golferinspain
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Living locally to La Manga I have played each course a number of times.
I am regularly asked which is my favourite and the answer is simple: The West Course (el campo oeste)
The West Course is short in comparison to the North and the South courses, but it is beautiful.
Starting with a short par four, which can be reached by long hitters, the course immediately indicates to the golfer what they are going to be faced with. Scoring well at La Manga West is all about course management and playing the holes as you find them, it is not about beating driver off every tee.
The first shows this, a mid-iron lay-up short of the lake leaves a short iron or wedge into the green, with out of bounds behind, hence going for the green from the tee is not advisable.
The third is a great par 5, on the card it is not long, but the layout means an iron from the tee, longer hitters may be able to get close with their second.
Another great example of course management is the 9th, a par 5 that dog-legs round to the left, and over the hill. Brave golfers may take the driver and try a swinging draw, which would almost leave a shot over the stream/ravine and onto the small green.
11 is another hole that requires a sensible approach, again a dogleg to the left and down the hill, anything too long will find the out of bounds. La Manga West is all about being cautious and patient, it is not about bravado or brawn.
To be honest there is no weak hole on this course and that is why it gets my vote as the best of the three and with an unbelevable view out across the Mar Menor from the 18th tee, all memories of what may have been a bad round are forgotten.
You really should play this course.
I am regularly asked which is my favourite and the answer is simple: The West Course (el campo oeste)
The West Course is short in comparison to the North and the South courses, but it is beautiful.
Starting with a short par four, which can be reached by long hitters, the course immediately indicates to the golfer what they are going to be faced with. Scoring well at La Manga West is all about course management and playing the holes as you find them, it is not about beating driver off every tee.
The first shows this, a mid-iron lay-up short of the lake leaves a short iron or wedge into the green, with out of bounds behind, hence going for the green from the tee is not advisable.
The third is a great par 5, on the card it is not long, but the layout means an iron from the tee, longer hitters may be able to get close with their second.
Another great example of course management is the 9th, a par 5 that dog-legs round to the left, and over the hill. Brave golfers may take the driver and try a swinging draw, which would almost leave a shot over the stream/ravine and onto the small green.
11 is another hole that requires a sensible approach, again a dogleg to the left and down the hill, anything too long will find the out of bounds. La Manga West is all about being cautious and patient, it is not about bravado or brawn.
To be honest there is no weak hole on this course and that is why it gets my vote as the best of the three and with an unbelevable view out across the Mar Menor from the 18th tee, all memories of what may have been a bad round are forgotten.
You really should play this course.
