‘Golf Course Review of the Month for June – Las Colinas de Campoamor by Mike Probert (sponsored by Costa Blanca Green Fee Services).In January 2010 we conducted for you a preview of the exciting new golf course in the final stages of construction at Las Colinas de Campoamor.
The course will now officially open to the public on 12th June 2010 and this is an ideal opportunity to remind you of the excellent facilities available and to update you will changes since our last review.
Introduction
Las Colinas de Campoamor is an exclusive private community built around a world class championship golf course with eco-friendly, low density housing located on 10,000 hectares of Mediterranean woodland in a natural valley with excellent sea and mountain views.
Location and Contact Details
Las Colinas de Campoamor golf course is situated on 330 hectares (815 acres) of land located south of Alicante on the Ctra.de Campoamor a San Miguel de Salinas, CV-941, Km.6, 03189, Orihuela, Alicante.
Telephone: 681 022 421 or e-mail
golf@lascolinasgolf.esClubhouse, Course Facilities and Services
The clubhouse is of a Mediterranean style incorporating 1,500m2 located close to the 1st and 10th tees and adjacent to the driving range and other practice facilities and comprises the UNiK restaurant bar and glass bar, pro-shop and tennis courts while there will be a Beach Club associate with the resort located at the Campoamor La Glea Beach.
The rental apartments will be available from July 2010.
The site security arrangements have now been changed to allow public access in order to visit the clubhouse, use the practise facilities or to play golf.
Since the initial course review Robert Mitchell has been appointed as the Professional and he was a wealth of teaching experience since qualifying in 2004 and is the Today’s Golfer magazine elite coach and speaks fluent Spanish
Public Prices
High Season (March, April, May, October & November) = €80*
Medium Season (February, June & September) = €65*
Low Season (July & August) = €55*
Day tickets are also available.
Buggy= €25, Electric Trolley = €18, Pull Trolley = €5 and Wilson Club Hire = €25
*The following discounted green fee rates will be available from Costa Blanca Green Fee Services by calling 966 704 752 or 661 345 931 or e-mail
info@costa-blanca-greenfees.com.
High Season = €72, Medium Season = €58 and Low Season = €49
Course Review
This golf course has been designed by Cabill B Robinson who is also responsible for other acclaimed courses such as La Reserva (Soto Grande) and Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, Praia d-El Rey in Portugal and the Royal Golf d’Evian in France and the course will be managed by Troon Golf, the world’s leader in upscale golf course management.
The aim of the management team at Las Colinas is to provide a unique experience to their guests on terms of not only the standard and quality of the course but also an unsurpassed level of guest service which will ‘raise the bar’ for all other courses in this region of Spain.
From the moment that you drive through the Canyon style entrance the impact of the resort is instantaneous and you just know you are in for something special.
The course is set amidst orange and lemon groves, giving a traditional sense to playing golf and it works its way seamlessly through the natural topography making the best use of the views, hills and valleys.
Since the original review was conducted in January 2010 the course has matured considerably.
The course has generously wide fairways and more than the usual amount of right to left dog leg holes which will suit the lower handicap golfer who can draw the ball.
Bradley Dredge of the PGA tour has played the course and observed that it was an excellent challenge and in the near future could be a venue for professional events particularly as the course is in excess of 7000 yards from the ‘white’ competition tees and as the greens were so firm and fast.
Mere mortals will find a pleasant mixture of holes with some delightful par 3 holes of little over 100 metres to the par 5 eleventh which measure 534 metres (590 yards) from the yellow tees and an incredible 590 metres (649 yards) from the competition tees.
The course has six lakes which are well positioned to catch errant shot and they come into play more over the closing holes.
The greens have numerous subtle breaks and undulations and ‘run’ at approx 10.5 on the ‘Stimp’ meter which makes them almost PGA tour standard.
When the course in official opens on 12th June 2010 it will be a must for golfers wishing to play what the course management call ‘aspirational’ golf as an experience different to the norm in terms of both quality and service.
This article was written by Michael Probert who is the published author of a NEW book called a Golfing Guide to Murcia and published by Lean Marketing and more information on this book can be obtained by calling 966 704 752 or 661 345 931 or visit the web-site at
www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com.
