The San Roque Club is a

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and

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located in San Roque, in the

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region in Southern

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, a few miles from

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. The Old course was designed by

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and constructed in 1990. Renovations to the Old Course were completed in November 2020. The New course was added in 2002, and was designed by Perry Dye. The club hosted the

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in 2005 and 2006, and also hosts the Asprey Cup horse race. The chairman of the golf club was

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External links

San Roque Club
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