Venue							Promoter
SAINT-OMER OPEN PRESENTED BY NEUFLIZE OBC  (Dual Ranking Event) Golf de l’Aa Saint Omer Chemin des Bois Acquin Wesbecourt 62380 Lumbres France Tel: + 33 321 385990 Fax: + 33 321 930247 Website: aa-st-omer-golfclub.com Location: 40km South of Calais Nearest Airport: Paris CDG (approx. 2 ½ hrs) Entries Close: Thursday 2nd June							Jean-Jacques Durand, President Xavier-Pierre Six, Tournament Promoter EURL AA GOLF DEVELOPPEMENT Chemin des Bois Acquin Wesbecourt 62380 Lumbres France Tel: + 33 321 39 5058 Fax: + 33 321 39 7458 Email: xavier-pierre.six@najeti.com

Greens
Type of grass - Poa Annua
Height of cut - 3.2mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'6"
Any specific comments - mix of flat and undulating greens

Fairways
Type of grass - Poa Annua / Bent grass
Height of cut - 13mm
General width and contouring - average width, getting narrow in places
Any specific comments - fairways thin due to dry conditions and lack of fairway irrigration

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Poa Annua / Bent grass
Height of cut - 9mm
Any specific comments - collars in excellent condition, tees firm with good grass cover

Rough
Type of grass - Poa Annua / Rye grass
Height of cut - semi 32mm round fairways and 60mm around greens, intermediate 60mm, rough 90mm
Any specific comments - consistent but quite thin due to dry weather

Weather
Weather in advance - very dry for two months before event
Forecast for tournament - cloudy, rainy and wet

Course
Opened - 1990
Course designer - Mr Dudok van Heel
Special features - stunning views
General playability - good challenge for all abilities
Undulating / flat - undulating course
Tree lined / exposed - some holes are tree lined and some are exposed
Many / few water hazards - a few
Changes to the course - new tee on hole 18, new fairway bunker on hole 7

Other features
Course does not have fairway irrigation
Most area on the golf course presented in good condition