Venue							Promoter
Fred Olsen Challenge de España Tecina Golf Lomada de Tecina, s/n CP: 38811 La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain Tel: +34 922 145 950 Fax: + 34 922 145951 Email: tecinagolf@fredolsen.es Website: www.tecinagolf.com Nearest Airport: Tenerife South Airport Entries Close: Thursday 15th September							Pablo Bernardez Professional Technical Committee Real Federacion Espanola de Golf C/ Provisional Arroyo del Fresno Dos, 5 28035 Madrid Spain Tel: + 34 91 555 26 82 Fax:  +34 91 556 32 90 Email: pbernardez@rfegolf.es Website: www.golfspainfederacion.com

Greens
Type of grass - Bentgrass L93
Height of cut - 3.5mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 9' Wednesday morning, aiming for 9'6" by Thursday
Any specific comments - quite undulating

Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda Tufway 419
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - generous width
Any specific comments - undulating

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bermuda Tufway 419
Height of cut - 10mm

Rough
Type of grass - Bermuda Tufway 419
Height of cut - semi 25mm, rough 100mm
Any specific comments - non grassed playing areas are covered with volcanic soil

Weather
Weather in advance - sunny and mild
Forecast for tournament - sunny and warm, breezy Thursday then wind gradually dying for the rest of the week

Course
Opened - 2002
Course designer - Donald Steele
Special features - course was built on the side of the mountain overlooking the sea
Undulating / flat - undulating
Tree lined / exposed - exposed
Many / few water hazards - water hazards in play on holes 4, 10, 12 (steep areas of volcanic soil markes as water hazard)
Changes to the course - none

Other features
1st tee located 2km away from the clubhouse with players shuttled to it and once there all 18 holes are downhill with spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean