Walking distance · 800 m
Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club
27 holes designed by José María Olazábal. Three nines — Coral, Roca and Estrella — through dunes and pine forest along the Atlantic. Our Marina Golf apartments sit at the first tee.
Golf · Costa de la Luz · 2 to 6 months
Winter where the fairway is on your doorstep
Two months in Andalucía, 15+ championship courses within 45 minutes, and 300 days of sunshine. We sort the home — you bring the clubs.
Stays from 2 months · Long-stay lease, not a holiday package · Local management in Andalucía · Dutch & English spoken
Why golf here
Better climate, better courses, better value
Not one week of green-fee tourism. A full winter with the fairway around the corner — and a team that lives here.
15+ championship courses within 45 minutes
Olazábal at Costa Ballena, Nicklaus at Montecastillo, classic Stirling bunkering at Sherry. Weekday tee-offs without waiting lists.
300 days of sun, 18–28 °C in January
The Atlantic inland coast is less windy than the Algarve, milder than the Costa del Sol and drier than you expect a winter to be.
Authentic Andalucía, no mass tourism
Villages where coffee is still €1.60 and the round ends at a venta, not a British pub. Spanish is still the first language at the corner shop.
Better value than the Algarve or Costa del Sol
A good apartment on the course is noticeably cheaper here than in Vilamoura or Marbella — and you stay longer for less.
Direct flight under 3 hours
Amsterdam or Eindhoven to Jerez or Seville, then a short morning drive to the coast. No transfer, no lost day.
Dutch- & English-speaking local team
Richard and Concha live five minutes from Costa Ballena. WhatsApp reply within the hour — no call centre, no email ticket.
CostaStay doesn't sell holiday packages. You rent a real home for the winter on a local lease, with local management — from 2 months.
The courses
Three courses, one base
You play from one apartment on the coast. The three courses you'll see most often:
25 min · 28 km
Sherry Golf Jerez
Quiet championship 18-holer with wide fairways, strategic bunkering and views across the vineyards. Weekdays without waiting — you finish before lunch at a venta in Jerez.
30 min · 35 km
Montecastillo Golf
Jack Nicklaus' only Spanish design and longtime host of the Volvo Masters. Long par-72 with dramatic elevation changes and views to the Sierra de Cádiz.
The bridge
Not a golf trip. A golf winter.
You're not here for one week of green-fee tourism. You winter here two to six months and play every Wednesday and Saturday while it freezes at home. Our Marina Golf apartments in Costa Ballena have the Olazábal course 800 metres away, a second bedroom for your partner or golf friends, and a terrace facing west over the 18th hole.
- From 2 months — local long-stay lease, not a tourist package
- Marina Golf, Costa Ballena: same residence as the course
- Local management, Dutch- & English-speaking, on-site
For clubs & pros
A winter clinic week for your members
December to March is dead season for a Dutch club. Ten members book together for six weeks; your own pro flies over for a clinic week at Costa Ballena, Sherry or Montecastillo. Members play in shorts in January, your pro picks up a week of winter teaching hours, and your club gains visibility ahead of the new season.
What we arrange
- Five to ten apartments around Marina Golf, side by side
- Tee-times and group rates at Ballena, Sherry or Montecastillo
- Lesson slots, transfer minibus, optional dinner at a local venta
- One Dutch-speaking contact for pro, manager and members
Schedule a short intake
Email hello@costastay.homes with subject 'Golfclub/Pro' — Richard will call you back within 24 hours.
Richard & Concha — your point of contact on the Atlantic coast
We live five minutes from Costa Ballena. We golf here ourselves, we know when Sherry is quiet midweek, and we know the venta in Chipiona that opens at half past one for the day's catch. WhatsApp reply within the hour — Dutch and English, on-site, personal check-in.
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For long winters, with the fairway in walking distance or a short drive away.
Book your golf winter
Two to six months in Andalucía, 15+ courses within reach, local management. No deposit until you're certain.