La Cala Resort is a residential and recreational estate in

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, southern

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. Located between

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and

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, La Cala is home to three 18-hole golf courses, a six-hole Par 3

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course, and a golf academy. It is recognised by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation as the largest golf complex in the country. Other facilities include a luxury hotel, on-site apartments and villas, and a separate clubhouse. The resort's three 18-hole courses were designed by Cabell B. Robinson, and are named Campo América, Campo Asia and Campo Europa. The complex has staged numerous competitions such as the

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and the Spanish Pairs final, won by

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and Andrés Jiménez. In September 2008 the resort hosted the Ladbrokescasino.com Masters. In July 2007 La Cala set a

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for the largest number of golfers to compete in a one-day event in a resort, when 614 people played in a competition held to raise funds for

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. The main shareholder in the resort is the Irish insurance company

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