News
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Millenium Trophy 2016
- 27 January, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Members News
No CommentsThe Millenium Trophy was inaugurated in the year 2000 to celebrate the new millenium and has been played ever since as the first official competition of the calender year. The format is an individual stableford and won this year by Nancy Anspach who scored 38 points of her handicap of 23. David Sharpe and Gary
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Junior Monthly Stableford – January
- 27 January, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Juniors
The January Monthly Stableford competition for the junior section was played on Saturday the 23rd. Marco Furnell took the title of 1st winner of 2016 finishing with 36 points. Although the result showed he played to his his 9 handicap, he was not happy about dropping 6 shots to par in the last 5 holes.
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Represented in the XIII Junior Pro-am at Añoreta
- 27 January, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Juniors
The juniors of Santa Maria were represented for the second year in a row at the Añoreta Junior Pro-am in January. The team consisted of Marco Furnell, Fermín Palma, Carmen Symonds and Club Professional Dean. This popular event to start the year attracts teams from all over Andalucia, this year recieving once again a maximum
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Practical Pro Tips February – “Hole 3 Lag Putting”
- 24 January, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Pro Tips
Every 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 how to imporove distance control on the green and why it is so important.
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Captain’s Drive In 2016
- 24 January, 2016
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Club News, Members News
Nick Easter drove into his Captancy year on January 3rd at Santa Maria Golf Club supported by family, friends, members and staff of the club. Tradition is that the incoming Captain must try to get over the lake with the giant’s club, which inevitably fails. That is followed by the old exploding ball trick until
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New Changing Rooms Open
- 15 December, 2015
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Club News
After six months of construction the new changing rooms have officially opened. The old maintence quarters behind the present shop and caddymaster has been completely reformed into modern, high quality changing and toilet areas for both Ladies and Gentlemen. Each area is equiped with saunas, showers and toilets as well as member’s lockers. The facility
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Christmas Hamper Competition
- 14 December, 2015
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Members News
The Christmas Hamper competition is played every year at the beginning of December and rewards the winner with a traditional basket full of high calorie festive food and drink. Our Merry winners for 2015 were Miguel Gil with 43 stableford points in the men’s category and Dee Bateson with 42 points in the ladies category.
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Become a Member for 2016
- 14 December, 2015
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Club News, Members News
Santa Maria Golf Club is continuing to offer 2 membership options for the coming year as was the case in 2015. Also, the price of subscriptions will remain the same for 2016, good news for current and future members in a market which has seen many competitors hike prices dramatically. With all the improvements made
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Winner’s Cup 2015
- 4 December, 2015
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Members News
The Winner’s Cup played at the beginning of November is open to all previous winners of official club competitions over the last 12 month period. It’s a champion of champions style tornament played anually and this year Captain John Lewis presented the trophy to Franz Scherrer. He scored 36 points off his 9 handicap just
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John Armstrong Memorial Trophy
- 4 December, 2015
- Posted by: administrador
- Category: Members News
The first John Armstrong Memorial Trophy was held in November after he sadly left us last year. John was one of the original members of the club when it was founded back in the early 90’s. He was also a past captain from the year 1998 and loved by everyone at the club. An architect