Murcia – Europe’s new golf destination

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MURCIA GOLF COURSES

The Region of Murcia is Europe’s new golf destination. Enjoy your favourite sport on the Costa Cálida. An ideal setting with more than 300 days of sun a year and an average temperature of 19ºC, where you can play great shots on the greenest of greens right next to the sea. Golf enthusiasts and professionals can play on 20 top quality courses in a radius of 50 km, with 348 holes, each with its own challenge.

Alhama Signature

For its great length, its original circular tees, fast greens and wide fairways and to have been personally designed by Jack Nicklaus, Alhama Signature is considered one of the best golf courses in all of Spain, as well as a being a challenge for any golfer. As if that were not enough, the entire golf course area is a wonderful natural reserve, combining all the passion of the sport and the beauty of unparalleled surroundings.

Altaona Golf

Altaona Golf is an 18-hole, par 72 course. It is 5,568 meters long from the yellow tees, it is designed by the company Stirling & Martin, under maintenance by GTM. Established in Murcia since 2020, its grass is of the Paspalum Sea Spray variety, resistant to the high temperatures of the area and the high salinity of the water. The course also has a practice area with fifteen positions, putting green and chipping green, restaurant and tennis and paddle tennis courts. Its location is excellent with the airport 12 minutes away, the city of Murcia 15 minutes away, and the Mar Menor coast 30 minutes away.

El Valle Golf

Its exceptional location in a natural valley, surrounded by setting of limestone rocks with fabulous waterfalls and predominance of autochthonous flora, making this golf course a unique showpiece in the Region. Technically, the course of El Valle Golf rewards above all the intelligence of the player, something that has allowed the fairway course to host the Spanish Professional Competition and the European Tour School Stage 2, in 2010 and 2011.

Golf Altorreal

Located in the hills which surround the city of Murcia is the Altorreal Golf Club, one of the most venerable and prestigious golf courses in the entire Region, thanks to the design requirements of Dave Thomas. The excellence of this course lies in the variety of its 18 holes, offering a golf course full of nuances for all enthusiasts.

Hacienda del Álamo

Halfway between the beaches of Mazarrón and the city of Cartagena, one finds the challenge of a golf course designed to for the most demanding enthusiasts to fall in love. Dave Thomas is responsible for laceration or cutting of the 18 holes full of excitement. Furthermore, it has complete training facilities – with 6 training holes – recognised as one of the most complete in Spain.

Hacienda Riquelme Golf

In a Mediterranean natural landscape and designed with the utmost respect for the flora and fauna, there is a golf course with a higher than average size fairways, making it one of the most exclusive of GNK Golf. The opportunity to play a round of golf is favoured by its wide fairways, the subtle contours of its greens and its 5 great lakes.

La Manga (North)

Between palm trees, lakes and “barrancos” (natural storm gullies) an elegantly undulating golf course emerges. Being slightly shorter than the South Course, it is an excellent test of skill for golfers of any level. Its excellence lies in the number of falls of its greens, which requires a precise touch by players.

La Manga (South)

The result of Robert D. Putman and remodelled by Arnold Palmer is considered to be one of the highest level courses for both professionals and for top tournaments such as the Spanish Open. Furthermore, its location is perfect, in the centre of the valley, surrounded by large palm trees and water hazards which will make your 18 holes an incredible experience.

La Manga (West)

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Undulating fairways, spectacular views and fast greens 18 holes becomes to all intent and purposes an opportunity for fun. The West Course is perfectly designed to test players in each stroke. Dave Thomas ensured that with his design offers a different set of challenges in each hole, with plenty of frequent changes in elevation and a more than interesting course length to play and experience.

La Torre Golf

A spectacular course surrounds each of the 18 holes of La Torre Golf. Wide streets, abundant lakes, tall palm trees and an endless number of bunkers surrounded by lush grass, make the shot selection gain importance in a meticulous design that prioritizes the strategic capacity of the players. A spectacular course wrapped around one of the 18 holes of La Torre Golf. Wide fairways, abundant lakes, tall palms and a myriad of bunkers surrounded by lush grass, make shot selections garner importance in a meticulous design which emphasizes the strategic players ability.

Lorca Golf Course

On the outskirts of the Sierra de Almenara, just a 10 minute drive from the historic city of Lorca and the magnificent beaches of Águilas, a majestic golf course in the middle of nature can be found. The par 71, 18 hole golf course designed by Dave Thomas features wide and undulating greens and strategically placed bunkers which provide entertainment and excitement at every turn, pleasant surprises awaiting the player on every hole.

Mar Menor Golf

This golf course, located in the Mar Menor Resort in Torre Pacheco, was designed by Nicklaus Design and has 18 holes, wide fairways and large bunkers that offer ideal facilities for both professional and amateur players. It has a spectacular lake that has become one of the biggest water hazards in the Region of Murcia. Designed by two of the great all-time designers, Dave Thomas and Nicklaus Design, combining two different philosophies in a single golf course, with the added challenge of having its own “amen corner”, a spectacular lake which has become one of the best water hazards of the Region of Murcia.

 

New Sierra Golf

Situated only 3 minutes from the small town of Balsicas, New Sierra Golf offers golfers of all ages and levels a 9-hole par-36 golf course. Since May 2015, Moorstyle España SL have completely transformed this golf course into a golf course which can be enjoyed by all and is suitable for both high and low handicap players. The slick bentgrass greens have a perfect surface. A spacious practice area(over 270 metres long) is available for your warmup with twenty practice bays.

Roda Golf

Just a scant five minutes separates the shores of the Mar Menor sea and Roda Golf, a golf course designed by Dave Thomas and which breathes the essence of this small Mediterranean corner in each of its 18 holes. The throughway runs smoothly alongside 6,177 metres on a comfortable undulating terrain, surrounded by a thick Mediterranean vegetation.

 

Saurines Golf

In the desert style, the course runs between undulating fairways, sand dunes and impressive greens. With 18 holes, a spectacular central lake and a philosophy of linked holes, it is a golf course that follows the line of the great courses of Las Vegas and Arizona designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus.  Desert-like styling, the course runs between rolling fairways, sand dunes and imposing greens. A spectacular central lake and a philosophy of linked holes which characterises a golf course in line with the great golf courses of Las Vegas and Arizona designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus.

 

Serena Golf

On the shore of the Mar Menor is an eminently flat golf course designed by Manuel Piñero, where the greatest difficulties for the game going hand in hand with the famous Levantine (east) wind, the water hazards located in some of its 18 holes and desert areas which require the player’s utmost concentration.

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