Accommodation
Elevage Hotel Buenos Aires
Located in the best area of Buenos Aires, a few minutes walk from the city centre and near the main avenues (9 de Julio, Del Libertador and Santa Fe). Plaza San Martín and the pedestrian street Florida are both just a short walk from the Hotel.
Golf
San Andres Golf Club
Named after the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, San Andres is the oldest golf club in Argentina. A typical British parkland course with large trees, its short yardage of 6472, is mainly protected by the rough. Host venue for the Argentine Open a record 21 times (more than any other club). Roberto De Vicenzo, the 1967 British Open Champion, is presently an honorary member.
Estancias Golf Club
The lack of trees on this new par 71, 6991 yard layout gives the course more of a “links” feel than parkland. One of the characteristic of this layout is the different shapes that the designer used for the creation of more than 100 bunkers. Greens were constructed under USGA regulations. <:orma><:orma>
Olivos Golf Club
The Olivos Golf Club is rated one of the best courses in the country by Angel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero. Venue of the Argentine Masters, the course has hosted international stars such as Payne Stewart, Bernard Langher, Gary Player and Vijay Singh and will host the World Amateur Golf Championship in 2010. Designed by Luther Koontz, who used to work with Alister Mackenzie (course architect of Augusta National Golf Club).
Ranelagh Golf Club
Ranelagh is the ‘cradle’ of the best Argentine golfer in history, Roberto De Vicenzo (British Open winner in 1967, and the first US Senior Open Champion). Roberto has lived a couple of blocks from the clubhouse since he was a young kid; nowadays at 85 years old, he still spends most of his time at the clubhouse, sharing his company with the members and also playing 9 holes many times a week.
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