Address
Paseo del Parque
s/n 11310
San Roque (Cádiz)
Sotogrande
Spain
Designer
Mr. Robert Trent Jones
Championship Length
6,401 yards
Details
Founded in 1964, Sotogrande regularly features among Europe's top ten golf courses and is the host of the annual Sherry Cup-European Amateur golf masters. Known as Sotogrande "Old" to differentiate it from its younger neighbour, Valderrama, the Robert Trent Jones course is a private club but green fee paying visitors are welcome although you are advised to book in advance.
Sotogrande boasts well established vegetation with pine, cork oaks, Eucalyptus and palm trees. Anyone who has played the course will be able to confirm it is a very special design, its beauty enhanced by the varied vegetation. Water hazards play an important role here especially on the 7th, the par five 12th, the 13th, 14th, 16th, and the par three 17th. There are fine houses around the course though none can be accused of encroaching. This is truly an "old school" Club where golf comes first. It is a rare pleasure to stand on the 12th tee with the broad un-spoilt expanse of fairways before you, the lakes, the distant green, the thirteenth hole and par five 14th coming back up. The recently modernised Clubhouse overlooks the first tee and eighteenth green and the course is complemented with its magnificent yacht harbour together with its polo installations.
The Club offers facilities which may be enjoyed by both members and non-members. There are carts, clubs and buggies available to hire, and you can enjoy the club's splendid bar and restaurant. In addition the Club has a pitching green and a putting green as well as both private and group classes. The clubhouse offers the use of a swimming pool, tennis courts a gym and a Jacuzzi.
Location
From either Marbella or Algeciras turn off the N-340 at Km 131 and take the exit marked Sotogrande-Guadiaro-Castellar.
Nearby Restaurants
El Gaucho, Galerias Paniagua, 4. Sotogrande, 11310 San Roque, Cadiz. Tel:(34) 956 795 528. This Argentinean grill offers some of the best barbecued meats on the Coast. The mixed grill is excellent value.
Barbesula (Cortijo los Canos), Pueblo Nuevo de Guadiaro, 11311, Sotogrande, Cadiz. Tel: (34) 956 695 114. This is a Spanish Country Manor which has been luxuriously reformed and was recently described by the local mayor as "Simply Stunning". Serving the most exquisite international cuisine, Barbesula has quaint patios for ?al fresco' dining and an elite piano bar for after-dinner entertainment.
Zaldia, Edificio Hotel Club Marítimo, Local n?-3, Puerto Deportivo de Sotogrande, 11310 Sotogrande. Tel: (34) 956 790 121. This is an excellent place to have dinner. Decorated with old equestrian and polo photographs, it has a rather colonial ambience. Fish and meat are cooked in front of you on the grill.
Venta Toledo, Guadiaro. Tel: 956 614 248. Situated in the town of Guadiaro, this restaurant serves excellent fresh seafood.
Valderrama Restaurant, Apertado 1, Ctra de Cadiz Km. 132.2, Sotogrande. Tel: (34) 956 791 200. The best French cuisine in Spain's premier golf club. On Sundays the restaurant is open for a sumptuous buffet.
Kamakura, San Roque Club, N340 Km 127. Tel: (34) 956 613 030. This authentic Japanese restaurant offers the freshest sushi and sashimi, tempura and teppanyaki dishes.
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