Las Colinas Golf targets top award

Las Colinas Golf & Country Club in Alicante, Spain, has been shortlisted for the Golf Resort Award in the prestigious International Hotel & Property Awards 2014.

The Golf Resort category rewards destinations that not only offer world class golfing facilities, but also provide additional attractions and services, integrated with cutting edge designed property.

Director of golf at the Las Colinas golf & Country Club, Martin Eastgate, is proud of the nomination and hopes the resorts popularity will continue to grow as a result.

“Our Cabell B. Robinson-designed championship course has been recognised as one of the Top 100 courses in continental Europe.”

“This recognition is a fantastic promotion of our exclusive facilities providing us with a great opportunity to introduce our Troon-managed golf course and expanding attractions to an increasing number of international visitors,” said Eastgate.

“Our Cabell B. Robinson-designed championship course has been recognised as one of the Top 100 courses in continental Europe and our shortlisting further enhances this reputation.”

Las Colinas Golf & Country Club: more than just a golf resort

Las Colinas Golf & Country Club is situated in 330 hectares of Mediterranean woodland, and is an exclusive residential community boasting world class attractions. In addition to the 18 hole championship golf course, the resort also offers a tennis and paddle tennis academy, an ocean front beach club, enso sushibar, trails through 200,000 square meters of natural space and the International School of Falconry Las Colinas.

As well as an impressive golf course, offering views of the coastline, encompassed within natural woodland, Las Colinas Golf & Country Club boasts first class practice facilities too. The practice area contains a natural grass hitting areas, manicured putting green and short game area, which can be used to hit a complimentary pyramid of TaylorMade practice balls. Directed by Head PGA Professional Robert Mitchell, the latest ultra-high-speed video analysis technology is available to provide in depth coaching to golfers of all ages and abilities.

Voting is now open to the general public and runs through to June 13 2014. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony held in Venice on 20 June 2014. To cast your vote for Las Colinas Golf & Country Club any other resort log-on to http://thedesignawards.co.uk/voting2014