27 courses and clubs
Golf in Marbella & Sotogrande
The Costa del Sol between Marbella and Sotogrande, from members' clubs to Ryder Cup ground.
45 holes
Real Club de Golf Guadalmina
Guadalmina · SpainA club established in 1959 with two 18-hole courses, a nine-hole par-3 course and a covered driving range. It hosted the Spanish Championship in 1965.
18 holes
Alferini Golf
Benahavís · SpainThe most challenging of Villa Padierna's three courses: an 18-hole, par 73 layout of 6,641 m on the Costa del Sol. Villa Padierna is open all year and has a driving range and golf academy.
18 holes · Visitors welcome
Azata Golf
Estepona · SpainAn 18-hole, par 71 course in Estepona with a buggy included in every round, a driving range, golf simulator, restaurant open to all and pro shop.
18 holes
Cabopino Golf Marbella
Cabopino · SpainAn 18-hole course in the hills of Marbella designed by Juan Ligués Creus, with sea views, a 600 m2 putting green, a golf academy and the LUMA restaurant.
18 holes
El Chaparral Golf Club
Mijas · SpainAn 18-hole parkland forest course designed by Pepe Gancedo, built in 1991 and reopened in February 2006, set among Mediterranean woodland on the Costa del Sol.
18 holes
Finca Cortesín Golf Club
Casares · SpainAn 18-hole championship course designed by Cabell B. Robinson, with the Nicklaus Academy and a clubhouse. It hosted the Solheim Cup 2023.
18 holes
Higuerón Marbella Golf Resort
East Marbella · SpainA par 72 Robert Trent Jones Sr. course among olive groves, five minutes from Marbella old town, with El Olivo restaurant, a golf shop and practice facilities.
18 holes · Visitors welcome
Los Arqueros Golf & Country Club
Benahavís · SpainAn 18-hole, par 71 course of 5,700 metres in the hills of Benahavís, designed by Seve Ballesteros and opened in 1991, with a range, restaurant and shop.
18 holes · Visitors welcome
Miraflores Golf
Mijas · SpainA members' club between Fuengirola and Marbella that also takes guests: 18 holes, par 71, 5148 metres, opened in 1990 and open 365 days a year.
18 holes
Rio Real Golf
Río Real · SpainAn 18-hole, par 72 course by Javier Arana opened in 1965 beside the Río Real, playable all year, with an academy, buggy and trolley hire and a boutique hotel.
18 holes · Visitors on set days
San Roque Club
San Roque · SpainThe Old Course is an 18-hole, par 72 course created by Dave Thomas in 1990, with bunkers redesigned by Seve Ballestros. It hosted the Spanish Open in 2005 and has Toptracer on its driving range.
18 holes
Santa Clara Golf Marbella
East Marbella · SpainAn 18-hole, par 71 course designed by Enrique Canales, with mountain and coast views. Play on foot or by golf cart; a driving range, pro shop and restaurant are on site.
18 holes · Visitors welcome
Santa María Golf Club
Elviria · SpainAn 18-hole course among pines and cork oaks above Marbella, with sea views and a clubhouse in a 19th-century cortijo.
18 holes
Santana Golf
Mijas · SpainAn 18-hole, par 72 parkland course of about 6207 metres between Fuengirola and Marbella, designed by Cabell B. Robinson on a former avocado plantation.
9 holes · Visitors welcome
Banús Executive Golf
Nueva Andalucía · SpainA nine-hole par-3 course in Nueva Andalucía, played as nine holes or as eighteen over two rounds, with short-game areas, a putting green and a pro shop.
9 holes
Cerrado del Águila Golf
Mijas · SpainA nine-hole course in Mijas Costa with three par 3s, four par 4s and two par 5s, a restaurant terrace with sea views and a golf academy.
9 holes
El Higueral Golf
Benahavís · SpainA 9-hole, par 36 resort course in the foothills at Benahavís, with lakes and buggy and trolley hire.
Members and their guests
Aloha Golf Club
Nueva Andalucía · SpainA private, members-only parkland course in Golf Valley, Marbella. The par 72 layout was created by Javier Arana, and the club also has a par 3 course and a restaurant.
Visitors welcome
Atalaya Golf & Country Club
Estepona · SpainA club with two courses: the Old Course, first opened in 1968, and the New Course, opened in 1990 and designed by Paul Krings. Visitors are welcome, and there is a TrackMan driving range.
Visitors welcome
Los Naranjos Golf Club
Nueva Andalucía · SpainA par 72 Robert Trent Jones Sr course opened in 1977, with tees from 5054 to 6564 metres, a restaurant with terrace, a pro shop and a practice area.
Visitors welcome
Real Club Valderrama
Sotogrande · SpainPrivate members club at Sotogrande designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr, opened in 1974. Visitors play from 12 to 13h, Monday to Thursday.
Golf
Real Club de Golf Sotogrande
Sotogrande · SpainPar 72 course of 6,492 metres, inaugurated in 1964 as Robert Trent Jones' first course in Europe, 150 metres from the Mediterranean.
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Tramores Golf
Benahavís · SpainAn executive course at the Villa Padierna golf resort on the Costa del Sol, suited to short-game practice, juniors, beginners and players short of time.
Visitors welcome
Villa Padierna Golf Club (Flamingos)
Benahavís · SpainFlamingos is a par 71 course at Villa Padierna, midway between Marbella and Estepona, with Mediterranean views and a 17-bay driving range.27 holes
La Quinta Golf & Country Club
Benahavís · SpainTwenty-seven holes in three nine-hole loops by Manuel Piñero, San Pedro, Ronda and Guadaiza, in the Golf Valley of Marbella, with a clubhouse restaurant and terrace.18 holes
Calanova Golf Club
Mijas · SpainAn 18-hole, par 72 course in the Mijas golf valley, five minutes from La Cala de Mijas, with a buggy included.Members and their guests