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41 courses and clubs

Lessons for beginners and juniors

Clubs that teach newcomers and young golfers: beginner courses, junior academies and family programmes, as each club describes them.

Marbella & Sotogrande

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A fairway at Real Club de Golf Guadalmina
45 holes

Real Club de Golf Guadalmina

Guadalmina · SpainJunior coaching
Alferini Golf’s valley fairways among cypresses
18 holes

Alferini Golf

Benahavís · SpainLessons for beginners
Cabopino Golf Marbella from the air, its fairways cut through umbrella pines above the sea
18 holes

Cabopino Golf Marbella

Cabopino · SpainPrivate lessons, Lessons for beginners
A green fairway at El Chaparral Golf Club among pines and palmettos, with hills beyond
18 holes

El Chaparral Golf Club

Mijas · SpainPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners, Junior coaching
Olive trees and a white bunker on the course at Finca Cortesín
18 holes

Finca Cortesín Golf Club

Casares · SpainPrivate lessons, Lessons for beginners, Junior coaching
A lake and waterfall beside a green at Higuerón Golf
18 holes

Higuerón Marbella Golf Resort

East Marbella · SpainPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners
A green at Miraflores Golf
18 holes · Visitors welcome

Miraflores Golf

Mijas · SpainPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners
The course running to the sea at Rio Real Golf
18 holes

Rio Real Golf

Río Real · SpainJunior coaching
A golfer walking the tee at San Roque Club
18 holes · Visitors on set days

San Roque Club

San Roque · SpainPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners, Junior coaching, Ladies’ coaching
A bunker and green at Aloha Golf Club in the evening light
Members and their guests

Aloha Golf Club

Nueva Andalucía · SpainPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching
The first tee of the Old Course at Atalaya Golf & Country Club, under pines with the mountains beyond
Visitors welcome

Atalaya Golf & Country Club

Estepona · SpainPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching
A green framed by coral-tree blossom at Tramores Golf
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Tramores Golf

Benahavís · SpainLessons for beginners
A tree-lined avenue beside the fairways at Villa Padierna Golf Club
Visitors welcome

Villa Padierna Golf Club (Flamingos)

Benahavís · SpainLessons for beginners
27 holes

La Quinta Golf & Country Club

Benahavís · SpainPrivate lessons

Lisbon & the Silver Coast

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18 holes

Belas Clube de Campo

Lisbon area · PortugalPrivate lessons, Junior coaching
18 holes

Praia d'El Rey Golf

Óbidos · PortugalAn 18-hole, par 73 course of 7.100 yards by Cabell B. Robinson, opened in 1997 and mixing seaside links with parkland holes.

Scotland

3
18 holes · Visitors on set days

North Berwick Golf Club

North Berwick, East Lothian · United KingdomNorth Berwick Golf Club was formed in 1832 and plays over the West Links, an 18-hole course where the beach is in play on six holes. Visitors are welcome on set days and times.
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Carnoustie Golf Links

Carnoustie, Angus · United KingdomLessons for beginners, Junior coaching, Ladies’ coaching
Open to the public

St Andrews Links

Fife · United KingdomJunior coaching

Dubai

3
45 holes

Emirates Golf Club

Emirates Hills, Dubai · United Arab EmiratesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching, Ladies’ coaching
18 holes

Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club

Dubai Creek · United Arab EmiratesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners, Junior coaching, Ladies’ coaching
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Dubai Hills Golf Club

Dubai Hills, Dubai · United Arab EmiratesLessons for beginners, Junior coaching, Ladies’ coaching

Caribbean

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Royal palms above a green and the east coast at Apes Hill
27 holes · Members and staying guests

Apes Hill Golf

Apes Hill · BarbadosGroup clinics, Lessons for beginners
The Barbados Golf Club course and lake from the air
18 holes · Open to the public

Barbados Golf Club

Durants · BarbadosPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners, Junior coaching
A green framed by old trees at Rockley Golf & Country Club
9 holes

Rockley Golf & Country Club

Worthing · BarbadosPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners, Junior coaching
18 holes

Ocean Club Golf Course

Paradise Island · The BahamasPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners

Florida

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A bunker and fairway at Lely Resort
54 holes · Open to the public

Lely Resort golf

East Naples · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching, Ladies’ coaching
A green and bunker on the Tiburón course
36 holes

Tiburón Golf Club

North Naples · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching
The practice range at Saltleaf Golf Preserve
27 holes · Open to the public

Saltleaf Golf Preserve

Bonita Springs · United StatesA Raymond Floyd-designed 18-hole public course with no formal bunkers, plus The Leaf, a nine-hole par 3 walking short course of 1,010 yards.
The Biltmore Hotel tower above its golf course at sunrise
18 holes · Open to the public

Biltmore Golf Course

Coral Gables · United StatesPrivate lessons, Junior coaching
Fairways, lagoons and mangroves at Crandon Golf from the air
18 holes · Open to the public

Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne

Key Biscayne · United StatesJunior coaching
A green guarded by a bunker and a lake at Miami Beach Golf Club
18 holes

Miami Beach Golf Club

Miami Beach · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners, Junior coaching
A flag on a green beside the canal at Palmetto Golf Course
18 holes · Open to the public

Palmetto Golf Course

South Miami-Dade · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching
A green framed by palms on the Granada Golf Course
9 holes

Granada Golf Course

Coral Gables · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching
A green by a lake at Arrowhead Golf Club
Open to the public

Arrowhead Golf Club

North Naples · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching
Golf carts lined up at Stoneybrook Golf Club
Open to the public

Stoneybrook Golf Club

Estero · United StatesLessons for beginners, Junior coaching
18 holes · Open to the public

Bonita Fairways Golf Club

Bonita Springs · United StatesPrivate lessons, Lessons for beginners
18 holes

Normandy Shores Golf Club

Miami Beach · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Lessons for beginners, Junior coaching
18 holes · Open to the public

Panther Run Golf Club

Ave Maria · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching, Ladies’ coaching

Las Vegas

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Angel Park Golf Club, from its own photography
57 holes · Open to the public

Angel Park Golf Club

West Las Vegas · United StatesPrivate lessons, Group clinics, Junior coaching

Sri Lanka

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The Nuwara Eliya Golf Club course from the air, with the town and hills beyond
18 holes · Visitors welcome

Nuwara Eliya Golf Club

Nuwara Eliya · Sri LankaJunior coaching

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