The Legend Valderrama

Valderrama Golf Club

Valderrama Golf Club

Valderrama

The Real Club Valderrama is extraordinary compared to other realized golf clubs in Europe. It is situated in the resort of Sotogrande, San Roque in the Andalusia area of southern Spain, a couple of miles from Gibraltar.

Tee Times Golf Agency had the delight to play the Real Club Valderrama and after numerous years venturing to the far corners of the planet with the incredible fortune to play golf we found that the golf course here is basically one of the absolute best we have ever had the chance to appreciate!

From parking the car to the finish the service is five stars.

Top-notch facilities starting at the pratice area through to the golf course.

Valderrama Golf Club

Valderrama Golf Club

And afterward the colossal golf course itself which on the front nine breezes its route delicately through the cork trees over the sublimely structured parkland style holes, and the back nine which can thoroughly devastate the consequences of a decent front nine through its extremely intense – yet reasonable – format with a lot of scoring openings tempered by the ever present information that one mis-hit shot can see you effectively lose ground on your opponents.

A superior format as far as structure, area, quality and the general pleasant nature of a golf course you will be unable to discover anyplace on the planet!

It is uncommon to fall off a golf course with such a sentiment of satisfaction and a genuine encounter when your back nine play has been in complete complexity to a very much played front nine, yet Real Club Valderrama is that course. We can possibly envision how great you would feel in the event that you can assemble a strong back nine toward the finish of your round, or far superior an entire 18 holes of good quality golf more than one of the world’s really incredible greens – or better still to win in the Ryder Cup here!

The course was structured in 1974 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr, one of the extraordinary fairway designers, and was initially known as Las Aves (Sotogrande New). In 1985, Mr. Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, aquired the golf course and focused on carrying the course to an uncommon level, never found in Europe. Robert Trent Jones eagerly consented to return and overhaul his unique design of ten years sooner. Together the two men spent numerous hours strolling around the course and talking about where and how upgrades ought to be made.

Ryder Cup in Valderrama Golf Club

Ryder Cup in Valderrama Golf Club

The course was renamed Valderrama, after the old domain on which the land is arranged. The pair shared a typical point: to make a course that would introduce a trial of golf to the regular golf player and the top of the line player the same, and would draw out the best golf that is in him. Valderrama has since ascended in the Golf World rankings to turn into the No.1 fairway in territory Europe, a position gladly held since 1989.

By 1999, Real Club Valderrama was appraised the top course in territory Europe by Golf World magazine.

The fourth hole, La Cascada, is the course’s signature hole. It is a Par 5 with a lake to one side of the two-layered green. The training ground was known as the best in Europe by Nick Faldo.

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Portuguese & Spanish golf courses Featured on Tours 2018

Both Portuguese Spanish golf courses are steeped in golfing history and play an integral part in the European golf tours every year.

Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Club - Portuguese Spanish golf courses

Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Club

You need only look at the players in recent history who have come from both regions, and the golf courses that you can find there, to realize why it’s such an admired part of Europe. With Sergio García winning The Masters in 2017, and Jon Rahm surging through the ranks on the PGA Tour, 2018 is sure to be an exciting year for Spanish golf fans.

Portuguese Spanish golf courses

We’ve put together a list of the golf courses that will be hosting the professional tour or qualifying school tournaments in Spain and Portugal over the coming months. Although some are yet to be announced, the following are confirmed.

European Tour

Portugal Masters

The biggest golfing event in Portugal returns in 2018 to its home course, Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Club, in Vilamoura. The event, which will run between 20th-23rd September will as always host come of the tours biggest names – something the region is familiar with! The golf course was designed by none other than golfing legend, Arnold Palmer, and since 2007 it has been the proud home of the annual Portuguese Masters.

Real Club Valderrama - Portuguese Spanish golf courses

Real Club Valderrama

The Par-72 Championship layout, measuring 6.651 meters (7,273 yards), makes use of the natural wetlands and the typical vegetation of carob, olive and almond trees in the area. Lakes form a formidable hazard throughout the course – even for the skilled professional – hence why it has remained a popular test on the tour for over ten years. The course is also known for its contrasting front and back nine – with each side of the course offering its own type of challenge.

The 2017 edition of the event was won by Lucas Bjerregaard who carded a blistering final round 65 to finish on 20-under par, four clear of his nearest competitor – Marc Warren.

Andalucia Valderrama Masters

The Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande will host the 2018 Andalucia Valderrama Masters on the 18th-21st October. The tournament was first played here in 2010, and it previously hosted the Volvo Masters.

Gramacho Golf Club - Portuguese Spanish golf courses

Gramacho Golf Club

After being canceled in 2012, the event returned to the region last year when it was hosted by local hero and 2011 champion Sergio García. García went on to win the event last year, and it will return in 2018 for what is set to be an amazing four days.

Valderrama is renowned as a tough Tour course that trails its way through the Sotogrande hills and meanders in between tightly clustered umbrella pine trees which makes for a tight, unforgiving test. Rather than being overly long, or having thick rough, Valderrama focuses on making sure that each shot a golfer takes has to be thought through meticulously – for some this is both the attraction and the fear when they play here.

Staysure Tour (Seniors Tour)

Qualifying School 2018

For the 18th consecutive year, the European Seniors Tour Qualifying School returns to the Pestana Golf Resort on Portugal’s Algarve.

Vale Pinta Golf Course - Portuguese Spanish golf courses

Vale Pinta Golf Course

Taking place over three venues, the 2018 Qualifying School will include the first stage being conducted for 36 holes on Silves Golf Club and Gramacho Golf Club. After that, the Finals will be played over 72 holes of stroke play on the Pinta Course at Pestana Golf Resort.

Silves is a par 70 course nestled into the foot of the Monchique mountains, while Gramacho, a par 72 course co-designed by former World Number One Nick Price, has previously hosted the Portuguese Ladies Open.

Challenge Tour

Challenge de España

Details yet to be confirmed by the Tour. This tournament featured here in 2017 and was won by Victor Perez who claimed a maiden European Challenge Tour title in some style, shooting an impressive 24-under par over the four days and winning by three shots.

Silves Golf Club - Portuguese Spanish golf courses

Silves Golf Club

Andalucía Costa del Sol Match Play 9

Details yet to be confirmed by the Tour. This tournament featured here in 2017 and was won by Aaron Rai who secured his second European Challenge Tour victory of the 2017 season by beating Ireland’s Gavin Moynihan 2&1 in the final match.