{"id":7218,"date":"2015-06-08T13:14:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T13:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/?p=7218"},"modified":"2015-06-08T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T13:15:48","slug":"costa-del-sol-golf-courses-top-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/costa-del-sol-golf-courses-top-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa del Sol golf courses top in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Would be emigrants looking to head to sunnier climes of Spain should head the Costa del Sol if they are golf enthusiasts after two of the region\u2019s courses were voted the best in the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/valderrama_golf_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/valderrama_golf_2.png\" alt=\"valderrama_golf_2\" width=\"574\" height=\"376\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/valderrama_golf_2.png 574w, https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/valderrama_golf_2-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Golfers\u2019 Choice list of the Iberian country\u2019s top 50 courses ranked Sotogrande\u2019s Real Club Valderrama in first place and Casares\u2019s Finca Cortesin in second, meaning that the pair retained their place at the top of the pile for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n<p>The rankings are compiled by golfing website Leading Courses, with scores being based on players\u2019 overall experiences. Valderrama improved on last year\u2019s score of 9.3 out of ten, rising to 9.4 this time out, while Finca Cortesin maintained its score of 9.1 from last time out. Tied in third place, on 8.9 points each, were Alcanda on the Balearic island of Majorca and La Galiana in Valencia.<\/p>\n<p>Many retiring Brits look towards the Costa del Sol as the ideal place to relocate to because of its year-round warm temperatures and its proximity to the UK. With golf among pensioners\u2019 favourite pastime, there seems no reason to look any further than Spain\u2019s sunny southern golfing haven.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would be emigrants looking to head to sunnier climes of Spain should head the Costa del Sol if they are golf enthusiasts after two of the region\u2019s courses were voted the best in the country. 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