La Manga Club has continued its flying start to the new year after retaining its position as Spain's number one golfing venue in the respected Top 100 Golf Courses website's latest 2018 rankings.

All three of the Murcia resort's 18-hole courses feature inside the top 40 of the updated list - the only resort in Spain to receive such an honour - with La Manga Club's famed North and South layouts achieving notable rises in the standings.

Leading the way again for the resort was the highly-rated Real La Manga Club West Course, which was rated 18th in the list and was also a new entry at no.95 in the website's updated rankings of the Top 100 courses in Continental Europe.

Real La Manga Club South Course - a five-time host of the Spanish Open - continued its move up the standings and into Spain's top 25 after being ranked 24th, while the resort's North Course took 34th position after climbing another five places.

Eduardo Ruiz, director of golf at La Manga Club, said: "There are so many great courses in Spain so to have three courses ranked inside the top 35 gives everyone at the resort a feeling of tremendous satisfaction.

"We have worked very hard over the last few years to offer the best possible golfing experience to our guests. Considerable investment has been made on and off the course, and recognition such as this will help to inspire us to further success in the future."

The latest endorsement of its facilities comes shortly after La Manga Club was named ‘Europe's Best Golf Venue' at the 2017 World Golf Awards and voted ‘Spain's Best Golf Hotel' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for an amazing seventh year in a row.

Three times the size of Monaco and nestling in an exclusive corner of Murcia in south-east Spain, La Manga Club has been at the forefront of European golf since opening in 1972, with its other facilities including a nine-hole academy course and outstanding practice facilities.

The official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), the resort's unrivalled amenities also include a 28-court tennis centre, a new European Cricket Performance Centre and a 2,000sqm Wellness Centre. In addition, it features the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 15 bars and restaurants.

For more information on La Manga Club and to book, visit www.lamangaclub.com

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About La Manga Club
Located in a magnificent natural environment next to Calblanque National Park and the Mediterranean Sea, with a mild year-round climate and enjoying exceptional security and privacy, the exclusive resort of La Manga Club (Los Belones, Cartagena, Murcia) offers luxury, leisure and sport in the same place, and is set just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour away from Alicante.

Founded in 1972, the resort now covers an area of 566 hectares containing accommodation, professional sports facilities, relaxation zones, first-class redevelopment and a private community of 2,300 residents, in a region which boasts more than 350 days' of sun and is surrounded by natural parks and untouched beaches.

La Manga Club's extensive facilities include:

• A five-star hotel: Hotel Príncipe Felipe 5*
• Tourist apartments: Las Lomas Village 4*
• Luxury villas
• Three 18-hole golf courses
• A 28-court tennis centre
• Eight FIFA-sized football pitches
• 2,000m2 Wellness Centre
• The resort's famous La Cala beach and restaurant, overlooking the Mediterranean
• More than 15 bars and restaurants

Additionally, there is the opportunity to rent a property, purchase a plot of land or buy any of the villas already available that have been built on the complex, and benefit from the services and commodities that a five-star hotel has to offer, such as the sports facilities on the resort.

With the variety of activities and facilities available, La Manga Club has firmly established itself as one of the best sports and leisure destination resorts in Europe, and has been the proud recipient of a host of prestigious international awards and accolades over the last four decades.

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