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The club has a nine-hole pitch and putt course and its clubhouse has views over the course , the lake and the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains .
Thirty minutes north of Madrid , Club de Golf Retamares is a family sports club that was founded in 1993 and enjoys spectacular views of mountains and the capital . Its championship course is the only one in Madrid to have been designed by Spanish star golfer and golf course architect Jose Maria Olazabal .
El Robledal offers golfers who want to sharpen up their game a golf school , called the Bestswing School , a driving range , and a practice bunker and putting green .
First-time visitors to the club are given specially-reduced green fees , available throughout the week including weekends and holidays .
The Madrid Golf Federation School ( Escuela de Golf de la Federacion de Madrid ) was inaugurated in 2004 and is situated in Parque deportivo Puerta de Hierro close to the city centre . The training facility is equipped with a 56-bay driving range , a pitch and putt course and short game practice areas . It is aimed at all levels of golfer .
Golf La Dehesa is located in the municipality of Villanueva de La Canada , in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama , 28km from the centre of Madrid .
Club de Golf Retamares
The course has undergone recent renovations including the addition of five lakes to give it a total of eight , the planting of 1,200 trees , improved landscaping , watering and drainage improvements and a new network of buggy paths .
Practice facilities include a large , reversible driving range while the club also has a golf school , golf training for youngsters and family sports and social facilities .
Just 20 minutes from the centre of Madrid and close to the historic town of Alcala de Henares – birthplace of the author of Don Quixote , Miguel de Cervantes – Club El Encin Golf Hotel has an 18-hole , 72-hole course designed by renowned Robert van Hagge from design firm Hagge , Smelek and Baril that opened in 2011 . El Encin has its own golf school using the latest Swing analysis systems and one of the largest driving ranges in Spain , with 100 bays . It also has an on-site , four-star hotel , the Sercotel Encin Golf Hotel , offering 39 rooms .
Club El Encin Golf Hotel
The golf course is noted for having some of the best-value green fees in and around Madrid .
The El Robledal Golf course is set amidst nature in the municipality of Villalbilla , 15km from Alcala de Henares in the eastern part of Greater Madrid . A par 72 layout , it opened in 1975 and features fairways lined by holm oak trees and bushes as well as water hazards .
Golf La Dehesa
Its 6,022-metre , par 72 golf course was designed by Manuel Pinero , its front nine following the course of the Aulencia River with the back nine presenting a more technical challenge . There is a golf school and a driving range .
The club is a family-orientated sports and leisure centre that offers facilities including tennis , squash and paddle-tennis courts besides a gym , saunas and swimming pools .
Designed by former Ryder Cup player and 1984 world champion Jose Rivero together with Jose Marin , Golf Olivar de la Hinojosa has 27 holes of golf comprising a par 72 18-hole championship course and a nine-hole one with a par of 29 . Precision is key on the championship course as the small greens are protected by bunkers or by water . The club was founded in 1995 and includes a golf school with a Toptracer range among other facilities such as tennis and paddle-tennis .
Golf Park Madrid , which opened in 1998 20km northeast of the city centre , has a nine-hole pitch and putt golf course suitable for both beginners and accomplished players . Its driving range has 110 covered bays on two floors and is floodlit at night . It also has a golf academy with video swing analysis and a short game area .
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