Why pick Murcia for a golf holiday or a destination to purchase a holiday home? Without doubt Murcia is becoming THE golfing holiday destination in Spain presently offering more than 41 golf courses, with more to follow. With the advent of a new road network and low cost flights into the local airport of Murcia (San Javier) the Murcia region is becoming a popular destination for golfers, with many new resorts like Roda Golf and La Serena all offering excellent golf courses and facilities along with the more established golf courses at La Manga Club and Campoamor.
Mike,our resident golf coach is delighted to be part of the Murcia Golf team as our golf course commentator on the majority of courses available for play in Murcia as well as being our resident golf psychology expert. Read Mikes tuition articles on the forum. His expertise as a golf psychology advisor is in making the link between the technical aspects of the golf swing with the mental thoughts necessary for golfers to perform to the best of their ability.
Javea golf course is situated close to Javea itself and is surrounded by pine forests which protect it from the winter winds BUT is also a good summer course because of the 'flat' nature of the terrain. For those
amongst you that want to 'smell the flowers' as you play golf then
you will be delighted by the work of the green keeper who has planted a
variety of different plants to enhance the views.
The course itself is not too difficult for the better golfers amongst us and
the key features are the 34 strategically placed bunkers which protect the.jpg)
course against the 'big hitters'.
The longest hole on the course is the 475 metre 5th hole and the shortest
is the 16th hole at 120 metres while beware of
the 6th hole which will require
accuracy from the tee.
If you are one for practicing then this is the course for you with a variety
of practise greens and bunkers and a 20 bay driving range.
After your game relax in the traditional clubhouse which includes two bars
for the boozers amongst you and a nice restaurant.
The prices for food and drink in the clubhouse are similar to all other golf
courses in Spain so do not expect Benidorm prices.
Alicante Golf Club.
Mikes full report can be read on Rental Golf. Why not read more of Mikes reviews and psychology lessons on our Forum
Golf Psychology - The Game within
Every time you play or watch golf you see the effect of anger. There’s always someone prepared either to blame their equipment, bad luck or anyone in sight when things go wrong but these golfers must learn to accept more responsibility for their efforts and start to be more tolerant.
Perhaps Ben Crenshaw in the 1987 Ryder Cup showed one of the most famous results of anger when he broke his putter – incidentally the best tool in his bag – and then had to putt with his three iron.
It would be wrong to suggest that this lost him the match because he putted quite well with his three iron, but it must have certainly made his opponent Eamon Darcy feel more confident about his chances of winning.
More recently Sergio Garcia was seen kicking his shoe down the 15th fairway at Wentworth during the world match play championship after a poor shot in a match that he ultimately lost.
You so often see players throwing their clubs about and stamping their feet and some of these players are the elite of golf and it would seem that some of them still do not understand that they are making the pressure of playing golf so much more intense for themselves.
Feeling pressure is bad enough without making it worse or impossible to deal with.
Anger is the worst fault in golf and often costs the golfer more lost shots than the yip or the shank and which invariably interferes with the next shot, in many cases destroys the rest of the round and often reduces a player to become very bad company.
Of the ‘angry’ brigade, the ones who blame themselves are not too bad to play with although you can suffer from the ‘atmosphere’, but the ones who blame others for their mistakes are a pain in the neck, just as much to themselves as they are to others.
All golfers must understand that the greatest challenge in golf is personal control and they must learn to be more patient with themselves and more tolerant of others because their scores and general enjoyment of the game will then – surprisingly – improve
Tolerance is POSITIVE.
More of Mikes Lessons can be view on the Forum
Golf Courses on line soon for Murcia. Discounts and deals are available on all new property.
La Tercia Golf Resort Peraleja Golf Los Granados 3 Molinos Resort El Valle Corvera Golf Hacienda Riquelme Santa Ana Golf Sucina Golf Roda Golf Hacienda del Alamo El Mirador Golf Lorca Golf Resort Novo Carthago La Serena Fortuna Hill Ochando Golf
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