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Golf Bonmont Terre Noves Tarragona » Costa Dorada A private members’ course, the Costa Dorada Golf Club was built in 1983, this was the first golf club in the Tarragona region. This golf course has numerous doglegs and hilltop tee shots offering magnificent views over the course and the sea. It’s very pretty, with pines, olive trees, willows and palm trees dotted all over. The Costa Dorada Golf course also offers variety and a challenge. The 13th is one of the longest holes in Spain, measuring 637 yards from the back tees. The Costa Dorada clubhouse is designed in traditional Catalan style and has recently been refurbished and expanded, now offering a modern area alongside the old rustic area. Tarragona » Reus Aiguesverds Founded in 1989 the Reus Aiguesverds golf club is a rather flat course set in olive groves and holm oaks. However this is made up for with strategically placed greens and water hazards, one par 3 green being almost entirely surrounded by water. The course boasts a beautiful masia (country house) that has been converted to form the club house. Reus Aiguesverds Golf being a flat course, is ideal for all and can be walked without problems. 96 Tarragona » Bonmont Bonmont Golf Club is laid out around a magnificent 18-hole par 72 golf course, which creates a most attractive setting. The natural undulations of the land, the lakes and the community’s gardens and homes all blend seamlessly against this backdrop of green. The work of Robert Trent Jones Jr, one of the worlds leading experts has designed Bonmont golf course to captivate and challenge everyone that plays there. The Bonmont Golf course features numerous natural and man-made hazards. These include imposing gullies, six lakes carved out of the rock, bridges, copses, more than 90 bunkers and ample, beautifully manicured greens. There is also a natural grass driving range. Tarragona » La Graiera La Graiera Golf Club is really a hidden gem, especially the new back nine with some superb golfing holes for players of all levels. The course offers some beautiful views of the surrounding countryside and the nearby Mediterranean coastline. The Mediterranean pine forests that surround La Graiera Golf course are further enhanced by three large lakes that offer the golfer a technical course that has been praised by many.