
- BEACHES: Where will you find the top beaches in Spain?
- GOLFS: Reread our Summer paper on the subject What are the top golf courses in Spain? Play with the best golf clubs sets in Spain thanks to our local partner. Check the Spanish Federation here: Looking for a Golf Club in Spain?
- KIDS PARKS: Our selection of the Top parks for children in Spain
- MUST VISIT IN SPAIN: Our top 5 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain, Find all the Unesco sites in Spain
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