In the spring of 1997, Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club went from being an ambitious project on paper to opening its Olivos and Palmeras courses to golfers, mostly locals at the time. Almost three decades later, Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club has become a training mecca for European golfers of all levels, from beginners to elite players, who come to the club in search of milder temperatures than back home in order to practice or prepare for their seasons on different touring circuits.
Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club has one of the best practice facilities in Europe, benefitting significantly from the added differentiation brought by the use of new technology in teaching and improving golf in its Performance Golf Center.
Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club’s popularity within Europe has grown rapidly over the last five years. Much of this international acclaim can be put down to investment in different parts of the club facilities – primarily in its Performance Golf Center.
This high-performance facility boasts the latest in technology for game improvement and refinement with the help of Trackman radar analysis. Its professionals work daily with players, whether novice or experienced, in a highly personalised way to transform the game of any golfer
The centre has a wide range of options for golf practice and training, including a putting green, chipping green, a spectacular bunker practice area, a high-performance technical centre for swing analysis and a 300×300 metre driving range – all of which has added to its international popularity and seen it become a European benchmark in standards.
These facilities, together with an average temperature of 20 degrees year-round, have led to an influx of Icelandic golfers year after year. Here they find the perfect location, in Cádiz province at Costa Ballena, to learn and take their first steps in golf. In addition to the beginners’ element of the game, there is the improvement side, which is in high demand among professional players, especially Finns, who visit Costa Ballena for their pre-season for the Challenge Tour or the European Tour.
The wide range of nationalities from all over the continent who come to Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club, season after season, is something the resort can be proud of. The appeal is bolstered by complementary facilities such as the restaurant and the clubhouse terrace. Enjoying a meal here or simply having a coffee overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and the driving range under the Andalusian sun has made it one of the club’s most popular features.