Public

Lakes Course

Lumine Mediterranea Beach Club & Golf Community

La Pineda, Cataluna, ES
Golfer

About this course

The Lakes course at Lumine Mediterranea Beach Club & Golf Community is a Greg Norman design that opened in the early 2000s as part of a larger resort development along Spain's Costa Daurada. Located in La Pineda, just south of Tarragona in Catalonia, the course occupies relatively flat terrain near the Mediterranean coast. Norman's routing incorporates water features throughout the layout—hence the name—with lakes and wetlands coming into play on multiple holes and serving as both strategic hazards and visual focal points across the property. The design reflects Norman's characteristic emphasis on risk-reward opportunities and strategic options from the tee. Wide fairways allow players to choose aggressive or conservative lines depending on pin positions and conditions, while the water hazards demand precision on approach shots. The course benefits from the region's mild Mediterranean climate, which supports year-round play and attracts both resort guests and visiting golfers touring the Costa Daurada. Lumine Mediterranea functions as a residential golf community and resort destination, with the Lakes course serving as one of multiple layouts on the property. The facility caters to international visitors, particularly from northern Europe, who are drawn to the combination of coastal location, modern amenities, and golf designed by a recognizable name in course architecture. The setting offers views toward the Mediterranean and the surrounding Catalan landscape, though the course itself is defined more by its internal water features and strategic design than by dramatic elevation changes or coastal drama.

Quick facts

Location
La Pineda, Cataluna, ES
Access
Public
Year built
2008
Designer
Greg Norman
Holes
18
Par
71
Length
5,776 metres
Difficulty
73.2/136

Getting there

The journey to Lumine Mediterranea Beach Club & Golf Community begins at Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), Spain's principal gateway, situated roughly ninety kilometers northwest of the club; the drive south traces the Catalan coast through the sprawling suburbs and industrial zones of the greater Barcelona metropolitan area before the landscape opens into the quieter, pine-dotted terrain of the Costa Dorada. Private aviation clients may prefer Sabadell Airport (QSA), a smaller facility closer to Barcelona's core, though the final leg to La Pineda remains a coastal descent through increasingly Mediterranean terrain. As the highway yields to local roads skirting the Ebro Delta's wetlands and agricultural plains, the air itself seems to shift - salt-tinged and warm - signaling the transition from inland Catalonia to the beach communities that define this stretch of the Spanish coast. The club's arrival, framed by umbrella pines and the distant glimmer of the Mediterranean, marks the culmination of a journey that moves seamlessly from urban sophistication to seaside seclusion.

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Common questions about Lakes at Lumine Mediterranea Beach Club & Golf Community

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Lakes was designed by Greg Norman.

Yes. Lakes at Lumine Mediterranea Beach Club & Golf Community is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Lakes is 71.

Lakes plays 5,776 metres from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Lakes is 136.

Lakes is a 18-hole course.

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