{"id":16087,"date":"2023-04-19T16:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/?p=16087"},"modified":"2023-04-19T16:38:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:38:02","slug":"finca-cortesin-best-golf-resort-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ladiesingolf.com\/en\/finca-cortesin-best-golf-resort-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Finca Cortesin, best golf resort in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rated amongst the best in Spain,\u00a0the championship course at Finca\u00a0Cortesin is one of the longest layouts in\u00a0Europe, measuring approx. 7,500 yards.\u00a0Designed by world- renowned golf\u00a0course architect, Cabell Robinson, to\u00a0have \u2018no hole less than championship\u00a0quality\u2019, the Course features a number of\u00a0large, undulating greens, wide fairways,\u00a0and over 100 bunkers strategically\u00a0placed throughout its layout.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key hales include the 3rd, a magnificent par five that features an approach over water, the 10th, a downhi\/1 par three with incredible views of the nearby Mountains, and the 11th, a long par five that provides a great test far al! players.\"\"<\/p>\n

The par tour 13th that includes an amazing tee shot to a wide fairway, befare a water hazard cutting across the hale, and a green complex that is bunkered left and right, as well as surrounded by trees, is a\/so another one-of-a-kind hale.<\/p>\n

Redesigned far the 2023 Solheim Cup, the short par tour 4th hale will now become the 1st hale far the prestigious event, featuring a risk- and-reward tee shot over a large lake that guards the front of the green.<\/p>\n

Ready for the Solheim Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finca\u00a0 <\/span>Cortesin<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is celebrating\u00a0 <\/span>the prestigious honour of being chosen to host the 2023 Solheim Cup – the first time that Spain has staged the match between Europe and the United States. Spain will become the sixth different European nation to stage the biggest team competition in women ‘s golf when the event heads to the Costa del Sol from 18th – 24th September 2023.\"\"<\/p>\n

Led by Head Greenkeeper, Ignacio Soto, the maintenance team has been hard-at\u00ad work improving the overall\u00a0conditioning of the award-winning Championship course to heighten the playing experience ahead of the event. Severa! key areas such as bunkers, tee boxes and fairways have been reinstated to improve consistency, texture and p\/ayability across the course.<\/p>\n

Specific upgrades include the renovation and re-levelling of al! tee boxes, a ful! course landscape programme, the cleaning and refilling of the\u00a0lake on the 3rd hale, and the application of the Bil!y Better Bunker methodology in over thirty sand traps.<\/p>\n

Ground-breaking susta\u00ednab\u00edl\u00edty<\/strong><\/p>\n

Susta\u00ednab\u00edl\u00edty \u00eds a vital part of everyday\u00a0l\u00edfe at Finca Cortes\u00edn. Cons\u00eddered to be one of the most env\u00edronmentally-fr\u00edendly golf\u00edng dest\u00ednat\u00edons \u00edn Europe, the resort recent!y became the f\u00edrst golf course \u00edn Spa\u00edn to rece\u00edve ACOSOL’s sea\/ of qua\/\u00edty for recyc\/ed water.<\/p>\n

The Course uses 100% regenerated water from the nearby v\u00edllage of Man\u00ed\/va to ma\u00ednta\u00edn \u00edts h\u00edgh standards, wh\u00edlst \u00edn 2017 al\/ of the greens were converted to a Bermuda warm season grass, the f\u00edrst venue \u00edn Spa\u00edn to do so, help\u00edng to decrease water consumpt\u00edon by30%.<\/p>\n

The resort has a\/so created \u00edts own bee co\/on\u00edes, w\u00edth honey produced ons\u00edte and used across a var\u00edety of d\u00edshes by world\u00ad class chefs \u00edn the hotel’s three \u00edncred\u00edble restaurants.<\/p>\n

Supporting the women’s game<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening up the game of golf has always been a key focus far Finca Cortesin. Creating a lasting legacy far women’s golf is a goal that is elose to the entire teams heart. Following the announcement that the resort would host the 2023 Solheim Cup, the resort has strived to improve golf’s accessibility to women at all levels.<\/p>\n

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To commemorate six months to go until the start of the Solheim Cup, Finca Cortesin announced rising Spanish Ladies European Tour Professional Ana Pelaez Trivino<\/a> as a new ambassador at the resort. Alongside fellow ambassadors Nuria lturrioz and Noemi Jimenez Mart\u00edn, the LET start will\u00a0help to showcase the resort’s support far the women’s game, as well\u00a0as highlight its position as one of the world’s best lifestyle and\u00a0leisure destinations.<\/p>\n

Pelaez is one of Spain’s most prominent talents and is eyeing up a place on Suzann Pettersen’s team far the Solheim Cup after an impressive start to the 2023 season.<\/p>\n

As part of their commitment to the women’s game, Finca Cortesin a\/so became the latest signatory of The R&A’s Women in Golf Charter back in September 2022.<\/p>\n

A blend of tradition an contemporary living<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finca Cortesin was designed in the sty!e of a classic Andalusian ‘finca’ by renowned architects Roger Torras and Ignacio Sierra. Built around two palatial courtyards, the hotel comprises 67 suites with lofty four\u00ad metre-high ceilings and range from an impressive 538 square feet to 1,938 square feet in size. lts grand, yet fresh design is inspired by traditional Spanish architecture and gives every area a bright and luxuriously spacious feel that is otherwise so rare in Europe.\"\"<\/p>\n

There are a\/so three main restaurants far guests to choose from: the hotel’s signature, RE!, renowned far both exquisite traditional\u00a0 <\/span>As\u00edan\u00a0 <\/span>dishes\u00a0 <\/span>and\u00a0 <\/span>Asian\u00ad Mediterranean fusion, El Jard\u00edn de Lutz, far authentic Spanish cuisine, and Don Giovanni, far award-winning ltalian dishes.<\/p>\n

The art of living<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guests\u00a0 <\/span>have\u00a0 <\/span>the\u00a0 <\/span>possibility\u00a0 <\/span>of experiencing their own part of paradise with a one-of-a-kind exclusive collection of exceptional, individual\/y designed villas; showcasing\u00a0 <\/span>unsurpassed\u00a0 <\/span>views\u00a0 <\/span>and modern Mediterranean interiors.<\/p>\n\n\t\t