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for La Zagaleta, Málaga, Spain

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Produffer 1 Review

Spectacular!

If you're lucky enough to play here.. do it! Stunning views, incredible conditions, challenging courses and maybe the best lunch in any clubhouse in the world. The staff is exemplary!

Altgolfer 142 Reviews
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Difficult to describe

I'm happy to repeat myself after a year and can only emphasize once again that the generally accessible New Course is one of the most exciting golf courses you can find. The actual reason for the new posting is that the “surroundings” are absolutely top notch: the guest is received in such a friendly and gracious way that we have never experienced before. The amenities such as ball bags, golf balls etc. are valuable and the restaurant will knock your socks off, also in terms of price. Almost all of the luxury courses on the Costa del Sol have reduced their services a little as occupancy increases in 2023 (e.g. fruit, water), but here they have increased. Bravo. You get over all the messed up balls. Course maintenance is incredibly good. You should have experienced it and play a flat course the next day so that you still believe in your golf game. And then come back here to enjoy this unique place...

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Henri 7 Reviews
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Exclusive, everything at its finest

Much has been written about the difficulties of this place and the many turnovers. It's not that bad. A somewhat experienced golfer with a handicap of 20 or lower can play this course with great pleasure if he takes a step back, plays defensively and doesn't just want to hit long shots. The course is well maintained, exciting and extremely varied in the rugged hinterland of Marbella. The individual holes are rather short, which is why long shots are not necessary. If you take this to heart, you will play a decent score, only lose a few balls and have a lot of fun in the round. The course is by no means unfair: with a good shot, the ball is never lost and at least one bogey can always be played. But the greens are faster than on many other courses and you have to get used to that. Often deep ravines have to be played over. However, this always succeeds with a good shot and is therefore particularly enjoyable. But if you let yourself be impressed and make a bad shot out of sheer fear, you will lose your ball. Because of this fact, players with a higher handicap should be advised not to use this course. Therefore only four stars. You will only have stress and no joy. For the more advanced players, however, the course is a great challenge and promises a sensational day of golf. Everything else on La Zagaleta is of the finest and even better and worth every euro. The friendliness of the reception and the support (e.g. sandwiches or drinks are brought to order at any point on the pitch), the showers after the game, the food in the clubhouse, etc. Everything is just right. And last but not least: Because the course is only a real pleasure for lower handicaps, only a few players come and they have peace and can play and enjoy their round undisturbed.

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K. Per 455 Reviews
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Crazy design

I can only agree with the prescribers kalle and old golfers and agree with their comments. Such a crazy design and such a grandiose course maintenance is rarely seen.
But then why only 4 stars? For me, the place should also be fair. We played from the rear tee box, with par 70 the course is 5,401 m long. But sometimes it's so narrow in front of you that you don't know which club to take, especially when you have countless gorges to play over. Hitting a good shot should be rewarded, unfortunately that's not always the case on this course.
The care is terrific, the greens are extremely fast, the bunkers were visually beautiful, but some of the sand was very wet.
The production costs must have been enormously high, hence the relatively high green fee of € 217 including buggy.
Service sensational, gastro too, the great design of the clubhouse completes the picture.

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sand30 108 Reviews
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Exciting!

We played the course (New Course) in mid-May 2022 and were very impressed. The course is hilly and spreads out over several rocky valleys. Therefore, deep gorges have to be played over again and again and the landing zones are limited accordingly - that makes the whole thing very exciting and interesting! Tees, fairways, greens were in top condition! Another plus: absolute silence! Definitely eat in the restaurant after the round - recommended!

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Oldive 68 Reviews
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A special experience!

If you are willing to pay the high green fee, lose about 10 balls (at least) and not count your shots for a few hours, the most spectacular golf course I have ever played awaits you.
Even the several km long drive (after the gate) through the mountains gives an idea of what you have gotten yourself into.

A very friendly reception in the parking lot, where the bags are removed. A buggy is mandatory, unless you are an alpinist at the highest level. Clubhouse, staff, restaurant are excellent. You feel very warmly treated and welcome.

The course is immaculate, the greens are lightning fast and every hole (many across ravines) is different. The views are really breathtaking and you should just enjoy the place - the score is irrelevant here. Places like Thracian Cliffs or Pinnacle Point pale in comparison to La Zagaleta. I would very much like to play it again, but this is not a place for everyday, more like dining in a starred restaurant...

