The San Roque Club has impressive qualifications:
venue for the PGA European Tour Qualifying School
in November, the MacGregor Week which is held just
before the start of the European Tour season, and
the Andalucian headquarters of the PGA European
Tour. During the 1997 Ryder Cup the San Roque Suites
Hotel hosted the teams and officials for the event,
and they had warm words of praise for the service
and treatment they received. In fact, the resort
has become so popular that it has been named the
host hotel for the American Express World Golf Championship
at Valderrama in November 1999 and 2000.
The course is the result of a joint effort by British
designer Dave Thomas and the Japanese owner Asahi
Kanko. Their purpose was twofold: to build a course
that would challenge players of all levels, and
to make a "stadium course" in anticipation
of its hosting major European championship events.
It is indeed a challenge, and a round of golf played
here also constitutes an extremely pleasant outing
through some typically Andalucian countryside.
The clubhouse atmosphere is one of the most welcoming
anywhere and the restaurant is well worth a visit.
There is also a Japanese Tepanyaki restaurant and
an equestrian centre.
Este recién estenado segundo campo de 18
hoyos de San Roque Club, diseñado por Perry
Dye y Severiano Ballesteros, tiene todas las condiciones
para incorporarse directamente a la élite
del golf europeo por su alta calidad técnica,
su trazado preciso y su acabado y ajardinamiento
impecables. Es, sin ninguna duda, un campo de golf
muy por encima de lo que habitualmente se hace en
España, e incluso en Europa. Con esta nueva
incorporación al resort, que ya cuenta con
un magnífico campo reconocido por todos y
un hotel de cinco estrellas – y hay otro en
proyecto-, San Roque Club se convierte en uno de
los principales centros de golf del sur del continente.
La empresa propietaria del complejo ha mantenido
siempre un alto nivel de exigencia, ha cuidado muchísimo
todas sus realizaciones y, sobre todo, el entorno
natural de sus hoteles y campos. El New Course no
lleva ninguna vivienda en su entorno más
próximo, de modo que ningún edificio
perjudica o interfiere en el juego.
