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Friday, 19 March 2010
Course
Due to elevation of course the ball travels probably 10% further so the course plays shorter than it's yardage. Recent re design of greens however places great priority on controlling shot into green as balls will shed off the greens very easily if not properly controlled. Fairways are quite soft from recent rain so not much roll on the ball.
Grasses
Tees: rye/ fescue / poa annua
Greens: creeping bent / poa annua
Fairways: rye / fescue / poa annua / colonial bent
Rough: rye / fescue / blue grass
Fairways
Average width, but due to mountainside location of course, many are either severely uphill or downhill, which means length off tee control is critical.
Rough
1.8m of semi at 35mm
1.8m of intermediate at 64mm
rest of rough at 100mm
Greens
Quite small. Stimpmetre 9.5' -10'.
Due to elevation of course the ball travels probably 10% further so the course plays shorter than it's yardage. Recent re design of greens however places great priority on controlling shot into green as balls will shed off the greens very easily if not properly controlled. Fairways are quite soft from recent rain so not much roll on the ball.
Grasses
Tees: rye/ fescue / poa annua
Greens: creeping bent / poa annua
Fairways: rye / fescue / poa annua / colonial bent
Rough: rye / fescue / blue grass
Fairways
Average width, but due to mountainside location of course, many are either severely uphill or downhill, which means length off tee control is critical.
Rough
1.8m of semi at 35mm
1.8m of intermediate at 64mm
rest of rough at 100mm
Greens
Quite small. Stimpmetre 9.5' -10'.
Tournament Leaderboard
| Pos |  | Player name | | Nat | | Hole | | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | ROE, Mark | | ENG | | 18 | | -6 | ||
| 2 | | MARTIN, Miguel Angel | | ESP | | 18 | | -4 | ||
| 3 | | BRAND JNR, Gordon | | SCO | | 18 | | 3 | ||
| 4 | | DONALD, Luke | | ENG | | 18 | | -19 | ||
| 5 | | JIMÉNEZ, Miguel Angel | | ESP | | 18 | | -14 | ||
| T6 | | ROMERO, Eduardo | | ARG | | 18 | | -13 |
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