What would you score around Valderrama?

[MarkT]

Has anyone played it? Whoever you speak to it seems like one of the hardest courses to play to anything like your handicap, with all the angles, ridiculous greens and balls stuck up trees. The good news is that it's 'only' 7,000 yards, the bad news is that you could make a treble from anywhere. Think the Slope Rating is 133...

Given I can't chip other than an humongous flop shot I don't think I'd get over 20 points/break 90

 

[hairball_89]

Honestly? Sub 120 I'd probably be happy!

 

[Bobthesock]

Not that difficult from the yellows, had 27 points but had a massive slice all day which I don't normally have. Did put off the green into the water from behind the 17th though. Decent par chance turned into an 8

 

[Deleted member 1147]

What are Par & course rating?

 

[Slab]

If its a Thursday in an ET tournament... I'd shoot about 63

 

[richart]

Have watched the Andalucian Masters there a few times, and it is incredibly tight. Just hitting a fairway doesn't guarantee a shot at the green. Definitely need a good short game as you are going to miss a lot of the small greens. That rules me out.

Think I would rather play a stableford than a medal round there. 24 points with five blobs.

 

[Canfordhacker]

We got kicked out just for taking photos. We were playing San Roque up the road, swung by the car park and lasted two minutes by the 18th green before we were politely asked to do one. So I am level for my time spent there.

 

[patricks148]

Hard to say having never having seen the course, if the slope is 133 it's lower than my home club which is 134, so who knows?

 

[CountLippe]

Played it off the yellows. No long but tight, tighter than it looks as you can get blocked out. Greens are small but if you can handle a lob wedge no reason you shouldn't play to handicap. Perfectly manicured. When I played it the bunkers had crushed white marble instead of sand, which was weird, although I believe this may have changed now.

 

[rudebhoy]

Hard to say having never having seen the course, if the slope is 133 it's lower than my home club which is 134, so who knows?

mine is 139 off the whites and 138 off the yellows, so I'd imagine it would be easy peasy for me

 

[pendodave]

A lot.
Each to their own, but it's not really my idea of an enjoyable day out.

 

[Bratty]

I think I shot 107 when I played it some 25 years ago! I've still got the scorecard somewhere!

 

[Deleted member 23270]

78 off the back tees when I played it a few years ago. Made par on 17th which was a highlight

 

[sunshine]

We got kicked out just for taking photos. We were playing San Roque up the road, swung by the car park and lasted two minutes by the 18th green before we were politely asked to do one. So I am level for my time spent there.

We wandered in no problem, it was the day before the tournament started. We had just played San Roque and were wearing golf clothing, so maybe the security thought we were on tour . We had a good chat with some of the Italian and Swedish players.

Just beautifully manicured, even the targets on the practice ground were better than the greens at your average golf course. The fairways were normal width, but the overhanging branches of the trees made their effective width much narrower.

 

[fundy]

If its a Thursday in an ET tournament... I'd shoot about 63

Congrats youd be leading by 4 and 15 ahead of world no 1 John Rahm

 

[IanMcC]

Still many people equating slope with difficulty. Course rating is more a true measure of difficulty. The blue tees are rated 76.1, more than 5 over par. The blue slope is 147. I'm single figures and I don't think I would break 120.

 

[Bobthesock]

Still many people equating slope with difficulty. Course rating is more a true measure of difficulty. The blue tees are rated 76.1, more than 5 over par. The blue slope is 147. I'm single figures and I don't think I would break 120.

Not even sure they are playing off the blues this week as those yardages are far too short. Unless the yards are actually metres

 

[theoneandonly]

Played it a few times in some corp pro am better ball type things, only time I ever kept score roud there I shot 71.

 

[Barking_Mad]

Not even sure they are playing off the blues this week as those yardages are far too short. Unless the yards are actually metres

According to the European Tour website it's playing 7000 yards this week which means 6389 is likely metres.

 

[Slime]

Send me out there ....................................... I'll let you know.