Rioja Alta Golf Club and Codex Golf join forces to launch an academy set to become a benchmark in northern Spain
Cirueña (La Rioja), 22 October 2026.
Rioja Alta Golf Club and Codex Golf have signed a partnership agreement to launch the new Rioja Alta Golf Club Academy by Codex Golf, a project designed to drive golf coaching, player development and the growth of the game, with the ambition of becoming a benchmark in northern Spain.
The alliance is a strategic commitment to the club’s growth and to building a solid, modern training structure that meets the needs of players of every age and level.
The new academy will run programmes for children, juniors and adults, from first lessons through to advanced coaching and competition, with a special focus on bringing in new players, developing young talent and strengthening a sporting community around the club.
A project built for the future
Founded in 2002, with its course opened in December 2003, Rioja Alta Golf Club offers an 18-hole layout in Cirueña, set in an outstanding corner of La Rioja.
With this initiative, the club steps up its commitment to coaching and to attracting new players, backed by the experience and expertise of Codex Golf.
Ander Martínez, CEO of Codex Golf, spoke of the enthusiasm with which the team is taking on this new chapter:
“The enthusiasm and hard work shown by a club as important as Rioja Alta Golf Club, together with all the support they have given us, are a huge motivation to build a solid academy with its own identity, one that can become a cornerstone of the club’s growth at every level.”
Ander Martínez · CEO of Codex Golf
About Codex Golf
Codex Golf is a company specialising in end-to-end advisory services for the golf industry, offering solutions tailored to the needs of clubs and sports facilities.
Its work ranges from strategic consulting and club management to setting up and developing golf schools and academies, course design and redesign, facility renovations and upgrades, and new developments.
The launch of the Rioja Alta Golf Club Academy by Codex Golf is a new milestone for the company, which continues to expand its activity and consolidate its position in the golf sector.
A shared commitment to the club’s growth
Jesús Mari Eraña, President of Rioja Alta Golf Club, also expressed his satisfaction with the agreement and the launch of the project.
Eraña highlighted the excitement with which the club is approaching this new stage and its determination to build, together with Codex Golf, a solid and innovative academy capable of becoming a benchmark in player development.
The partnership aims to go beyond coaching: it is intended to boost activity at the club, attract new golfers and create opportunities for the development of golf in La Rioja and the surrounding area.
An alliance for continued growth
The Rioja Alta Golf Club Academy by Codex Golf is founded on a long-term vision built on quality coaching, innovation and a sporting structure that supports players through every stage of their development.
Both organisations share the conviction that this agreement is an opportunity to strengthen the future of Rioja Alta Golf Club and to contribute to the growth of golf in northern Spain.
