Golf in Catalonia. Best Golf Proposals

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1 Golf in Catalonia Best Golf Proposals

2 2 34 Terres de l Ebre Lleida Alguaire Val d Aran LLEIDA COSTA DAURADA Terres de Lleida Andorra Pirineus Camp de Tarragona Reus TARRAGONA Paisatges Barcelona 23 France Barcelona El Prat Costa Barcelona Mediterranean Sea COSTA BRAVA Girona Costa Brava BARCELONA BARCELONA GIRONA Catalonia Roses Palamós Swing in Catalonia Legend airport port train holes par handicap womens' max handicap mens' max designer October September August July June May April March February January Average day temperatures Tarragona Lleida Girona Barcelona category rooms contact Distance between capitals Km Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona November November ºC Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Peralada Golf, Torremirona Golf Club, Golf Girona, Club de Golf d Aro - Mas Nou, Club de Golf Costa Brava, Club de Golf Montbrú-Moià*, Golf La Roqueta*, aroqueta.es; 25. Camp de Golf Municipal de Matadepera*, Vallès Golf*, Golf de Caldes, Golf Sant Vicenç de Montalt, Club de Golf Vallromanes, Club de Golf Sant Cugat, Golf La Graiera, Club de Golf Costa Dorada Tarragona, Club de Golf Reus Aigüesverds, Raimat Golf Club, Aravell Golf, Fontanals Golf, Real Club de Golf Cerdanya, Golf Sant Marc Puigcerdà, Club de Golf Camprodon*, *9 hole courses. Those not marked have 18 holes.

3 Recommended companies 1 PGA Catalunya Resort 2 Golf de Pals 3 Empordà Golf Resort Park Hotel San Jorge 5 Club de Golf Llavaneras lavaneras.com 6 Club de Golf Barcelona 7 Hotel Atenea Vallès 8 Hotel Atenea Port 9 Barcelona 1 Day Golf 10 Golf Terramar 11 Golf La Roca Barcelona 12 Golf Montanyà 13 Real Club de Golf El Prat 14 Resort Bonmont Costa Daurada Hotel & Golf Spa 15 Magnolia Hotel Salou 16 Mercure Atenea Aventura 17 Lumine Mediterranean Beach and Golf Community Seven reasons to play golf in Catalonia 1For the climate: Catalonia enjoys a mild climate and average annual temperatures of between 18º and 23ºC, which allows you to golf all year round. 2For the courses: the majority of the Catalan golf courses are designed by renowned architects. 3For the environment: Catalonia s peculiar orography provides the golfers with varied landscapes; with courses on the sea, at the foot of the mountain, surrounded by forests and in the centre of the plains. 4For the connections: thanks to its four international airports, Catalonia is very well connected with the main European capitals. 5For the food: the Catalan cuisine is world renowned thanks to the collective strength of its restaurants and producers. 6For its tourist options: Catalonia hosts a wide variety of artistic, festive and leisure events all throughout the year, with a lot you won t want to miss. 7For the people: although you may only be in Catalonia as a tourist, the character and the friendly treatment of the Catalans will make you feel at home. In this publication, you ll fi nd the best golf courses in Catalonia. Well worth a look! JORGE ANDREU 3

4 GEORAMA EDITORIAL SERVICES Costa Brava To combine golf and relaxation by the sea, the Costa Brava has all the ingredients: it offers beaches with crystal clear waters and mountains to delight the adventurous spirits and is a paradise for winelovers and foodies. Culture lovers will enjoy museums, concerts and festivals, as well as being able to walk in the footsteps of the ancient civilizations that have occupied this territory since the Paleolithic period. CADAQUÉS ON THE COSTA BRAVA

