San Roque Golf Club Spain

San Roque Golf Course Spain

Old Course 6494 metres Par 72

New Course 6497 Metres Par 72

Location:- Costa del Sol

The Old course
Situated at the foothills of the Sierra Bermeja, where the mountains meet the sea, San Rouque Old Course was designed by Dave Thomas in 1990 with the bunkers redesigned by Seve Ballesteros. This course is considered to be rated amongst the finest in Europe.

The course's tight, sloping fairways are lined by mature cork oak trees, and demand straight, accurate driving. Strategic bunker placement and deceptive water hazards threaten all but the most precise approach shots.

The front nine holes wind through the cork oak forests that the resort is famous for, and give superb mountain views. The back nine is laid out across rolling hills, and includes plunging, vertiginous carries that test a player's judgement of distance to the limit.

The 8th hole is often the cause of many lost shots, while the 18th requires a precise finish with a drive to the right to avoid water on the left, then a long iron shot over a stream to the green, avoiding a lake on the right.

The greens are fast, contoured and true, rewarding well-judged putts and punishing anything else.

Acknowledged for its challenge throughout Europe, The Old Course provides a test for the very highest standard of golfer.

The closing holes incorporate the resort's shimmering lakes, presenting a finish as beautiful as it is challenging. Playing The Old Course is something every golfer will remember.

The New Course
This was designed by Perry Dye and Seve Ballesteros. It is undulating, precise, and often dramatic with a grand-scale parkland layout.

Generally large greens (treacherous when slick) are often protected by spectacular mounds, and some sharply focused nests of bunkers.

San Roque's two courses are almost identical in length, but don't be lulled by the more open, parkland feel greeting you on The New Course 1st tee. This course is a serious challenge, even before your short game is tested (which it will be).

After a demanding start, you may wish to eschew Seve's own tee for a spectacular downhill par 3 4th hole, across a chasm. Severe penalty awaits anything short or left.

Routed over and around a promontory, with several deep grassy expanses, the course is exposed to the wind, but its position also yields good views of the upper Sotogrande estate, and occasionally through to the sea.