Costa Blanca Courses
La Sella
La Sella has some marvellous scenery, located next to the Montago
Nature Park. Set within a valley with a variety of trees lining most
fairways, the course presents some excellent driving situations and fast
greens, though the fairways are fairly narrow, and we found the course to
be well maintained.
Designer: Olazabal
Par: 72
Length: 6595 yards
Green fees 01/11/05 - 31/10/06: £46
Oliva Nova
This is a links course, designed by Seve Ballesteros, where wind
and water are the key words. It offers a variety of holes, dog legs
left and right and we recommend you take care around the water harzards.
It has been voted as Seve's best design and has water on no less than 15
of the 18 holes.
Designer: Seve Ballesteros
Par: 72
Length: 6270 yards
Green fees 01/11/05 - 31/10/06: £55
El Saler
El Saler has hosted several Spanish Opens and is a must for the
golf enthusiast. Twelve holes of the course meander through pine groves,
then six are laid out links style through the dunes. The most difficult
is undoubtedly hole 6, a par 4 with a dogleg to the left, that requires
both strength and accuracy. Voted second best golf course in Europe
by Golf World, this course is quite simply outstanding.
Designer: Javier Arana
Par: 72
Length: 6653 yards
Green fees 01/11/05 - 31/10/06: £62
El Bosque
This course offers wide fairways, over
100 bunkers and elevated fast greens - an amazing golf course. It's a challenge
to all golfers, as there are many hazards that include water, bunkers and
wooded copses. The majority of the greens are thin and elevated, which makes
good club selection a priority.
Designer: Robert Trent Jones Snr.
Par: 72
Length: 7000 yards
Green fees 01/11/05 - 31/10/06: £54
Escorpion
This course is Valencia's most prestigious
course. It ambles through peach and orange groves and around 5 lakes
and you'll need to brush up on your course management skills to decide whether
to chance the dog legs! There's a possible 3 routes, each with its
own tee off, and the course has everything you could wish for: beautiful
scenery, challenging holes and the atmosphere of a course which is well
played and well loved.
Designer: R Kirby
Par: 73
Length: 6941 yards
Green fees 01/11/05 - 31/10/06: £62
Alicante Golf
In Central Costa Blanca, Alicante Golf, designed
by Ballesteros, is near the beach, offering good holiday golf. The
course is well designed in terms of both visual appeal and variety of holes
and offers generous fairways - always good for a confidence boost!
Designer: Seve Ballesteros
Par: 72
Length: 6270 m
Green fees 01/11/05 - 31/10/06: £49
Bonalba
Set in the Bonalba mount, close to the sea, the course
boasts stunning scenery and strategically placed trees, lakes and bunkers.
The course offers variety both in terms of the choice of holes and the numerous
lakes. An internal irrigation system ensures the course is in good
condition throughout the year, and should definately be on your hit list.
Designer: Ramon Espinosa
Par: 72
Length: 6096 m
Green fees 01/11/05 - 31/10/06: £43