Golf in Colombia

For many foreign executives that arrives to Colombia in business, the numbers are not present only in the commercial transactions, are present also in theirs complementary activities along their trips.

For them speak of pair of threes, four or five is so common and necessary that a trip without at least one golf practice will seem incomplete, more when Colombia is the second country in South America in golf fields after Argentina, and a true power in Latin-America in results.

Nowadays the Golf Colombian Federation (Fedegolf) recognize 47 golf fields and clubs in the entire country but only in Bogotá are located 26 of the mentioned, something that attracts many international investors lovers of this sport and whom practice this discipline in a competitive level or just as a ludic activity to release their minds from the multiple work related activities.

Colombia is the second country in importance in golf fields in South America.

The golf clubs are very interested in promote its fields and tournaments, the main reason for them to establish commercial alliances with airlines, hotels and travel agencies with the aim to include golf as a product inside tourist and business plans.

Practice golf in Colombia

To access a golf field in private clubs is an option that depends on being an associate or a guest of one of the affiliates. However for the foreign tourists this condition is no inconvenience thanks to the establish agreements, that aims to Strength the cities as tourist destinations; satisfy the executive golfers needs, making easy the access the fields in private clubs.

According the tours duration and the expectation of the foreign tourists, the travel agencies includes one or two practice journeys. If the tours are from more than one day it is possible to practice in more than one golf field and each of them implies new challenges and difficulty range for the golfers.

Golf in Bogotá

Bogotá offers optimal conditions for the golf practice: in an ideal climate, little wind and an altitude of 2.600 meters. The sport is usually practiced in private clubs (Country Club, Los Lagartos, Club Campestre El Rancho, Club Campestre Guaymaral and Carmel Club Campestre). Close to the presidents houses by the Central del Norte highway, are located the Golf Hato Grande Club and the Militar de Golf Club, Pueblo Viejo, the Campestre La Sabana Club, the Bogotá Golf Club and in the occident of the city in front of Funza town, are the San Andrés Golf Club and Serrezuela Golf Club.

Each club plays the Colombian golf open, most of the times in Bogotá and surroundings and the National Professional Tournament.

Recommended Hotels in Bogotá
- Art Suites 104
- Suites Grand House
- Hotel Casa de la Botica