Coming to play golf in Madrid and also wants to enjoy one of the most visited monuments? Come to Madrid and visit La Herreria Golf and the Monastery in San Lorenzo del Escorial.
La Dehesa de La Herreria is one of the properties acquired by Philip II for the support of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo el Real de El Escorial, which was built to commemorate the Spanish victory over the French at the Battle of San Quentin occurred in 1557, and so forth in the letter of foundation and endowment of 1564. By the Confiscation occur in the nineteenth century the property was not sold, as would have happened if it were a property subsequently acquired by the Jeromes, but reversed as the right, the patron of the foundation, which was then SM Mrs. Queen. Isabel II.
The Real Club de Golf La Herreria, opened in 1966, is nestled in the Forest of La Forge 400 meters from the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and 45 kilometers from Madrid, at the foot of Mount Abantos.
The course has a length of 6091 meters, with 18 holes. The first round was transformed in 2000, conducted by the prestigious designer José Gancedo. This refurbishment has respected the native oak and ash and oak forest. They have changed tees, greens and bunkers, and have created lakes on holes 1, 2 and 4, which is par for the course in 71 strokes set. The second round is a more open space, surrounded by the mountain amphitheater, crowned by the summits of Abantos, San Benito and The Machotas.
