Club

La Canada Golf Club

Course

La Cañada Golf Club was the first municipal golf course in Andalusia due to an impeccable design by Robert Trent Jones (Holes 10-18) and Dave Thomas (Holes 1-9) and the effort made by caddies and workers from the village of Guadiaro. Challenging fairways, fast greens, large groves of indigenous trees and spectacular views of the Mediterranean make up an ideal course for those who want to bask in the sun and enjoy being surrounded by nature. The golf course's tradition has been combined with the development of junior golf talent. At present, 240 pupils are enrolled at La Cañada Golf Club, which is considered to be the first junior golf school in Andalusia. Due to its long-standing history, the Spanish Golf Federation has decided to hold the European Youths Championship at this venue. It's fantastic Mediterranean style Clubhouse, pride and joy of all Members, an Andalusian style hall holds a beautiful photographic collection of the golf course past and present and La Cañada Golf Club Founder Members.

Tees, course difficulty and extra recevied strokes

On a sloped course, each tee is given spcific course rating (CR) and slope rating values for men and women. The number of extra received strokes for the tee and gender in addition to the course par is calculated by the following formula (and rounded to nearest whole number):

The players handicap * slope rating / 113
+ course rating
- course par
Extra received strokes

Tee Definitions = Red (Ladies Tee), Blue (Junior tee), Yellow (Men's Tee), White (Competitition tee), Black (Competitition tee)
Slope Rating - slope = Represents the difficulty of a course for bogey golfers relative to scratch golfers. The higher the slope, the more difficult the course plays for bogey golfers. A number ranging from 55 to 155 - 113 is considered average and should be set on an unsloped course.
Course Rating - cr = Represents the difficulty for the scratch player relative to the course par. The higher the slope, the more difficult the course plays for scratch golfers. The number ranges from +- 10 of the course par - the course par (i.e. 72) is considered average and should be set on an unsloped course.