Spain By The Golf Planet Holidays Team · Golf-travel specialists since 1981 · Published 28 June 2026 Two hundred metres of climb. That is the headline the terrain throws at you here on Tenerife, and it shapes how every hole asks to be played. The ground does not sit still. It pitches downhill off several […]
Two hundred metres of climb. That is the headline the terrain throws at you here on Tenerife, and it shapes how every hole asks to be played. The ground does not sit still. It pitches downhill off several tees, then drags back up to greens set above you, and the prevailing north-easterly rarely blows straight down a hole. Most of the round it cuts across the line, which is the quiet difficulty of Buenavista Golf Course. You are not just judging distance. You are judging drift, slope and a breeze that changes the club in your hand from one hole to the next.
The signature hole is the 10th, and it earns the billing. It plays like a par five, tumbling downhill, with the wind crossing the line rather than helping or hurting outright. The temptation on a downhill five is to chase it. Resist that. The data and the shape both point the same way: this is a three-shot hole where position beats power. Take the slope as a gift for length, but pick a side off the tee that holds against the crosswind, then leave yourself a full, comfortable number into the green rather than a half-hearted scramble from the rough. Get greedy here and the wind will move a loose long iron a long way offline.
The 10th also tops the list of the toughest holes, and the company it keeps tells you where rounds are won and lost. The 9th is the second of the three. It plays roughly as a flat par five, and crucially it runs downwind, so it is reachable in two for anyone striking it well. This is your hole to be brave. Take less club than the yardage suggests, let the breeze carry the second shot, and a four is there for the taking. Banking a shot back here matters, because the 1st gives nothing away.
The 1st is the third of the toughest trio, and it is a hard opener. It measures up as another par five and sits fairly flat, but it plays straight into that north-easterly, so it stretches out longer than the card hints. It is still reachable in two on paper, yet into a headwind that is a big ask early, before you are loose and before you have read the day’s wind strength. The sensible play is to treat it as a genuine three-shotter until the wind proves otherwise. Club up, accept that the green sits further away than it looks, and walk off happy with a steady five.
Read those three together and a pattern shows. The hardest holes here are the long ones, and the wind decides whether each is a chance or a chore. When it helps, attack. When it is into you or across you, take your par and move on.
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| Hole | Par | Plays | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plays like a 5 | Flat, into the wind | Tough opener, plays longer than it looks, treat as a three-shotter |
| 9 | Plays like a 5 | Flat, downwind | Reachable in two, take less club and go for it |
| 10 | Plays like a 5 | Downhill, crosswind | The signature hole, position over power |
| 12 | Plays like a 3 | Uphill, into the wind | Plenty of club, the slope and breeze both add length |
This is a course for golfers who enjoy a thinking round and do not mind a workout. The variety in the shaping rewards anyone who can flight the ball down and hold a line in a crosswind, which means better players will get a lot from it. Higher handicappers can score too, as long as they play the percentages on the long holes rather than forcing the issue.
On walkability, be honest with yourself. With two hundred metres of climb across the round and greens that repeatedly sit above the tees, this is a hilly walk and a buggy is advised. Take one. You will play better golf with fresh legs on the closing uphill stretch, and there is a fair amount of up in the back nine.
For timing, Tenerife is a year-round golf island, and the island stays playable through the winter when the UK is cold and wet. The cooler, settled months from autumn through to spring tend to give the kindest conditions for a touring golfer, with comfortable temperatures for getting round. Summer plays warmer, so an early tee time is your friend if you come then.
The wind is the catch. A north-easterly that crosses most of the holes is harder to score in than a straight head or tail breeze, because it punishes anything not flighted properly and it changes your numbers green to green. On a blustery day, expect your scoring to swing about, and expect a few good swings to finish in the wrong place through no real fault of your own. Pack patience along with the extra club.
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