Golf del Sur
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Golf del Sur is a holiday resort
and golf course
situated in Tenerife
, Canary Islands
within the municipality of San Miguel de Abona
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In 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994, Golf del Sur hosted the Tenerife Open tournament.
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and Playa de las Américas
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coast. It is an active marina providing berths for private yachts and other vessels, and enabling extended tourism facilities such as yacht charters and undersea submarine excursions.
Resort
A resort is a place used for relaxation or recreation, attracting visitors for holidays or vacations. Resorts are places, towns or sometimes commercial establishment operated by a single company....
and golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
situated in Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
within the municipality of San Miguel de Abona
San Miguel de Abona
San Miguel de Abona is the name of a municipality, town, and valley in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. San Miguel de Abona is a suburb or a cluster of Tenerife Sur. The municipality is located in the...
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In 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994, Golf del Sur hosted the Tenerife Open tournament.
History
Originally a private urbanisation built along with the Golf del Sur golf course, the resort of Golf del Sur occupies 410 acres (1.7 km²) and is now a holiday and residential village just a few kilometres from the Tenerife South AirportTenerife South Airport
Tenerife South Airport , previously known as Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, is one of two international airports located on the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands . Between its opening and the end of 2006, a total of 173,912,207 passengers passed through the airport...
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Tourism
Golf del Sur has developed tremendously in recent years and now is one of the major tourism resorts in Tenerife. Being situated alongside a golf course and marina, Golf del Sur has evolved into a more tranquil holiday environment than its busier neighbours of Los CristianosLos Cristianos
Los Cristianos is a town in Spain with a population of approximately 19,000 , situated on the south coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife. Located in the municipality of Arona between the cone of the mountain Chayofita and the greater mountain Guaza. The town centre is around the Los Cristianos...
and Playa de las Américas
Playa de las Américas
Playa de las Américas is a purpose-built holiday resort in the northern part of the Municipality of Arona, close to the adjoining Municipality of Adeje in the south of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. It was built in the 1960s beside the town of Los Cristianos and stretching northward to the...
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Marina San Miguel
Marina San Miguel is a new marina built between the resorts of Golf del Sur and Amarilla Golf on the south TenerifeTenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
coast. It is an active marina providing berths for private yachts and other vessels, and enabling extended tourism facilities such as yacht charters and undersea submarine excursions.