The San Roque Club, an Andalusian club with Japanese charm

The San Roque Club, since its inauguration in the decade of the 90s, is one of the benchmark golf clubs of the Costa del Golf.

San Roque Club

Andalusia hosts thousands of stories in which interculturalism is bidirectional and in the province of Cadiz we find, perhaps, one of the golf clubs where our region’s charm fuses with the exoticism of Japanese culture and nuances: The San Roque Club.

San Roque Club

The San Roque Club, since its inauguration in the decade of the 90s, is one of the benchmark golf clubs of the Costa del Golf. The natives tell the story that its owner fell in love with the estate upon seeing it and didn’t take even a single day to make all of the arrangements to travel from Japan to Andalusia to build “one of Europe’s best clubs”.

San Roque Club

Its two courses, Old Course and New Course, were designed by some of the best international designers, like Dave Thomas and Severiano Ballesteros. Excellence is the fundamental basis of these two designs, in which the autochthonous vegetation delimits each of the paths of these 36 holes. One of the key factors of both designs is that their greens are strategically protected by bunkers and cork oaks that will make you think before you execute your strokes. However, the prize for a good strategy could be a birdie you will never forget it. The speed of the greens and their excellent drops are an essential part in your strategy when approaching a great course…

San Roque Club

Since its opening, The San Roque Club has often been a regular destination of the European Tour. Several editions of the final stages of the European Tour school and of the Spanish Open have been held at both of its courses. The results? When The San Roque Club dresses up for high-level competition, the show is guaranteed for the general public…

The facilities at The San Roque Club are designed for continuous improvement of its members and visitors who come to this resort in Cadiz regularly. Its short game practise area is one of the most highly appreciated by the many players on the European Tour, which for years has held different tournaments of this circuit here.

San Roque Club

One of the attractions of this Cadiz club is, in fact, the tranquillity which its visitors and members enjoy. One of the photos that you cannot get out of your head is the sunset from its terrace at the end of your game, and seeing the sun disappear upon holes 9 and 18. You should not miss it!…

And, you shouldn’t be surprised if when you enter the magnificent clubhouse of The San Roque Club you see thousands of souvenirs and stories of the 1997 Ryder Cup. Why? The San Roque Club was the venue from which Severiano Ballesteros and his entire team carefully prepared the attack for gaining victory at this mythical edition. In fact, the hotel’s lounges and rooms are named after the different members of the European team that won this edition of the Ryder Cup. Live history hanging on the club’s walls…

San Roque Club

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