Venue							Promoter
Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club Crta. Chipiona Pto. de Sta. María Km. 5 11520 Rota España (Cádiz) Tel: + 34 956 84 70 70 Fax: + 34 956 84 70 50 Email: info@ballenagolf.com comercial@ballenagolf.com Website: www.ballenagolf.com Nearest Airport: Jerez (30mins) Seville (90mins) Gibraltar (90mins)							Mike Stewart European Tour Wentworth Drive Surrey GU25 4LX Tel: 01344 840400 Email: qs@europeantour.com

Greens
Type of grass - Penncross
Height of cut - 3.5mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'

Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda / Poa Annua
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - generous

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bermuda
Height of cut - 11mm

Rough
Type of grass - Bermuda
Height of cut - semi 35mm, intermediate 55mm throughout (due to the growth habit of the Bermuda grass)

Weather
Weather in advance - dry and sunny with the exception of one day last week where very heavy rain was experienced
Forecast for tournament - mainly dry and sunny with possible showers Friday and windy Sunday

Course
Opened - 1997
Course designer - Jose Maria Olazabal
Special features - Seaside golf course
General playability - comfortable for all levels
Undulating / flat - flat
Tree lined / exposed - exposed
Many / few water hazards - many
Changes to the course - None

Other features
The greens will offer a good variety of pin positions due to a number of plateaux on them. WInd is usually a key factor in the scoring.