Valencia » El Saler
Opened in 1968, this is one of designer Javier
Arana’s masterpieces. Each day brings a new course,
not only meaning difficulty lies precisely in the
wind and depends greatly on it. There are 95
natural bunkers around the course, designed without any alterations
by course designers. This is true Mediterranean vegetation, in an
oasis-like, protected nature reserve. The course record is still held
by the German professional Bernhard Langer, who in the 1984
Spanish Open shot 62 strokes on way to victory. El Saler has hosted
important national and international golf competitions in different
categories, in particular the Spanish Open in 1984, 1989, 2001 and
2013, as well as the Seve Trophy in 2003. Some of the finest players in
Europe have competed here and Seve Ballesteros was a firm admirer
of El Saler golf course.
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