"You must work very hard to become a natural golfer"
GARY PLAYER
The Black Knight
#News2020
El Paraíso Golf
is one step ahead
News and changes done
El Paraiso Golf
Hole 1
- Cleaned the stream next to the road bridge
- Lifted and cleaned drainages on fairway
- Hidden concrete manholes
- Reshape sunken area on the left of path next to electric house which used to flood to send water to drainages
- Shaped the area between the 1st fairway and the 18th tee
Hole 2
- Level manhole so it cannot be seen as much
- Join both tee platforms and remove hump
- Lifted and cleaned drainages on fairway
- Removal of white flower bed behind green and fill hole further up
- Level ground with path next to green
- Plant the plants from flower bed in various areas on the course
Hole 3
- Levelling and covering manholes next to tee
- Plant palm trees on the road access from hotel
- Reform the tee in two levels as requested by Steve McFarlane so the players can see the fairway when playing from the upper platform. 17% more tee surface
- Levelling of fairway drainages
- Planted adelfas on the roundabout fence to block view to road from course
- New drainage line on the new lower tee platform of the tee
Hole 4
- Transplanted adelfas to block the road view from the tee
- Lifted and cleaned drainages on fairway
- Renovated flower bed on the tee
Hole 5
- Levelled the ground with the curve on the right side of the green
- Change small palm tree for olive tree and remove hedge
Hole 6
- Levelled and filled manhole and changed cover
- Transplanted 4 palm trees and palmito trees next to the 6th tee and toilets
Hole 7
- Removed soil and Levelled area on the right of the tee and built a drainage manhole
- Reconditioned the bank area at the front of the 7th mens tee torwards the ladies tee
Hole 9
- Levelled the ground with the curve on the right side of the tee
- Mounded ground to hide the big manholes from the water company
- Cleaned stream and rebuilt rock wall
- Planted olive and palm trees (between 9th green and 4th tee)
Hole 10
- New olive trees planted behind the green right of men's block platform
Hole 11
- Planted new trees on the left of the fairway
- Planted new trees in the area behind the 11th green and 12th tee
- Level ground with curve by the ladies tee
Hole 13
- Removed all grass on tee, levelled and planted new bermuda grass
- Buried tube by lake and built manhole
- Lifted and cleaned drainages on fairway
- Repaired the main irrigation pipe which had collapsed. We were very lucky this break happened while closed. Distance of new pipe 36 metres long and 1 metre wide
Hole 15
- Filled and repaired numerous manholes on the left hand side of the fairway
Hole 16
- Lifted and cleaned drainages on fairway
- Filled and shaped the old drainage below the tee
- Filled and levelled the ground next to the curve at the beginning of the fairway
Hole 17
- Lifted and cleaned drainages on fairway
Hole 18
- Cleaned the border of the lake, repaired lake filling pipe and continued the white stone wall from the 12th green to the 18th tee
- Lifted and cleaned drainages on fairway
Carpark and Club House
- Removed hedge installed new watering system and gravel in visitor car park
- Restored the golfers scupture on the 1st tee
- Transplanted adelfas on the corner from putting green to be able to see the 1st tee and 18th fairway
- Painted club house in white
- Removed hedge in members car park
- Painted car park lines
Driving Range
- Renovated the range hut with indoor putting green with laser system and furniture (Tom Coulson)
- New target green at 175 metres
- Shaped the soil from left of 1st fairway and on the far right side of the driving range