Greens
Type of grass - L93 Bent
Height of cut - 3mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 9'3" aiming for 9'6" Wednesday morning
Any specific comments - quite undulating and firm

Greens
Type of grass - Bermuda / Poa Annua over seeded with Rye
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - reasonably wide and contoured
Any specific comments - there are a lot of bushes, trees and sandy areas with ice plants next to fairways, so straight hitting off the tee will be very important this week

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bermuda / Poa Annua over seeded with Rye
Height of cut - 11mm

Rough
Type of grass - Bermuda / Poa Annua over seeded with Rye
Height of cut - semi 32mm, rough topped at 88mm on Monday (won't be cut again)

Weather
Weather in advance - very wet and rainy October
Forecast for tournament - unsettled with a chance of showers most days other than Thursday, quite breezy for the tournament days

Course
Opened - 1968
Course designer - Javier Arana
Special features - superb course located in El Saler natural Park next to the Mediterranean Sea, with holes next to the sea (5,6,7,8,9, 17 and 18) having a links feel as they are exposed and surrounded by sand dunes, while all other holes run amongst a Mediterranean pine forest
General playability - course will play quite firm
Undulating / flat - quite undulating
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined and exposed (see above special features)
Many / few water hazards - none in play on course
Changes to the course - the 8th tee has been extended by 20 metres

Other features
European Tour events played at Campo de Golf El Saler:
- Spanish Open (1984, 1989, 2001)
- Seve Trophy (2003)
- Turespaña Open Mediterránea (1993)