GOLF THE WAY IT SHOULD BE
 
  
Mobile Sant Jordi
The Saint Jordi & Saint Andrew's Trophies
Montanya from behind the 1st green
The 150th Tournament at Montanya
The 15th Fairway from the tee at Montanya
The 10th from the back tee at Montanya
The 18th tee marker at St. Andrews
The 11th tee at Montanya
Near the 6th at the Costa Brava Golf Club
Crossing to the 14th green at Montanya
Driving off the 8th tee at Montanya
Behind the 16th green at Montanya
The Hanslope Trophy
The Magnificent Clubhouse from the 18th fairway at Montanya
Multiple Major winner Michael Robson
Record 16 time tournament winner Adrian Cox
Kilmarnock Golf Club. 2010 Scotland Tour
Prestwick Golf Club. 2010 scotland Tour
Ailsa Craig Turneberry 2010 Scotland Tour
The Turnberry lighthouse 2010 Scotland Tour
Crail 2009 Scotland Tour
Crail from the 14th tee scotland Tour 2009
Carnoustie 2009 Scotland Tour
Vice-President Mike Thom
Graham Nash and Gary Peers The Saint Jordi and Hanslope Park Golf Society 2009 Captains
Short of the 5th green at Montanya
The very tricky 6th green at Montanya
The 13th tee at Montanya. Do you feel lucky?
The long par 3 17th at Montanya
Michael Witty. One of our Founder Members and Witty Walk Organiser
The Clubhouse at Montanya viewed from the Practice Area. A great sight in the amazing National Park area of Montseny
The second hole at Montanya. a nice par 3 with a difficult 3 tier green.
The tricky 7th hole viewed from the tee at Montanya
Tim Helbing Winner of the 2011 Major Saint Andrews Tournament in Category B with Graham Nash, Saint Jordi President
Mark Mills Winner of the 2011 Saint Jordi Major in Category B
Roy Waters and Graham Nash. Both Founder Members of the Saint Jordi Golf Society and both multiple Tournament winners
Graham Nash and Trevor Haigh H.P.G.S and S.J. Captains 2010
The Saint Jordi crest
Brig-O-Doon, Scotland trip 2010
Ralph Griffin Saint Jordi Major winner 2010 with the Trophy
The first tee at Carnoustie seen during the Scotland Tour 2010
Beutiful scene from our visits to Llavaneras Golf Club
Llavaneras in February 2012. A great place to play golf
The daubnting 4th hole at Vilalba Golf Club
Vilalba, the tricky 18th hole. A short and delicate par 3.
Michael Robson, triple major tournament winner
The putting green at La Graiera in 2011
La Graeira. The very tricky dogleg right par 5. Now tje 18th hole and one with a very long carry to cut the corner and make the green in two. A great hole.
La Graeira 2011. One of the Sant Jordi Tour's alternative venues when weather is difficult at Montanya.

The group on the Burns Tour 2011 Scotland trip
A beautiful scene at La Graiera in 2011
Tomb of Burn's parents
Auld Nick's Horn
Gardens at brig-O-Doon
David Coote Teeing off at Llavaneras Feb 2012
Marc Cox at Llavaneras in January 2012
Andrew Gordon holed this one at Llavaneras in Jan 2012
Ralph Griffin teeing off at Llavaneras in February 2012
The beutiful and difficult 15th hole at Montanya. An uphill double dogleg par 5. a great hole.
The View of the clubhouse at Montanya seen from the 18th fairway.
 
 

Osona Montanya Golf Club

The Osona Montanya is without doubt the hidden jewel in Catalan golf. A PGA tournament venue that was originally designed by Dave Thomas and Peter Allis. The course opened for play in 1992 and was also the venue for the Olimpic equestrian cross country events. Set in the privileged surroundings of the Montseny national park in the shadows of the Montseny mountains and in easy reach from Barcelona and Gerona Airports. The is a magnificent clubhouse in Rustic Manor House style which is original to the site with the excellent cuisine of L'Estanyol Restaurant within the club. Montanya has all the facilities for an unforgetable experience.