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Altgolfer 142 Reviews
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Spectacular, but not always fair

After 10 years of golf, I actually thought to myself, no course can really knock me out. Not even close. Played Zagaleta New Course today. You have to be sick in the brain to build such a place - in the middle of the mountains, with gorges (you need a minimum of 150 m carry from yellow over one, but dead straight), fairways that are sometimes barely 10 m wide, the most rugged rock faces with avalanche guards are secured and so on. Not playing straight as an arrow every time means losing the ball immediately. Even sometimes despite a straight game, because the grass on the fairways is as short as on our front greens and there is no straight fairway, not on the whole 18 holes. The system is undoubtedly spectacular, but the place tw. quite unfair, because the ball simply does not come to rest, but either comes back to you following the slope of the pitch or just disappears never to be seen again. Probably that's why no one plays there, because no one is such a masochist, we were the only ones today in glorious weather, apart from a 4-person flight. It's really a shame, because the maintenance of the course is outstanding.
The service is also impressive: you are welcomed like a VIP, the clubhouse is breathtakingly beautiful, you get amenities in the form of logo balls and a bag, the buggies are brand new and equipped with winter tires - everything about the steepness and demands of the paths from Loch to Loch states that fruit and water are a matter of course. The restaurant has star level, also in terms of price... All in all a different kind of experience. Holiday golf for people of older age without a single handicap looks different, with all the sportsmanship. The environmental component shouldn't be forgotten either - the amount of earth and rock that was moved must have been enormous, and the costs of maintaining it must have been astronomical. Nevertheless: to have conquered this place with decency at least goes down in my annals...

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kalle 709 Reviews
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Private mega luxury

Now at last the "normal golfer" can visit Zagaleta and play the New Course. The reception at the clubhouse etc. is extremely friendly and service-oriented. For € 744, four of us played, including buggy, 18-hole, fruit, logo balls and Zagaleta bags.
The course is blasted into the rock valleys and deep gorges have to be played over very often! The maintenance of the fairways and greens is outstanding. Tomorrow the PGA could host on the lightning-fast greens! The place is even more spectacular than La Cala Europe and Gran Flamingos. For me it comes in my Spanish Top Ten!
He's no better than Valderrama or El Saler!
Denkoch is worth every penny, after the round delicious food on the club terrace!

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Georgi 7 Reviews
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Great!

Very nice reception, buggy with water, fruit, balls and GPS, which is very helpful! The course and the greens in excellent condition, the best I / we have played in Andalusia so far. Driving range for free with as many balls as you want to play. No crowds or waiting times! Exceptional layout, not for beginners or "warm showerers"! After the round in the restaurant, very good and nice service and top quality food. The price of just under 190 € per person is justified for what is on offer. We will play the course again!

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frodobeutlin 18 Reviews
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Forget Valderrama and Sotogrande

On 11.4.2019 played the New Course.
We were the only golfers on the field with Teetime 11.30h, which offers a remarkably good condition for the tees, roughs, fairways and greens.
The very narrow lanes require exact play, high-handed riders do not feel comfortable here, especially as the lanes drop steeply on their side of the valley and destroy the balls that have been beaten inaccurately.
If you are looking for the absolute highlight for your golf holiday sn the Costa del Sol, here you will find it!

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uelisenior 1 Review
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Leading golf

Sensational location, perfectly maintained, very varied.
This complex is hard to beat as well as the clubhouse. Only for guests of members and with carts.

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MSchulz 6 Reviews
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Extravagant and difficult

Had the opportunity to receive an invitation of a member in this exclusive facility; extremely severe course - would not my native place - otherwise extremely exclusive! With the annual subscription charges and no wonder...

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thola 166 Reviews
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Noble, sophisticated, exciting

Both courses feature absolute top condition of fairways and greens. The fairways were partly very complex built in the hilly-rocky landscape, which is why high precision when playing on the two places not very long is required. Los barrancos is even harder for a piece to play as La Zagaleta. The large elevation changes bring great views, spectacular gorges and discounts on tricky approaches with it. The flow of the game depends less on other flights (as it should have for such), rather than from the own precision. Although aura and history of the system can be compared with Valderrama (yet), the club moved yet clear in this league. It is a privilege to be allowed to play here.

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TT 1 Review
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Great places

Two great places in Zagaleta, thus you can play not only with members of frequency on the court. Very well maintained and top views to Gibraltar and spectacular holes on both courses.

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golfpeter 2 Reviews
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Zagaleta is quite nice

The course is nestled in a residential area, you can play against high green fees with contacts. Beautiful sea view otherwise nothing special, a nice average place.

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