Designed by the famous Spanish Ryder cup player Antonio Garrido, the course was first opened in 2001. It offers an exciting and varied design with ample but tiered greens along with undulating fairways that will impress even the most discerning golfer. A special feature is the "Arroyo del Taraje" stream that passes through the course and ends in a lake that is a natural border for the course at the beginning of holes one and ten. What you will notice is that every detail has been considered and cypress, oranges, olives, pines, carobs and chestnuts are the types of tree that give each hole its own identity.
The course is very enjoyable with a good mixture of both long and short holes. It is demanding for even the most experienced golfer, particularly the front nine holes. Just remember the views if you are not playing well - they are well worth the visit! The par 4 tenth is the most challenging hole where water plays its part. A good tee shot is required to set up the chance of playing over the water to reach the huge but undulating green.
There are also two artificial lakes on the fifteenth and the right hand side of the seventeenth that make this even more interesting. Another feature is that all the bunkers are filled with ground marble.
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Richard is a keen golfer that has lived on the Costa del Sol for a number of years and has a good insight to golf in this area. Many of his articles and drawings have been published to view a complete guide to golf on the Costa del Sol visit his Website - http://www.costadelsolgolf-web.com/
