Book two rounds in Cadiz to play La Estancia Golf and Villanueva Golf & Croquet.
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La Estancia sits just 2.7 kilometres from La Barrosa beach in Chiclana de la Frontera, designed by the Dutch architect Alan Rijks, his first course in Spain. Opened in 2004 as Meliá Sancti Petri, the course changed hands in 2009 and underwent a significant reinvestment in 2014, re-emerging as La Estancia and establishing itself as one of the more distinctive courses in the area. The layout genuinely evokes traditional links golf, in the spirit of courses like St Andrews: flat, easy to walk, and set among newly planted and centuries-old olive trees, holm oaks and pines. Four brooks and three lakes come into play across the round, most notably guarding the green at the 9th, but it's the prevailing sea breeze that does the real work here, shaping club selection hole after hole in a way few other courses on this stretch of coast can match. More than 25 species of birds share the course with golfers, adding a genuinely natural feel to the round. The clubhouse, driving range and full practice facilities are all well regarded, and the restaurant has drawn particular praise from recent visitors. For golfers who want a proper wind-driven, links-style test close to the beach, this is one worth building a round around. (...)
Villanueva Golf & Croquet sits in the heart of Cádiz Bay, in the quiet town of Puerto Real, ten minutes by road from the city of Cádiz itself. Opened in 2006 and designed by Aymerich Consulting, the course was given time to mature before it welcomed its first golfers, and that patience shows in a layout that plays with the settled confidence of somewhere twice its age. The par-71 parkland design favours wide, gently undulating fairways over narrow, punishing ones, making it an approachable test for golfers of every level without ever feeling soft. Lakes and water features run through the round, adding a proper measure of tension to a course that's otherwise flat and comfortably walkable. Firm, true-rolling greens reward a good short game, and the whole layout is built to be enjoyed on foot, at an unhurried pace. Off the course, the clubhouse offers a relaxed base for the day, with dining, a shop, locker room and a resident pro on hand for lessons. A driving range, chipping area and putting green round out the practice facilities, and the club's own croquet courts add a genuinely different way to spend an afternoon here. For a well-priced, well-conditioned round in Cádiz Bay, this is one to book without overthinking it. (...)