28 April 2026
Andalusia or Tyrol – Where Does Your Heart Tee Off First?
There are golf trips you're still talking about years later: Andalusian sea air over the fairways of Sotogrande, or the Zugspitze at your back as Chef Thomas Strasser plates the evening menu. We've got both — and honestly, we can't choose either.
Dear readers,
There are golf trips you’re still talking about years later. Andalusian sea air over the fairways of Sotogrande. Or the Zugspitze at your back while Chef Thomas Strasser puts the finishing touches to the evening menu. We’ve got both for you — and, if we’re honest, we can’t decide either.
Warmly,
Your NineteenGolf.Guide Team
Between Fairway and Finest Stay
Sotogrande, right at the western edge of the Costa del Sol. Valderrama is next door, so is La Reserva Club — and right in the middle of it all, the Alto Golf Club is reinventing itself. Freshly reworked, with a renovated par-3 course and an academy led by Suzann Pettersen, Solheim Cup captain. The SO/ Sotogrande just next door is the hotel that matches all of this — and one of the best you can book on this stretch of coast.
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SO/ Sotogrande – Understatement with a View
Sotogrande lies where the Costa del Sol quietly grows up. No hotel megastructures, no noise — instead pine trees, silence and golf courses that rank among the best in Europe. The SO/ Sotogrande is the hotel that does this backdrop justice: whitewashed walls, contemporary design, a 3,500 m² spa, and rooms that know a good view needs no explanation.
Sotogrande Reinvents Itself: 18 Holes, a Renovated Course and Suzann Pettersen
The golfing centrepiece is the freshly reworked Alto Golf Club — 18 holes bearing the signature of Dave Thomas, with pines, water crossings and elevation changes that make the game a tactical one. Then, in early April 2026, came the renovated Alcornoques course: a par-3 executive course, short and precise, ideal for warming up, quick lunchtime rounds and short-game practice. Under the academy leadership of Suzann Pettersen. That’s no coincidence — that’s a statement of intent.
Original photo: © nineteengolf.guide
Nineteen on Tour
We’re not saying all this because it sounds good.
We’re saying it because we’ve been there ourselves.
Zugspitze Views Meet Toque-Rated Delight in Tyrol
Original photo: © nineteengolf.guide
Before you’ve even hit your first tee shot, Lermoos has already won you over. The Zugspitze rises directly in front of the Hotel Post. This 4-star superior property pairs alpine calm with a kitchen that doesn’t hide its light: Chef Thomas Strasser cooks Tyrolean substance with a light touch, and the evening menu after a long round of golf is one of those moments that really needs no words.
Three Nights, One Summit, One Evening Menu — The Golf Package
The package is straightforward: three nights in a suite, breakfast buffet, a three-toque evening menu, and a day’s green fee at the Tiroler Zugspitz Golfkurs — from €789 per person. Bookable from May to October 2026.
View the golf package
Post Verwöhnpension — The Only Daily Itinerary You Need
The Post Verwöhnpension lives up to its name, from the breakfast buffet each morning to the toque-awarded gourmet menu each evening.
Thomas Strasser combines Tyrolean substance with a light touch and a sure instinct for how a long golfing day should end, culinarily speaking. The Post has picked up numerous awards — and you can taste exactly why.
For Those Who Prefer to Keep to Themselves
The adults-only weeks in summer, early autumn and winter make the hotel a touch quieter still. For exact dates, ask the hotel directly or check the link below.
View the adults-only weeks
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