Campo De Golf El Saler - Spain

Located outside Valencia with its orange groves and rice fields, El Saler is recognized as the masterpiece of the Spanish architect Javier Arana, who was responsible for designing the classical courses that continue to set the standard in Spain. More than half the holes run through a pine forest, beginning with the first four, but El Saler is best known for its links-style holes bordering the Gulf of Valencia. The waste areas of powdery sand are drizzled with myrtle and mimosa bushes and succulents known as "catclaws." The Parador de El Saler, one of Spain's state-owned hotels, adjoins the 18th green. El Saler hosted the Spanish Open in 1984, 1989, and 2001, and also was the site of the 2003 Seve Trophy Competition, pitting the top pros from Great Britain and Ireland against the Continental European team captained by Seve Ballesteros himself.

Club De Golf Masia Bach - Spain

Masia Bach is located a half-hour drive west of Barcelona, adjoining the Masia Bach vineyard and overlooking the village of Sant Esteve Sesrovires with its double-spired church. In the distance, rising abruptly from the valley floor, are the sheer stone peaks of Montserrat. Designed by Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal and opened in 1990, Masia Bach is a bustling club. The course is carved out of the flanking mountainside in two nine-hole loops. The front nine is particularly striking, with fairways burrowing through rock walls and traversing water-filled gorges rimmed with pines. With plenty of elevation changes, there are long views at every turn over the valley and the Catalan countryside.