点评:March is high season for golf in Tenerife. It is expensive, golfers expect the best.
I have played Golf del Sur many times over the past 20 years, so was looking forward to renewing my acquaintance once more.
We started out on the spectacular North Course, and were surprised and disappointed to find the greens in an awful state, diseased and with some very crude patching.
Turning to the beautiful Links Course, we were aware that the new owners had made some changes.
Oh dear.
The perimeters of the course have been grubbed out, the feeling of playing in an oasis of calm has gone, as has the privacy of homes bordering the course.
The lovely verdant greenery off the fairways has been replaced with acres of ugly volcanic rubble, intersected by seemingly miles of concrete buggy paths. In many places these areas of rubble have narrowed the fairways, but they would destroy a wayward golf ball (even if you could find it!).
And who wants to play golf in what looks like a building site?
Many of the tees have been changed, certainly making the red tees easier but far less fun (and I say this as a 25+ handicapper).
Worst of all, on two of the holes (5 and 8), there are fences ( yes, fences) along the fairways. It means that you are unable to weigh-up your second shot. To play it, there is a long walk from the buggy, clutching a choice of clubs in the hope that one of them will be correct. It slows down play and removes the enjoyment of the hole.
It is so sad. What used to be a magnificent 27 hole golf course has been reduced to this. I don't expect we'll be returning.
翻译:三月是特内里费岛打高尔夫球的旺季。这里很贵,高尔夫球手们都期待着最好的体验。
过去 20 年里,我曾多次在 Golf del Sur 打球,因此期待着再次与这里重逢。
我们从壮观的北球场开始,惊讶而失望地发现,球场的果岭状况很糟糕,病虫害肆虐,还有一些粗糙的修补。
来到美丽的林克斯球场,我们意识到新主人做了一些改变。
天哪。
球场的周边已被挖空,在宁静的绿洲中打球的感觉消失了,球场周边住宅的私密性也消失了。
球道外美丽的青翠绿地已被数英亩丑陋的火山碎石取代,碎石之间似乎有数英里长的混凝土越野车道。在许多地方,这些碎石区域缩小了球道,但它们会摧毁一个任性的高尔夫球(即使你能找到它!)。
谁会想在看起来像建筑工地的地方打高尔夫球呢?
许多发球台都已改变,这无疑使红色发球台更容易,但乐趣却少了很多(我是 25+ 差点球员这样说的)。
最糟糕的是,在两个洞(5 号洞和 8 号洞)的球道上都有围栏(是的,围栏)。这意味着您无法衡量第二杆的重量。要打第二杆,您必须从球车走很长一段路,手里拿着各种球杆,希望其中一支是正确的。这会减慢比赛速度,并消除打球的乐趣。
这太可悲了。曾经宏伟的 27 洞高尔夫球场已经沦落到这个地步。我不认为我们会再回来。