| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Murcia, Spain |
| Established | 2004 |
| Operated by | Polaris World |
| Total holes | 18 |
| Website | www.latorregolfresort.com |
| Course | |
| Designed by | Jack Nicklaus |
| Par | 68 |
| Length | 5.350 metres |
La Torre Golf Resort is on the Costa Cálida (‘Warm Coast’) in south east Spain.
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It is in the region of Murcia, which has one of the most agreeable climates in Spain, with temperatures averaging 21°C and around 320 days of sunshine every year.
The golf resort was built by Polaris World. Building started in 2002 and completed in 2005.
The golf course itself is 18-hole, 5,350 metre & par 68 and forms part of the Polaris World Nicklaus Golf Trail – currently four courses up and running, increasing soon to a total of 8 courses within a radius of 25 kilometres. A Jack Nicklaus- designed golf course.
There’s a 113 bedroom 5-star InterContinental Hotel within the resort, together with several bars, restaurants, shops, a large supermarket, a bank, two tennis courts and 22 communal swimming pools.The town consists of a hairdressers,An Irish pub, a night club,Aice-cream shop,An Italian restauent and many other features. [1]
La Torre Golf Resort was featured in two major British television campaigns, with commercials featuring the president of Polaris World, Jose Luis Hernandez and, before that, Jack Nicklaus, with the now-famous line ‘Maybe tomorrow, Jack’.
In September 2009, the resort played host to the Davis Cup semi-final between Spain and Israel, with crowds of up to 12,000 packing the temporary stadium erected specially for the three-day tennis event.[2]
American film director/actor/writer/comedian and sometime jazz musician Woody Allen played clarinet with his jazz band at the resort’s hotel on New Year’s Eve 2008, whilst X-Factor finalist Ruth Lorenzo featured regularly there. 70’s soul/funk band and Grammy award winners Kool & the Gang (‘Celebration’, ‘Ladies Night’) and Argentinian singer Andrés Calamaro have also appeared at the resort, which hosts live music most weekends.