We Played The Alto Club Sotogrande for €128

The Alto Club Sotogrande honest review and full course tour in 2026. We played The Alto Club for €128 with buggy included and here is everything you need to know before you book a round at the rebuilt Almenara. The Alto Club is the new name for Almenara Golf Sotogrande. Ryder Cup hero Manuel Piñero rebuilt the course between 2021 and 2025. It reopened as The Alto Club on 1 September 2025, the 63rd anniversary of Sotogrande. The course belongs to the SO Sotogrande Spa and Golf Resort, an Accor five star hotel on the Cádiz coast in southern Spain. Ten minutes from Valderrama. Fifteen from Real Club de Sotogrande. Twenty from La Reserva. Twenty five from Gibraltar Airport. Seventy five from Málaga Airport. Twenty minutes from La Hacienda Links and Finca Cortesín. If you came searching for Almenara Golf review, Almenara Sotogrande, The Alto Club Sotogrande, Sotogrande golf courses 2026, best golf course in Sotogrande, golf near Gibraltar, Costa del Sol golf, Andalusia golf, Cádiz golf or dónde jugar al golf en Sotogrande, this is your answer. THE ALTO CLUB COURSE INFO Course name: The Alto Club (formerly Almenara Golf Sotogrande) Location: Sotogrande, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain Designers: Dave Thomas (1998 original), Manuel Piñero (2021 to 2025 rebuild) Par: 71 White tee length: 5,903 metres Championship tee length (G.O.A.T.): 6,497 metres Front nine: Los Pinos, the umbrella pine nine Back nine: Los Lagos, the water nine Signature hole: hole 13, par 5, water all the way down the right Green fee 2026: €128 with shared buggy included Walkable: yes Caddy required: no Dress code: collared shirt, golf shorts or trousers, soft spikes THE FAMOUS ANIMAL TEES OF THE ALTO CLUB The Alto Club removed white, yellow, blue and red tees and replaced them with four animals: G.O.A.T. (championship, 6,497 m), Bull (resort yardage), Vulture (forward) and Deer (most forward). No gender coding. Pick your animal by ability. The animal tee system is the first of its kind on the Costa del Sol. THE HOTEL: SO SOTOGRANDE SPA AND GOLF RESORT The Alto Club is attached to SO Sotogrande Spa and Golf Resort, the Accor five star property that anchors the estate. 152 rooms. 3,500 square metre spa. Two outdoor pools. Three restaurants. The Suzann Pettersen Academy (two major championships, two Solheim Cup wins as captain) operates on site. A par 3 academy course opens later in 2026. Best stay and play package in Sotogrande right now. EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ALTO CLUB How much is The Alto Club green fee in 2026? €128 with shared buggy in 2026. Varies by season. Is the buggy included? Yes. Can you walk The Alto Club? Yes. The driving range is a five minute buggy ride from the first tee, so plan thirty minutes for warm up. What was The Alto Club called before? Almenara Golf Sotogrande. The rebrand happened 1 September 2025. Who designed The Alto Club? Dave Thomas in 1998. Rebuilt by Manuel Piñero between 2021 and 2025. Closest airport to The Alto Club? Gibraltar Airport, twenty five minutes. Málaga Airport, seventy five minutes. Where do you stay? SO Sotogrande Spa and Golf Resort, on the same estate. Is The Alto Club harder than Valderrama? Different test. Valderrama punishes mistakes. The Alto Club rewards good play and stays kind to higher handicaps. Are juniors welcome? Yes. The Suzann Pettersen Academy runs junior programmes. What food on course? Free bananas from the marshal. Canned water at the first tee. Halfway house at the turn. Is The Alto Club worth playing in 2026? YES Watch the verdict at 07:30. PRACTICAL INFORMATION Book The Alto Club: https://altogolfclub.com/ Stay at SO Sotogrande Spa and Golf Resort: https://so-hotels.com/en/sotogrande/ Suzann Pettersen Academy lessons: https://altogolfclub.com/suzann-pette... Address: Avenida Almenara, 11310 Sotogrande, Cádiz, Spain SUBSCRIBE Over 50 and planning a golf trip to Spain? Subscribe to Beyond 50 for honest course and hotel reviews every week. ABOUT US We are Steini and Hildur, a husband and wife from Iceland in our 50s. We review the best golf courses and hotels for couples and golfers over 50 across Spain, Portugal and Iceland, where we play at midnight in summer because the sun never sets. You don't stop having fun because you get old. You get old because you stopped having fun. #TheAltoClub #Sotogrande #SotograndeGolf #AlmenaraGolf #ManuelPiñero #SOSotogrande #GolfSpain #GolfCostadelSol #GolfAndalusia #SpainGolf2026 #GolfTravel #GolfOver50 #Beyond50 #GolfReview #GolfResort --- Boost your YouTube audience with vidIQ. Use this link to unlock 500 bonus credits when you upgrade to a premium plan: https://vidiq.com/r/?code=cHfzUR