Greens
Type of grass - Penncross and Poa Annua
Height of cut - 2.9mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - Monday 10', aiming for 10'6 by Thursday
Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda overseeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 10mm
General width and contouring - contoured and average width
Any specific comments - there are many out of bounds close to playing areas therefore hitting straight off tee will be very important
Tees / collars / approaches
Type of grass - Bermuda overseeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - 9mm
Rough
Type of grass - Bermuda overseeded with Rye grass
Height of cut - semi 32mm (1.8m wide / cut daily), rough 64mm (1.8m wide / cut daily)
Any specific comments - beyond the areas mentioned above, the rough was last topped on Monday at 64mm and will be left alone for the rest of the week
Weather
Weather in advance - sunny
Forecast for tournament - sunny all week with a slight chance of thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday
Course
Opened - 1996
Course designer - see below
Special features - many out of bounds close to playing areas
General playability - see fairways above
Undulating / flat - undulating
Tree lined / exposed - fairly exposed
Many / few water hazards - in play on holes 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14 and 16
Changes to the course - none
Other features
The course was redesigned by José María Olazábal between 2003 and 2010