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La Cala Resort in Mijas, Andalucía, southern Spain is a residential and recreational estate located between Marbella and Fuengirola. With 60 holes of golf, La Cala is officially recognised by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation as the largest golf complex in the country [1].

The principal facilities include a luxury hotel, separate clubhouse and three 18-hole golf courses. It is also the location of the only David Leadbetter Golf Academy in the country and has Europe’s only high-tech TaylorMade Performance Lab as well as a testing par-3 layout. The complex has staged numerous important competitions such as the Ladies European Tour Q-school and the Spanish Pairs final, won by Miguel Ángel Jiménez and Andrés Jiménez.

In July 2007 La Cala set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of golfers to compete in a one-day event in a resort, when 614 people played in a competition held to raise funds for UNICEF [2].

The football facilities at La Cala Resort are popular with a number of top professional club sides. During the 2008/09 season the resort was used as a training base by top clubs from eight countries, including: Sunderland AFC, Reading FC and Peterborough United (England), Sevilla Atlético (Spain), Dynamo Moscow (Russia), Borussia Monchengladbach (Germany), BSC Young Boys (Switzerland), Heracles Almelo (Holland), Bohemians FC (Ireland) and FC Fyn Odense (Denmark).

In September 2008 the resort hosted the Ladbrokescasino.com Masters[3], one of the biggest events in the Ivobank EuroPro Tour. It was won by John Parry (Harrowgate GC, England), Matthew Ford (Marriott Tudor Park, England) was second and Colin Roope (England), third.

The main shareholder in the resort is the Irish insurance company, FBD Holdings plc.

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+'''La Cala Resort''' in [[Mijas]], [[Andalucía]], southern [[Spain]] is a residential and recreational estate located between [[Marbella]] and [[Fuengirola]]. With 60 holes of golf, La Cala is officially recognised by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation as the largest golf complex in the country [http://www.golfspainfederacion.com/esp/campos_info.asp?idCampo=199].
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-'''La Cala Resort''' in [[Mijas]], [[Andalucía]], southern [[Spain]] is a residential and recreational estate located between [[Marbella]] and [[Fuengirola]], 30 minutes from [[Malaga]] Airport. With 60 holes of golf, La Cala is officially recognised by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation as the largest golf complex in the country.
-The principal facilities include a luxury hotel, separate clubhouse and three 18-hole golf courses. It is also the location of the only David Leadbetter Golf Academy in the country and has Europe’s only high-tech TaylorMade Performance Lab as well as a testing par-3 layout. The complex has staged numerous important competitions such as the [[Ladies European Tour]] Q-school and the Spanish Pairs final, won by [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]] and Andrés Jiménez.
+The principal facilities include a luxury hotel, separate clubhouse and three 18-hole golf courses. It is also the location of the only [[David Leadbetter]] Golf Academy in the country and has Europe’s only high-tech TaylorMade Performance Lab as well as a testing par-3 layout. The complex has staged numerous important competitions such as the [[Ladies European Tour]] Q-school and the Spanish Pairs final, won by [[Miguel Ángel Jiménez]] and Andrés Jiménez.
-In July 2007 La Cala set a [[Guinness World Record]] for the largest number of golfers to compete in a one-day event in a resort, when 614 people played in a competition held to raise funds for [[UNICEF]].
+In July 2007 La Cala set a [[Guinness World Record]] for the largest number of golfers to compete in a one-day event in a resort, when 614 people played in a competition held to raise funds for [[UNICEF]][http://www.golflb.com/news-74-World_Record_Attempt.html].
 The football facilities at La Cala Resort are popular with a number of top professional club sides. During the 2008/09 season the resort was used as a training base by top clubs from eight countries, including: [[Sunderland AFC]], [[Reading FC]] and [[Peterborough United]] ([[England]]), [[Sevilla Atlético]] ([[Spain]]), [[Dynamo Moscow]] ([[Russia]]), [[Borussia Monchengladbach]] ([[Germany]]), [[BSC Young Boys]] ([[Switzerland]]), [[Heracles Almelo]] ([[Holland]]), [[Bohemians FC]] ([[Ireland]]) and FC Fyn Odense ([[Denmark]]).
-In September 2008 the resort hosted the Ladbrokescasino.com Masters, one of the biggest events in the Ivobank EuroPro Tour. It was won by John Parry (Harrowgate GC, England), Matthew Ford (Marriott Tudor Park, England) was second and Colin Roope (England), third.
+In September 2008 the resort hosted the Ladbrokescasino.com Masters[http://www.euroweeklynews.com/sports/10533.html], one of the biggest events in the Ivobank EuroPro Tour. It was won by John Parry (Harrowgate GC, England), Matthew Ford (Marriott Tudor Park, England) was second and Colin Roope (England), third.
 The main shareholder in the resort is the Irish insurance company, FBD Holdings plc.
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.lacala.com/ Official Web Site of the La Cala Resort]
+* [http://www.golfspainfederacion.com/esp/campos_info.asp?idCampo=199 RFEG Profile]
 [[Category:Golf in Spain]]