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n outdoor sport par excellence, it offers its supporters the chance to enjoy privileged sceneries while they play their game. In Argentina, golf is practiced in a wide range of landscapes. From the pampas to the mountain range valleys, our country lodges various resorts offering first quality facilities and services. Here we present the most outstanding resorts in our territory, where you will enjoy this sport immersed in surprising environments. 
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- Neuquén
CHAPELCO GOLF & RESORT
Ruta 234 Loma Atravesada de Taylor
Phone: (02972) 41-0216 Tel/Fax: (02972) 42-1785
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Description
This tourist and sport resort including 430 lots of real estate development, which also offers a first class hotel resort, is nestled amidst the impressive scenery of San Martín de los Andes, a few kilometers from the center of the city. It has the first 18-hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II, built by the Overseas Golf Construction. One essential feature in its design is the respect paid to the environment.
Its lawn is fully integrated with the surrounding landscape, with one additional advantage: Chapelco Golf & Resort will be part of the exclusive Jack Nicklaus International Golf Club. Furthermore, the resort admits the practice of other sports and offers all the necessary comfort to satisfy high level tourism, giving special emphasis to the environment and life quality.
It also has a club house with coffee-shop, snack bar, restaurant, pro-shop, changing rooms, lockers, management offices and service annexes.
Open hours for public assistance, visits and sales: from 10am to 5pm in the winjter and from 10am to 8 pm in the summer.
»Other features:
Number of holes: 18.
Par: 72.
White Tees: 5956 yards.
Blue Tees: 6348 yards.
Red Tees: 5163 yards.
Black Tees: 7114 yards. |
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- Buenos Aires
CLUB SOCIAL Y CAMPO DE PATO GRAL. BALCARCE
Av. San Martín s/n
Phone: (02266) 43-1199
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Description
Framed by a spectacular mountain range scenery, only 3km from the City of Balcarce and 400km from Buenos Aires, lies this par 70 9-hole golf course. Open everyday, its plain course offers an interesting tour of 5,986 yards for men and 4,950 yards for women, with soft undulations -both natural and artificial-, narrow fairways, high greens and an acceptable level of difficulty.
The most challenging holes are #3, par 5 (512 yards), whose fairway is crossed by two creeks; and #4, par 3 (178 yards), with a lagoon to the right of the green. |
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- Río Negro
ARELAUQUEN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
Ruta 82 - Frente al Lago Gutierrez
Phone: (02944) 47-6110/ (011) 4311-1919
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Description
This attractive circuit is located only fifteen minuts from the center of the City of Bariloche, on Route 82. The country club lies on the nortwestern shore of Lake Gutiérrez. It is crossed by the Longochinoco Creek, which makes up a central valley in the shape of a horse-shoe opening towards the lake. Immersed in a setting where the air is pure, surrounded by mountains, lakes of crystal-clear waters, unique vegetation and the highest level infrastructure necessary for golfers, Arelauquen Golf & Country Club offers its new 18-hole course, fully redesigned according to the latest techniques for building courses, with an automatized irrigation system, new machinery suitable for a competitive maintenance, caddie service and aiming at the excellence of all aspects of golf.
Practicing golf at Arelauquen Golf & Country Club is an unforgettable experience. During the entire round, the summits of Mount Catedral, Mount Otto and the deep blue of Lake Gutiérrez in the background may be observed.
After the game, an exquisite snack may be enjoyed at the bar and the latest news can be found at the Pro Shop. |
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- Neuquén
ARROYITO COUNTRY CLUB
A 50 km. de Neuquén R. 22 - Arroyito
Phone: (0299) 490-2022 Fax: (0299) 448-0044
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Description
This interesting sport resort lies 50 Km. from the City of Neuquén, along National Route 22, close to the spot wher eit crosses Route 237, which leads to the valley of the dinosaurs in El Chocón.
The 18-hole course, approved by the Asociación Argentina de Golf, is a real oasis for the demanding golfers traveling this Patagonian area.
This spot has historical background as it would belong to the estancia "Las Manas" shell, owned by Mr. David Spinetto.
The modern club house is settled in the very same place where the estancia shell used to lie and maintains some of its original adobe walls, plows, pumps and a cart used in those days.
The circuit has a modern irrigation system that permitted a perfect afforestation and maintenance of its 53 hectares containing more than 15,000 trees of several exotic species that make up a lawn with a special value as it is located in the heart of the Patagonian steppe.
The golf course is open all year round. The fact that it is located on the bank of the Limay River enables visitors to be amused with several nautical sports and fishing.
Those who enjoy golf will find facilites such as driving range, putting green and club deposit inside this venue. |
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