In the mid-80s, Robert Trent Jones, Sr. was commissioned to fine-tune his original design of the Spanish course that would become Valderrama. Resting between the grandeur of the Sierra Blanca mountains and the Mediterranean, Valderrama features distant views of Gibraltar and North Africa from higher ground. Gnarled cork trees garnish the terrain, accompanied by scattered olive trees and abundant wildflowers.
In ’91, ’93 and ’95, Golf World voted Valderrama the #1 golf club in Europe. This home of the annual Volvo Masters tournament was richly rewarded in ’94 when The Ryder Cup committee selected Valderrama as the host of the ’97 matches.
Valderrama is a stand alone course and is one of the top non US links courses.