Situated close to Lecce, in the southeast of Italy, the resort golf course at Acaya first appeared in the late 1990s when architect David Mezzacane set out the eighteen fairways within a local nature reserve.
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Situated close to Lecce, in the southeast of Italy, the resort golf course at Acaya first appeared in the late 1990s when architect David Mezzacane set out the eighteen fairways within a local nature reserve.
Acaya
Situated close to Lecce, in the southeast of Italy, the resort course at Acaya first appeared in the late 1990s when architect David Mezzacane set out the eighteen fairways within a local nature reserve.
New American owners subsequently called in Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry to remodel the layout before it reopened for play in 2009.
Water features rather prominently on the course – especially on the back nine, where five of the holes (10, 12 and 16 to 18) are routed around lakes – and the closing trio of tough par fours (with stroke indices of 4, 8 and 2) can easily ruin a decent score.
The course held the first Acaya Open in 2010 and this competition has since become a regular event on the European Challenge Tour.