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Playing golf on your Costa Blanca holidays: Don Cayo Golf

Lots of people that rent an Alteaattention has been paid to the fairways,
holiday villa or an Altea holidaythe slopes, the surrounding pine trees
apartment do so because of theand landscaping, and new marble sand
privaleged golfcourse of Don Cayo.bunkers have been introduced along the
The Don Cayo Golf Club was founded incourse.
1974 by Luis Campomanes Asumendi withinThese initiatives were completed by a
the "El Aramo" Urban Development Projectremodelling of the itineraries, so the
on the skirts of the Sierra de Alteacourse opened last spring with 18 new
mountains. It has a beautifull view totee-offs, packing two completely
the sea from the main building and fromdifferent rounds into one 9-hole course.
a great part of the course. The courseThe two options are marked in different
sits within the municipal area of Altea,colours on the course cards and the
a Mediterranean town standing out forgreens.
the beauty of its historic town centreWith its revamped design, Don Cayo now
and its special sunny atmosphere. Thisenjoys a new lease on life. Players
has made it one of the favouritenever have to repeat a single hole,
Mediterranean hideaways for artists, whomaking the game much more fun. Among the
come to work and live here from manymost significant novelties are par
parts of the world. Thanks to itschanges at 4 holes, hole 5 was reduced
special charm, Altea was chosen as theby 100 metres, the fairway at hole 1 has
site for the Fine Arts Campus of thebeen modified with 4 new bunkers
Miguel Hernandez University of Alicante,flanking its right side, making the
and it has a new Fine Arts Palace and adog-ieg more challenging despite the
UNESCO Music venue as well.removal of a bunker formerly located
A privileged enclaveright on the fairway.
The course nestles between the SierraFuture reforms
Bernia and the Mediterranean Sea - anAll these improvements have been made
idyllic spot in which to enjoy theunder the new management team, with
beauties of nature. But apart fromAlexis Garcia-Valdes as manager and Rosa
picturesque surroundings, it boasts anSastre as greenkeeper, giving golfers
incredibly attractive design, making itthe best they could possibly devise. And
a superb place for a great game of golf.another new stage will be completed over
The course is owned by the Don Cayo Golfthe next 3 years, with the renovation of
Club and its members, set up as athe irrigation system and the future
non-profit sports association. The Clubinstallation of a new water purifier
is therefore semiprivate, and itsthat will enable a large lake to be
members share the fairways andcreated within the layout.
facilities with fee-paying golfers whoOnce all this work has been carried out,
come to visit.there are also plans to renovate some of
Course improvementsthe greens.
Over the last two years, the club hasWhatever you are planning to do on your
become one of finest in the province,costa blanca holiday, if you are a golf
thanks to improvements in maintenance,fan you can“t miss out on Don Cayo!
upkeep and even course design. Special



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