Real Club de Golf Guadalmina

Real Club de Golf Guadalmina is a 36-hole club located in the Guadalmina urbanisation within the municipality of San Pedro de Alcántara, near Marbella on the Costa del Sol. The complex comprises two full 18-hole championship courses — the South Course and the North Course — along with a nine-hole par-3 short course. His Majesty King Juan Carlos I granted the club its Royal title in 2008, marking fifty years of golf at the site. The club has hosted notable events including the Spanish Championship in 1965, the European Tour Qualifying School in 1995 and 1996, and the PGA of Spain Professional Championship in 1998.

The South Course is the older and more celebrated of the two layouts, designed by the distinguished Spanish architect Javier Arana and opened in 1959, making it the second oldest course on the Costa del Sol. It plays to a par of 72 over approximately 6,200 metres. The fairways are characteristically narrow and lined by mature trees, demanding straight driving and precise shot-making throughout. There is little rough, making the tree-lined corridors the primary defence of the layout. The course was comprehensively remodelled in 2002 by Stirling & Martin, who enlarged and reshaped the greens, added water hazards, and introduced computerised irrigation, while preserving the fundamental character of Arana's original design — including his trademark placement of a par-3 on the 17th hole. A distinctive feature of the South Course is its brief coastal stretch, where two holes run alongside the Mediterranean, with the par-3 11th overlooking the beach and featuring a vast bunker to the left of the green.

The North Course was designed by Folco Nardi and opened in 1973. It plays to a par of 72 over approximately 5,660 metres, with a course rating of 69.4 and a slope of 131. The North is generally considered the more accessible of the two, though it is hillier and features more frequent water hazards, with lakes on holes 7, 9, 11, and 18, and the Guadalmina river running through the property and coming into play on hole 17. The practice facilities include a covered driving range accommodating 40 players with 21 covered bays, a chipping area, practice bunker, and putting green.