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bays . It also has an on-site , four-star hotel , the Sercotel Encin Golf Hotel , offering 39 rooms .
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 .
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 .
La Finca Golf Los Lagos is a new 18-hole championship course on a 75-hectare site just 15 minutes from the centre of Madrid , featuring wide fairways , large greens , and a series of lakes . It has between three and five tee positions per hole and distances range from 4,569 metres to 6,480 metres .
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 .
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 .
The course is complemented by a modern and innovative clubhouse while practice facilities include a 300-metre driving range , short game practice area and putting green , all floodlit .
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 .
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