![]() ![]() If you play in the afternoon the wind is generally quite strong, so given your often hitting against or into a 2 club wind, it can be quite tricky trying to judge fast greens and sporadic bounces. However there are a few holes where it is in the lap of the gods where your ball ends up if you hit a good drive, this would be mainly because of blind tee shots on a few holes that the landing areas have significant slopes that can bounce the ball into all kinds of scrubland. I would say this is a good course not a great course and very much depends what time of year you play it and wether or not the green staff are on form.Īs a rule these are the quickest greens of the Jack Nicklaus courses in the region and it is without doubt the longest of the courses. A total of 116 white silica sand bunkers are placed strategically around the layout with a paspalum grass semi-rough on every fairway forming a transition area between the golf course and its natural surroundings. Measuring 6,918 metres from the tips, the inaugural Alhama course is routed around five large lakes, with wide, resort-style fairways leading to large, receptive greens. In time, the intention is to expand the golfing facilities at Alhama to host a total of three Jack Nicklaus Signature courses but those proposals are currently on hold whilst the Spanish economy remains in a somewhat fragile state. ![]() The Golden Bear’s Signature course at Alhama is the flagship venue in a portfolio that comprises Mar Menor, La Torre, Saurines, El Valle and Hacienda Riquelme. ![]() Together with Nicklaus Design, the company established the Nicklaus Golf Trail (now known as the less catchy “IRM Nike Golf / 6 Nicklaus”), which offers golfers a total of six courses within a 25-kilometre radius. ![]() Formed in 2001, Polaris World is by far the largest golf resort developer in Murcia, with half a dozen projects located in close proximity to each other in the south east of Spain. ![]()
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