Hacienda Riquelme

Hacienda Riquelme Golf Course

Hacienda Riquelme is in a rural setting with open countryside near Sierra de Carrascoy in Murcia.

Hacienda Riquelme is set between the mountains and Sucina, a beautiful area designated as a regional natural park. The golf course has been designed to keep a natural look to the area.

Many golf courses in southern Spain like to challenge players with water hazards, and Hacienda Riquelme Golf Course does not disappoint in that respect. Five lakes are on this golf course, and the first sign of water appears on the 4th hole, making the fairway narrow on approach to the green.

However, you know you are playing a Nicklaus Design golf course from the first tee, thanks to the vast, waste-style bunkers. These are found on both the fairway and around the greens. The par-3, 5th hole at Hacienda Riquelme Golf Course is a great example. Although short, the garden is surrounded by three massive bunkers. If you stray either side of the green or land over the back, trouble awaits.

The 18-hole, par-72 golf course plays to 6,991 yards, and four sets of tees are on each hole, making the course accessible for everyone. There are natural and subtle variations in elevation throughout the 18 holes, but nothing major, and the course uses the land's contours nicely.

The par-4, 18th hole is an excellent finishing hole, with water running down the fairway's left side and some monstrous bunkers around the green.

This is a great golf course to add to some of the best golf courses in Murcia, and perfect for your next trip.