Golf is everywhere in Spain with warm weather, top golf resorts, great food and culture plus prices less than elsewhere in Europe. The best two Spain golf travel regions are the southernmost Costa del Sol stretching east from Gibraltar encompassing Malaga, and the Costa Brava from Barcelona north to the French border.
The Costa del Sol offers beautiful beaches along with day trips to Seville, Gibraltar or Granada. Some of the best golf courses in Europe sit in the Costa del Sol including Valderrama and Finca Cortesin. The Costa Brava offers posh resorts and great beaches combined with city breaks to the tantalizing city Barcelona. Let Sophisticated Golfer create your custom Spain golf vacation package.
Fairmont La Hacienda Costa del Sol is a luxury five-star resort on the Costa del Sol in San Roque, Spain, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea near Sotogrande. It’s the first Fairmont property in Spain, blending contemporary Andalusian design with traditional white village charm, offering rooms, suites and private villas many with sea views. The resort features multiple world-class restaurants (including one by a two-Michelin-star chef), a large spa and wellness centre, beach access, family clubs, and two prestigious golf courses — making it a standout destination for relaxation, gastronomy, golf and seaside luxury.
Featured Spain Golf Courses
La Hacienda Links Golf, Costa del Sol
Fairmont La Hacienda Costa del Sol offers direct access to 36 holes of championship golf at La Hacienda Links Golf Resort, including the only true links course in southern Spain. Golfers enjoy sea-front fairways with views of the Mediterranean and Gibraltar, plus a contrasting inland heathland course — combining world-class play with luxury resort comfort.
Sotogrande, Costa del Sol, Spain
Opened on the Costa de Sol in 1964, it is maintained in immaculate condition and has long been considered one of the top courses in Europe. Sotogrande was the first course Trent Jones designed in Europe and is blessed with his design philosophy, which consists of building courses perfectly integrated with the natural surroundings which are a great challenge to the better players, but accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
La Reserva, Costa del Sol, Spain
La Reserva is the newest addition to the courses of Sotogrande. Designed by Cabell Robinson and opened in the autumn of 2003 to outstanding reviews. The course lies within the Sotogrande complex to the north of Valderrama. The club is situated in a spectacular spot featuring marvelous views of both the mountains and sea.
Valderrama, Costa del Sol, Spain
The famous Valderrama course on the Costa del Sol hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup Matches. It is a course which invariably is in excellent condition throughout the season, consistently ranked #1 in Continental Europe. It demands precision from the tee to find the narrow fairways nestled between cork trees.
Finca Cortesin, Costa del Sol, Spain
Located west of Marbella with wonderful views over the Mediterranean Sea. The natural environment and landscape of Cortesin are one of its most attractive features. The player will remain immersed in a green paradise which is not surrounded by real estate developments. The designers managed to maintain the natural character, finding a perfect equilibrium between the natural plants of the Mediterranean forest and the well manicured fairways and greens. Volvo World Match Play Championship is played here annually.
Emporda GC, Costa Brava, Spain
Two Robert von Hagge designed courses the links and a forest courses. The Forest Course is more scenic whereas the Links is more challenging and harder and used for PGA Tournaments. The Links is more open allowing the so called Tramontana winds coming from the nearby Pyrenees Mountains to affect each shot. The Forest features manicured umbrella pine tree lined fairways. Both courses are in good shape and definitely worth playing.
