Venue							Promoter
El Encin Golf Hotel Carretera N-II, Salida 34 (km 35,600) 28805 – Alcala de Henares Spain Tel: +34 91 8307853 Location: 34 km outside Madrid on the N- II road (direction Barcelona) Nearest airport: Madrid Barajas  (25mins) Golf course website: www.encingolf.com							Carlo Cutropia GFC GOLF & BUSINESS Address: Avda. del Monte 17-B 28223 – Pozuelo de Alarcón Madrid Spain Tel/Fax: + 34 91 3528856 Email: carlocutropia@gfcgolf.com

Greens
Type of grass - T1 Creeping Bengrass
Height of cut - 3.5mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 9'5"
Any specific comments - very undulating

Fairways
Type of grass - Ryegrass
Height of cut - 12mm
General width and contouring - generally wide
Any specific comments - a lot of fairway bunkers

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Ryegrass (tees), Bentgrass (collars)
Height of cut - 10mm

Rough
Type of grass - Tall Fescue
Height of cut - semi 30mm, rough 70mm

Weather
Weather in advance - dry and warm
Forecast for tournament - good, sunny

Course
Opened - 2011
Course designer - Von Hagge, Smelek & Baril
Special features - a lot of bunkering
General playability - good green reading will be key
Undulating / flat - very flat course with very undulating greens
Tree lined / exposed - very exposed
Many / few water hazards - 2 big water hazards only coming into play on hole 16, 17 and 18
Changes to the course - holes 3, 5, 7, 9 and 18 may be played forward to make pin positions more accessible

Other features
A lot of waste areas, especially on the front nine but clearly different from bunkers