29 TEE BOX The Infinitum resort near Tarragona, Spain, host to the DP World Tour’s final qualifying school in 2022 is planning changes to its Hills course. The work at Infinitum – formerly known as Lumine before a rebrand in 2021 – follows the regrassing of its Lakes layout from ryegrass to Tifway 419 bermuda, to reduce water usage and therefore support the resort’s sustainability goals. Work planned for 2023 on the Hills course, which was designed by Catalan architect Alfonso Vidaor, will be led by architect Dave Sampson of European Golf Design and includes bunker removal and restyling for consistency. Several holes on the front nine will get new back tees, and tees on the tenth will move to accommodate a new parking area. “With up to three driveable par fours currently on the back nine, which we feel is too many, the seventeenth will see one of the biggest changes, with the hole being extended to a mid-length four,” said Sampson. This will also lead to tees on the adjacent fourteenth being moved over slightly to accommodate. The fifteenth and sixteenth holes will be switched to play in opposite directions to improve safety, with a nearby housing development due to begin soon. The green of the dramatic eighteenth will be moved closer to the cliff face that sits behind it and dominates the hole, while the lake will be extended closer to wrap around the new green. A boutique hotel is to be built on top of the cliff, overlooking the hole. Infinitum plans more changes Photos: Kevin Murray The eleventh hole on the Hills course and, top, the eighteenth green, which will be moved closer to the cliff face, and the lake extended closer to the green
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