Llavaneras

Golf Club Llavaneras, founded in 1945 is located in a privileged area at only 34 km of the center of Barcelona. It is the fourth oldest private club in Catalonia. Maintaining its exclusive character it is now a family club where a friendly character reigns. Our priority is to achieve excellence in the services provided and make sure our members and our visitors enjoy. The 18-hole, par 70, course is seated on 34 hectares of soft ground, and was originally designed by British architect FW Hawtree. The extension of the course was taken care of by Spanish designers Ramon Espinosa, Alfonso Magí Sardà and Vidaor. Technically speaking, Golf Club Llavaneras offers a challenging course of 5028 meters long with narrow but well-defined, medium-sized greens protected by bunkers and where water is present along the same. The course is suitable for all types of players, from novices to experienced ones.

A short par 4 that sets the tone for the rest of the course, requiring an accurate tee shot up the right side of the fairway to avoid the bunker on the left and any chance of going down the steep slope onto the 3rd hole. A short iron needed to a well-protected green, avoid going left again.

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A downhill par 3, requiring a medium to short iron to reach this well-protected green, watch out for your alignment off the tee and often strong cross-winds. Avoid going over the back of the green as you’ll face a tricky recovery shot.

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A downhill par 3, requiring a medium to short iron to reach this well-protected green, watch out for your alignment off the tee and often strong cross-winds. Avoid going over the back of the green as you’ll face a tricky recovery shot.

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A dog-leg par 4 to the right and slightly uphill off the tee. The bunker on the right can only be carried by the longest hitters so the best strategy off the tee is to keep well left of the bunker on the right to get a clear view of the green for the second shot. Any tee-shots up the right side of the fairway will face a tricky second over the trees guarding the corner of the dog-leg. A two-tier green which is more sloped than you might think. Big bunker on the right and a big slope of the green to the left.

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A long downhill par 3 to a tightly guarded green which requires a long, accurate tee-shot to avoid the big bunker on the right and a high-lipped bunker on the left. Don’t go long as a tricky recovery awaits. Maybe the flattest green on the course.

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A par 4 dog-leg to the right, for most players the sensible drive is up the left hand side of the fairway, avoiding the bunker on the left. Get too close to the trees on the right and your second shot options are severely reduced. Only the longest of hitters can contemplate hitting over the trees from the tee. A tricky green with a gentle tier which is more sloped than you might think at first glance. Thick rough around the left side of the green makes for a tough third shot if you just miss the green.

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A difficult double dog-leg par 5. The tee shot needs to go a lot further left than you first think, especially for the longer hitters. Easy to run out of fairway to the right but go too far left and you’ll run into trouble in the shape of bunkers. Second shot the dog-leg is to right and don’t get too close to the trees on the right as you won’t be able to go for the green in three. A big, flat green awaits with two bunkers either side and pond behind. The lone palm tree to the left of the green is a good reference for approach shots.

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A short par 3 with a green which is wide and yet narrow from front to back, well protected with a big bunker which stretches across almost all of the front of the green. Avoid going long as you can expect a tricky approach shot from long grass.

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A par 4 with a slight dogleg to the right. A good line off the tee is over the oak tree in the middle of the fairway. Typically, a medium iron for the second shot to the most sloping green on the course. Check the pin position carefully before choosing your club for the second shot.

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One of the few straight par fours on the course which requires an accurate tee-shot to avoid the out of bounds on the left and the bunkers on the right. Long hitters often opt for a long iron off the tee as the fairway narrows severely. Short second to a well-protected green narrow green.

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One of the most daunting tee shots on the course. Out of bounds left, pond on the right, tight fairway with bunkers both sides. Longer hitters typically use a medium iron to find the fairway, steep slope up to the two-tier sloping green.

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A tough par 4, slight dogleg uphill and to the right. The tee shot needs to avoid the bunker on the left and not get too close to the trees on the right. A big, two-tier green which falls left to right from the fairway. Out of bounds behind.

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A short downhill par 4 downhill. Tight off the tee, important to choose the right club for the tee-shot. Longer hitters will be reaching for a medium iron to avoid any chance of reaching the pond guarding the green. Must make it over the pond with the second shot to a green which slopes right to left from the fairway and is well protected behind.

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A second straight par 4 this time slightly uphill. A tricky tee-shot with out of bounds left and pond, bunkers and trees right. A big green awaits which is difficult to see as it is the same height as the fairway, bunkers either side.

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A short, slightly uphill par 3. The green is protected by a bunker at the front. A sloping green with steep sides all round making for a tricky second, if the ball is not on the putting surface.

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A par 5, dog-leg to the right off the tee, a big bunker on the right and out of bounds to the left. The hole straightens out after the tee shot but golfers face the biggest slope on the course up to the green. Second shot for the longer hitters needs to be kept left for a clear third shot into the green. Big slope up to the green means extra club needed to avoid the big bunker protecting the front of the large two-tiered green.

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One of the best views on a golf course in Catalonia. Elevated tee looks down on the hole, long hitters can reach the green but often opt for a medium iron off the tee as the entrance to the green is very narrow. Must avoid going right off the tee at all costs. Big, relatively flat green, well protected by bunkers on both sides, don’t go right with your second as a tricky uphill approach awaits.

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A straight par 3 with a long green and a big bunker which straddles the front and left side. Must avoid going right off the tee as a tricky second awaits up the steep slope and over the trees.

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