{"id":313,"date":"2015-10-23T18:52:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T16:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com\/golf-blog\/?p=313"},"modified":"2016-02-07T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T14:39:10","slug":"around-and-about-the-courses-roda-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.costa-blanca-greenfees.com\/golf-blog\/around-and-about-the-courses-roda-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Around and about the courses – Roda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Around and about the Courses \u2013 Roda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Roda Golf is yet another of those courses designed by Dave Thomas of \u2018The Belfry\u2019 fame. The natural terrain in this area is actually \u2018flat\u2019 so the designer has managed a minor miracle by producing a golf course that gives the impression of \u2018rolling\u2019 countryside while incorporating the use of the local \u2018Levante\u2019 sea winds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The excellent and modern clubhouse includes a lower level entrance complete with impressive water feature and an upper veranda area giving views over the practise area and the 9<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> green plus excellent changing, toilet and shower facilities and a bar and restaurant which have food and beverage but at resort prices. The pro-shop is large and is one of the best stocked golf shops that I have seen at any golf course in Murcia and with staff that are always welcoming and efficient.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is not the longest course in Murcia but is appealing to the eye and with accommodatingly wide fairways just seems a pleasure to play.<\/span> The course itself reminds me of the Jack Nicklaus designed St Mellion course in Cornwall in the UK with rolling fairways flanked by gently sloping hillocks and banks.<\/span> The signature hole is the 7<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> which is a par 3 of 151 metres or 166 yards (yellow tees) to an \u2018island\u2019 green and usually into the prevailing wind will be a long iron or hybrid recovery club for the majority of golfers. Without the wind this course would be \u2018there for the taking\u2019 by the better golfers amongst you because there are numerous short par 4\u2019s of little more than 300 metres or 330 yards (particularly on the back nine) and the par 5\u2019s are all reachable, at times with relatively short clubs. However there lies the \u2018rub\u2019 because there are very few days where the \u2018Levante\u2019 wind doesn\u2019t blow. The 18<\/span>th<\/span><\/sup> hole pretty well summarises this golf course because the par 5 hole is 454 metres or 499 yards (yellow tees) but usually downwind, the green is in reach but is protected by a large lake to the front and side while the green is relatively narrow from front to back and is a test of the proverb that \u2018fortune favours the brave\u2019. This golf course is always in excellent and manicured condition with large greens with a good putting surface and should be on your agenda if you plan a golfing trip to<\/span> Murcia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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