Since opening its doors back in 1959, Real Club de Guadalmina has hosted some major golf tournaments such as the Spanish Championship and PGA Professionals. This prestigious club offers the use of two 18-hole courses; the eldest, ‘Guadalmina South’, was designed by Javier Arana and is famous for its difficulty while ‘Guadalmina South’, with its abundance of water hazards, was completed in 1973 and designed by Folco Nardi. There is also a relatively new 9-hole pitch and putt course The club is situated between the towns of Marbella and Estepona on the Costa del Sol. Its wide fairways wind between pine and jacaranda trees, providing a tranquil and picturesque environment in which to attempt that all-important hole-in-one.