Hailed by top instructor David Leadbetter as a teaching facility to rival anything in the world, La Manga Club's new Leadbetter Golf Academy is helping to usher in a new era at the luxury destination resort and golfers can take advantage of outstanding value on tuition breaks this spring and summer.

The bespoke academy is the centrepiece of the Spanish resort's €1m redevelopment of its teaching and practice centre, and guests can choose from a range of courses – with five-night packages including entry to the 'Total Golf School' starting from €527 (approx £405) per person.

Golfers of all abilities and ages can combine a stay at the luxury Hotel La Manga Club Principe Felipe or four-star Las Lomas Village apartments and townhouses with a five-star experience at the academy – described by Leadbetter as “comparable with anything I have seen worldwide” and the only one of its kind in mainland Spain.

The four-day school offers 12 hours' expert tuition and analysis on all parts of the game; from swing technique and short-game secrets to improving a player's mental approach, pre-shot preparation and practice methods.

All prices, based on two people sharing a room, also include complimentary access to the fitness centre, indoor pool and steam rooms at Spa La Manga Club, with five nights' bed and breakfast accommodation in the hotel available from €663 (approx £510) per person.

There's plenty to keep the younger members of the family entertained as well, with special golf tuition packages for children starting from €99 (£83 approx) for a four-hour under-nine academy, with further six-hour teaching options for youngsters in the under-15 and under-17 age groups.

Three times the size of Monaco, La Manga Club's outstanding sports and leisure facilities include three 18-hole championship courses – the North, West and much-revered South – helping establish itself as Spain's flagship resort and a firm favourite with European golfers since opening in 1972.

Widely regarded as Spain's flagship resort, it has been voted 'Best Golf Resort in Spain' by UK readers of Today's Golfer magazine for the last four years and was named as 'Spain's Best Golf Hotel' at the 2014 World Golf Awards in November.

In addition to golf, La Manga Club boasts unrivalled facilities as a sports and leisure destination including 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 and more than 20 bars and restaurants.

For more information about the resort and to book a break, call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reservas@lamangaclub.com or 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 was 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