The article here on the Ideal site has some details of sports facilities being promised by the various parties in the upcoming local elections.
Read More for a Google translation of the article.
I had to drive up to El Ejido a couple of times today. I was also driving around Almerimar for various bits and pieces today.
While doing this I noticed loads of adverts for the various political parties. Having checked I now know that the local elections are taking place a week on Sunday. On 26 May 2019.
Thanks to Ilyas S for sharing these photos of a dead turtle on the nature reserve beach to our Facebook page earlier today.
The finding of the dead turtle has been reported to the appropriate authorities.
Today we played the Master (1&2) course for the last time until the middle of September 2019. The course is now going to be closed from next week until the middle of September. So we will be playing twice around the Classic (Master 3) course throughout the summer. While the greens on the Master (1&2) course are being renewed.
I think that the course has been in great condition recently as it has been set up for a major Spanish national juniors competition last week. The greens were so hard and fast they were almost unplayable today. How the under 16 junior winner scored a gross 66 shots around the course last Saturday in his final round is a miracle in my eyes.
It will be interesting to see what it is like when it re-opens.
You can see some more photos of the course in the Gallery.
Rob from La Envía asked me to post this.
The video above is of the greens on the Master 3 (Classic) course being renewed at the end of June last year. Those 9 holes closed in May 2018. The grass on the old greens was killed using weed killer. The old greens were then dug out. After that a new sand base was laid with different contours on the green. Then, in late June, new grass was put on the greens (as shown in the video). That course re-opened in mid-September 2018.
I understand that the Master (1&2) course will close next week for similar work to be done on those 18 greens this summer.
I think that some other repairs and improvements to the Master (1&2) course may take place. During the period while the course is closed. We will have to wait until later in the year to see what gets done and what does not.
I believe that the aim is to re-open the Master (1&2) course in the middle of September 2019. Before the influx of the winter overseas golfers. When the course will revert back to the winter White, Red and Blue layout.
If things are similar to last year I guess that there will be an official competition scheduled for a Saturday or Sunday in September 2019. To take place on the Master (1&2) course. To mark the re-opening of the course.
There is a DS Auto competition scheduled for Sunday 22 September. So perhaps there might be an opening competition the week before that.
While the Master (1&2) course is closed we will be playing twice around the Master 3 (Classic) course. The new greens there are very good so far. They are hard, fast and true.
We will only have 9 holes open at Almerimar this summer. During that time people who purchased 2019 green fees for Almerimar in bulk will be able to get special deals at other local courses. You need to contact the pro-shop to get details of these deals.
The article here on the Ideal site has details of a race taking place in Almerimar this coming Sunday (12 May 2019).
Read More for a Google translation of the article.
Normally when I do an out and about article I talk about various changes around town. This one is a little different as the photos were all taken as Now photos for Then And Now pictures on the Memorias de Almerimar Facebook page.
The photo above is of the Japanese garden being prepared for the summer season. The painters who were painting the bridge blue are out of shot.
You can see a number of other photos in the Gallery. You will also see edited forms of some of them over the coming weeks on the Memorias de Almerimar Facebook page.
