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Playing golf on your Costa Blanca holidays: Don Cayo Golf

Lots of people that rent an Altea holidaycourse design. Special attention has been
villa or an Altea holiday apartment do sopaid to the fairways, the slopes, the
because of the privaleged golfcourse of Donsurrounding pine trees and landscaping, and
Cayo.new marble sand bunkers have been introduced
along  the  course.
The Don Cayo Golf Club was founded in 1974 by
Luis Campomanes Asumendi within the "ElThese initiatives were completed by a
Aramo" Urban Development Project on theremodelling of the itineraries, so the course
skirts of the Sierra de Altea mountains. Itopened last spring with 18 new tee-offs,
has a beautifull view to the sea from thepacking two completely different rounds into
main building and from a great part of theone 9-hole course. The two options are marked
course. The course sits within the municipalin different colours on the course cards and
area of Altea, a Mediterranean town standingthe  greens.
out for the beauty of its historic town
centre and its special sunny atmosphere. ThisWith its revamped design, Don Cayo now enjoys
has made it one of the favouritea new lease on life. Players never have to
Mediterranean hideaways for artists, who comerepeat a single hole, making the game much
to work and live here from many parts of themore fun. Among the most significant
world. Thanks to its special charm, Altea wasnovelties are par changes at 4 holes, hole 5
chosen as the site for the Fine Arts Campuswas reduced by 100 metres, the fairway at
of the Miguel Hernandez University ofhole 1 has been modified with 4 new bunkers
Alicante, and it has a new Fine Arts Palaceflanking its right side, making the dog-ieg
and  a  UNESCO  Music  venue  as  well.more challenging despite the removal of a
bunker formerly located right on the fairway.
A  privileged  enclave
Future  reforms
The course nestles between the Sierra Bernia
and the Mediterranean Sea - an idyllic spotAll these improvements have been made under
in which to enjoy the beauties of nature. Butthe new management team, with Alexis
apart from picturesque surroundings, itGarcia-Valdes as manager and Rosa Sastre as
boasts an incredibly attractive design,greenkeeper, giving golfers the best they
making it a superb place for a great game ofcould possibly devise. And another new stage
golf.will be completed over the next 3 years, with
the renovation of the irrigation system and
The course is owned by the Don Cayo Golf Clubthe future installation of a new water
and its members, set up as a non-profitpurifier that will enable a large lake to be
sports association. The Club is thereforecreated  within  the  layout.
semiprivate, and its members share the
fairways and facilities with fee-payingOnce all this work has been carried out,
golfers  who  come  to  visit.there are also plans to renovate some of the
greens.
Course  improvements
Whatever you are planning to do on your costa
Over the last two years, the club has becomeblanca holiday, if you are a golf fan you
one of finest in the province, thanks tocan´t miss out on Don Cayo!
improvements in maintenance, upkeep and even



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