Costa Ballena Ocean Club de Golf
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Where to stay while you play Costa Ballena Ocean Club de Golf
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About Costa Ballena Ocean Club de Golf
Costa Ballena Ocean Club de Golf is ideal for serious golfers. Designed by Jose Maria Olazabal there are 27 Championship holes, a nine hole par 3 course and the best practice facilities in Europe, according to Sweden's PGA. The course is mainly flat and easy walking with some holes running along the attractive coastline. There are strategically placed bunkers and lakes dotted around the course. All the greens are now Bermuda grass ensuring consistency. Close to Cadiz.
- 27 Championship holes
- Buggies
- Clubhouse - Restaurant
- Golf courses within 40 minutes include: Sanlucar, Villa Nueva, Montecastillo
- Stay at Montecastillo Resort Hotel
Our take
If serious practice matters to you, Costa Ballena has what Sweden's PGA call the best facilities in Europe, plus twenty-seven Olazabal holes to test the results on.
- Serious golfersTwenty-seven holes, Bermuda greens that putt the same every day, and a practice set-up good enough to build a whole trip around. The 5th and the 10th are the two that decide most cards.
- Higher handicapsBarely fifteen metres of climb all round, so it is about as easy a walk as golf offers, and the nine hole par three course is a gentle way to find your swing before the main event.
- SocietiesThree loops of nine keep a big party moving, the bunkers and lakes are placed to test rather than torment, and the holes running along the coastline give everyone something to talk about at dinner.
Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.
What you are actually facing
The walk. Flat, and an easy walk — 15 metres of climb over the round.
The wind. The wind is usually westerly, averaging 12 km/h, gusting to 42. It is the club selection that catches people out, not the yardage.
The water. 9 hazards in play. Bring a few more balls than you think you need.
The design. Jose Maria Olazabal.
The holes that will cost you. The 5th, the 10th and the 12th. The 5th is the one you will be talking about afterwards.
Hole by hole — how we would play it
Terrain and prevailing-weather data, read hole by hole. It is our own assessment of how the course plays, not an official course or slope rating.
The course at a glance
WHERE TO STAY
Places to stay while you play Costa Ballena Ocean Club de Golf
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