Montecastillo Golf Club

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Montecastillo Golf Club
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Location Jerez, Cádiz, Spain
Type Private
Tournaments hosted Volvo Masters

Montecastillo Golf Club (Spanish: Campo de golf de Montecastillo) is a golf resort located in Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Spain. The club is located outside the town, next to the Jerez speedway. [1]

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It is located in a luxury resort, including SPA and "Five star International Sport Resort", where many top-level teams have made stages (like the Spain national football team, Real Madrid, Barcelona or Manchester United [2]

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The link hosted the Volvo Masters of Golf from 1997 to 2001, taking over from the traditional host course at the Valderrama Golf Club. [3]

Valderrama Golf Club golf course

The Valderrama Royal Club is one of the best known golf clubs in Europe. It is located in the resort of Sotogrande, San Roque in the Andalusia region of southern Spain, a few miles from Gibraltar, and has a single 18-hole course, along with a 9-hole par 3 course.

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View of the course
Resting area MontecastilloJerez-GolfCourse-P1070460.JPG
Resting area

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References

  1. Web oficial Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine .
  2. Football Facilities at Barcelo.com
  3. Montecastillo Resort. Top 100 Golf Courses. Retrieved on 2015-01-06.