Designer Dave
Thomas had a dream job when commissioned to design the first
Hacienda del Álamo golf course, he had all the land he could
want to design it, with this idea in mind: "There where no limits.
That is to say, first we made the "dream" field, with no
restrictions on space, as if nothing else existed. And then, we
used the same criteria with the houses: just enough of them so
that the resort would have plenty of breathing room with broad
open spaces."
"For this reason, our first golf course is one of the best in
Europe. It is no less than 92 hectares. It is wide, with long
holes, spacious, and with many lakes. It is very soft, because
it is built on natural terrain. At the same time, it has some
very well-planned obstacles. Its 7,400 yards take five hours to
play, and there are tee-offs every ten minutes, even on very
busy days. There is no such thing as a "slow game." You can
enjoy the course calmly, without hurrying. It is incredible how
fast people get used to this pace of life."
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