Real Golf Club de Zarauz

On the Cantabrian coast in Spain’s Basque Country, Real Golf Club de Zarauz combines a nine-hole links course with a place in the early history of Spanish golf. The club is in Zarautz, in the province of Gipuzkoa, and is integrated into the town. Its coastal setting, compact course format and long history are the main threads to follow when getting to know it.

A coastal course in the Basque Country

The course shares the club’s name and has nine holes. Its defining features are its links character and its position beside the Cantabrian Sea. For a golfer considering this part of northern Spain, those details establish the essentials: this is a coastal, nine-hole golf course within a town setting.

Zarauz brings those elements together rather than presenting golf separately from the place around it. The town and the sea are central to the club’s identity, alongside a history stretching back to its official opening in 1916.

One of Spain’s earliest golf clubs

Real Golf Club de Zarauz is Spain’s fourth-oldest golf club. Its official inauguration in 1916 was attended by Alfonso XIII and María Cristina, an occasion that forms part of the club’s historical background.

That date gives another dimension to the nine-hole layout. A look at Zarauz is not only a look at links golf on the Cantabrian coast, but also at a club with an established place in the development of golf in Spain. Its age and location are equally important to understanding its character.

Beyond the nine holes

Golf sits within a broader sporting and social offering. The club’s facilities and activities include:

• Padel and tennis.
• A gym.
• Children’s facilities.
• A shop.
• A sports bar and clubhouse.
• Events.
• Hickory Golf.

Padel, tennis and the gym extend the sporting side of the club beyond the course. The sports bar and clubhouse provide its social spaces, while children’s facilities are another part of the overall offering.

These facilities and activities, including Hickory Golf, each have their own guide page. Taken together, they give a fuller picture of Real Golf Club de Zarauz: a historic golf club rooted in its coastal town, with nine holes at the centre of a wider club setting.