Golf4uAlicante Blog

We received notification today of a commercial reorganisation stating  Polaris World will now be responsible for the management of only three golf courses on the Nicklaus Trail- El Valle, Hacienda Riquelme and La Torre.

Its difficult to believe that only a few days ago we had golfers forced to cancel their golf trip and tee times because they were stranded in the UK. Today we are bombarded with other news, latest being GB gaff on the mike – the ash is yesterdays news as the volcano reduces its emissions.

GREEN Jacket hero Phil Mickelson has vowed to be back at the Barclays Scottish Open this summer after admitting he was sorry to miss out last year.

There is much to be said for playing golf in the 21stCentury as golf balls have been developed beyond recognition since their introduction and have come a long way to make the game a bit easier.
The history bit….
The first balls specifically made for golf were made of wood,its doesn’t bear thinking about how painful that might have been with the jarring
pain shooting right up your arm.
In 1618 the feather golf ball which was cow or horse hide stuffed with goose feather was introduced with the original name ” featherie”
To this day the characteristics of this golf ball have made it the standard golf ball for more than two hundred years.
The practice of hammering the ball to give it an evenly dimpled shape helped give the ball to have a more consistent flight ,came about after the “gutte” ball made from dried sap of a Sapodilla Tree was invented as the defects made onto this ball once hit by the club actually assisted its flight.

Many of our golfers have property near many of the great golf courses in the area and bought them when times were better. They often ask what is happening regarding property prices here as they see so many “Se vende” signs on houses and apartments when travelling in this area.
Some parts of Spain are seeing property prices increase but some experts point out that it is affordability that will be a key to a recovery in the country’s real estate market. According to Facilismo.com, Spain’s number one property portal, Murcia has posted the highest house price rises of all the nation’s autonomous regions at 0.24%.
This makes it one of a select quartet of communities showing positive growth in January 2010 with Valencia second at 0.11%, Cantabria third with 0.09% followed by the Basque Country with 0.06%.

 Its makes me smile when the rumours start going round and low and behold we are reading that something that was in the news has become a reality. The fact is it hasn’t but like chinese whispers round it goes.

Emails arrive practically everyday now from local golf courses offering special discounted deals which we are delighted to pass onto our customers.

My name is Steven Franchi and I have tried to play the great game of golf for 42 years now and my handicap is 2. In 2007 I bought a Callaway Big Bertha 454 driver with 9 deg of loft and with a grafalloy Blue stiff shaft, this club is great and served me very well over the last few years. I have tried many other drivers just to see if there is anything that will hit the ball further than my callaway 454 but I didn’t find one until now.

Puma are excited to announce that they have acquired Cobra Golf, an equipment brand, to strengthen and expand their up-and-coming and flourishing golf brand.

The game of golf will always fire up the blood of all enthusiasts. The reason behind many rules is to try and make the game a level playing field for all participants- in some cases this just doesn’t suit everyone! see below-taken from BBC News