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Platja de Pals Platja de Pals Golf Club; founded in 1966 and designed by FW Hawtree is situated in the heart of the Costa Brava. Platja de Pals is the oldest golf course on the Costa Brava and hosted the Spanish Open in 1972 and also the Catalonia Ladies Masters (Ladies European Tour) in 2005. During a consecutive span of 3-years, the resort has been the home of the PGA European Tour Qualifying School Finals. The course runs parallel with the beautiful white sands of Pals beach and is surrounded by dense green pine forests. With its close proximity to other courses such as Emporda, Pals is an ideal location in which to base any golf holiday. The Clubhouse is probably one of the most inviting in Catalunya with a very English feel to it, cosy with a superb terrace, shaded by the surrounding pines. With the surrounding natural beauty, the inviting clubhouse and the quality of the service, all combine to ignite enthusiasm in all levels of players. Platja de Pals Golf course has direct course access to the 4-star La Costa Golf & Beach Resort Hotel located between the course itself and the sea. The hotel has 120 bedrooms, 43 of which are suites, all with a terrace or direct access the garden and views of the spectacular tropical swimming pool, the Platja de Pals golf course or the sea. It also offers a large family suite with four independent bedrooms with bathroom. All the bedrooms combine all the comforts and services of a 4-star Resort, where its decoration invites you to relax in quiet, cosy surroundings. If a self-catering option is preferred, golfers can stay in any of the 52 studio apartments which are situated in front of the beach. Location Pals, Girona (Costa Brava) about 1-hr (135km) from Barcelona. GPS: 41º59,5’N, 003º11,7’E Golf Platja de Pals Carrer del Golf, 64 17256 PALS Girona Spain  www.golfplatjadepals.com Special Offer www.barcelonagolf.com/deal-content. php?deal-name=clipper 50 Catalonia Golf GUIDE