Greens
Type of grass - L93 Bent grass
Height of cut - 2.8mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10.6 Monday evening, will aim for similar speed all week
Any specific comments - greens are quite undulating and firm

Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda and Poa Annua over seeded with Rye grass last September
Height of cut - 10mm
General width and contouring - fairways are reasonably wide and contoured
Any specific comments - there are a lot of bushes, trees and sandy areas with ice plants next to the fairways so straight hitting off the tee will be very important this week

Tees / collars
Type of grass - Bermuda and Poa Annua over seeded with Rye grass last September
Height of cut - 10mm

Rough
Type of grass - Bermuda and Poa Annua
Height of cut - semi 32mm, rough topped at 70mm on Monday and won't be cut again
Any specific comments - green surrounds were overseeded with Rye grass two months ago, and Bermuda grass is just starting to grow following the dormancy period and therefore the rough is a bit patchy in places

Weather
Weather in advance - quite a lot of rain the last month with unusually cold temperatures
Forecast for tournament - chance of showers Friday afternoon, otherwise dry, and breezy all week especially Friday and Sunday

Course
Opened - 1968
Course designer - Javier Arana
Special features
- superb course located in El Saler natural park next to the Mediterranean Sea
- Holes next to the sea (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17 and 18) have a links feel as they are exposed and surrounded by sand dunes
- All other holes run amiongst a Mediterranean pine forest
General playability - course will play quite firm
Undulating / flat - quite undulating
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined and exposed (see above special features)
Many / few water hazards - no water hazards in play on this course
Changes to the course - the 8th tee has been extended by 20 metres

Special features
European Tour events played at Campo de Golf El Saler:
- Spanish Open: 1984 (Bernhard Langer), 1989 (Bernhard Langer) and 2001 (Robert Karlsson)
- Seve Trophy: 2003 (Great Britain & Ireland)
- Turespaña Open Mediterránea: 1993 (Frank Nobilo)
- Turespaña Masters: 1996 (Diego Borrego)