Rio Real, three kilometres east of Marbella, was
designed by the foremost Spanish golf architect
Javier Arana and opened in 1965. A basically flat
course sloping gradually down towards the sea, it
is very pisturesque. Large trees offer plenty of
shade and the fairways make several crossing of
the Real River after which this club was named.
Holes to look out for are the par-three 6th, where
your tee shot must be particularly accurate in order
to avoid the hillside on the right; the 8th, where
the raised green is protected by formidable bunkers;
the dogled par-four 10th, the spectacular 11th and
the new par-3 twelfth.
El campo, a tan solo 3 Kms. del centro urbano de
Marbella, esta asentado en un terreno con una pendiente
suave que se desliza hasta el mar, por lo que muchos
de sus hoyos ofrecen magnificas vistas sobre el
Mediterraneo. Diseñado por Javier Arana el
recorrido, que destaca por su naturaleza, no es
accidentado aunque en su trazado se cruza cuatro
veces el rio que da nombre al club.
