Spain's La Manga Club has enjoyed another momentous year on the golfing front and is set to bring a memorable end to a successful 2014 by staging its popular Murcia Golf Open for the 14th year running.

With last year's British winter, the wettest since records began, still fresh in the memory, UK golfers are being given the chance to head for the sun by taking part in the event from December 2-6, with packages starting from only €375 (approx £325) per person for a four-night stay including three rounds of golf.

Featuring outstanding facilities including three 18-hole championship golf courses, La Manga Club has enhanced its reputation in 2014 by staging a number of high-profile golf events including the Spanish Seniors Championship, Spanish Youth Championships and the 1st La Manga Club PGAs of Europe Pro-Am. In addition, it has also undertaken a €1million redevelopment of its teaching and practice centre including opening a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain.

Competition in December's 36-hole Stableford tournament – which will be held over La Manga Club's North and South courses – is expected to be as fierce as ever across the different handicap categories for men and women, with a selection of luxury golf and leisure breaks and golfing equipment on offer to be won.

Tournament packages feature four nights' accommodation, including breakfast and a welcome pack; a cocktail reception; a gala dinner and prize-giving ceremony, and are available from just €450 (£390 approx) per person in the five-star Hotel La Manga Club Principe Felipe, or only €375 per person in the fully-serviced four-star Las Lomas apartments.

Prices, which are based on two people sharing a room, include tournament entry for golfers, along with a green fee for practice day, practice ball card on and on-course refreshments during the competition.

Free Wi-Fi and VAT are also included and, what's more, all tournament guests will receive a 25 per cent discount on any spa treatments booked; savings of 15 per cent when eating at any of the resort's Amapola, Asia, Luigi's and La Bodega restaurants and Deli-Café, and complimentary access to Spa La Manga Club's fitness centre, indoor pool, saunas and steam rooms.

Running alongside the golf event, La Manga Club is also hosting the 12th Murcia Seniors' Tennis Open from November 30 to December 5, with both competitions helping to confirm the award-winning sports and leisure venue's reputation as Spain's flagship resort.

The official overseas training base of the Lawn Tennis Association, the resort's other highlights in 2014 have included being voted by readers of Today's Golfer magazine as the best golf resort in Spain for the last three years, being shortlisted for the 1st World Golf Awards in November and named as one of only five esteemed venues for the 'Best Golf Resort in the World' at the 2014 Telegraph Ultratravel 100 Awards.

La Manga Club boasts unrivalled facilities as a sport and leisure venue including three 18-hole championship golf courses and a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – a 28-court tennis centre and a 2,000sqm spa and fitness centre. It also offers the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses, more than 20 bars and restaurants and great fun for children.

For more information or to book, call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or visit www.lamangaclub.com. 

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La Manga Club – www.lamangaclub.com – is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.

Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.

As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.

As a result of more than 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.

La Manga Club was the proud recipient of a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel website, for the facilities and service on offer at its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe. The resort has long been a staunch supporter of women's golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women's Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.