Real El Prat (Yellow)
Real El Prat (Yellow) · Cataluña, Barcelona
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A new site was selected further north, between Terressa and Sabadell, and such was the acreage available, the Greg Norman Design team was able to lay out an impressive 45-hole complex.
Although the five loops of 9-holes (Abajo, Arriba, Piscina, Bosque and Valles) can be configured into many different 18-hole combinations, they are usually set up as the Pink (comprising the Bosque and Arriba nines), the Yellow (Piscina and Abajo nines) and the Green (Vallès nine and holes 1-5 and 15-18 of the Abajo nine).
The Yellow – like the Pink course – was originally constructed with tournament play in mind and is more open than the Pink layout although a few holes are occasionally routed through tall pine trees which are a predominant feature of the new Real El Prat site. Precision rather that length are essential to carding a decent score on the Yellow course where the deep fairway bunkers once made shots disappear far too quickly.
Lavishly bunkered greensites represented a fearsome challenge, so you needed your ‘A’ game intact to conquer Real El Prat’s Yellow course. However, in 2021 a newly renovated and softened Yellow course was unveiled whereby 56 bunkers were removed and 31 others modified as part of a “Sustainability Plan” aimed at "reducing economic and environmental impact".
Nº 24 de España · Top 100 Golf Courses
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