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Real Club De Golf De Sevilla Real Club De Golf De Sevilla The Real Club de Sevilla represents a new departure for the golf sport in the capital of Andalusia. It was opened in 1991 and comes from the drawing-board of José María Olazábal. At last the Sevillanos have somewhere to play. The course, at the moment is open to the public and is proving to be very popular. The design is flat, and therefore easy to walk, and over 12,000 trees and bushes help to protect both the players and the course from the otherwise unbearable summer heat. Holes 6 and 15, both par four’s, are regarded as the most difficult while the 3rd, a short par three, with its green surrounded by water, is spectacular. Club Zaudín Golf Zaudín Golf, three kilometres south of Seville is Gary Player´s first design in Spain for twenty years. The parkland style layout traces its course through groves of orange, palm and olive trees. Fairways are wide and two lakes bring water into play on a number of holes, for example the par four 17th, which doglegs right towards a green almost surrounded by water. Player considers this is one of the most beautiful holes he has created. Who are we to argue? The 3rd hole is difficult while the 4th at 492 metres is the longest on the course and bunkers wait to collect stray tee shots. Similarly, at the par five 12th the right the green is guarded by four bunkers. Greens are large but are well protected by bunkers of which there are seventy, plus a wide variety of vegetation. The well equipped clubhouse is a Seville style hacienda. Real Club De Pineda De Sevilla There is a member only policy at Real Club de Golf Pineda. Visitors can play if accompanied by a member. Located three kilometres from Seville, Pineda is a Rodrigo and Felipe Benjumea design. On opening in 1939 it made history as the first club in the province but it was also the last until 1991 when the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla opened its gates. Pineda is mainly flat but follows a slight incline towards the Guadiara river. The fairway 2&Rv