Where is the Costa del Sol?: Golfing and Tourism in Spain reaches new Highs..

Spain and Golf

Widely regarded as one of the best countries in Europe and arguably the world to enjoy the unique game, Spain has seen a large growth in its golf tourism now a 340+ million euro industry!

Quality over quantity is certainly the case in this sunshine detestation. The weather and excellent facilities from top clubs across the country but in particular on the Costa del Sol has seen a large amount of holiday makers flying in from all over the world.

Stats from 2012:

"Research showed that of the 28.5% of European golfers who visited Spain to play golf in 2012, 12.7% went to the Costa del Sol, 3.9% went to the Costa Brava region, 3.2% visited the Canary Islands and 8.7% went to other areas. - See more at: http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/57733/spanish-golf-tourism-now-a#sthash.eMNQAeop.dpuf"

For such a large country, at least in comparison to the UK where there is well over 2,000 reputed golf clubs, Spain has approximately 500 clubs in total. 70 of which can be found in Andalucia to the south of Spain, and the majority of these are on the Costa del Sol itself.

You can find a great selection of clubs and courses for all player levels. There are also several private members only clubs for the more disconcerting golfing connoisseurs.

You can find a conclusive overview of all Golf Clubs on the Costa del Sol here. http://spainguides.com/costagolf.html

With the 2016 summer Olympics to host Golf for the first time since 1904, this trend is surely only going to continue, with more young budding golfer sure to try their best to make it onto the pro circuit.

For those of you interested in finding a suitable holiday home perfect for playing golf you can find some of our top picks below:

El Campanario - 2 Bedroom Ground Floor Apartment - Closest Golf Club: Walking Distance