Real Club de Golf El Prat: Pink

Located about 10 miles northwest of Barcelona, Real El Prat has two 18-hole courses in our top 15 in Spain, both designed by the firm of Greg Norman, with the Pink Course coming in highest at No. 6. Most of the Pink plays in heavily wooded uplands above the clubhouse with narrow fairways bordered by corridors of trees, with most of the holes moving back and forth in opposite directions. As is typical with Norman designs, the bunkering references Australia with thick-cut lips and ornamental capes and bays, and the greens are bordered by short-grass runoffs. Standout holes include the par-3 sixth with a sharply elevated green rising out of a field of field of sand, and holes 10 through 12 that circle open space. The 12th is particularly intriguing, a short par 4 that offers players a variety of attack strategies ranging from safe irons off the tee to more risky drives that must navigate 10 bunkers strung between the tee and green.