North
Course
Lakes, streams, fountains and the river Rio Guadalmina combine
to make golf at Guadalmina Norte a very refreshing experience.
Guadalmina now has a total of 45 golf holes, two 18 hole courses
and a new nine hole pitch and putt. Considered less difficult
than the South Course, it was designed by Folco Nardi and
opened in 1975. At the 11th you drive over a small lake and
a fountain placed just before the green whilst at the par
4 17th the river comes into play. Most competitions are played
on the North Course.
South Course Wide fairways winding between stands of pine and jacaranda
trees temp you at Guadalmina Sur Golf Course, one of the coast's
oldest residents. Considered
the more difficult of Guadalmina's 45 holes, it is the Costa
del Sol's second oldest golf course. The raised greens are
an encouragement to attack the pin. Henry Cotton named the
long seventh hole Tipperary as it's a long way to go! At the
fifteenth there is a bunker waiting to catch anything that
falls short and from the tee, tunnel vision is an advantage
in order to successfully drive between two stands of tall
pine.
