Hotel Terraverda at Empordà Golf

Emporda's second course is by no means an inferior track. The Forest is certainly a different proposition, but is equally as enjoyable. The course is Mediterranean is style, with rolling fairways carved out of the pine trees indigenous to the landscape, taking in the expansive lakes that can certainly wreak havoc with your score card. Since its inauguration, Emporda has received many plaudits, but two highlights stand out; in the late 1990s it was included in the list of Spain's top ten courses, while in 1996, the ‘Peugeot Golf Guide' named it 13th best for design in all of continental Europe. Emporda's two courses are home to a network of lakes, which certainly add much to the resort's aesthetic appeal, but they will also claim many a golf ball, so be sure to stock up!

• 18 holes Championship course, par 72
• Clubhouse: 2 restaurants-bars, changing rooms, lockers, rental clubs
• Pro-Shop
• Golf academy: Driving Range with 2 tees, practice bunker

The Links Course at Emporda, as its name suggests, is heavily influenced by the seaside courses of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Cut through the dunes and lakes of the natural environment, the Links will demand creativity and the use of every club in the bag. At 6,304 metres, the course demands powerful striking as well as imagination, and is a true joy to play.

• 18 holes championship course, Par 71
• Clubhouse: 2 restaurants-bars, changing rooms, lockers, rental clubs
• Pro-Shop
• Golf academy: Driving Range with 2 tees, practice bunker

Despite only opening for play in the late 1990s, Camiral Golf (PGA Catalunya) has established itself firmly in the exclusive list of Spain's best, aided by the award of a number of prestigious national and international events, both amateur and professional. The highlight came when the course was chosen to host two European Tour events in the space of 10 months, the Gene Sarazen World Open and the Peugeot Spanish Open. A culmination of more than a decade of planning and design by the European Tour, Angel Gallardo and Neil Coles, The Stadium Course offers an exciting and testing examination of golf and, due to the fact that each hole can be played from one of five separate tee positions, even golfers with the most modest of handicaps can enjoy the ride. It is from the back tees though that the Stadium Course really bares its teeth. Measuring over 7,200 yards from the tips, the Stadium Course requires solid hitting but it’s not simply a case of strength over strategy. Winding its way through the foothills Pyrenees, the Stadium Course features a number of large lakes, tree lined fairways that pinch in at specific distances and well bunkered greens which are maintained to the highest possible standard year-round. All of this calls for plenty of thought and strategy from the tee and with a great deal of variety throughout, the test of golf on offer here is a dynamic and infinitely enjoyable one.

• 18 holes championship golf course Par 72
• Clubhouse: Clubhsets cleanning service, luggage storage, changing rooms
• Pro-Shop
• Buggy Bar
• Golf academy: Driving range, putting green, practice facilities

The Tour Course at Camiral Golf (PGA Catalunya) may be considered as the poor relation to the epic Stadium Course but that is no slight on the test of golf it offers golfers travelling to this sunny corner of Spain. Measuring 6,453 yards, The Tour Course is far less challenging than its illustrious sibling but it remains equally as enjoyable. Fairways are more generous but tee shots must still be played with care though as, like the Stadium Course, this charming layout is bordered by majestic woodland and with strategically placed bunkers and water hazards lurking in the most cunning of positions, approach shots must be carefully considered as well.

• 18 holes championship course, Par 72
• Clubhouse: Clubhsets cleanning service, luggage storage, changing rooms
• Pro-Shop
• Buggy Bar
• Golf academy: Driving range, putting green, practice facilities

Since opening for play in 1966, Golf Platja de Pals has maintained an enviable reputation as one of Spain's top 50 golf courses, a fact underlined by it was the home of the first European Tour – Spanish Open in 1972 and numerous of Spanish national events. The estate is situated just a few metres from the coastline, and with the sandy turf underfoot, there is a distinctly British accent to the course, making it a home away from home during your golf getaway in the Girona area of the Costa Brava.

• 18 holes championship course, Par 73
• Clubhouse: restaurant-bar, changing rooms, lockers
• Pro-Shop
• Golf academy: Driving range with covered and non coverd area, 2 putting greens, approach area

From its prime location 300 metres above sea-level and surrounded by the Gavarres Natural Area, Club Golf d’Aro - Mas Nou in Platja d’Aro (Girona) offers players breathtaking panoramic views of the Costa Brava. The course, designed by Ramón Espinosa in 1990, is a spectacular par 72 eighteen-hole and par 3 nine-hole championship course. The first part presents a gently undulating terrain, while the uneven surface of the second adds a little more technique to the game. The course has been designed for the ambitious player who enjoys a challenge, especially those with low and medium handicaps, but also for less experienced golfers. We have been creative with the tees to test the skill and refined technique of the expert golfer, and have reduced the longer distances to help beginners with their game. The course is not unduly aggressive, with gentle rough, water hazards, bunkers that play a decisive role in the game and wide smooth greens, benefitting the putt.

• 1 golf course 18 holes Par 72 and 1 golf course 9 holes pitch and putt
• Clubhouse: Pro shop, locker rooms, changing rooms,
• Restaurant-Bar
• Golf academy
• Driving Range: 10 covered and 27 uncovered tees

The 27 hole golf course at Club de Golf Costa Brava has been carved through the surrounding pine and cork oak forests and has been formed by 3 distinct nine hole loops. The Green Course is the original, corresponding to the inauguration of the club. The first 9 holes run along the gentle slope of the hill, between the houses of the urbanization and the second, flatter, approach the Vall d'Aro. The Red course includes the second round of green and the new holes inaugurated in 2014. With a more notable presence of water throughout the course, the greens, undulating and fast, test, above all, the player's short game.

• 27 holes golf course: green course (18 holes, Par 70) and red course (18 holes, Par 73)
• Clubhouse is a charming 1841 Catalan farmhouse: restaurant-bar
• Pro-Shop
• Golf academy: Driving range, 2 putting greens, chipping area