Around and about the Courses – Lo Romero
This course was opened to the public in 2008 and is one of the most ‘natural’ of the local courses in the region using the existing terrain which produces holes with a variety of dog-legs and steady changes in elevation and the signature hole on the course is the 18th hole with the ‘island’ green but all of the other holes offer their own unique challenges.
The clubhouse is temporary in nature and is in the style of two wooden log cabins and therefore the changing toilet and shower facilities are somewhat limited.There is a café in the main building which offers reasonably priced food and beverage served by ‘cheery’ staff and the adequately stocked pro-shop is contained in a separate wooden building.
If you are a visitor or a resident to this area then you simply must play this course which offers excellent value for money for the standard of the course. The use of the natural terrain and local vegetation gives an excellent feel to the course which is also eco-friendly using only processed water and retaining much of the local wildlife.
When this course was constructed the 18th hole was designed as the signature hole being an ‘island’ green along the lines of the 17th at Sawgrass in America which is the home of the TPC which is the unofficial 5th ‘major’ but at 356 metres or 393 yards (yellow tees) the 2nd shot for the average golfer will be played with a long iron or hybrid recovery club. However when you play this course you will quickly become aware that the other holes are designed to catch you out if you try and take them too lightly. The water hazards are well placed to catch any errant shots and you will be surprised at just how ‘tight’ some of the tee shots with a driver can ‘feel’.For the better standard of golfer you will be impressed by the surface of the greens which roll well but more importantly ‘takes’ a good iron shot without damaging the surface.
If there is a ‘secret’ to playing this golf course it is simply to get your tee shot ‘in play’ because ‘off the tee’ is where the majority of the trouble is located on this course.