One of the world's top young golfers has close family links with Andalucia. Sergio Garcia has roots in Almeria, where his mother is from, and his sister was born.
As well as football, the British introduced golf to Spain, right here in Andalucia. In the late 19th century, the mineworkers in the British "colony" at the Rio Tinto mines in Huelva province, played a number of sports tennis, cricket, polo, croquet, football - and golf.
Andalucia has one of the world's top courses. In Sotogrande close to Gibraltar, is widely acknowledged as being one of the best courses in the world, and number one in continental Europe.
Spain's first public golf course was in Cordoba. Pozoblanco, a small town in Cordoba province, was Spain's first municipal course; it was built in 1984.
