Although yet to forge a great international reputation, Villamartín is well worth going out of your way for. While not a terribly long course, the layout has personality and has been cleverly adopted to the terrain thanks to Paul Putman's keen imagination.
In our opinion, the back-tees are for the best players only. A number of short par 4s are fun to play, and the water is only really in play on three holes (especially the 9th). High-handicappers, who tend not to like water, can preferably admire the trees, which although rarely in play, are very much a part of the course.
The greens are large, rolling and pitch well, even from slightly misfit shots. This