Golf Asia - February 2018

GOLF ASIA 75

© Gran Canaria Golf

GOLF ASIAGOLF ASIA 7575

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t’s a sunny March evening in the

bustling port of Los Cristianos on

the Canarian island of Tenerife,

and the unmistakable summit of Mount

Teide, the world’s third largest volcano

looms large in the distance. This is the

scene from the top deck of the 7.00pm

Fred Olsen ferry as it departs for the

less visited island of La Gomera, 28

km away. With our important cargo of

golf clubs stored safely inside our hire

car in the vehicle hold below, it’s the

beginning of a week-long golf trip by

‘car, ferry and plane’, teeing it up on

half a dozen of the best tracks on La

Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.

LA GOMERA

Around 35 minutes later we arrive at

the sheltered harbour of San Sebastián,

which was the first Spanish settlement on

La Gomera founded in 1440 and now the

capital, with a population of only 6000

inhabitants. It’s a laid back and likeable

introduction to the second smallest of the

seven main islands of the Canaries.

The light is fading by the time we

roll off the ferry and then drive up and

down the strikingly steep and snaking

Carretera del Sur road towards our bed

for the night. Located on the outskirts

of Playa de Santiago on the island’s

south coast, the Hotel Jardín Tecina