On a rainy day in March 2004 the Probert family arrived from Staffordshire to start their new life in sunny Spain armed with a few Euro’s and no idea what the future would hold.
After a short period of rest it was necessary to plan a future and make an income rather than sit with friends in the sun or a bar all day.
The Leader were looking for articles of interest and as I had a commercial and golfing background the weekly golf column was started.
The golf columns were read by creators of web-sites and other glossy magazines published locally and so the golfing word was spread and having been followed by a book publisher I became the published author of a book called ‘Golfing Guide to Murcia’ which was distributed via Amazon and WH Smith which then saw me involved in a Golfing Documentary about golf in Spain shown across numerous countries within Europe.
The local golf courses then contacted me directly to act on their behalf as a golf booking agent and tour operator and in 2008 Costa Blanca Green Fee Services was launched offering a variety of golfing services to residents and golfing tourists alike.
Since the launch of the business we have booked more than 85,000 round of golf and written 1000’s of golf articles and the general feedback is that these have been positively received by the golfing public as informative and of interest.
However all good things must come to an end and due to family health related reasons it is necessary for the Probert family to return back to Staffordshire to live on the 14th January 2023.
The Costa Blanca Green Fee Services business has been sold to Jose and Fran Borja of GolfenAlicante Leisure SL as from the 1st January 2023 who will continue to run the business in the same professional manner but without the weekly golf articles in the Leader and they will be here to provide all your golfing needs and can be contracted on 680414851 or on the original e-mail address of info@costa-blanca-greenfees.com or info@golfenalicante.com
The good news (for some people) is that I will remain within the business from the UK to respond to any e-mail or internet related golf enquiries, so you have not seen the last of me yet.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Leader, our readers and many people we like to call friends for 18 wonderful years in Spain and this has been one of the hardest decisions we have ever had to make and the last 6 months have been enormously stressful for our family.
We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year and in the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger “Hasta La Vista Baby, I will be back”