Greens
Type of grass - Agrostis (Bent A4)
Height of cut - 3mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10' Monday aiming to achieve 10'6 by Saturday morning (1st round)
Fairways
Type of grass - Agrostis (Bent Seaside 2)
Height of cut - 12mm
General width and countouring - average width
Tees / collars
Type of grass - Agrostis (Bent Seaside 2)
Height of cut - 11mm
Rough
Type of grass - Tall Fescue and Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass
Height of cut - semi 32mm, intermediate 64mm (only around the greens), rough 100mm
Any sepcific comments - there isn't much rough due to lack of growth
Weather
Weather in advance - very dry, an unusually warm November
Forecast for tournament - cold front arriving Monday could bring rain, wind and a substantial drop in temperatures
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
Undulating / flat - undulating
Tree lined / exposed - tree lined
Many / few water hazards - water hazards in play on holes 3, 4, 5, 11 and 13
Changes to the course - none
Other features
Venue for the 1999 Sarazan World Open (Thomas Bjorn), 2000 and 2009 Spanish Opens, various stages of the QS and the QS Final Stage 2008 and 2009
Very picturesque course with spectacular views of the Pyrenees
