Stadium Course

Greens
Type of grass - Bent grass A4
Height of cut - 2.5mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'4" Thursday, aiming for 10'6" for round one

Fairways
Type of grass - Bent / Bermuda overseeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - average width (30-40m)
Any specific comments - soft fairways due to rain

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

Rough
Type of grass - Tall Fescue / Kentucky
Height of cut - semi 32mm, rough 100mm

Weather
Weather in advance - very wet October and beginning of November
Forecast for tournament - dry and mild for the first half of turning cold and wet towards the end

Course
Opened - 1999
Course designer - Neil Coles & 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 shots (1, 3, 4, 7, 13, 15 and 17)
Undulating / flat - undulating
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined
Many / few water hazards - in play on holes 3, 4, 5, 11 and 13
Changes to the course - new back tees on holes 3 (+26m), 7 (+42m), 13 (+26) and 17 (+27m); and extended back tees on holes 14 (+13) and 18 (+12)

Other features
- Venue for the 1999 Sarazen World Open
- 2000 and 2009 Spanish Opens
- Various 2nd stages of the Qualifying School and the Qualifying School Final Stage 2008-11
- Very picturesque course with spectacular views of the Pyrenees


Tour Course

Greens
Type of grass - Bent A4
Height of cut - 2.5mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'6"

Fairways
Type of grass - Bent / Bermuda overseeded with Rye
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - 20 to 25 metres
Any specific comments - very wet and soft

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

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

Weather
Weather in advance - very wet October and beginning of November
Forecast for tournament - dry and mild turning cold and wet from Tuesday

Course
Opened - 2005
Course designer - Neil Coles & Angel Gallardo
Special features - tree lined with elevated tees
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 distance will be the key from the tees
- Holes 5 and 15 changed to par 4s (507 and 481 yards, respectively)