Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri
Cadiz » Novo Sancti Petri
This is Ballesteros first Spanish design is firm proof that golf
in Andalucia is spreading westwards. Lying along the Atlantic
coastline near Chiclana and Jerez the course faces four kilometres
of virgin beach adjacent to the spectacular Royal Andalus Golf
Hotel. An American style layout it is long and spacious, four lakes
provide hazards at eight holes and with over one thousand trees
it is not short of shade. Novo Sancti Petri, boasting that ‘Severiano
knew what he was doing’, forms three loops of nine holes, starting
and finishing at the clubhouse. With a wide variety of sporting
facilities including horseriding, football and tennis, the club is
very popular and has played host to the 1990 Codorni Spanish
Professional Championship won by Santiago Luna, and the 1993
Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia won by Andrew Oldcorn.
Cadiz » Benalup
Benalup, which opened in 2001, is a pioneer in the sense that
thanks to the vision of owner Bernard Devos the Andalucian golf
trail now opens across country in the virgin territory of the ‘Ruta
del Toro’ between Jerez and Sotogrande . Benalup, in fact, sits at
a crossroads also reached from the Atlantic coast at Chiclana.
The result is that more developments of this nature are to be
expected in the area. Benalup is an up and down country course
with water hazards and fabulous views. The Clubhouse with
restaurant and bar is complimented by a five star Fairplay Golf
Hotel. The course is the first to be seeded with ‘Terracottem’,
a watersaving capsule invented by Devos.
Cadiz » Lomas Sancti Petri
Opened in 2006, Lomas de Sancti Petri Golf Garden is an 18-hole
golf course owned by Jacaranda. Lomas de Sancti Petri course was
been designed for the famous golf architect Manuel Pinero, one
of the best golfers in the 80’s (previous Spanish Open Champion
and Ryder Cup Player). Lomas de Sancti Petri course is a beautiful
challenging course, in a gorgeous natural environment. It is the
perfect course to practise your skills, as its only 4767 metres
in length. That said, the fairways and not very wide and you
must use good course management to score well. The course is
irrigated with recycled water, respecting the environment.
Cadiz » Montenmedio
Dehesa Montenmedio is part of a 300-hectare estate blessed with
an abundance of pine trees and cork oaks, and wildlife such as
eagles, deer and foxes. The Montenmedio course was designed
with the club golfer in mind – a Par 72 of 5,930 metres. It features
many bunkers and water hazards, but the fairways are wide and
experts say the greens are among the best in Andalucía. The
course is particularly challenging when there is a wind blowing.
Montenmedio prides itself on the local restaurants and there always
is a wide range of exotic and local gastronomic delights on offer at
Montenmedio.
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