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Our
Golf in Spain -On The Costa Blanca -
(This page is
under development as we get
time)
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One
of the principal reasons for us wanting to
spend more time in the sun is our wish to
pursue our hobby of playing Golf. The
Costa Blanca offers a great opportunity to
golfers from U.K. with its ever increasing
number of excellent courses suited to all
levels of participants in the
sport.
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La
Marquesa Golf & Country Club has
become our home course in Spain as it is
closest to our apartment and can be
reached within fifteen minutes. The staff
are friendly and welcoming both on-course
and in the clubhouse. The course is well
maintained and is a challenge to most
levels of golfer providing good holoday
golf.
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La
Marquesa Golf & Country Club
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Some views
and comments on La Marquesa
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La
Marquesa Golf and Country Club is located
in the town of Rojales, some 50 kilometres
from Alicante, close to the A37 and the
N-332 roads.Set in low-lying land, the
gently rolling slopes lend themselves to
the layout of a very fine golf course. The
greatest challenge this course sets comes
from the complicated undulations of each
of the 18 greens. The fairways are wide
and flat making this an easy course to
walk, the distances between greens and
tees are short. The majority of the holes
are "friendly" however there are a few
twists in the plot to keep the golfer on
their toes if they want to score well.
Streams and lakes border the course, which
gives excellent views and provides
beautiful, natural surroundings to play
golf in.
The Club
House is located in the centre of the golf
course. It has a coffee bar, pro-shop and
restaurant with a splendid terrace for
viewing play on the course.
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La
Marquesa Golf & Country
Club
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On
La Marquesa Practice
Ground
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The
practice facility at La Marquesa is very
good and available on a pay-as-you-use
basis for both members and non-members.
The main field is well over 250 metres
long with markers at 50m, 100m, 150m and
200m. An extension field ensures that even
the biggest hitters are accomodated. The
practice mats are located under cover
which is ideal for both shade and shelter
as necessary. Practice balls are available
at reasonable cost from a dispensing
machine and soft drinks are similarly at
hand. Pitching / chipping greens and
practice bunkers make this an excellent
addition to the club. Lessons are
available from the club
professionals.
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From
the 1st tee
This
is a reasonable long Par 4 hole. The
tee-shot is played across a drainage ditch
which comes into play on a number of holes
throughour the round. The landing area for
the drive is wide but the ditch catches a
lot of sliced shots. The ditch is deep and
most golfers carry a long retriever device
for recovering stray shots.
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The 3rd
fairway from the tee.
The 3rd is
a short Par 4 hole with no particular
difficulty although a sliced shot is
likely to disappear onto a road which runs
along the right hand side. The green is
well protected with bunkers and trees
giving an interesting approach
shot.
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The 5th
green with the practice ground
beyond
The 5th is
a fairly long Par 3 hole. Played from an
elevated tee the shot is across a small
valley to a slightly raised green which is
surrounded by strategically placed bunkers
set to catch the wayward drive.
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The 15th
Green
This is,
in our opinion, the most difficult greens
on the course. A long Par 3 hole, it has
out-of-bounds by way of houses and gardens
all along the right hand side of the
fairway and marshland to the left and rear
of the green. The green itself has three
levels with banking running from one to
another. Different pin positions ensure an
"interesting" range of different putts are
required to complete the hole. Leaving
with only a bogey here is often a
bonus.
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From the
very high 16th tee looking down the
fairway.
One of the
Par 5 holes on the course, the gents tee
is set high above the 15th green offering
a wonderful view down the fairway. The
landing area for the drive is fairly wide
allowing most levels of golfer the
opportunity to "go for it" although the
right-hand side is dangerous with trees
and water all the way down to the
green.
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La
Marquesa Golf & Country Club - Plan of
Course
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Course
Details
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Holes
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18
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Lengths
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Metres
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Yards
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Par
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Slope
Value
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White
Tees
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6115
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6687
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72
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133
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Yellow
Tees
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5971
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6530
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72
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132
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Blue
Tees
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5292
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5787
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72
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133
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Red
Tees
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5098
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5575
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72
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130
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