Course
Opened - 1990
Course Designer – Dave Thomas, re-designed by Seve Ballesteros
Special Features – tight course with plenty of out of bounds
General Playability – very good test of golf
Undulating/Flat – Quite undulating
Treelined/exposed – tree lined for most holes
Water Hazards – water hazards in play on holes 4,5,6,11,12,15,17&18
Changes to the Course – none
Greens
Type of grass – Poa Annua and Pencross Bent
Height of cut – 3 mm
Speed/stimp reading – 10ft
Any specific comments –- All greens are cut every morning and once in the evening with the exception of 5 & 8 due to their severe slopes are only cut once in the morning
Fairways
Type of grass – Poa Annua and rye grass
Height of cut – 11.5mm
General width and contouring – Average width with a lot of fairway bunkers
Any Specific Commets – fairways lined with cork trees
Tees
Type of grass – Poa Annua and rye grass
Height of cut - 9 mm
Collars
Type of grass – Poa Annua and rye grass
Height of cut – 9 mm
Rough
Type of grass – Rye Grass/Poa Annua/Bentgrass
Semi-rough - Height of cut – 25mm
Intermediate – Height of cut – 45mm
Rough - Height of cut – 90mm
Any Specific Comments - the 90 mm rough is very thick and dense
Weather
In advance – Sunny, dry & calm
Forecast for tournament – Some light showers expected with a chance of thunderstorms on Friday/Saturday
Other Features
Normally very windy area so scores will not be too low.
