El Chaparral Golf Course Costa Del Sol · Costa Del Sol Fuengirola Info

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El Chaparral Golf is becoming one of the most popular courses on the Costa del Sol. After being closed for a number of years due to a dispute between the original owners it has been brought back to life by the new owners.

El Chaparral enjoys a fantastic position, past Fuengirola and just before La Cala on the coastal road towards Marbella. The turning onto the slip road is just after the El Faro turning and then through the Chaparral arches.


The course with its six par 3’s six par 4’s and six par 5’s has some beautiful views of the sea and the Mijas Mountains inland as well as the many trees that line most holes. The course has the usual bunkers protecting the greens and a few brooks and streams to negotiate from tee to green.


Most of the holes do not allow for a wayward shot onto another holes fairway as they are set out on their own. This gives many of the holes a lot of character and making tee shots in particular very important if you want to score well. With the layout of some of the holes, especially the par 5’s, offering a risk reward situation for where you position your shots this El Chaparral is a course which makes you think.


It is always advisable to purchase the course guide for the best positions and distances to greens and obstacles but here are thoughts on four holes.


The third hole is a par 5 but with a drive over 200 meters the mound on the right can be cleared giving an opportunity to go for the green. If your drive is to the middle or right of the fairway which is usual as it slopes this way there is a stream to cross about 100 to 150 meters away before taking the approach shot to a narrow green. The tight fairway before the green slopes to the left where there is a ditch and a bunker to trap any short balls.


The eighth hole is a beautiful hole especially from the back, back tees where you drive out from the trees way down onto a fairway that is tight and doglegs to the right. From the normal yellow tees you must decide on how much of the corner to cut or take less of a club because anything hit too straight or far will be in the rough or tees on the far side of the fairway. Again the green is narrow and has a high bank to the left and a drop to the right.


The eleventh hole is a rolling tunnel that generally if you hit any shot slightly to the left or the right it will roll back onto the fairway. There are occasions they do not cut the rough but the banks slopes still generally let the ball roll back down. This hole is a par 5 that twists a lot and is uphill. It is hard to reach in two shots but played easily this hole is not as tough as it first looks.


The par 5 seventeenth offers many choices of how to play it best. For the long drivers it is possible to clear the right hand large gully to position yourself for a shot at the green. It is a small landing area for the tee shot and the approach shot is over a corner of the practice area, a gully, some trees and the a bunker. The green is narrow and there is a rock wall behind, it’s a difficult shot! For a normal drive play shorter and left of the gully and then hit the next shot to the right of the green as far as possible to give a straighter and easier approach to the green. It’s a great hole but far from easy.


The course is well managed and employs staffs who are friendly, know and enjoy their work. The course is always well manicured and they are particularly proud of the fast greens which are among the best on the Costa del Sol.


There are houses, villas and some apartments to be seen from the course but they aren’t lining the fairways and restricting your golf in any way. The clubhouse is the largest of these buildings which is one of the best clubhouses on the coast. From its very large veranda you can see the first fairway, over the trees to the sea and the whole of the par 3 eighteenth. The clubhouse is a great way to enjoy an after round drink and meal with the restaurant offering some beautiful lunches, dinners and private evening meals for the various parties that use the facilities.

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