Fuerteventura Golf Course

Fuerteventura Golf Course opened in 2002, designed by Juan Catarineu, and was the first 18-hole course built on the island. It sits in Caleta de Fuste, about eight kilometres from the airport, at the heart of a 1.5-million-square-metre resort — the largest green space on Fuerteventura, integrated with the five-star Hotel Elba Palace Golf.

The layout runs 18 holes, par 70, 6,069 metres — twelve par-4s, four par-3s and two par-5s. Catarineu built the course around the island's near-constant wind: fairways run up to 50 metres wide, and the greens are shaped to hold shots blown in off the Atlantic. Three lakes, linked by a small stream, cross several holes, and the front nine, plus the 10th, run toward the coast, so the ocean sits behind almost every shot. The course hosted the Spanish Open in 2004.

Facilities include a driving range with more than 50 bays, an 800 square-metre putting green, a practice bunker, a pro shop and a restaurant. Book Fuerteventura Golf Course through Tee Times for a wind-tested round with real championship pedigree, minutes from the airport on arrival.