News
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Practical Pro Tips June – Hole 4: Long Greenside Bunker Shot
- 31 May, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Pro Tips
No CommentsEvery month Club PGA Professional Dean Symonds offers practical advice on how to practice productively or how to play specific shots on course at Santa Maria Golf Club, Marbella. This month he gives advice on the various options to play a long greenside bunker shot.
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2016 Cliff Porter Memorial Trophy
- 10 May, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Members News
Mid-April saw 60 players compete in the sixth annual Cliff Porter Memorial Trophy. Cliff was Club Captain in 2007 and his son Daniel flew in from England to team up with Mum Maxine in presenting the prize. It is an Honours Board event with an AM AM stableford format, meaning the best 2 scores from
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Junior Monthly Stableford – April & May
- 10 May, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Juniors
The April competition was played at the end of the month and was won by newcomer Carlos Herrero. Younger brother of Javier who was February’s champion, Carlos scored 44 points resulting in his first large handicap chop from 36 to 30. Fermin Palma finished second on 39 points with his 8 handicap, also being reduced.
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The Guinness Cup 2016
- 13 April, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Members News
This tournament needs little explanation. Played on the closest Sunday to St Patrick’s Day, it never fails to bring out the green shirts, giant hats and ginger wigs. This year Murphy’s law would have it that there were 4 tied with the best score of 36 stableford points. As always a tie favours the lower
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Aiming for Three in a Row – Ladies ‘La Liga’ Team
- 12 April, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Club News, Members News
It was a sunny afternoon and the setting was Añoreta Golf Club on the east side of Malaga. The lunch was a celebration and accumulation of an entire year of home and away matches for the ladies of every club in the east half of the Costa del Sol. “And in 2015, for the second
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Upcoming Captain’s Annual Charity Day
- 11 April, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Upcoming Events
This year, our Captain Nick Easter has chosen 2 animal charities for the annual Captain’s Charity event at the club. All proceeds will be equally split between the FAMA and AAA animal charities. The event will be held on Sunday, the 26th June and is open to visitors as well as members. The format is an individual
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Know Your Rules: Water Hazards on Hole 1
- 11 April, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Pro Tips
You may have noticed that the 1st hole at Santa Maria features a little bit of water. Let’s say the unimaginable happens and your ball goes for a swim; how clear are you on what your options are for the next shot? This month’s ‘Know Your Rules’ will look into this and help you make
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Junior Monthly Stableford – February
- 11 April, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Juniors
In the February competition we welcomed some new faces into our junior section at the club. One of these was Javier Herrero who made a great start at the club by winning his first competition. Javier scored 38 points off his 36 handicap, finishing 3 points ahead of Marco Furnell who was second. A special
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Easter Week Junior Competition 2016
- 11 April, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Juniors
Big chocolate eggs were being played for during the March competition which fell on the juniors Easter school holidays. It was a close battle with our lower handicapped players playing the best (or smelling the chocolate) this time. David Schneider had to hold his nerve coming down the stretch. At level with his handicap through
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Greenlamb New Collection in the ProShop
- 16 February, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Pro-Shop
The Spring/Summer collection of Greenlamb has arrived early in the ProShop and continues it’s stylish blend of colours and prints for lady golfers. This season has an interesting mix of oranges with blacks, pinks with blacks and snakeskin prints as seen in the photos below. Polo shirts are well priced at around the 50€