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VENUE INFO
| 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 Location: An island just West of Tenerife Nearest Airport: Tenerife South Airport Entries Close: Thursday 17th May | Javier Gervás Director General MatchGolf Doctor Fleming 31, 2º Izq. 28036 Madrid Spain Tel: + 34 91 5629308 Fax: + 34 915621281 REQUESTS FOR INVITATIONS: Pablo Bernardez Professional Technical Committee Real Federacion Espanola de Golf C/ Arroyo del Monte, 5 28035 Madrid Spain Tel: + 34 91 555 26 82 Fax: + 34 91 556 32 90 Email: pbernardez@rfegolf.es Website: www.rfegolf.es |
COURSE INFO
Greens
Type of grass - Bentgrass L93
Height of cut - 3.5mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 9.0 Tuesday morning, aiming for 9.6 Thursday
Any specific comments - quite undulating
Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda Tifway 419
Height of cut - 12mm
General width and contouring - generous width
Any specific comments - undulating
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bermuda Tifway 419
Height of cut - 10mm
Rough
Type of grass - Bermuda Tifway 419
Height of cut - semi 25mm, rough 50mm
Any specific comments - non grassed playing areas are covered in volcanic soil, rough not penal due to extremely dry weather all year
Weather
Weather in advance - sunny and mild
Forecast for tournament - sunny and warm
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 and 12
Changes to the course - none
Other features
- First tee located 2km away from the clubhouse
- Players are shuttled to first tee, and from there all 18 holes are downhill with spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean
Card Of Course
Tecina Golf
| Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 459 | 420 | 10 | 4 | 397 | 363 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 365 | 334 | 11 | 3 | 175 | 160 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 547 | 500 | 12 | 4 | 428 | 391 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 186 | 170 | 13 | 4 | 419 | 383 | |||||
| 5 | 4 | 475 | 434 | 14 | 3 | 233 | 213 | |||||
| 6 | 4 | 421 | 385 | 15 | 4 | 413 | 378 | |||||
| 7 | 5 | 521 | 476 | 16 | 4 | 471 | 431 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | 214 | 196 | 17 | 5 | 502 | 459 | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 265 | 242 | 18 | 4 | 446 | 408 | |||||
| Out | 36 | 3453 | 3157 | In | 35 | 3484 | 3186 | |||||
| 71 | 6937 | 6343 |
Tournament Leaderboard
| Pos |  | Player name | | Nat | | Hole | | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | DE LA RIVA, Eduardo | | ESP | | 18 | | -19 | ||
| 2 | | WAKEFIELD, Simon | | ENG | | 18 | | -18 | ||
| T3 | | HENRY, Scott | | SCO | | 18 | | -16 | ||
| T3 | | CLAVERIE, Luis | | ESP | | 18 | | -16 | ||
| T3 | | LEVY, Alexander | | FRA | | 18 | | -16 | ||
| T6 | | FORD, Charlie | | ENG | | 18 | | -15 |