Elea Golf, Cyprus

[Ethan]

This is a relatively new course just outside Paphos, designed by Faldo. Building work for residences is underway, but for now it is a relatively open course with some elevation changes. The green fee last week was 70 Euro, buggy and range balls extra. As you might expect from a Faldo course, it places a premium on strategy, with apparently wideish fairways, but some planning is needed to choose the best side for approach. The course has a firm and fast feel through the green, and the greens are mostly fairly flat. Lots of bunkers and a few water hazards keep it interesting and frame the holes well. Greens were a bit slow when I played, but grass grows fast around there in July. Nice halfway house and long and short game practice areas too. Worth a look.

 

[Junior]

Nice review, I enjoyed it when I played it a year ago. Lots of teeing options, lots of bunkers and your right when you say the course is more undulating than it looks from the clubhouse. From memory 17's the tough par 4 , with the huge bunker and waste ground in front f the green ? I think I just prefer Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus, although AH can take a fair while to get around unless you tee off early !!