Golf on the Costa Brava, an oasis of nature and model of sustainability

If every year thousands of golf fans from all over the world come to the Costa Brava to enjoy their favorite sport, it cannot be a coincidence. Nor is it true that those at home have no doubt when it comes to choosing the best weather conditions and the most suitable fields to spend their best hours of play. You will notice it already in the first hole of the courses, enjoying the tranquility of facilities that pamper their natural environment, with the smell of the sea and Mediterranean pine forests, and with the quality levels always demanded by their visitors.

Not in vain, some of the courses in the region host prestigious international golf circuit tournaments every year, which choose these facilities for their quality and safety standards, and for the infinite possibilities that the territory offers them.

International circuits to get to know the territory and practice golf

On the last weekend of November, the grand final of the 50th Anniversary PGA Spain Golf Tour 2022 national circuit is held at Golf de Pals. The Hotel La Costa Golf & Beach Resort can be your starting point to enjoy this sporting spectacle, a establishment that allows you direct access to the golf course, and with rooms that offer you rest and comfort with views of the spectacular pool or the greens of the course itself.

And not far from here, the Mas Salvi Hotel is also presented as a first-class option to follow this golf event, in this 17th century farmhouse rehabilitated and converted into a luxurious hotel. Surrounded by 70,000 square meters of private forests, the hotel enjoys an incomparable natural environment.

Everyone is aware of the natural treasure that makes up this area, and Golf de Pals itself has carried out important actions to improve its efficiency and with responsibility towards the environment.

And also linked to this national golf tournament, in Begur we find the Aiguablava Hotel, a four-star hotel with privileged views of the Aiguablava bay, on some cozy and crystal-clear coves.

November is also a month of great staging, such as the arrival at Golf Peralada of the Santander Golf Tour, the international women's tournament that brings the best athletes on the world circuit to the Costa Brava. Take advantage of the magnitude of this tournament to enjoy the shots of the best specialists of the moment, staying at the Hotel TorreMirona Golf & Spa Resort, the leisure and tourism complex located in Navata, and which has its own 18-hole golf course. , and a spa and sports center.

The Almadraba Park Hotel in Roses is also a very good option to take into account, located on an exceptional promontory over the sea, and which will offer you a special charm and a magnificent gastronomic offer.

Continuing with the calendar of great tournaments that the territory hosts, you cannot waste the opportunity that the PGA Catalunya Championship – PGA Catalunya offers you. It is held in May in a field that is committed to protecting and promoting the biodiversity of its environment, developing a native ecosystem and organizing activities that promote the well-being of fauna and flora species, and a more sustainable life.

Near Caldes de Malavella is the Oma Boutique Hotel, in Sant Feliu de Guíxols, for your rest between golf games, in an establishment that transmits warmth, comfort and takes care of all the details.

And on the Costa Brava itself, in the middle of the bay of Sant Feliu de Guíxols, the Hotel Sant Pol is always a good choice for a unique stay, surrounded by nature and with privileged views.

Likewise, the Park Hotel San Jorge in Platja d'Aro is a good choice to closely follow the PGA Catalunya golf tournament, and from where you can combine leisure with different sports practices such as tennis, horse riding, hiking and golf, thanks to its location close to the main fields of the demarcation.

Long summer afternoons enjoying nature in the fields of the Costa Brava

And golf lovers cannot miss the opportunity to enjoy the sporting offer of the Costa Brava in summer, when the Empordà Challenge arrives, at the Golf Empordà in Torroella de Montgrí.

In these facilities, great work is done to guarantee the sustainability of its privileged natural environment, which has an extensive fauna, which takes advantage of the same natural benefits that the playing field provides us. From here, the Picasso Hotel is a great option to stay next to the extensive and serene Gola beach, looking towards the Medes Islands and next to the Aiguamolls de Pals.

At Golf Empordà it is a pleasure to be able to play golf surrounded by this surprising setting that nature offers us, and also in an extraordinary location you have the Hotel Can Miquel, on the Cala Montgó de l'Escala beach, which has all the natural attributes genuine from the union of the Costa Brava and the Montgrí massif.

And for golf and nature lovers, in L'Estartit you have Les Illes Hotel & Diving, located in front of the Medes Islands natural reserve, and from where you can practice everything from mountain trips to diving, sailing, kayaking and snorkeling.

Environmental awareness and efforts to preserve and improve nature are also found in other golf courses in the region, such as Golf d'Aro-Mas Nou, with water reuse systems and totally ecological buggies, or in the Par 3 of Gualta, with certifications for energy use, waste management and with mowers that are powered by solar panels.

Well, you see that big golf tournaments can be the perfect excuse to treat yourself to some good getaways to practice your sport and enjoy in the company of an intense and well-preserved nature, which mixes the green of the circuits with the blue of the Costa Brava. A special combination, impregnated with smells and sensations that you cannot miss in these facilities where between you and nature there is only your passion for golf.

Fotos: Fotos: Rita Andreu, Jacob Sjoman, Àlex Tremps, Santander Golf Tour, Archivo de imágenes PTCBG