Holein1
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Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2022 @ 4:42:18 PM at |
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With beautiful mountains as a backdrop, this par 72 looks very pretty with its plantings and vegetation, but is quite unusual, with a rather easy front 9 with its wide fairways and a much tougher and prettier back 9. After a nice opening par-4 hole, downhill all the way with a blind... uphill tee shot landing down next to an elongated waste area on the right, and a green, slightly to the right, you will move on to the dogleg par-5 2nd, with a blind and slightly-uphill tee shot, with another elongated waste area (filled with dirt and some grass) on the right, midway, and a long approach to the slightly-elevated green, slightly to the right. Then, after the par-3 3rd hole, not too difficult, with plenty of bushes between the tee box and the green, and more dirt and bushes beyond (with a big power line as a “bonus”), you will face later on three left doglegs : the par-4 5th, slightly downhill all the way, with a wide fairway hugging a beautiful road on the right, the par-4 6th, similar but not as sharply to the left (and with more power lines !), and the par-5 7th hole, away from the road, with a slightly-elevated green. As for the par-3 8th hole, it has a nice panoramic view as you reach the green, with the mountains behind and the road on the right... But my favorite holes are on the back 9, starting with the right dogleg par-5 10th, where you will need to hit a blind shot downhill above some bushes and through a narrow gap between thick trees, and an uphill approach over some bushes to reach the green, with four bunkers in front. The par-3 11th hole is very pretty too, with a blind and uphill tee shot over plenty of bushes and small trees, and is followed by the picturesque left dogleg par-4 12th, uphill all the way, with another blind tee shot, landing onto a slanted fairway, hugging the road on the right, and plenty of bunkers on the left, not far from the green in front. Then, after the pretty par-3 13th hole, with an uphill and blind tee shot over some dirt and bushes (and the road again on the right), and the left dogleg par-4 14th, with an undulating fairway, and an elevated green, I like the par-4 15th hole, quite tricky, as it is very short and has a slightly-to-the-right uphill green (with the road along all along on the left), and the right dogleg par-4 16th, downhill all the way, with a tee shot above some trees, midway on the right, and with a big pond to watch for on the right of the green. If this Open de Espana is well designed by the CGX team, and pretty to look at, it is not a very difficult course and you should score well, no matter which version(s) you end up playing...
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