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Valderrama Golf Club |
San Roque Cadiz, Spain |
1974 by Robert Trent Jones |
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Length: 6234.00 yds. |
Signature Hole: 4 |
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Past Events: 1997 Ryder Cup, 9 Volvo Masters, 1999/2000 World Championsips- Stroke Play |
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Slope: Not given |
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Course Rating: Not given |
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Valderrama has two prevailing winds: the poniente from the land and the levante from the Mediterranean. Valderrama, of Sotogrande, Spain, site of the 1997 Ryder Cup, is now accessible to all in this faithful and gorgeous simulation from Access Software. In the mid-80s, Robert Trent Jones, Sr. was commissioned to fine-tune his original design of the Spanish course that would become Valderrama. Resting between the grandeur of the Sierra Blanca mountains and the Mediterranean, Valderrama features distant views of Gibraltar and North Africa from higher ground. Gnarled cork trees garnish the terrain, accompanied by scattered olive trees and abundant wildflowers. In '91, '93 and '95, Golf World voted Valderrama the #1 golf club in Europe. This home of the annual Volvo Masters tournament was richly rewarded in ¹94 when The Ryder Cup committee selected Valderrama as the host of the '97 matches. Included with this course are exclusive multimedia tours of Valderrama, history of past Ryder Cups, Virtual Reality tours, and fly-bys of each hole. |
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