Real Golf de Pedreña

Carretera General s/n,

Pedreña, Cantabria 39130

  • Office

    +34 942 500 001
  • Pro shop

    +34 942 500 001
  • Fax

    +34 942 500 136
  • Golf pro

    Jose Manuel Ocejo Ahedo (Head Golf Professional)

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    River estuary (Ria de Cubas) and woodland.

  • Designer:

    Harry Colt of the English design firm of Colt, Alison & Morrison (1928).

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
5745
5478
4760
Par
70
70
70
SSS or slope
71.0
69.7
71.0

At the same location:

9-hole Nuevo course (par-37, 2517 m from men's tees; designer Seve Ballesteros; opened 1992).

Location

Latitude:

43.446618

Longitude:

-3.762383

How to get there:

1 km N of Pedrena / 87 km NW of Bilbao.

Real (Royal) Golf de Pedreña

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 1928

Real (Royal) Golf de Pedreña, the home club of the late Seve Ballesteros, is home to a well-rated and pleasantly testing golf course. This tree-lined parkland layout should not disappoint, with many attractive features and several excellent holes to enjoy ... especially those that are played alongside the River Cubas estuary.

Harry Colt's masterful design contains plenty of golfing challenge as well as the opportunity to take in many panoramic views of the river estuary. Definitely one to include on your play list if you are in northern Spain.

List of courses: Spain

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: men 24, women 30.

Green fees

Contact club for green fee details.

Other information

Soft spikes only. Walking permitted. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

The village of Pedreña, located on the east side of Santander Bay, is where the great Seve Ballesteros was born. Here, on the area's fabulous sandy beaches, Seve honed his extraordinary golfing skills. At the time, his uncle, Ramon Sota, was Royal Pedrena's professional and one of Spain's leading tournament professionals. Seve's father often caddied at Royal Pedrena. By the age of eight Seve, together with his brothers, was also a frequent visitor at the club ... as a caddie.

King Alfonso XIII conferred the Royal prefix on the club in its founding year (1928). By royal prerogative, at least 18 Spanish golf clubs use the "Royal" title, including: Bendinat, El Prat, Guadalmina, La Herreria, Las Brisas, Las Palmas, Malaga, Neguri, New San Sebastian (Basozabal), Pedrena, Puerta de Hierro, R.A.C.E. (Jarama), San Sebastian, Seville, Sociedad Hipica Espanola, Sotogrande, Tenerife and Valderrama. At least two other clubs once carried the Royal title: Royal Menorca (now closed) and Royal Deportivo Las Lomas-El Bosque, now called GC Lomas-Bosque.

Published ranking

Spain's 6th best course (Golf World, 2022).
Continental Europe's 54th best course (Golf World, 2023).

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Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24). 

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Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available

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