La Manga West Course
La Manga West Course
The West Course was designed by Golf Professional and course designer Dave Thomas and was originally a nine-hole course.
Work started in 1986 and was completed in just nine months.
It was originally called the Atamaria Course, as it was much closer to the site of the original village than the first two courses, South and North.
But the name was very soon changed to La Princessa.
1991 saw work begin on a second nine-hole course, which ran adjacent to La Princessa.
This was Initially called Las Sabinas but again was subject to a name change to La Princessa II.
In 1996 the two courses joined forces and became an eighteen-hole course at which time it was renamed the West Course.
The West Course, with its undulating fairways and differing elevations, will certainly offer a different set of challenges on both nines.
The front nine will demand accurate driving to avoid the ‘barrancos’, while playing the back nine, up amongst the hills and trees, you will find more open but still with challenges to overcome.
The West Course is rated 8th Best Course in Southern Spain and 17th Best Course overall in Spain
Hole By Hole
Hole 1 Par 4 White Tees 306 Yellow Tees 298 S/I 12
Hole 2 Par 3 White Tees 162 Yellow Tees 151 S/I 16
Hole 3 Par 5 White Tees 427 Yellow Tees 427 S/I 6
Hole 4 Par 3 White Tees 149 Yellow Tees 125 S/I 18
Hole 5 Par 4 White Tees 307 Yellow Tees 287 S/I 10
Hole 6 Par 5 White Tees 437 Yellow Tees 436 S/I 4
Hole 7 Par 3 White Tees 152 Yellow Tees 149 S/I 14
Hole 8 Par 4 White Tees 368 Yellow Tees 345 S/I 2
Hole 9 Par 5 White Tees 435 Yellow Tees 435 S/I 8
Hole 10 Par 4 White Tees 322 Yellow Tees 309 S/I 3
Hole 11 Par 4 White Tees 357 Yellow Tees 342 S/I 15
Hole 12 Par 4 White Tees 360 Yellow Tees 348 S/I 1
Hole 13 Par 3 White Tees 177 Yellow Tees 168 S/I 5
Hole 14 Par 4 White Tees 312 Yellow Tees 302 S/I 17
Hole 15 Par 5 White Tees 456 Yellow Tees 435 S/I 9
Hole 16 Par 3 White Tees 189 Yellow Tees 177 S/I 7
Hole 17 Par 5 White Tees 479 Yellow Tees 435 S/I 13
Hole 18 Par 4 White Tees 374 Yellow Tees 364 S/I 11
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