Once again southern Spain was hosting the grand finale of the European Tour. Europe’s elite golfers – the 60 top players on the order of Merit- tee up this month in Spain’s premier golf tournament, the Volvo Masters.
The event is, without doubt, the highlight of Spain’s annual golfing calendar; for the calibre of the players; for the venue; for the prize money and for the promotional coverage around the world.

Arcos Gardens Sales Team was joining the tournament on Sunday, where weather was exceptional, and we confirmed what a dangerous golf course Valderrama can be.
The last round, a clear battle between Sergio Garcia and Colin Montgomerie, came from the popular Irishman 38-year-old Paul McGinley, who added a fine final getting the victory in the Volvo Masters, the biggest title of his career to date.

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The golf course itself is the most advanced part of the project, which plans to open at the beginning of 2006; Works on the first phase of housing plan to break ground in November, with 80 units of 135m2 each, alongside the hotel area.

This project is worthy of respect both from an environmental and a development point of view, since water from the municipal purification plant will be used to irrigate the golf course, despite the fact that the project has permission from the CHG to use local well water. In fact, on site you can already see that water is being collected in the large man-made lake, which is recycled and used for irrigation.
With regard to housing, the project will provide very low density housing compared to other golf courses, as only 400 homes are planned to be built over various phases.

Construction works have required the removal of dozens of olive trees, which the promoter has re-planted elsewhere. It is worthy of mention that Arcos Gardens has a “special charm”, not only for a fabulous golfing experience in a rural area, but also for the surrounding landscape, and good communications with the rest of the Province and Andalucia.

Another important environmental issue is the great value which has been paid to the landscape surrounding the finca, which enjoys fantastic panoramic views of the town of Arcos. With regard to infrastructure, renovation works continue on the provisional clubhouse, where the Boutique Hotel Faín will also be housed. Furthermore, the future sales office is under construction within the resort.
The Mayoress, Josefa Caro, and the Head of Town Planning, visited the site on Tuesday, accompanied by the promotor, Fernando Mora Figueroa. They all agreed that the golf course will be a quality tourist attraction which will help to promote the town, and in turn, the economy. Their objectives were also united: to make Arcos an international tourist destination “of quality”.
Macias said he looked forward to the golf course becoming a “reference for quality” both in Andalucia and at international level. The Mayoress stated that Arcos Gardens is “a sign of the quality that the government has had in mind since conception of the project”, and that all parties involved in the project “are aiming towards the same end”.

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On Friday 21st October 2005, we had the opportunity to meet John Wallace, the golf course superintendent at Arcos Gardens to have a look around the course.

John studied agronomy at university in USA, where he started his professional career, which has so far taken him around the world, to places such as USA, Morocco, Madeira, Thailand, North and South Spain. He is currently based in Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz and brings his experience to the development of the new golf course at Arcos Gardens, having joined this project about one year ago.
He is happy to have had a couple of days rain this week, which has helped to make the grass grow. Water is an expensive and limited commodity, so they try to make the most of, and control the use of each drop of water with a modern irrigation system, by employing technical staff who are aware of the importance of saving water.

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Between the several projects under construction within the Arcos Gardens development, one of the most advanced is the future sales office, which plans to open around mid January.

In this office, we will have the answer to any enquiries about the various properties for sale. Our Sales Team will be pleased to meet you and show you around this extensive project, which will offer a championship golf course, clubhouse, practice range and golf academy, a cortijo-hotel as well as a variety of properties, including townhouses, villas and plots.
Whilst the sales office is still under construction, we will be pleased to handle all your enquiries from our temporary on site sales office, through the web www.arcosgardens.com or at the following phone number + 34 607 809 268

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