Golf Asia - February 2018

84 GOLF ASIA

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GETTING AROUND

Car Hire: http://www.hertz.co.uk

Ferries: Return car/passenger ferry

trips between Tenerife and La Gomera

with Fred Olsen ferries leave from Los

Cristianos port, Tenerife:

http://www.fredolsen.es

Inter-island Flights: Various flights

between the Canary Islands are

available on the airline Binter Canarias.

http://www.bintercanarias.com

WHERE TO STAY

LA GOMERA – Hotel Jardín Tecina:

http://www.jardin-tecina.com

TENERIFE - Iberostar Anthelia:

http://www.iberostar.com

GRAN CANARIA – H10 Playa

Meloneras Palace: http://www.h10hotels.com

GRAN CANARIA – Bandama Golf Hotel:

http://www.bandamagolfhotel.com

WHERE TO PLAY

La Gomera

Tecina Golf: http://www.jardin-tecina.com

Tenerife

Buenavista Golf: http://www.buenavistagolf.es

Abama: http://www.abamahotelresort.com

Gran Canaria

Lopesan Meloneras Golf:

http://www.meloneras-golf.com

Anfi Tauro Golf: http://www.anfi.com

Salobre Golf (Campo Norte & Campo

Sur): http://www.salobregolfresort.com

Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas:

http://www.realclubdegolfdelaspalmas.com

WHEN TO GO

With an attractive climate and annual

average temperature of between 20 and

24 degrees centigrade, the Canaries

can be visited year-round. High season

is during the UK winter and places

usually get busy from mid-December

to February. It can be an advantage to

visit the Canaries during the UK summer

months when accommodation, flights

and green fees can be cheaper and

more easily available.

FURTHER INFORMATION/

USEFUL WEBSITES

http://www.webtenerife.com

http://www.grancanaria.com

http://www.grancanariagolf.info

http://www.spain.info/uk

Anfi Tauro is one of those rare courses

that generate a genuine sense of awe

from one hole to the next for an entire

eighteen holes, creating an unforgettable

round of golf. The course is a dream

for the golf photographer and even the

most inexperienced snapper can’t fail to

bag good a good image here. One of

the most photogenic holes is the classic

209-metre par-3 6th framed on either

side with swaying palms and a pyramid-

shaped rock as a backdrop.

In the island’s north are the other two

courses that make up Gran Canaria’s

magnificent seven. Real Club de Golf de

Las Palmas, near the island’s capital Las

Palmas, is Spain’s oldest golf club having

being founded in 1891. This strategic

parkland-style Mackenzie Ross design

has been cleverly fitted into an area of just

375,000 sq metres, spectacularly situated

on the edge of an extinct volcanic crater.

Spanish golf star Rafael Cabrera

Bello is a member of the club and he

trains here whenever he returns home.

Although primarily a members club,

morning tee times are available for visitors

from Monday to Friday and situated

only a long putt away from the first tee

is the Hotel Bandama Golf, offering a

comfortable base for the two northern

courses. The final Gran Canaria golf

course is El Cortijo Club de Campo, an

interesting design featuring six lakes

and 600 ancient palms trees. It hosted

the Spanish Open in 2002 and is

conveniently located close to the airport

for that final round before flying out...

The H10 Playa Meloneras Palace 5-star

hotel at Playa Meloneras, Gran Canaria

makes a great base for golfers.

ESCAPE

SPAIN