Hole 1
A nice gentle start to the front nine, long hitters need to watch the fairway bunker on the right and the old olive trees on the left, the green is protected on the left side by three small bunkers but everything feeds in from the right to the green, so clever play will be rewarded with a par to start.

Hole 2
The easiest par three on the course only causes problems when you pull the ball left into two large bunkers or into the edge of the orchard, which surrounds the monastery. The green slopes back to front, so be careful with your first putt not to leave yourself on the high side.

Hole 3
The first Par 5. A tight driving hole where the longer hitters will have to be confident, your only line here is tight with the walnut and apple trees on the right so you do not run out into trees on the left. A good drive will see either a long iron to the green or a tricky lay up onto a stepped downward slope to the stream protecting the front of the green.

Hole 4
A short par 4. Length is not important here, accuracy is the key. A long iron from the tee leaves a full wedge into a difficult green protected by 2 big bunkers on the right. The green slopes back to front and left to right so take your time with the second shot and think of your first putt.

Hole 5
After a long walk past the monastery to the tee, a demanding tee shot that requires accuracy up the right, which feeds the ball down into the middle of the fairway. The green is protected by 3 bunkers so long would appear to be the best option, until you reach the green, it slopes back to front again, so the best option from the fairway is to take on the bunkers and leave an uphill putt.

Hole 6
A long par 4. stroke index 1. From a brand new tee position a good straight drive into the right half of the fairway is essential, at this point only the longest hitters will have a view of the top of the flag and the monastery, for everybody else there is a red cross at the back of the green to help you with your aim through the olive grove. The green is protected on the right side with a small bunker. The most difficult putt is one to the flag when it is on the top level in the back right position.

Hole 7
Standing next to the monastery in the middle of the olive trees, you have a difficult par 4 to play. You must drive to the left side of the fairway and up the hill, faced now with a blind second shot for all but the biggest hitters, another red cross behind again helps with aim. For both drive and second shot be careful not to lose the ball right into the grape vines that surround the next hole. The green has only one bunker to the left but the shot is made simple by the natural lie feeding the ball down from the right.

Hole 8
The last par 3 on the front 9. Now completely redesigned you face a down hill shot of 165 meters into a green that slopes up from front to back, it is surrounded by bunkers and outside of that, the old grape vines. Maybe the first hole that a par feels like a birdie.

Hole 9
The final hole on the front nine keeps you thinking, in the distance the beautiful new clubhouse. 3 new tees create a step down to the fairway where trees line the left side of the fairway and grape vines behind for extra support. The right is no easier with a big pond collecting balls from each group. You play back up the slope to the green with a medium iron that is guarded on the left with 2 small pot bunkers. Putting is difficult here with some subtle brakes that you don’t see.

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