5 COSTA BRAVA PGA CATALUNYA RESORT STEVEN CAAR 1 CALDES DE MALAVELLA 2 PALS PGA Catalunya Resort Golf de Pals Neil Colles & Angel Gallardo info@pgacatalunya.com It is considered an exclusive resort, home of the No. 1 course in Spain. Both its 2 courses and the resort itself have been awarded several international prizes. The resort includes the five-star Camiral Hotel, a new hotel that will be inaugurated in 2018 specially designed for the avid golfer, exclusive properties to purchase or rent, various sports facilities and spaces for social and corporate events, as well as various restaurants and other services. With a strategic location 20 minutes from the Costa Brava and 50 from Barcelona, it is a practice and training area unique in Europe F. W. Hawtree info@golfdepals.com Built in an immense pine forest in front of the white sandy beach of Pals, it is the oldest course on the Costa Brava and is considered one of the best in the country. Designed by F.W. Hawtree, this course is able to excite all types of players, from fresh novices to the experts. It emphasizes the utmost respect for nature that both the designer and the promoters demonstrated from the beginning. With the celebration of the Spanish Open in 1972, Golf de Pals became the venue for the first PGA European Tour Circuit, followed by numerous amateur and professional championships. The course offers golf schools, equipment rental, is close to a major accommodations and has direct access to the La Costa Golf & Beach Resort. The tourist, landscape and gastronomic environment is excellent. 5

6 COSTA BRAVA EMPORDÀ GOLF RESORT PARK HOTEL SAN JORGE 3 GUALTA 4 PLATJA D ARO - CALONGE Empordà Golf Resort Park Hotel San Jorge Robert von Hagge info@empordagolf.com In the heart of the Costa Brava, surrounded by a fantastic environment, the course is technically perfect, with a great variety of strokes and techniques. It is considered by many guides to be one of the best courses in Spain. It has two courses: Links, at 6,340 m and Forest, at 6,165 m. In the resort, the players can enjoy a hotel with 87 rooms and a high-end restaurant, in addition to having a residential area. The Costa Brava is an internationally recognized tourist destination, not only for its landscape, but also for the food, wine, culture and sports offerings available. C R 121 Guest Rooms RTC HG hotelsanjorge@hoteles-silken.com The hotel, with direct access to two crystalline coves of the Costa Brava, offers modern facilities, including its large terrace and swimming pool above the sea, and it s been able to make the spa one of its hallmarks. Golfers can play on a different course every day, thanks to its location close to the main courses in the area. The hotel offers golf packs, transfers and direct bookings on up to 9 courses on the Costa Brava. The wide offerings in restaurants and event spaces will satisfy the most demanding visitor.

7 MARC CASTELLET Barcelona Around Barcelona, you can have it all, from the modernist city of Sitges to the vineyards of the Penedès, where you can visit wineries and enjoy the culture of wine, with the mountain of Montserrat as a backdrop. If in addition to playing golf, you want to enjoy other sports, what s better than attending a Barça match at Camp Nou or an F1 Grand Prix or motorcycle racing at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit? VINEYARDS IN THE PENEDÈS

8 BARCELONA CLUB DE GOLF LLAVANERAS CLUB DE GOLF BARCELONA 5 SANT ANDREU DE LLAVANERES 6 SANT ESTEVE SESROVIRES Club de Golf Llavaneras Club de Golf Barcelona F.W. Hawtree and Ramón Espinosa club@golfllavaneras.com With the Mediterranean at its feet, the Club, founded in 1945, is the fourth oldest club in Catalonia. Located 30 km from the centre of Barcelona and 45 km from the Costa Brava, enjoy enviable weather conditions all year round, together with excellent maintenance, offering the golfer a highly enjoyable experience. The length of the course, following white bars, is 5,024 m, with a course value of 67.4 and a slope of 127. At the blue bars, it s 4,507 m, with a course value of 69.5 and a slope of 124. Facilities include a restaurant, meeting rooms, driving range, golf shop, rental of sports equipment and classes with professional instructors. For the golfer s comfort, the club offers accommodations in recommended hotels José María Olazábal comercial@golfdebarcelona.com Located 27 km from Barcelona, in the town of Sant Esteve Sesrovires, it is a mixed club where members and visitors are welcome. The club shows a special sensitivity for the environment, at the foot of Montserrat Natural Park. Pools, sauna, a chef-run restaurant, Proshop and lounges for events complete the offering of sports leisure. In the same resort, there is a 4-star hotel, the Hotel Barcelona Golf, which offers promotions and special packages for golfers.

