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