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Tour & Stadium Courses PGA Catalunya Resort Carretera N-II km 701 17455 Caldes de Malavella Girona Spain Tel: +34 972 472 577 Fax: +34 972 470 493 Email: reserves@pgacatalunya.com Website: www.pgacatalunya.com Nearest Airports: Girona (10mins) Barcelona (90mins) |
Mike Stewart European Tour Wentworth Drive Surrey GU25 4LX Tel: 01344 840400 Email: qs@europeantour.com |
Stadium Course
Greens
Type of grass - Bent grass A4 + A1 with mix of Poa Annua
Height of cut - 3mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10' Thursday, aiming 10'6" for round one
Fairways
Type of grass - Bent and Bermuda over seeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - average width (20-25m)
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bent and Bermuda over seeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 11mm
Rough
Type of grass - Tall Fescue and Kentucky
Height of cut - semi 38mm, rough 100mm
Any specific comments - the rough is quite penal, and topped at 100mm on Wednesday
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: one, three, four, seven, 13, 15 and 17
Undulating / flat - undulating
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined
Many / few water hazards - water hazards in play on holes three, four, five, 11 and 13
Changes to the course - extension of third fairway (20yds back)
Other features
- Venue for the 1999 Sarazen World Open
- 2000 and 2009 Spanish Opens
- Various second stages of the Qualifying School and the Qualifying School Final Stage in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Very picturesque course with spectacular views of the Pyrenees
Tour Course
Greens
Type of grass - Bent A4 + A1 mix
Height of cut - 3mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10' Wednesday, aiming for 10'6" by round one
Fairways
Type of grass - Bent and Bermuda over seeded with Rye
Height of cut - 11mm
General width and contouring - 30 to 40m
Any specific comments - very wet and soft
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bent and Bermuda over seeded with Rye
Height of cut - 11mm
Rough
Type of grass - Tall Fescue Kentucky
Height of cut - semi 38mm, rough 100mm
Course
Opened - 2005
Course designer - Neil Coles and 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 a few in places
Changes to the course - none
Other features
- Accuracy rather than distance will be the key from the tees
- Holes five and 15 changed to par fours (507 and 481 yards, respectively)
Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | |||||
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1 | 4 | 435 | 398 | 10 | 4 | 432 | 395 | |||||
2 | 4 | 383 | 350 | 11 | 3 | 188 | 172 | |||||
3 | 5 | 560 | 512 | 12 | 5 | 527 | 482 | |||||
4 | 4 | 411 | 376 | 13 | 4 | 425 | 389 | |||||
5 | 3 | 208 | 190 | 14 | 4 | 457 | 418 | |||||
6 | 4 | 411 | 376 | 15 | 5 | 492 | 450 | |||||
7 | 5 | 588 | 538 | 16 | 3 | 200 | 183 | |||||
8 | 3 | 185 | 169 | 17 | 4 | 490 | 448 | |||||
9 | 4 | 478 | 437 | 18 | 4 | 463 | 423 | |||||
Out | 36 | 3659 | 3346 | In | 36 | 3674 | 3360 | |||||
72 | 7333 | 6706 |
Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | |||||
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1 | 4 | 378 | 346 | 10 | 5 | 491 | 449 | |||||
2 | 3 | 201 | 184 | 11 | 3 | 192 | 176 | |||||
3 | 4 | 367 | 336 | 12 | 4 | 396 | 362 | |||||
4 | 4 | 460 | 421 | 13 | 4 | 406 | 371 | |||||
5 | 4 | 507 | 464 | 14 | 3 | 203 | 186 | |||||
6 | 4 | 344 | 315 | 15 | 4 | 481 | 440 | |||||
7 | 5 | 564 | 516 | 16 | 3 | 143 | 131 | |||||
8 | 3 | 182 | 166 | 17 | 4 | 412 | 377 | |||||
9 | 4 | 360 | 329 | 18 | 5 | 523 | 478 | |||||
Out | 35 | 3363 | 3077 | In | 35 | 3247 | 2970 | |||||
70 | 6610 | 6047 |