2020 has been an interesting year so far for Lumine. From the excitement of signing a new three-year contract extension as the host venue of the European Tour’s Final Qualifying School Stage, to closing its doors due to the COVID lockdown, the club has experienced the highs and lows over the last nine months.

However, despite some uncertain times throughout the past year, Lumine can still regard itself as one of Europe’s and Costa Dorada’s premium golfing destinations.

In April, Agustín García Pascual was named the company’s new chief business officer, coinciding with a change of approach by the company to focus more on the overall growth and integrated management of the resort.

Having worked in the industry for over 20 years, García Pascual is the perfect figure to take Lumine to the next level, having managed some of Spain’s finest golf and leisure facilities; including PGA Catalunya Resort and Real Golf de Pedreña.

Speaking after his appointment earlier in the year, García Pascual commented on Lumine’s future: “With excellent facilities including two championship golf courses, Lumine is one of the region’s best golfing destinations and has rightly been rated as ‘Europe’s Best Golf Venue’.

“It is an exciting challenge for me to join Lumine, and I am keen to help the company reach new heights. We have big plans for the future, and we are confident that Lumine will become even more of an attractive offering for golfers throughout Europe.”

The resort has also recently hired a new marketing & sales director, Rita Jordão, who has been responsible for leading high-profile projects for a variety of hotels, resorts and travel businesses, including Your Golf Travel, Quinta do Lago, and PGA Catalunya Resort.

She will look to use her previous experiences to reposition and re-launch the resort as one of Europe’s most exciting and luxurious destinations.

Situated 100km south of Barcelona, along Costa Dorada’s ‘Golden Coast’, Lumine is without a doubt one of the most diverse in Europe, featuring two 18-hole courses and a spectacular nine-hole layout, Hills, Lakes and Ruins; with the latter two both designed by Greg Norman.

All three offer golfers of all abilities the perfect blend of challenge and reward, in addition to showcasing some of the Mediterranean’s finest views. It is the quality and condition of the courses, as well as the extensive state of the practice facilities that has seen Lumine host the European Tour’s Final Qualifying School since 2017 and will continue to do so until 2022.

The first of its two championship courses; Hills; runs through leafy woods of white pines and extensive plantations of olive and carob trees that climax with incredible sea views. In a similar fashion, Lakes weaves around the Sèquia Major wetlands area, classified as a space of natural interest, and is the most technically difficult course at Lumine.

The third course, Ruins, a nine-hole layout and also a Greg Norman Signature Design, is located on the highest slope of the Lumine community and is laid out amongst Roman archaeological remains that date back to the second century BC.

It is the quality of the courses and facilities on offer that has seen Lumine recently sign a partnership with the Swiss Golf Association to become the winter training base for the country’s national amateur and professional teams for three months in 2021.

Golfers can also look forward to an excellent experience off the course in either of the two state-of-the-art clubhouses, including the Lumine Lakes, that was renovated last year as part of an ongoing €2 million investment programme.

The newly installed Toptracer driving range can be used for both the serious golfer and the social player, enabling guests to compete against friends and play virtual courses using the same technology as that used on televised golf tournaments.

A short drive from the golf courses, you will find the Beach Club, open throughout the summer months, offering guests the opportunity to unwind and relax in a first-class setting with unrivalled views. Located within a pine forest and sat above Playa Larga, it features seven swimming pools, a restaurant and a beach bar, showcasing authentic Mediterranean cuisines and cocktails.

Away from the resort, the local area is surrounded by culture and entertainment, with the ancient city of Tarragona and its World Heritage Sites, such as an amphitheatre and a cathedral, only ten minutes away.

Lumine has also launched ambitious and determined plans to pursue an objective of becoming the most sustainable golf venue in Europe, adding new sophisticated measures to better protect the environment and support animal infrastructure across the region.

Already certified by a group of leading environmental agencies, including Golf Environment Organisation, Audubon International Gold Signature Sanctuary, Eco-Management and Audit Scheme and International Organisation for Standardisation, Lumine has implemented an ‘eco-first’ strategy over the last 12 months.

These exceptional movements have resulted in a reduction of 120,000 water bottles a year. All possible by the installation of new water fountains on-course, as well as selling a range of reusable bottles from the pro-shop.