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Golf Buenos Aires
GOLF BUENOS AIRES: INFORMATION
 Golf
courses
-Pilar golf – 27 Holes –
par 72 (first 18 holes) – 7276 Yards.
The Pilar Golf is located 50 Kms from downtown Buenos Aires, wth 200 hectares surrounded by rivers and lakes.
The Club House is a place to relax.
It has a 3-level swimming pool with cascades.
In the 4500 m2 premises you will find a snack bar, a library, restaurants, an English pub, a game room, a cloakroom, sauna, Pro-Shop and a terrace with a view of the golf course.
The course (27 holes) is one of the most important courses of the country and is famous worldwide. It has driving range, putting greens and bunkers for practice.
Long and undulating course, with wide fairways and low cut rough. Strategically placed trees, mostly coniferous. Greens are very slick and fast. Their varying slopes and shapes make them difficult to read accurately.
-Olivos Golf Club – 27 Holes – Par 72
(first 18) -
Foundation
On 10th August 1926, a group of 30 golfers, the mayority from England, founded the Olivos Golf Club.
In April 1928, the Club joined the Argentine Golf Association and inaugurated the golf course on 19th May. The Olivos turned into one of the most important golf courses in Argentina and hosted the best golf players in international tournaments.
Practice
It has 27 holes. The first 18 are for the white and red courses, and the remaninig 9 are for the blue course.
In the white course hole 5 is the most difficult one, as it needs a long and straight drive, because the entrance to the green is quite narrow. In the red course hole 15 the most complicated
The hole 14 is considered one of the best 100 of the world.
-Jockey
club – Practice red: 18 holes, par 72, 6577 Yards –
Practice Blue: 18 holes, par 72, 6351 Yards.
The Jockey Club Golf is one of the most famous golf courses of South America. It is located at about 20 minutes from down town Buenos Aires.
The main building, inaugurated in 1945, was build and designed for maximum comfort and has all facilities needed. The famous Cancha Colorada (Red course:6,628 yards) and the Cancha Azul (Blue Course:6229 yards) were designed by Allister Mackenzie.
The Red course inaugurated in 1928, hosted the 1962 and 1970 World Cups, and the National Championship Tournament and the Paco Rabanne Cup played by the best European and American golfers. The design of the course makes it seem easy, but when played this illusion turns into a real challenge. The designer added some mounds and unevenness to the flat field, making it outstandingly complicated.
It is framed by beautifully afforested areas, with pine trees as the main species. In spite of this, the layout is often open and it is possible to play the hole straight through the fairway. As the
greens can’t be seen from the middle of the fairway, you must aim at the flag.
More often than not, it is not easy to read the greens for putting and short shots. So, it is compulsory to discover and learn the secrets of the fairways and greens before playing. It is better not to play alone on the flag. If not so, you have to forget about achieving amazing shots and play the old-fashioned Scottish way: chipping.
The city:
Buenos Aires is a cosmopolitan city that shows the influence of the great number of immigrants that arrived in the past.
The historic Plaza de Mayo square is scenery of resonant political demonstrations. It is surrounded by the Government House, best known as the “Pink House”, which is the Government seat; the Cabildo (the old City Hall) and the Cathedral.
The Avenida De Mayo, which starts in this square, is an interesting set of buildings of varied styles that reflect the diversity of its inhabitants.
Wide avenues and green areas appear constantly trying to slow down the rhythm of this vertiginous city. A sample of this is the 9 de Julio Avenue, with its eight lanes divided by small green squares with old leafy trees and enriched by sculptures and fountains. In the middle of this avenue, in the Plaza de la Republica, the Obelisk arises as a symbol of the city.
the picturesque and colourful port neighbourhood of La Boca is famous for its street, “Caminito”, whose architectonic characteristics reflect the culture the European citizens that arrived to these shores at the end of the 19th century, specially Genovese sailors.
San Telmo is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires, which was also a center for immigrant settlers and still keeps most of its architectonic patrimony untouched: its colonial houses, its cobbled streets. Every Sunday an antique fair is held in Plaza Dorrego. The area has also a lively night-life as there are many tango houses, restaurants and pubs.
The modern district of Puerto Madero, Palermo neighbourhood with its elegant residences framed by wide green areas and the district of Recoleta, are the most sophisticated neighbourhood in Buenos Aires.
Climate
It is usually hot in Buenos Aires during summer (European winter) i.e. from November to April (30 to 35º during the day).The climate can be a little bit dry, but storms from the oceanside bring humidity to the countryside.
In the province of Misiones, around Iguazú, it is a tropical weather with an average temperature of 28°C, sometimes rising up to 30°C to 35°C.
Time
GMT -3.
Currency
The local currency is the Peso. One Euro is about 4,5 Pesos and one U$ is about 3 pesos. It is not necessary to travel with a lot of cash (Pesos or Dollars). Visa, MasterCard or American Express are accepted everywhere.
Customs
To enter the country, only a passport is needed.
Health
Nothing is compulsory concerning vaccination. Being vaccinate
against Hepatitis B is recommended. And an important point:
do not drink water of the tap.
BOOKING
To book this trip, please fill the 
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