Our take

Six par threes, six par fours and six par fives make Chaparral unique on the Costa del Sol, and Gancedo has threaded the lot through pine forest with the sea on one side and mountains on the other.

• Serious golfersThe six-six-six card never lets you settle. Gancedo keeps changing the question hole by hole, and the 9th and 11th are where most good scores come unstuck, so plot those two before you tee off.
• Higher handicapsSix par threes mean more genuine par chances on the card. The catch is the hill, well over 200 metres of climb across the round, so take a buggy and save your legs for those excellent greens.
• Buddy tripsIdeal matchplay territory. Nobody's handicap quite fits a course with six par fives, the forest keeps things cool, and half a dozen water hazards are on hand to settle who buys the first round.

Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.

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