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Bajamar Oceanfront Golf Resort |
Bajamar Oceanfront Golf Resort
Holes: 18
Yardage: 6968/5712
Par: 71
Rating: 74.9/67.4
Slope: 143/118
A links-style course. Tough and challenging.
Course description
The 18 original holes at Bajamar, now Percy Clifford designed the Lagos
and Vista nines, in 1976. In the early 1990s the course underwent a
redesign, mostly to the tees and greens, and a new irrigation system was
installed. The Oceano nine, designed by Robert Von Hagge, opened in June
1996.
Lagos nine: This is the lone par-35 layout, with three par-3 holes,
two of them to greens guarded by water. Unless you're a long hitter, don't
try the back gold tees; they add nearly 400 yards compared with the blues
and result in a pair of par-4s that stretch 468 and 455 yards. There's no
ocean to worry about here, but fairway-landing areas are well protected by
bunkers, as are most of the greens.
Vista nine: A traditional par-36 configuration, these nine holes,
with fairways set in the middle of scrub, give a British Isles flavor to
Bajamar. Water is a concern only on the approach to the par-5 second hole.
The barranca areas off the regularly clipped part of the course are
considered lateral hazards, and you may play the ball as it lies as long
as you don't ground your club.
Oceano nine: This nine provides the feel of surfside golf in
Hawaii, with the Pacific there to catch any slices on the fifth through
eighth holes. The fun really starts at the fourth, where the approach on a
relatively short par-4 is over a chasm to a wide but shallow green. The
fifth is the lone par-3 on the side, with a tee shot over a cove from 169
(blue tees) or 183 (gold) yards out. The eighth, this nine's only par-5
has its tees set directly above the ocean with a fairway that bends to the
right. Big hitters can gamble by taking the direct route over as much
water as they feel they can bite off. The green here is practically
encircled by sand.
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