{"id":467,"date":"2017-01-06T13:30:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T11:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com\/golf-blog\/?p=467"},"modified":"2017-01-06T13:30:48","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T11:30:48","slug":"the-demise-of-la-peraleja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com\/golf-blog\/the-demise-of-la-peraleja\/","title":{"rendered":"The Demise of La Peraleja?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #004586;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><u>The Demise of La Peraleja?<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you have read this golf column over the last few years you will be aware of the on-going problems in respect of the course condition at La Peraleja<span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"> but things appear to have taken a dramatic turn for the worse.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">When the Seve Ballesteros designed course at La Peraleja was first opened to the public it was very exclusive and very expensive at circa \u20ac90 to walk the course and was touted to be one of the best golf courses in the region.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Unfortunately due to salt contamination on a number of the fairways resulting in large bare patches and minimal growth the course condition has deteriorated in recent years and accompanying this was a large reduction in the green fee rate to only circa \u20ac30 including buggy and with this limited income it has proven difficult to generate the circa \u20ac350k necessary to repair the course.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"554\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"554\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"554\">\n<div align=\"RIGHT\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"552\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"552\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"552\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"553\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"553\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"553\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There were rumours in recent months of interested parties looking to purchase the course for approx \u20ac4m or alternatively to lease the course but none of these have come to fruition.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Only recently local golf agents were notified by the authorities of financial difficulties that the course had with them which is always a bad sign.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I have since been informed by a client of mine that they tried to play the course but were told that the course was closed until further notice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">No announcement has been made by the course management and the telephone lines have been cut so I have no way to verify the situation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">However I fear for the future and if you have bookings as individuals or as a society you may find it necessary to re-book elsewhere.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I will endeavour to find more factual information and seriously hope that the course can get over whatever problems that they have and will keep you updated accordingly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Demise of La Peraleja? 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