Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
When people talk about the "Heritage course", is that Chateau du Golf? I ask because when my wife and I stayed at the Awali four years ago, that was the course we played (and there was no "Heritage course" AFAIK).
I agree that Chateau du Golf is a nice course, but it was always very wet. And since the soil is sandy, you end up getting sprayed with loose wet sand and having to clean your club after every shot. And it's not like we were there in the rainy season - we went in June, which is supposed to be the driest part of the year, but there was still usually a heavy downpour every other day.
As for the Heritage Awali itself: what a fabulous hotel. We got the best customer service I've ever experienced anywhere. Nothing was too much trouble.
While you're in the area, be sure to try out snorkeling over the coral. It was a magical experience. There was one particular species of fish - small dark grey (almost black), about 4 inches long, that seemed very curious and would come right up to you and check you out. A trip to the coloured earths is also worth it if you have the time - really weird, almost like an alien landscape.
Yeah the Chateau du Golf/Heritage/Telfair/Bel Ombre course are all one in the same
Agree the rain in mm's looks low in June but its a little and often thing where many days can be wet, while Dec/Jan are comparative high for rainfall its a lot of rain delivered in a few odd days during tropical storms and all gone/dried up very soon after helped by the higher temps
Heritage also gets run off rainwater from the surrounding hills so its worth planning that into which day to play if there's been lots of heavy rain. Overall I've played it year-round maybe 30 odd times and only about three were wet underfoot & usually May/June time
Edit, as you prob know there's a Chateau in the grounds of the course which I guess is why that name has been used previously. Telfair is I think the hotel chain and Bel Ombre the village its in, the Heritage name for the course really got pushed from last year after the Euro Tour announced it was playing there (maybe they thought it was more marketable)
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