Alhama Signature Golf

Alhama Signature Golf brings a Jack Nicklaus design to the Costa Cálida in Spain’s Region of Murcia. Set within Condado de Alhama Resort, in the municipality of Alhama de Murcia, the course opened to the public in 2009. It has 18 holes and a par of 72, with a golf academy adding to the club’s facilities.

For golfers considering this part of Spain, its setting provides useful context: both Sierra Espuña and the Mediterranean coast are nearby. The resort location, the course’s designer and its distinctive choice of turf are the main reference points when getting to know the club before a visit.

Nicklaus’s personal involvement

Jack Nicklaus designed the course and personally supervised it. His involvement therefore extended beyond providing the design itself. For travellers who build golf trips around the work of a particular designer, that direct participation is a notable part of the story of Alhama Signature Golf.

Five lakes and 116 bunkers feature across the layout. These are defining components of the 18-hole course and offer a more concrete introduction than the Nicklaus name alone. Alongside its par of 72, they are useful details to keep in mind when comparing the course with other options for a golf itinerary in Murcia.

A distinctive turf choice

Alhama Signature Golf was the first course in Spain to use Paspalum Platinum grass on its fairways and greens. That distinction concerns both parts of the playing surface, rather than just the fairways or the putting greens in isolation.

For visitors interested in course development, this adds another aspect to its identity. The personal involvement of Nicklaus and the use of Paspalum Platinum tell two different parts of its creation: who shaped the layout and which grass was used on the fairways and greens.

Academy and local setting

The club also has a golf academy, which has its own page in the guide. It sits alongside the 18-hole course as part of the golf offering.

Beyond the course, the surrounding area places a Murcia golf visit close to both Sierra Espuña and the Mediterranean coast. Alhama Signature Golf’s base is Condado de Alhama Resort, with Alhama de Murcia as its municipal location on the Costa Cálida.