The 5 'Must Play' Golf Courses On Tenerife

anary Island’s top destination, TenerifeCosta Adeje is designed around the terraced
has almost year-round perfect weather for golf.fields of an old agricultural area and is surrounded
There are nine courses on the island, each with itsby banana plantations. There are 27 holes to play,
own challenges and varied topography, bearing theand the Par 72, 6,783-metre championship section
hallmarks of top designers such as Sevefeatures wide greens and hazards such as gorges
Ballesteros, Donald Steel, and Pepe Gancedo.and lakes. Host to the 2003 Spanish Open, Costa
Major PGA tournaments are held on Tenerife andAdeje extends from the mountains down to the
first-class hotels offer excellent accommodationsea.
and fine dining to complement a high-quality golfingIts three-level, 15,000 metre-square driving range,
experience.with three starting levels, includes a buggy
Abamaelevator. The large clubhouse has outdoor
Set in the southwest of the island, this very newterraces, and is perfect for relaxing and dining
and challenging course, running to 6,232 metres,after a game.
with Atlantic Ocean views, was designed by DaveIsla Baja Buenavista
Thomas. All levels of golfer will be satisfied withThis Seve Ballesteros designed course, set in
this Par 72 course, and wide tee areas allowTenerife’s volcanic northwest Teno
plenty of room to hit off without feeling rushed.mountain range, is a Par 72, 6,150-metre challenge
The course is 315 metres above sea level at itsthat tests even the low handicappers. Now ten
highest point, and includes 22 lakes, waterfalls, andyears old, the course vegetation has matured and
white-sand bunkers.its scenic beauty, combined with holes that run
There are hundreds of palms lining the greens andadjacent to the Atlantic coastline, make this a
over 300 species of sub-tropical plants. Thefavourite with those looking for a dramatic golfing
five-star Abama Gran Hotel, Golf Resort and Spalocation. Besides a golf school, there are two
includes tennis courts, a pro shop and golfpractice putting greens, and a chipping area. The
academy, a three-hole practice course, practiceclubhouse has a bar and restaurant.
putting greens, and a driving range.Las Americas
AmarillaIn the south of Tenerife, between Playa de Las
This Par 72, 6,648-metre course, attached to theAmericas and Los Cristianos, this 18-hole, Par 72
Amarilla Golf and Country Club, is on the southerncourse overlooks the sea, and is close to popular
coast adjoining the sea, and has a spectacularbeaches. Lakes and ravines are a course feature
mountainous backdrop. A floristic feature of theas well as obstacles, but the course is protected
course is the profusion of barrancos, an endemicfrom the wind by a gently sloping amphitheatre.
island plant. Thirteen of the holes follow the coast,There is a golf school, driving range, practice
and the signature 5th hole involves a chip overputting green, and a pro shop. The clubhouse has
the incoming tide to reach the green.a bar/cafeteria.
A 9-hole pitch and putt area is good for practice,Playing golf on Tenerife is a pleasure whichever
and there is also a putting green and driving range.course you decide to play and whatever time of
The clubhouse, with its restaurant and bar, has ayear you decide to play, but a visit to one of our
pool and tennis courts, plus an equestrian centre.top 5 courses above will ensure a golfing
Costa Adejeexperience of the highest order.
With fine views of the island of La Gomera,