Club de Campo Sojuela

In Sojuela, La Rioja, Club de Campo Sojuela brings together an 18-hole golf course, a restaurant and a range of sports facilities. Woodland gives the par-72 course its setting: oaks, holm oaks and pines line the landscape, with views towards Logroño adding a sense of the surrounding area.

For a golfer visiting La Rioja, the club offers more than a round. Restaurante Abantos provides the dining element, while the golf academy and driving range sit alongside a swimming pool, padel courts and a gym. Golf and food are central to the club’s offering, within a natural setting.

The course and its design

The original course design was by Severiano Ballesteros and was completed by Julián García Mayoral. Its 18 holes have a par of 72, with four sets of tees providing different total lengths.

From the white tees, the course measures 6,296 metres; from the red tees, it measures 4,981 metres. The full set of distances is:

• White tees: 6,296 metres.
• Yellow tees: 5,870 metres.
• Blue tees: 5,433 metres.
• Red tees: 4,981 metres.

Those figures provide a useful starting point when considering which tees to play. The woodland setting and views towards Logroño are the defining landscape features to keep in mind when getting to know the course.

Practice and tuition

The club has both a golf academy and a driving range. These add teaching and practice facilities to the main course, giving visitors reasons to consider Sojuela beyond an 18-hole round. Together, the course, academy and range make up the golf side of the club’s facilities.

Dining and other sports

Restaurante Abantos is the club’s restaurant, bringing gastronomy into the same setting as the golf course. It is part of a broader offering that also includes the swimming pool, padel courts and gym.

Tournaments and events are another strand of club activity. The overall mix combines golf, practice, dining and other sports rather than focusing solely on the course.

The club’s background

The club began as a project in 1991 and was acquired by two industrialists from La Rioja in 2016. Located in the municipality of Sojuela, it brings its woodland course and wider facilities together in this part of La Rioja.