The Heathland layout at La Hacienda Links Golf Resort plays second fiddle to the recently renovated Links course but this inland 18-hole Dave Thomas-designed track is the perfect complement to its older sibling on the clifftops.
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The Heathland layout at La Hacienda Links Golf Resort plays second fiddle to the recently renovated Links course but this inland 18-hole Dave Thomas-designed track is the perfect complement to its older sibling on the clifftops.
La Hacienda Links Golf Resort (Heathland)
The Heathland layout at La Hacienda Links Golf Resort plays second fiddle to the recently renovated Links course but this inland 18-hole Dave Thomas-designed track is the perfect complement to its older sibling on the clifftops.
The opening five holes and closing two holes occupy the same compact compartment, with the remaining holes routed in a big anticlockwise circle around a hilly area that’s presumably earmarked for future residential development.
Extending to 6,374 metres from the back tees, the course plays to a par of 72, with a couple of holes (par threes at the 8th and 14th) routed around irrigation ponds. There’s also a demanding finish with a quartet of tough par fours to conclude the round.
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