Golf Asia - February 2018

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is a unique 4-star tourist complex that

stands on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic

Ocean surrounded by verdant vegetation

with a multitude of vibrant flora such as

bougainvillea, hibiscus and jacaranda.

After a delicious buffet breakfast the

following morning, we find ourselves at

Tecina Golf, a friendly and welcoming

Donald Steel design for golfers of all

abilities, only a well-struck drive from the

hotel. Grabbing a few bananas for on-

course snacking, from a bunch hanging

outside the clubhouse, we follow the

green line of the cart path that leads

skywards seemingly forever, to the tee

block of the 420-metre par-4 1st.

From here, we get a real sense of

what La Gomera’s only golf course is all

about. The scenery is unparalleled, with

spectacular views of the natural beauty

of the lush island landscape, the Atlantic

Ocean and 3718-metre-high Mount Teide

on neighbouring Tenerife. What makes

Tecina Golf so special is that it plays like

a ski slope, with the holes zig-zagging

back-and-forth while descending a steep

hillside towards the ocean.

Though perhaps not of championship

quality, Tecina Golf is an excellent

introduction to Canaries golf, providing

golfers with an experience of almost

Colourful hole marker,

Tecina Golf, La Gomera.

La Gomera has plenty of winding and mountainous roads.

This is the road heading out of the port of San Sebastian on

the way to Playa de Santiago and Tecina Golf.

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