Spain's five-star La Manga Club is celebrating a new honour after being voted as one of the world's top five golf resorts by one of the leading and most prestigious travel awards in the UK.

The luxury destination resort in Murcia, south-east Spain, was one of a select group of esteemed venues to be nominated in the 'Best Golf Resort in the World' category at the 2015 UltraTravel Awards, and the only destination in continental Europe to be shortlisted.

Top American resorts Pebble Beach and Pinehurst – both regular US Open venues – Fairmont St Andrews and the Gleneagles Hotel, host of last year's Ryder Cup and the eventual winners, were the other venues to receive acclaim at the awards, which are organised by the Telegraph Media Group and voted for by readers of Ultratravel.

The accolade, the second year running that La Manga Club has been shortlisted, is the latest recognition to have been bestowed on the resort in the last 12 months which has seen the award-winning venue confirm its reputation as Europe's premier golf and leisure resort.

Leading plaudits have included being named as Spain's top golf hotel at the 2014 World Golf Awards and being voted the overwhelming winner of the best golf resort in Spain by readers of the leading UK golf magazine Today's Golfer for the fourth year in a row.

“It's always an honour for the resort to receive recognition and to have been named again alongside some of the best and most famous names in the world of golf is fantastic news,” said Jose Asenjo, general manager of La Manga Club.

“We are very proud of the high regard that La Manga Club is held in by the worldwide golfing communtity. The accolade is testatment to the hard work of everyone and, through the dedication of our team and continual investment, we will continue to strive to deliver the best possible resort experience to all our guests.”

Set in an area three times the size of Monaco, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and continues to set the benchmark for sports and leisure destinations across Europe.

With facilities including three 18-hole championship courses, a nine-hole academy course and a new Leadbetter Golf Academy – the only one in mainland Spain – and having hosted the Spanish Open five times, the resort has enjoyed a rich golfing history since its inception in 1972, helping to establish it as a firm favourite with visiting golfers.

As well as outstanding golf facilities, La Manga Club'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 information or to book call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reserve@lamangaclub.com or go to 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