TORREQUEBRADA

Facilities:

18 hole championship course, Club house, Restaurant, Bar, Driving Range, Putting green.

Course info:

PAR: 72 LENGTH:5,513

Buggy needed? (in our opinion): Yes

Sunshine Golf Pro says: "Past venue of the Spanish Open. See if you can beat the 8 that the late great Seve Ballesteros had on the 80 yard second hole!!"

How to find it:

This course is 3kms inland from Benalmadena Costa. Two ways to get here, either via the Benalmadena coast road or via the A7/N340 exit KM 220, Arroyo de la Miel. The easiest way is via Benalmadena Costa.

Access to the course is via the Torrequebrada Hotel/Casino.

Since it first opened in 1976 this Pepe Gancedo masterpiece has been recognised as one of the most beautiful courses on the Costa del Golf.

Venue for the Spanish Open 1977. Here, the tee shot is of prime importance. A wild drive and all may be lost as trees, woods, rough, bunkers and water are all very much to the fore. Should you be tempted to confuse short length with ease of play, the third hole - only 80 metres to a long and narrow contoured green - will soon disabuse you of this notion.