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Golf Costa Adeje
Just
3 miles from Playa de las Americas, Golf Costa Adeje was created with the
ambition of becoming the most important leisure development on the Canaries.
This excellent 27 hole course was opened in 1998 and has rapidly become one the
most popular courses in Tenerife. Designed by the internationally renowned
architect Pepe Gancedo, the layout is characteristic of his design skills,
"hand-built" he calls it, adapting itself to the natural terrain and the
restored stone walls from former agricultural terracing. The views from the
course take in the neighboring island of La Gomera, the mountain range of Adeje, Playa de la
Americas and the sea.
The greens are generally large and there are a number of doglegs. The round
begins with a long par five (510m) and bunkers wait to catch stray balls off the
tee. The 2nd is short with a ravine to the right and a green formed on two
levels makes it more difficult when the flag is placed at the back. The fourth
follows a gentle slope downhill towards the sea and is crossed a regular
intervals by the step-like stone walls of the former banana plantation. There
are two greens, one directly in front with the sea beyond and the other closer
to the tee on the right.
To get from the main course to the driving range and the golf school, there is
an elevator to take players and even buggies down through the natural rock.
The 14th is an uphill par three and it is necessary to attack the green which is
protected by a deep bunker in front, and the 18th is a spectacular finishing
hole, also a par 5, where the downhill aspect makes the green more accessible in
two, although those wanting to be sure to avoid the trouble generally settle for
three strokes.
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