Playing golf in Murcia is a fantastic experience, due to the perfect conditions of the region for practicing this sport and because it’s an incredible destination that allows you to combine your golf games with other activities: visits to charming villages, tasting local cuisine, relaxing on the beach, and much more. The Mediterranean climate is the ideal setting for playing golf, whether you’re a beginner or a veteran.
Discover in this article the best places to play golf in Murcia and our recommendations to make the most of this region of our country. Keep reading and start planning your next golf trip.
Where to play golf in Murcia?
In Murcia, there are many golf courses with varied styles and different levels, making it a fantastic place to learn, improve your game, or simply challenge yourself a bit more. These are our suggestions:
- Altorreal Golf Club: this golf course is located in the hills of Molina de Segura, being a highly prestigious place among golf enthusiasts. With 18 holes and par 72, it’s a demanding and spectacular course. The club also offers fantastic services.
- La Manga Club Resort: a course designed for golf lovers, with a spectacular location and surrounded by wonderful landscapes. It has 3 courses with different levels of difficulty, for a total of 54 holes of varied styles. This club is very complete, with an academy, tennis, gym, football, bars, and restaurants.
- Hacienda del Álamo: this is one of the best golf courses in Murcia: it’s located between Mazarrón and Cartagena, has 18 holes, and was designed by Dave Thomas. It has a fantastic practice area that is ideal for improving your swing.
- Hacienda Riquelme: a course with varied topography, large fairways, and a beautifully scenic route (the surroundings are fantastic), without neglecting the challenge.
- Alhama Signature Golf: a course designed by the great Jack Nicklaus and located within a nature reserve. What more could you ask for?
- El Valle Golf: another golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus in the American style, it’s a par 71 course with 115 bunkers, two lakes, and lots and lots of fun.
Altorreal Golf Club in Murcia
If we have to highlight one golf club in Murcia, it’s the Altorreal Golf Club. Open since 1994, it was designed by former player and architect Dave Thomas, making it a very interesting course. It’s an 18-hole, par 72 course with lots of variety and challenge (you’ll have to use all the clubs in your bag). There are also water hazards, which are always exciting, and many tees of different colors.
In its facilities, you’ll find a restaurant, a cafeteria, a gym, sauna, locker rooms, and a shop, so you have everything you need. The club’s history is also made in its academy, where children and adults can learn, refine their technique, and practice ad infinitum. You can rent all the necessary equipment at the club, so you don’t need to bring your own (unless that’s important to you).
To get to the Altorreal Golf Club in Murcia, you have several options: if you’re coming from Murcia, it will take less than 20 minutes via the A-30. By the same route, it will take 1 hour from La Manga. From Alicante it will take about the same time, but you have to take the A-7. If you fly to Murcia International Airport, you can reach Altorreal Golf Club in just over half an hour.
Tips for enjoying golf in Murcia
We want to give you some tips for playing golf in Murcia, although not much more is needed than to enjoy yourself.
- To avoid the hottest days, plan your visit outside the summer months. In Murcia, the weather is good almost all year round, which means you can play golf in spring and autumn, with pleasant temperatures and fewer people.
- Don’t come loaded with your equipment; you can rent it at almost all golf clubs in Murcia for a fairly affordable price.
- Book your accommodation and courses in advance. This way, you’ll have your game guaranteed and find better deals.
- If you come in summer, try to play during the cooler hours (early morning and late afternoon). You can spend the rest of the time at the club facilities or take a dip in the sea.
- Improve your game at the academies that exist in several of the clubs in the region. No matter your level, you can always improve.
- Visit other points of interest in the region: visit Murcia city, go to the sea in Cartagena and La Manga to discover the beaches in the area and try the local gastronomy.
Murcia, an ideal destination for golf
With an impeccable climate (average annual temperatures of 21°C and little rain), Murcia offers unique conditions to play golf practically all year round. If you add to this a wide variety of high-quality courses, you’ll realize that we’re talking about one of the best areas to play golf in our country. Moreover, Murcia is a spectacular holiday destination, with beaches, mountains, good gastronomy and well-prepared infrastructure.
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