Real Club De Golf Sotogrande

This is a testament to the quality of the layout conceived by Robert Trent Jones Senior, who also penned the plans for Valderrama along the road. Sotogrande is very much a private members' club, but the limited number of visitors to advance down the hallowed first fairway is extremely welcome.

Trent Jones used his considerable imagination and guile to create a test that would stand up to the attack of the most talented players, utilising the majestic pine, cork, oak and eucalyptus trees that populate the landscape in particular. The designer also positioned his bunkers and water hazards deftly around the greens, most of which are elevated, demanding unerring accuracy to threaten the pin.

Though not especially long by today's gargantuan standards Sotogrande is a subtle test that is still relevant for the professional game; the demand for creativity and imagination were deemed enough to host the final stages of European Tour between 1998 and 2001.

The course remains a gem within what is already a rich golfing area, and is, without doubt, one of the most desirable courses to experience anywhere in Europe.

Real Club De Golf Sotogrande is ranked as one of the best courses in Spain

Course Information
Par	72
Designed by	Robert Trent Jones Sr.
Opened for play	1964

Tees
Black	7,100 yards	SSS 75.3
White	6,791 yards	SSS 73.7
Yellow	6,404 yards	SSS 71.9
Gold	5,896 yards	SSS 69.4
Blue	5,886 yards	SSS 74.7
Red	5,491 yards	SSS 72.5

Features

Golf Buggies
Driving Range
Pro Shop
Putting Greens
Club House
Championship Standard Course

6.0

Good

Very nice but not as good as some

Andrew – Reviewed 13 May 2025

8.0

Very Good

Charles – Reviewed 23 Mar 2025

Excellent

Fantastic layout, truly memorable design. A real challenge with the wind and undulating terrain. Greens were in great condition. A tough course but well worth playing.

William – Reviewed 31 May 2024

8.0

Very Good

Lovely clubhouse.Very fine golf course with super-fast greens.Facilities great

Tony – Reviewed 20 May 2024

6.0

Good

Ranked 4/4 of the courses we played. Quickest greens I have ever played, and they were true. The layout was just not really memorable, compared to the other courses. Happy to have played the course, but not a course I would travel back to for another round.

Dean – Reviewed 6 May 2024

Excellent

Jonathan – Reviewed 10 Apr 2024

Excellent

Just beautiful manicured

Michael – Reviewed 12 Nov 2023

Excellent

Another stunning course. The staff were very helpful. The restaurant was lovely. Wonderful experience.

Karen – Reviewed 10 Oct 2023

Excellent

Very good course Quite expensive, especially extra 50 euros for a buggy !

Rob – Reviewed 29 Sep 2023

8.0

Very Good

The least friendly course we played. Paired up with a pair of great guys from Malmo. Par 3s all too long, 200+ yards on yellows. Otherwise flat and open. Turf around the greens was very loose, making chipping almost impossible. 8 minute tee times too short and course was rammed.

Peter – Reviewed 26 Sep 2023

Excellent

Beautiful course, but very tricky.

Caroline – Reviewed 17 Sep 2023

8.0

Very Good

Not especially welcoming. Practice ground in surprisingly poor condition. Significant work being done on paths over the first 6 or 7 holes with lots of workmen and earth movement which detracted from the conditioning of this section and the aesthetics. Fully understand these things need to go on but would have appreciated being told (in contrast playing La Reserva a few years ago when also undergoing some work, we received a very significant discount to be spent in the pro-shop. The gesture was great PR and was greatly appreciated). The rest of the course was absolutely fine and very enjoyable and challenging. Super greens. Very quiet day so quicker than average round.

Stephen – Reviewed 31 Mar 2023

8.0

Very Good

We played on a Sunday and it was more than a 5hr round. The course was spectacular but just not up to the same quality of Finca and Valderama

Matt – Reviewed 12 Nov 2022

Excellent

We enjoyed the course. Relatively open but a good challenge with some tricky greens and pin positions. The staff are brilliant- -cannot do enough for you.

David – Reviewed 2 Nov 2022

8.0

Very Good

Steve – Reviewed 17 May 2022

Excellent

Chris – Reviewed 4 May 2022

4.0

Average

Pretty course. Wide open. Some water on a few holes. Probably a good place to rebuild your confidence if the other courses have given you a beating! Sadly I’m not convinced that your enjoyment of golf is of any interest here. We watched an empty first tee for about 20 minutes after being told we could not get out as a 2 ball any earlier than our agreed time. We were paired up with 2 great guys but I don’t think one of them had played much. Consequently we were getting chased by the Marshall after only 3 holes even though we completed our round in not much over 4 hours. We walked it. Nice place, good pro shop, great food in the clubhouse but not nearly the test that the other courses provide. I would not go back.

Stuart – Reviewed 1 May 2022

Excellent

Peter – Reviewed 18 Oct 2021

8.0

Very Good

Dave – Reviewed 15 Sep 2021

Excellent

Martin – Reviewed 10 Nov 2019

Excellent

Everything you would want from a top class private members club. Worth every penny.

Dave – Reviewed 30 Oct 2019

8.0

Very Good

Greens were very hard to adjust to. Fast with subtle borrows. A great course by any measure, but out of the 4 our least favourite as it has less visual impact.

Alison – Reviewed 24 Oct 2019

Excellent

Very good course one of the best we play

Benjamin – Reviewed 21 May 2019

8.0

Very Good

A lovely course. Fairly flat and nicely set up. Lacked the welcome and quality of La Reserva and San Roque but well worth playing.

Clive – Reviewed 28 Oct 2018

Excellent

Excellent golf course. Unfortunately the greens had been sanded recently and so were not in great condition. Our timings were probably unfortunate. The Caddy Master's staff were fantastic, cleaning the clubs, putting them in the coach etc.

Sam – Reviewed 5 Oct 2018

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