Stadium Course

Greens
Type of grass - Bentgrass A4
Height of cut - 3mm
Speed/stimpmeter reading - 10'8" Thursday, aiming for 11' for round 1

Fairways 
Type of grass - Bent, Bermuda
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - average width (30-40m)
Any specific comments - soft fairways due to rain, preferred lies in operation

Tees/Collars
Type of grass - Bent, Bermuda overseeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 11mm

Rough 
Type of grass - Tall Fescue and Kentucky
Height of cut - semi 32mm, rough 100mm
Any specific comments - very dense rough due to a lot of rain in previous weeks

Weather
Weather in advance - 300mm of rain in November
Forecast for tournament - sunny and fresh with a small chance of rain on Sunday

Course 
Opened - 1999
Course designer - Neil Coles and Angel Gallardo
Special features - tree lined with elevated tee shots
General playability - accuracy off the tee will be very important this week with plenty of elevated tee shots at holes 1, 3, 4, 7, 13, 15 and 17
Undulating / flat - undulating
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined
Many / few water hazards - water hazards in play on holes 3, 4, 5, 11 and 13
Changes to the course - none

Other features
PGA Catalunya Resort has been the venue for:
- 1999 Sarazen World Open
- 2000 and 2009 Spanish Opens
- various 2nd stages of the Qualifying School as well as the Final itself in 2008, 2009 and 2010
- very picturesque course with spectacular views of the Pyrenees


Tour Course

Greens
Type of grass - Bent A4
Height of cut - 3mm
Speed/stimpmeter reading - 10'8"

Fairways 
Type of grass - Bent, Bermuda overseeded with Rye
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - 20 to 25m
Any specific comments - very soft and wet due to bad weather

Tees/Collars
Type of grass - Bent, Bermuda overseeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 11mm

Rough 
Type of grass - Tall Fescue and Kentucky
Height of cut - semi 32mm, rough 100mm
Any specific comments - very thick due to heavy rain in previous weeks

Weather
Weather in advance - 300mm of rain in the previous month, fairways have not been cut for 3 weeks
Forecast for tournament - sunny and fresh with a small chance of rain on Sunday

Course 
Opened - 2005
Course designer - Neil Coles and Angel Gallardo
Special features - tree lined with elevated tee shots
General playability - generally good
Undulating / flat - undulating
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined
Many / few water hazards - not many, but in a few places
Changes to the course - none

Other features
- Accuracy rather than sistance will be key from the tees
- Holes 5 and 15 changed to par 4s (507 and 481yds, respectively)