Abama Golf Resort

Abama Golf Resort is in Guía de Isora on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. For a golfer planning a visit to the island, its defining features are a demanding Dave Thomas course and views of the Atlantic Ocean and La Gomera from almost every hole. The resort also has a clubhouse.

The course at a glance

Opened in 2005, Campo de Golf Abama has 18 holes and a par of 72. Its design incorporates 22 lakes, waterfalls and white-sand bunkers, bringing water and sand into the character of the course. The challenge extends to experienced players, so the views are only one part of the reason to consider a round here.

The combination is worth keeping in mind when choosing a Tenerife course: Abama offers both a testing layout and an ocean outlook that accompanies much of the round. Rather than being confined to a single viewpoint, the scenery is visible from almost all of the holes.

Choosing your tees

Four sets of tees provide different playing lengths. All distances are given in metres:

• White tees: 6,281 metres.
• Yellow tees: 5,769 metres.
• Blue tees: 5,408 metres.
• Red tees: 4,949 metres.

For visiting golfers comparing courses, these figures offer a useful starting point when deciding which tees suit their game. White is the longest option and red the shortest, with yellow and blue providing the intermediate distances. The choice changes the length of the round, while the course remains the same 18-hole, par-72 Dave Thomas design.

Its reputation for challenging even experienced players is another consideration alongside the yardage. The tee distances describe the scale of the course; the lakes, waterfalls and white-sand bunkers describe the setting in which that round takes place.

Atlantic views and clubhouse

La Gomera and the Atlantic Ocean can be seen from almost every hole. For someone travelling to Tenerife to play, that gives the island setting a consistent presence throughout the round, rather than making it a feature of just one part of the course.

The clubhouse is another facility at Abama Golf Resort and has its own entry in this guide. Together, the course, its four tee options and the clubhouse form the main reference points for a golf visit to Abama in Guía de Isora.