Real Tenerife

Documentary evidence exists to show that the now defunct Orotara Golf Club was organizing competitive golf matches in Tenerife at the end of the 19th century but it took until 1932 to formalize the game on the island with the establishment of the Real Club de Golf de Tenerife.

Situated in the green, lush north east corner of the popular Canarian tourist destination of Tenerife, Real Club de Golf de Tenerife is laid out on hilly terrain near the old North Tenerife airport with holes rising over 400 feet in elevation from the clubhouse to the highest point on the property.

The layout plays to a par of 71 with five strong par threes on the scorecard, only one of which (the short 7th) measures less than 185 yards from the back markers. The first five holes all play uphill away from the clubhouse but what goes up must come down and the thrilling closing sequence from holes 15 to 18 is well worth the early climb.

The club was honoured to host the Spanish Open in 1964 (won by Angel Miguel) while, in more recent times, the course was the venue for the Canary Islands Championships four times in the 1990s, with Sergio Garcia winning the last of these in 1997.