Golf is in fact a sport that more and more people are taking up, and one that is ever more accessible around the world. Near our hotels you will find a great variety of golf courses where you can practice and play. You can consult our guide to the various courses at: [hyperlinks]: Marbella, Conil, El Rompido.
It’s thought that golf has its origins in the Low Countries, and that the name of ‘golf’ originates from the word ‘kolf’,  for stick, or club. Even before this, the Romans also practiced a game similar to golf,  with a leather ball stuffed with feathers.

By the 15th century, golf had become so popular that King James the Second felt it necessary to pass a law limiting its practice, believing that too much time was being lost playing golf when players should have been training in archery or other similar useful skills.

In the year 1600 golf was responsible for a sensation, or perhaps scandal, among the English aristocracy, when a group of them staged a game in the heart of the City of London, abandoning most of the rules to take shots at windows and even at passersby. Following this, the authorities took measures to transplant both game and players to the countryside.

The very first golf club founded in Spain is believed to have been opened in 1891, at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,  although earlier, in 1744 and 1794,  respectively, Britain had already seen the creation of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and the St. Andrews Society of Golfers. This last is nowadays, of course, the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of Saint Andrews.
 In 1921, the R&A set a limit on the permitted size and weight of the golf ball, resulting in a separation in golfing rules between Europe and America (regulated by the USGA). The majority of differences were resolved in 1951, when both associations accepted common regulations. However, the differences in ball dimensions were not regulated until 1988. In fact, golf the world over is regulated jointly the R&A and the USGA. Every four years, they agree any modifications, which are published in the Official Rules of Golf.