The Campo 3 at Golf La Moraleja Algete is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course that opened in 2013 and enriches Golf La Moraleja’s already impressive offering of Nicklaus Design golf courses. This course is a Signature Golf Course and is designed for enjoyable member play, and also is able to host the most important professional events. The course, always immaculately maintained to the highest standards and tucked away in its quiet and secluded setting, make it one of Madrid’s most prestigious golf courses.
La Moraleja Golf Club was officially opened in 1976 with a tournament in which the designer of its first course, Jack Nicklaus, took part to- gether with other players. In 1990 its second course began to function, located likewise in residential estate known as La Moraleja. With the opening in 2012 of its 3rd and 4th cour- ses, in the nearby municipal district of Algete, it became the golf club with the largest sur-face area and number of holes in Spain and one of the most important in Europe.
Golf La Moraleja has hosted several major professional golf competitions at international level. Golf La Moraleja has been and is a regular venue for some of the most outstanding professional (and amateur) competitions. This track record starts off in 1981 when it hosted the Johnnie Walker Classic, an international championship which scored on the European Tour. It has also been the venue for the Spanish Open (1986 and 1997), the World Cup of Golf (1992) or the Ma-drid Open (2006).
In addition to the competitions organized almost weekly for members, the Club hosts yearly several official Madrid Golf Federation and Association of Spanish Golf Seniors events.
In 2013, Course No 2 was the venue for the Junior Champion- ship of Spain, in which 130 of the best amateur youngsters in the country took part. In all these tournaments the organizational ca- pacity, quality of the facilities, course preparation or facilities for the public have always been of the highest standards and have received praise from organizers, participants and public.
The golf course La Moraleja 3 (Madrid), opened 2 years ago, is the second best golf course in Spain, behind Valderrama (Cádiz), which repeats at the head of a classification that produces every two years, Golf Digest magazine. Best golf courses in 205 countries.
