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 World Heritage City: Valparaíso

In Chile, golf —just like other sports such as football, thoroughbred horseracing and polo— was introduced by the British immigrant community which settled in the Cerro Alegre suburb of Valparaiso. The southern hillsides of the bay of Valparaiso were the setting for the first tee-offs at what a group of friends, mainly of British origin, called the "Playa Ancha Golf Club", acknowledged as the oldest golf club in the country.
In Santiago, the Los Leones Golf Club was founded in 1921 and the Prince of Wales Country Club in 1925. The Rocas de Santo Domingo Golf Club and the Brisas de Santo Domingo Golf Club followed the trend of good golfing. The Chilean Golf Federation was founded in 1932, bringing together the 48 clubs along the length of Chile from Arica in the north to Punta Arenas in the extreme south. Amongst its latest achievements, the World Amateur Golf Team Championship in 1998 stands out, which was won by the team from Great Britain.

We have the right contacts to organize visits to all the most suitable golf courses along the greens of Chilean golf clubs.

 


This special interest mixes well with:
  • Wine
  • Bridge
  • Tennis
ACE Turismo Chile • Don Carlos 3255-A • Santiago-Chile • Tel: (56 2) 335 6230 • Fax: (56 2) 233 8207 • Email: info@aceturismo.cl