Les
Furber, is the designer of this magnificent
lay out. He is from Calgary at the Alberta,
Province in Canada. He has designed
numerous golf course on that area: Glen
Eagles, Carnmoney, etc...
Is
there any practice facilites?
Oh,
yes, there is a full practice area at
Varadero Golf Course. The Driving Range
has to set of bay the roofed one has
20 capacity where hitting on the mat
is mandotory, but at the back of this
range we have 10 bays for hitting on
the grass. We also have 2 putting greens
and 1 chipping greens, Green side bunkers
and fairway bunkers for practice. There
is a special golf lesson package for
Sol Melia guests, please contact Sol
Melia Golf Specialist.
Which
are the most challenging holes at this
beautiful golf course?
There
some hole quite interesting, although
thisis a resort course, the wind come
into play and the design also make them
very attractive. The Hole No 8 is a
quite challenging par 3, the wind blows
in different directions even in the
same day, Hole 16 is a three-island
par 5 where your golf skills counts
on evry shot. The 18 hole is one of
the most beautiful and challenging finishing
hole par 4 in the caribbean. For the
course details click on Golf Course
Details
Which
are the facilies that a golfer will
find when staying at Melia Las Americas?
Golfers
will find a hotel offering a program
for personalised attention to golfers,
unique in Cuba. This is the only hotel
with direct access to the golf course
only at 150 yards away from the Lobby
becha exit gate. Here at Melia Las Americas
and the rest of Las Americas Resort
golfers will find the best reduced green
fee deals and exclusivity on tee times,
a golf coordinator at the hotel Lobby
will garantee your golf schedule during
your vacations. For further details
contact The Sol Melia Cuba Golf Specialist.
Can we expect a development
on golf courses at this beautiful Destination?
Well,
there is a golf course development programme
in coordination with the PGA of England,
The next golf course will be Palma Real
in Cayo Coco, where we have beautiful
hotels and where we will transfer all
the faicilities created here for golfers
to thos beautiful hotels, This golf
course will have one of the most beatiful
design in the Caribbean, I will recommend
this golf course to both beginners but
skilled golfers.