The Links golf course, located at La Hacienda Links Golf Resort, has been named “Best Golf Course in Spain” at the tenth edition of the World Golf Awards, which reward excellence in golf-related tourism worldwide. The award highlights the excellence of this complex, located in the municipality of San Roque in Cadiz, following the recent investment made by its owners, the socimi Millenium Hospitality (MHRE), the company specialising in the luxury hotel sector in Spain and the significant renovation and improvement of the course led by American architect Kurtis Bowman.
This edition of the World Golf Awards brought together industry leaders from over 65 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, North America and Oceania. Javier Illán, president of Millenium Hospitality, stressed: “We are very proud to receive this award, which is a recognition of the incredible work done by the entire team at La Hacienda and by Kurtis Bowman, who has directed one of the most special courses in southern Europe. It is impossible not to fall in love with the course, the green complexes, the bunkering and the exceptional views that surround us.”
This international award adds to the list of recognitions that the Links course at La Hacienda has garnered in 2023 after the par 72 layout was recognised in the prestigious annual “Renovation of the Year” competition by Golf Inc. magazine.
Javier Jiménez Casquet, general manager of La Hacienda Links Golf Resort, who collected the award, said: “This award is very important to us, and recognises the effort of all the professionals who have participated in the renovation of our Links course and, of course, its designer Kurtis Bowman, who has done a magnificent redesign job, along with the team from Acttua Golf Services, and our wonderful staff here.”
Located in the municipality of San Roque in Cadiz, the Links course runs along the beachfront with spectacular views of the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and Africa, and was one of the largest course renovation projects carried out in Europe in 2022.
As part of the transformation project to reconfigure and redesign the layout, Bowman was the chosen architect to improve the layout of the holes, the conditioning, the landscape and the sustainability results. The work carried out included the remodelling of all the tees, green complexes and bunkers, and the redesign of several holes.
The improvement of the Links course is part of a major renovation project being carried out at La Hacienda Links Golf Resort, which has seen the complex consolidate as one of the emerging stars of the European golf circuit in the last 12 months.
Ambition to become one of the most exclusive and luxurious golf developments
In addition to the relaunch of the Links course and the renovation of its new clubhouse, the complex has undertaken a series of improvements to its golf and leisure facilities, including new investments in its other 18-hole course, the Heathland course.
Other improvements carried out include the launch of a new website, as well as updated accommodation and golf packages, and the opening of the Halfway House “Calma Bar” halfway through the Links course, while La Hacienda will fully launch a new 213-room and villa Fairmont hotel in 2024, highlighting the complex’s ambition to become one of the most exclusive and luxurious golf developments in Spain.
Jiménez Casquet also emphasises that “this latest success would not have been possible without the firm commitment of the Millenium Hospitality group, and especially our president Javier Illán, who has been clear from the beginning about the goal of positioning the resort as one of the best in Spain and Europe. He always saw the potential of the resort, and that’s why not only has our iconic Links course been renovated, but in addition to a rebranding, next summer will see the opening of the “Fairmont La Hacienda” hotel project, a hotel complex that, with its luxury accommodation offer, will undoubtedly be a driver for tourism in the area.”
About La Hacienda Hotel Golf Links Resort
· La Hacienda is a rebranding of Alcaidesa Golf and will include the two existing 18-hole golf courses, Links (which has been redesigned as part of the project) and Heathland, as well as the luxury hotel complex of Millenium Hospitality, after acquiring this beachfront land in 2019.
· La Hacienda will become the flagship of Millenium, a unique project in southern Europe that will perfectly complement its current portfolio of iconic assets.
· The significant investment includes the redesign of the Links golf course by Kurtis Bowman, a new five-star luxury Fairmont hotel with 153 rooms and 51 residences, new club and dining facilities… to transform the place into a luxury 36-hole golf resort.
· The original Alcaidesa Links course opened in 1992 and was designed by Peter Alliss and Clive Clark. Alcaidesa Heathland was designed by renowned former Ryder Cup player, Dave Thomas. Both are 18-hole, par 72 courses.
About Millenium Hospitality Real Estate
MHRE is a SOCIMI whose activity is focused on four and five-star hotel assets in high growth areas. MHRE is committed to generating value through the acquisition of iconic buildings for transformation into five-star hotels. The company actively works to reach top-level agreements with national and international operators to meet the needs of luxury tourism: high-quality services that are added to unique and well-located buildings. The company debuted on the MAB on 4 July 2019.
