La Reserva Golf Club, Sotogrande

La Reserva - Clubhouse Courtyard — La Reserva

Overview

La Reserva de Sotogrande golf course, the latest addition to the Sotogrande golfing canon, was designed by Cabell B Robinson and opened in 2003.

There’s a full range of practice facilities available and a luxurious 6,000m2 clubhouse in the style of a typical Andalusian cortijo, set at the top of a hill with expansive views over the course.

A course that provides a testing yet immensely enjoyable 18 holes for all golfers thanks to its numerous tee options, wide fairways, fast greens and wide variety of pin positions.

All bunkers have recently been renovated and greens are quick and impeccable.

There are far reaching views from the course of the mountains and down to the sea.

A long course at 6,721m, par 72, it is ranked 7th in Southern Spain by ‘Top 100 Golf Courses’

La Reserva is a country club community welcoming visitor golfers with a high quality, full-service experience. Fantastic bunkering and greens will keep you honest.

Read La Reserva Golf Club, Sotogrande – a review

All of the courses we played in the Western Costa del Sol had fantastic greens but La Reserva probably shades it for difficulty. See full review

Course Data

Opened – 2003
Designer – Cabell Robinson

Handicap – Men 24, Ladies 32
Par – 72

Greens – Creeping Bent
Fairways – Bermuda

What are you likely to score on this course?
This chart shows a bogey golfer’s likely score to par. For the likely score to par based on YOUR handicap take a look at our simple score prediction tool here
How difficult is this course compared with others?
Take a look at rankings for each course in the Sotogrande area by overall playing difficulty along with analysis for scratch and bogey golfers here

	Length (m)	Course Rating	Bogey Rating	Slope Rating	Likely score to par
black	6721	75.7	101.5	101.5	+30
white	6448	74.5	100.5	100.5	+29
yellow	6048	72.4	97.9	97.9	+26
gold	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
blue	5590	76.5	108.3	108.3	+36
red	5104	72.8	102.8	102.8	+31

Course Rating™
Playing difficulty for scratch golfers; likely strokes taken
Bogey Rating™
Playing difficulty for bogey golfers; likely strokes taken
Bogey male golfer has a handicap of 20, female 24
Slope Rating®
Relative playing difficulty for bogey v scratch golfers
Minimum slope = 55, maximum = 155, average = 113
The higher the slope the more difficult the course for bogey golfers
Likely score to par
For a bogey golfer, based on the course par and its bogey rating
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