9 HOTEL ATENEA VALLES HOTEL ATENEA PORT BARCELONA 1 DAY GOLF 7 GRANOLLERS 8 MATARÓ 9 MATARÓ Hotel Atenea Vallès Hotel Atenea Port Barcelona 1Day Golf C 84 apartments C 95 rooms and 10 apartments Travel agency ateneav@cityhotels.es R RTC HB ateneaport@cityhotels.es R RTC HB info@barcelona1daygolf.com Located 12 minutes from the La Roca Golf Course, the Atenea Aparthotel offers golfers 84 rooms for up to 4 people, ideal for family trips. It enjoys a privileged location near the sports facilities of the city of Granollers and the F1 circuit of Catalonia, 30 km from the centre of Barcelona. The accommodation has a gym, spa, meeting rooms and a restaurant with an elaborate menu. The hotel is located in the port of Mataró, just 30 km from the centre of Barcelona and 10 minutes from the magnificent golf courses La Roca, Sant Vicenç de Montalt and Club Golf Llavaneras. It offers special services and promotions for golfers. Guests can enjoy a restaurant, cafeteria, cocktail lounge, library, meeting and banquet rooms, as well as a full spa area with gym. An exclusive and personalized service to enjoy a day of golf in Barcelona. There are 6 courses located between 30 and 40 minutes from the city plus the renowned PGA Catalunya golf course (on the Costa Brava, 1 hour). The experiences last between 9 and 10 hours and include transfers in luxury cars, tee-time reservations on the courses, cart reservations, driving range, picnic, Golf Pack and box and towel rental. Option to rent clubs and accommodation at the golf resort. 9

10 BARCELONA CLUB GOLF TERRAMAR GOLF LA ROCA 10 SITGES 11 LA ROCA DEL VALLÈS Golf Terramar Golf La Roca Barcelona F. W. Hawtree and Mackenzie & Ebert Since 1927, golf fans have enjoyed the magnificent enclave of this club. Located by the sea, in the fishing village of Sitges, there are facilities for practicing various sports that, together with the culinary offerings and activities for children, make the Terramar experience an ideal destination for the whole family. With unbeatable connections with the city of Barcelona, and 300 days of sunshine a year, it is the perfect destination for the most demanding visitors Alfonso Vidaor (Green Project) comercial@golflaroca.com This course is a flat, lively and easy to enjoy space that offers each player type a unique game experience. The presence of water, with 3 lakes, enhances its contact with nature. The facilities include a well-tended restaurant service, a practice area of more than 50,000 m 2 with three par-three holes, a Pro-shop, a school with tailor-made programs and a technogym fitness room. Open all year, it is located only 25 km from Barcelona, 15 km from the Barcelona- Catalonia F1 circuit and 500 m from the La Roca Village shopping centre.

11 BARCELONA GEMMA MIRALDA ALFONS RODRÍGUEZ 12 EL BRULL 13 TERRASSA Golf Montanyà Real Club de Golf El Prat best environments in Europe. tournaments. It is the most At this Montanyà course, you awarded club in Europe and David Thomas can feel the balance between the pleasure of golf and the Greg Norman has professionals active in the different international contemplation of nature. circuits. It offers the following Designed by David services, among others: Golf Montanyà is a beautiful facility, built amidst the forests of the Montseny Natural Park. Located in the northwestern area of the park, it was declared a Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in It rests at 779m above sea level. This provides extreme abundance Thomas, it was inaugurated in 1989, inviting the most demanding golfers to play 18 holes, enjoying the game and the wonderful surroundings, then savouring the in-house cuisine. The fame of the cuisine brings together two different but complementary pursuits: golf With over a century of history, the club s reputation stands out, located 25 minutes from Barcelona, surrounded by the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt i l Obac, and with a recognized commitment to sustainability. It has hosted the Spanish Golf Open ten times and is the usual golf school, swimming pool, children s club, 5 restaurants, card room, paddleball courts, physiotherapy and gym. and luxuriance, with one of the and gastronomy. venue for important amateur 11

