{"id":15074,"date":"2016-07-04T14:29:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T14:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/manuel-pinero-talks-about-la-quinta-new-layouts\/"},"modified":"2016-07-04T14:29:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T14:29:24","slug":"manuel-pinero-talks-about-la-quinta-new-layouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/manuel-pinero-talks-about-la-quinta-new-layouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Manuel Pi\u00f1ero talks about La Quinta new layouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\\Manuel\"La Quinta Golf is carrying out a major remodeling and renovation program which places the Costa del Sol course at the forefront of golf amenities in the area. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest changes mainly affect the A and C layouts \u2013 two of the three at the club \u2013 and they will be specifically adapted to the An- dalucian regional government\u2019s new decree related to golf \u2013 essentially controlling security, storage and water consumption.<\/p>\n

All the renovations have been overseen by Manuel Pi\u00f1ero, the course designer and one Spain\u2019s finest and most successful golfers. The most important revamp of the course in its 20- year history, it includes a comprehensive renovation of the irrigation system for layouts A and C and a redesign of the C layout. <\/p>\n

The transformation of the C layout has been particularly important,\u201d says Pi\u00f1ero, \u201cand has been well received by our visiting golfers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve built a new second hole, which previously was very close to the eighth, separated by a lake, and could feel a little stifling, as there was not enough space and it was right up near the houses. Now we\u2019ve separated the green quite a lot from the houses, got rid of the eighth in that part of the course and constructed a large lake. It\u2019s now an interesting par-three, very attractive and a lot wider. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe old eighth hole,\u201d adds the former three-time world champion, \u201chas been moved to a new area, where it is slightly more difficult and much-improved. It\u2019s actually quite a good hole, now the sixth. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe path on the third hole has been moved to the left-hand side of the fairway and the lake on the right has been removed. This means the third and the par-five eighth are now wider, with the possibility of playing the latter further down the right. In addition, the green on this hole has been replanted and the green and surrounding bunkers have been remodelled. \u201cFinally, the tees on the ninth hole have been moved back, leaving a tee shot over the impressive new lake.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The \u201cnew\u201d C layout is 3,057 meters long from the white markers and perfectly complements the A layout, creating a challenging 18-hole combination within the overall 27-hole complex.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have planted about 200 news trees on this new nine-hole layout,\u201d says Pi\u00f1ero, \u201cas well as numerous shrubs and plants. It is a very important renovation during difficult times, which makes it even more meritorious on the part of the owners. The improvements are well appreciated and highly valued by golfers. <\/p>\n

\u201cAll the work carried out represents a significant change. There remain a couple of things that will be finished soon, especially one: transforming the ninth, mainly from the second shot to the green.\u201d<\/p>\n

-Havethere not been any changes to the other layouts, A and B? <\/strong> <\/p>\n

-No major changes to the design. We\u2019ve removed a bunker and improved play on some of the fairways, but nothing comparable to the work on the C course. Having said that, two years ago we did plant 400 trees on the A layout. <\/p>\n

As far as the irrigation is concerned, as I mentioned before, we have changed the whole system, so all the playing surfaces are better \u2013 and they will be improved even more thanks to greater efficiency and efficacy in water management.<\/p>\n

-Couldyou say that you are now completely satisfied with the three La Quinta layouts? <\/strong> <\/p>\n

They are good, though a designer is never completely satisfied. If they let you, you would spend your whole life adding finishing touches to your work \u2013 and they have to stop you! I\u2019m pleased with the work being carried out, and bit by bit we are achieving what I had in mind for the course. This really is a major transformation of La Quinta.\u201d <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The \u201cnew\u201d C layout is 3,057 meters long from the white markers and perfectly complements the A layout, creating a challenging 18-hole combination within the overall 27-hole complex. \u201cWe have planted about 200 news trees on this new nine-hole layout,\u201d says Pi\u00f1ero, \u201cas well as numerous shrubs and plants. It is a very important renovation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}