10 Best Golf Courses in Marbella

La Cala Golf is a brilliant resort that's home to 3 distinct golf courses known as Campo America, Campo Asia and Campo Europa. Campo America is a par 72 course with 5 par 5 holes, and it's situated right by the Mediterranean and the Sierra de Ojén.

Campo Asia is yet another par 72 course with challenging holes that will put even well-rounded players to the test. Campo Europa, on the other hand, is relatively easier with longer fairways and flatter terrain. Additionally, you'll be playing across small bridges there. It's located east of the city centre about halfway to Malaga.

Chaparral Golf Club is a prestigious course designed by Pepe Gancedo that requires accuracy and skill among a variety of challenging holes. The topography here does more than offer a challenge, however, as it also boasts stunning views and surroundings to enjoy throughout your experience.

This golf club is a family-run business, with the owners having a passion for golf and attention to detail, so you can always count on it being maintained with the respect and commitment a high-quality course deserves. You'll find it all near El Faro east of the city centre in Marbella.

Golf Torrequebrada is a challenging course with a unique design that features railways rising and falling over terrain with surprising twists and turns like a rollercoaster. Some suspect the 6,400-yard length is just a way to trick people into thinking the course will be easy before they face the surprising challenges designed by Jose Gancedo.

In addition to the winding fairways, this course features water hazards, greenside bunkers and more traps and obstacles to navigate. Still, with that kind of challenge, conquering this course will be all the more satisfying. It's located about halfway to Malaga from Marbella by Arroyo de la Miel.

Los Naranjos Golf Club is a fun golf course by an orange grove, as the name would suggest, that features a classic RTJ layout. Specifically, the design of this course utilised the "hard par, easy bogey," approach, so you'll need to keep course management in mind throughout the game.

While you're playing this course, you'll have opportunities for breathtaking views of Marbella Mountain, so don't forget to stop and enjoy the sights. You can try it all out for yourself on the west side of town by Nueva Andalucia.

Santa Clara Golf Marbella is an 18-hole golf course that was designed with respect for its surrounding environment being courteous towards vegetation and wildlife. The course itself is relatively challenging, but still straightforward enough that beginners and average players can enjoy it.

Much like the surrounding environment, great care is put into the course itself with maintenance being one of the primary focuses of management here. You can try it out for yourself just a few miles east of the city centre near Urb. Los Monteros.

Real Club de Golf Guadalmina is home to 2 full courses simply known as the north and the south courses, with plenty of challenging hazards. Water hazards are particularly prominent throughout, forcing players to hit their shots directly in the middle of the fairway to avoid these hidden dangers.

The entire course is a labour of love built over decades upon decades in pieces by designer Javier Arana. It's located a few miles west of town by El Paraiso on the south side of Urb. Valle del Sol.

Los Arqueros Golf & Country Club is a challenging course with plenty of ups and downs in virtually every direction, offering players a fun game. The fairways are often dog-legged with uphill and downhill turns in unexpected places.

2-tiered greens are prominent throughout the course while the 13th hole is the course's signature hole with a fun challenge that sees players starting from an elevated position and then having to avoid steep traps despite the downhill pull. It's located by Nico de Los Halcones west of the city centre.

La Quinta Golf & Country Club is a massive golf complex designed by Manuel Pinero and Antonio Garrido that's suitable for all kinds of golfers. The designers are stars of the Spanish Ryder Cup, so they know how to make a course that's suitable for amateurs and professionals alike.

This golf complex is divided into 3 loops with 9 holes each and labelled A, B and C. A is the easiest and C is the hardest with B offering a medium difficulty. You can experience it all for yourself west of the city centre and north of San Pedro de Alcantara.

Atalaya Golf Country Club is a collection of 2 18-hole golf courses that were designed by Bernhard von Limburger, a German architect. It's located around a lot of other golf courses, but it stands apart by featuring numerous raised green sites and bunker complexes for that extra bit of challenge.

Tree-lined fairways are the standard here, and they're typically quite wide compared to other local courses. Additionally, this course is the headquarters for the European PGA dating back to the 1960s. You'll find it by Urb. Biarritz Golf west of the city centre.

Marbella Golf Country Club is a historic course with a troubled history that's known for its excellent bunkering and hilly course layout. While the course was first designed in 1989, it went bust originally and then had a motorway built through it. Still, it has come through on the other side, maintaining the Robert Trent Jones vision.

The course itself is quite challenging with uphill and downhill shots over ravines several times throughout its holes. Along the way, you'll find plenty of scenic views too. It's located near Urb. Bosquemar just east of the city centre.