Updated on November 10, 2026
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What is the best golf course in the Canary Islands? Abama, overlooking the ocean in western Tenerife, takes the top spot, ahead of Tecina on the island of La Gomera and Buenavista in northwestern Tenerife. Tenerife and Gran Canaria account for most of the courses; Lanzarote rounds out the selection with Costa Teguise. In 2025, Abama hosted the Tenerife Women’s Open on the LPGA Tour, along with its Pro-Am.
Top photo: Abama Golf, in western Tenerife. Wouter Hagens, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The 12 Best Golf Courses in the Canary Islands: The Rankings
12 courses shown.
| Rank | Course | Location | Golf Digest | Top 100 Spain | Top 100 Canary Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abama Golf | Guía de Isora, western Tenerife | — | 41 | 1 |
| 2 | Tecina Golf | Playa de Santiago, southern La Gomera | — | 57 | 2 |
| 3 | Buenavista Golf | Buenavista del Norte, northwest of Tenerife | — | 59 | 3 |
| 4 | Anfi Tauro Golf | Mogán (Tauro), southwest of Gran Canaria | — | 61 | 4 |
| 5 | Costa Adeje Golf Course | Adeje, southern Tenerife | — | 66 | 5 |
| 6 | Lopesan Meloneras Golf | Meloneras (San Bartolomé de Tirajana), southern Gran Canaria | — | 74 | 6 |
| 7 | Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas | Santa Brígida (Bandama), Gran Canaria | — | — | 7 |
| 8 | Golf del Sur | San Miguel de Abona, southern Tenerife (near Reina Sofía Airport) | — | — | 8 |
| 9 | Costa Teguise Golf | Costa Teguise (Tahíche), Lanzarote | — | — | 9 |
| 10 | Las Américas Golf Course | Playa de las Américas (Arona), southern Tenerife | — | — | 11 |
| 11 | Amarilla Golf | San Miguel de Abona, southern Tenerife | — | — | 12 |
| 12 | Maspalomas Golf | Maspalomas (Playa del Inglés), southern Gran Canaria | — | — | 13 |
Rankings in Top100GolfCourses“Spain rankings (2026) and its regional rankings for the Canary Islands; no courses from the Canary Islands appear in Golf Digest’s Spain rankings (May 2026).”—”: Course not included in the rankings. Click on a column header to sort.
Where are the golf courses in the Canary Islands?
Click on a number to view the golf course, then click on its name to read its profile. Base map © OpenStreetMap.
How We Ranked the Golf Courses in the Canary Islands
We ran into the Golf Digest's Ranking of Spain (May 2026), which does not include any games played by the Canaries, and that of Top100GolfCourses (2026), which lists six of them. The following courses are listed according to the Top100GolfCourses' Regional Ranking of the Canary Islands. Salobre, whose two courses were merged into a single 27-hole course in 2022, has been excluded. No courses on Fuerteventura are ranked. Green fees published by the golf courses, as of November 10, 2026.
The Rankings in Detail
Architects and years of opening: official websites of the courses and the ranking lists cited, accessed on November 10, 2026; no information is provided when the source does not specify it. Photos under a free license via Wikimedia Commons.
1. Abama Golf 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain 41 · Top 100 Canaries 1
Hosted the Abama Open de Canarias on the European Tour in October 2005 (winner: John Bickerton). The Ladies European Tour returned there in June 2025 for the Tenerife Women’s Open. Access: Visitors welcome. Scheduled tournament: Tenerife Women’s Open (Ladies European Tour) and its official Pro-Am. Scheduled tournament: World Corporate Golf Challenge.
2. Tecina Golf 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain 57 · Top 100 Canaries 2
The fairways slope down a hill with a vertical drop of more than 500 feet between the 1st and 18th holes. It hosted the Fred Olsen Challenge de España (Challenge Tour) from 2009 to 2016. Access: Visitors welcome. Published green fee: €115 for 18 holes (Winter 2026/27, October–April).