12 MIQUEL ANGEL ALVAREZ Costa Daurada You will be able to play golf in a warm and rain-free climate almost every day of the year and share spectacular moments with the family in the PortAventura and Ferrari Land theme parks. The city of Tarragona, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, breathes Roman and medieval history in its streets. The food, wine, culture and landscape offered by this area will undoubtedly lead to new visits. THE PORT OF SALOU

13 COSTA DAURADA RESORT BONMONT MAGNOLIA HOTEL SALOU 14 MONT-ROIG DEL CAMP 15 SALOU Bonmont Resort Costa Daurada Hotel Golf & Spa Magnolia Hotel Salou Robert Trent Jones Jr The Bonmont Golf Course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and this explains the harmony and challenges this field offers to seduce and challenge players of all levels. As one of the best 18-hole par-72 golf courses in Spain, Bonmont has hosted major European Tour Tournaments in the 1991 and 1996 editions. In 2018, a five-star hotel will open its doors and offer services and facilities of the highest standing. It will have 136 rooms, 1000 m 2 of SPA, restaurants, lounges for events and an ample sports zone. C R 72 Guest Rooms RTC HT recepcion@magnoliahotelsalou.com Located 50 m from the beach and with an special interest in the design of spaces, it is a hotel for adults only, specialized in offering rest and tranquillity. It is a reference destination for beginners and advanced golfers in Salou, as it is located less than 10 minutes from 7 courses. Throughout the year, it offers golf packages with accommodations, protein breakfasts for the best swing, massages, wellness treatments specially designed for sportsmen, as well as a transfer service. 13

14 COSTA DAURADA HOTEL ATENEA AVENTURA LUMINE 16 VILA-SECA 17 VILA-SECA Mercure Atenea Aventura Lumine Mediterranean Beach and Golf Community 14 C R 94 Guest Rooms RTC HT reservas.aventura@cityhotels.es The hotel enjoys a privileged geography: it is located just 2 minutes from the Port Aventura and Ferrari Land Theme Park, and a few kilometers from the beaches of Salou and La Pineda. Its excellent location, near both the Barcelona airport, about 100 km away, and the Reus airport, about 12 km away, make the hotel very attractive for golfers, who can enjoy up to 5 golf courses within 15 minutes from the hotel. The accommodation offers different types of rooms and services such as a bar, restaurant, parking, swimming pool and spa area, wifi, etc Green Project and Greg Norman golf@lumine.com The Costa Daurada is the perfect place to enjoy the open air all year round, with an environment where the landscape, nature and culture merge with the sport. All three golf courses are certified by Audubon International. The Hills course stands out for its breathtaking views, the Lakes course for its natural interest, while the Ruins course has the added peculiarity of being on Roman archaeological remains from the second century BC. Lumine offers, besides the courses, all kinds of services for the golfer, including; a Golf Academy and 2 club houses with restaurants and proshops, Lumine Restaurant and the Lumine Beach Club with 7 infinity pools overlooking the sea. And without forgetting the proximity to the beaches and Port Aventura - Ferrari Land.

15 Tourist promotion agencies Tourism Board of the Diputació de Tarragona Tourism Board of Costa Brava and Pirineu de Girona Tourism Board of the Diputació de Lleida Office of Tourist Promotion of the Diputació de Barcelona Tourism of Barcelona For more information on Catalonia Cover photo: Detail a player s swing Club Golf Llavaneras. Back cover photo: Detail of a club and a ball at the Lumine Golf PortAventura Gemma Miralda. Editorial: Ediciones Reunidas S.A. Catalan Tourist Board, Passeig de Gràcia, 105, 3a planta Barcelona. DL: B The total or partial reproduction of this work by any procedure, including reprography and computer processing, and the distribution of the copies by rental are strictly prohibited, without the written authorization of the copyright owners, under the sanctions established by law or public loan. Partners 15

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