Golf courses in Marbella

Marbella is known for its beautiful golf courses and attracts golfers from around the world. In recent months, several famous people have visited the area to play golf, including former US President Barack Obama and tennis star Rafael Nadal.

In addition to celebrity sightings, Marbella’s golf courses have also played host to several high-profile competitions. One of the most notable was the Andalucía Valderrama Masters, which took place at the Valderrama Golf Club in October 2022. The tournament featured some of the world’s top golfers, including Jon Rahm, who won the event with a final score of 14 under par.

Another recent competition was the Marbella Golf Classic, which took place in November 2022 at the Marbella Golf and Country Club. This event was part of the European Senior Tour and featured some of the top senior golfers in the world.

Aside from competitions and celebrity sightings, Marbella’s golf courses have also made headlines for their innovative initiatives. For example, the Aloha Golf Club recently introduced a new sustainability program that includes measures such as recycling, water conservation, and the use of electric golf carts.

Here are some Golf courses in Marbella:

 1. Los Naranjos Golf Club: Located in the heart of the Golf Valley in Marbella, this 18-hole course was designed by Robert Trent Jones Senior and is known for its beautiful layout and challenging greens.    

       Los Naranjos Golf Club is designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. with generous fairways and strategically placed bunkers and water hazards. The greens are wide and slightly undulating. The tees are long and have four markers: red, yellow, white, and black with course lengths starting at 5,054 meters and reaching 6,564 meters at its longest point. This golf course was inaugurated in 1977 and since then has hosted several major competitions, including the Spanish Open, and is considered one of the best golf courses in Spain. In 2005 and again in 2008, Los Naranjos was voted Course of the Year by the Costa del Sol.

Rio Real Golf Course: Situated just a few minutes from Marbella, this 18-hole course is known for its stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea and the Sierra Blanca mountains

The Rio Real golf course has been designed by the legendary Javier Arana, considered the best Spanish designer of all time.

This golf course is located in one of the most privileged places in Marbella, only 5 minutes from the city center, and with a long history since 1965 when it was inaugurated. The course runs alongside the Rio Real River, and its mouth into the Mediterranean Sea.

Its design defines a spectacular course, 18 holes par 72 of more than 6,000 meters in length, considered by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation as an emblematic course and one of the best in Spain, both for its course and its unique beauty. The course is enhanced by a large mass of trees of various species: pines, palm trees, casuarinas, olive trees, cypresses, etc., which make it the ideal place for playing golf, both on foot and in golf carts.

The course is adapted to all types of players, from the highest holes, with a special feature that makes it even more attractive: the indispensable use of all the clubs in the bag due to the diversity of holes that make up the course.

Marbella Country Club At Marbella Golf Country Club you will experience a beautiful Robert Trent Jones Sr. design with rolling terrains and fast greens through a peaceful olive grove with only pure nature surrounding the course. The raised greens are protected by well-positioned sand bunkers and there are several lakes that require the golfer to think carefully about his club selection.