3. Buenavista Golf 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain 59 · Top 100 Canaries 3
Designed by Seve Ballesteros; six par-3s, six par-4s, and six par-5s. New entry in the Spain 2026 rankings (59th). Access: Visitors welcome.
4. Anfi Tauro Golf 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain 61 · Top 100 Canaries 4
More than three million cubic meters of earth were moved on bare rock. Nine holes were opened in 2006, and the other nine a year later. Access: Visitors welcome. Published green fee: €145 for 18 holes (non-members, from October 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027).
5. Costa Adeje Golf Course 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain 66 · Top 100 Canaries 5
Six par-3s, six par-4s, and six par-5s; the two most difficult holes are par-3s. The club celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023. Access: Visitors welcome. Upcoming tournament: World Corporate Golf Challenge. Published green fee: €145 for 18 holes (from November 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027).
6. Lopesan Meloneras Golf 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain 74 · Top 100 Canaries 6
The return route runs along the cliffs above the Pasito Blanco marina (holes 12 through 16). It hosted the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open on the European Tour in April 2021. Access: Visitors welcome. Published green fee: €90 for 18 holes (standard rate, summer season from May 1 to September 30, 2026).
7. Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain — · Top 100 Canaries 7
Spain’s oldest golf club, founded in 1891 by English merchants. Relocated to the edge of the Caldera de Bandama in the mid-1950s. Access: Visitors are welcome Monday through Friday; advance reservations are required. Published green fee: €140 for 18 holes (high season, Oct. 1–April 30); €87 (May 1–Sept. 30).
8. Golf del Sur 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain — · Top 100 Canaries 8
Hosted four editions of the Tenerife Open on the European Tour (1989–1994). The 27-hole course was reduced to 18 holes in 2021 following the sale of the 9-hole South course. Access: Visitors are welcome; please contact the club in advance. Published green fee: €97 (Oct. 2026–April 2027) and €120 (Nov. 2026–March 2027) for 18 holes.
9. Costa Teguise Golf 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain — · Top 100 Canaries 9
One of the last courses designed by John Harris (who died in 1977); more than 3,000 palm trees. Up to 6,476 m from the back tees, slope 147. Access: Visitors welcome. Upcoming tournament: Lanzarote Professional Championship (3rd edition, prize money €12,000). Published green fee: €117 (low season) / €134 (high season) for 18 holes.
10. Las Américas Golf Course 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain — · Top 100 Canaries 11
In the heart of the tourist area, between Playa de las Américas and Los Cristianos. 6,607 yards, two nine-hole loops. Access: Visitors welcome.
11. Amarilla Golf 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain — · Top 100 Canaries 12
The par-3 5th hole is played over a rocky creek toward a promontory green. Built in the late 1980s, shortly after Golf del Sur. Access: Visitors are welcome; please contact the club in advance.
12. Maspalomas Golf 🇪🇸
Rankings: Golf Digest — · Top 100 Spain — · Top 100 Canaries 13
Designed by the Scottish architect behind Turnberry and Southerness, six years before his death in 1974. Par 73 with only three par-3 holes. Access: Visitors are welcome; please contact the club in advance.
See also
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The 20 Best Golf Hotels in EuropeFrequently Asked Questions About Golf Courses in the Canary Islands
What is the best golf course in the Canary Islands?
Abama, in western Tenerife: Ranked 41st in Top100GolfCourses' list of Spain's best courses, it is the highest-ranked course in the Canary Islands, ahead of Tecina (La Gomera) and Buenavista (Tenerife).
Which Canary Island should you choose for a golf vacation?
Tenerife is home to six of the twelve courses in our selection, including Abama, Buenavista, and Costa Adeje; Gran Canaria has four, including Anfi Tauro and Meloneras. La Gomera (Tecina) and Lanzarote (Costa Teguise) each have one.
How much does a green fee cost in the Canary Islands?
Golf courses that publish their rates charge between €87 (summer at the Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas) and €145 (Anfi Tauro, Costa Adeje) for 18 holes (rates as of November 10, 2026).