The five-star La Manga Club continues to set the standard for golf resorts across Spain after being the proud recipient of one of the leading accolades at the World Golf Awards for the second year running.

The multi-award-winning resort's Hotel La Manga Club Principe Felipe once again beat off competition from 17 other acclaimed venues across Spain and her islands to be named 'Spain's Best Golf Hotel' at a lavish awards ceremony in Quinta do Lago, Portugal.

La Manga Club has enjoyed another memorable 12 months following significant investment in its new golf tuition facility, featuring a Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – including the appointment of Eduardo Ruiz as the resort's new director of golf and the elevation of its West Course among the top 100 courses in continental Europe.

José Asenjo, La Manga Club's general manager, said: “Golf has been instrumental in the success that La Manga Club has enjoyed over the last four decades and to win this honour for the second year in a row is an outstanding achievement for the resort.

“This accolade is testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone at the resort into keeping La Manga Club at the forefront of sports destinations across Europe.

“These are exciting times for us and, under the leadership of Eduardo Ruiz, we're looking forward to the resort and our golf product continuing to flourish in the years ahead.”

La Manga Club's famous South Course – a five-time host of the Spanish Open – was also shortlisted in the category for 'Spain's Best Golf Course' at the event, which featured leading golf industry figures from around the world including guest of honour, legendary commentator Peter Alliss, and European Tour and Ryder Cup stalwart Bernard Gallacher, recipient of the 'Lifetime Achievement' award.

Set in an area three times the size of Monaco and regarded as Spain's flagship resort, La Manga Club's golf facilities include three 18-hole courses, a nine-hole academy course and outstanding practice amenities.

Golfing legends including the likes of Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Spain's favourite golfing son Severiano Ballesteros all feature prominently in the resort's illustrious history, with its wide array of outstanding sports and leisure amenities, bars and restaurants helping to establish it as a firm favourite with visiting golfers.

Among its recent accolades, La Manga Club was shortlisted at the 2015 Family Traveller Awards and handed the accolade of 'Best Golf Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for the fourth year running, as well as being named as one of the top five golf resorts in the world at the prestigious 2015 UltraTravel Awards.

As well as golf, the resort's extensive facilities also include a 28-court tennis academy, a new High Performance Sports Centre and 2,000m² spa and fitness complex, a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants.

For more details on La Manga Club, visit www.lamangaclub.com.

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La Manga Club
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 new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – 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 been voted 'Best Golf Hotel/Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for the last four years and was named 'Best Golf Hotel in Spain' at the 2014 World Golf Awards. La Manga Club 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.

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For more information on La Manga Club contact Pete Simm on 01730 711920 or email petes@theazaleagroup.com