On this side of the Costa del Sol you can find all information about local courses: where they take place, how to get in contact with them, who is visiting this courses, the type of used lawn and a lot more you might like to know to prepare you for your golf experience.

In these pages we give you the rundown on local courses: where they are, how to contact them, who frequents them, their place in the environment, the type of grass used, and much more to make sure you are as prepared as possible whether you are a seasoned player bringing his own material or just an aficionado or fan.

Special mention should be made of Valderrama, home to the annual world-class Volvo Masters competition and indeed one of the world’s most interesting courses both in terms of its design and the players who frequent it.

The courses do use a lot of water. In some controversial cases over recent drought years, mountain -casares-y-estepona,villages were rationed allegedly in order to ensure steady supply for the courses. The environmental debate rages on: environmentalist claim development has gone too far and golfers that courses function as mini nature reserves, attracting and protecting local wildlife and saving ground from real estate development.