 
The Card at Montanya
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Metres 309 131 292 321 472 149 370 398 492   311 395 390 450 166 447 401 196 377 5177
Par 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 36 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 3 4 72
Index 8 18 14 17 9 15 2 12 3   11 7 1 5 10 6 4 16 13  
 

 
Com arribar al Club de Golf Osona Montanyà
Address
Masia l'Estanyol, s/n Barcelona El Brull 08553
Email
Telephone
93 884 01 70
Fax
93 884 04 07
Web
GPS
41º 49' 44" N / 2º 17' 47" E
How to get there
Located in the municipality of El Brull, in the county of Osona.
From Barcelona, take the Motorway north on the (AP-7) C-17 towards Vic-Puigcerdà, and at the exit to Aiguafreda cross the town and take the last right to Montanyà. The club is about 7km up the hill.
From Gerona, take the exit for the 'l'Eix Transversal' towards Vic. Then exit and go south towards Barcelona until the exit for Tona and go towards Seva. In Seva, take the right turn indicatel for El Montanyà in the centre of town. The club is 4km up the hill on the right near El Brull.

 

(In the above link you can learn the best way to play this magnificent course)
The Round at Montanya
   
 
Hole 1 requires a well hit long iron or mid wood to place the ball onto the left hand side of the fairway ideally leaving the ball 120 yards from the green. Then a nice wedge to leave the ball just below the hole. The green is protected at the front left by an overhanging pine tree and two bunkers. The view towards the clubhous is stunning from this green.
 
   
 
Hole 2 is a short par 3 surrounded by pines. The green is devided into three defined areas onEl green es de tres niveles y bastante complicado, hay que colocar muy bien el golpe de salida three levels and is protected sort and right by a large deep bunker and incline falling away to that side.
  
   
 
Hole 3 is a shart left hand dog-leg. A good mid iron will leave you around 130 to 140 yards from the green which is protected short and right by by a bunker. The tee shot can be hit with a draw to take the ball around the corner to shorten the second but don't leave it in the trees! A nice inclined green awaits the well hit shot, but leave your aproach short of the pin on this sloping green.
  
   
 
Hole 4 another dog-leg to the left and downhill to a flat well defined and protected green. If you are brave you can try to cut off the corner but beware, the carry is longer than it looks with hidden pines on the left corner and out of bounds behind the three visible fairway bunkers. A nice short iron shoud be enough club to the well protected and bunkered (3) green with out of bounds behind and right or the surface.
  
   
 
Hole five is a short left to right dog-leg par 5 with a lateral hazard to the right of the fairway and two bunkers set off the left to catch the drive. From the fron tee you will need to decide whether or not to go for the green some 170m away (190m from the second bunker). A mid to long iron or hybrid should be enough club to carry the frontal water hazard. It is important to keep your approach below the hole on the heavily inclined green.
  
   
 
The sixth is a short par 3 to a very complicated and fast green protected short and right by a large bunker. With out of bounds both long and right at the foot of an incline. This hole required precision and nerve.
  
   
 
For many, the seventh hole is one of the most difficult on the course. It is a downhill left to right dog-leg with a cunningly placed bunker in the landing area on the right of the fairway. Once safely in play you will have a mid to short iron into a heavily inclided back to front green which is bunkered on both sides. The approach must be kept short of the flag for an uphil putt.
  
   
 
The eighth has no obvious danger off the tee so you can hit a good long driver here. The two bunkers on the right of the fairway should not come into play. Avoid driving too far left on this tree lined fairway as the ball may fall onto the 5th fairway or even get blocked in the rough. Just over the hill there are 3 bunkers and one short left and one off the right of the green. The green is usually true but is sloping right to left as to enter from the fairway.
  
   
 
A good drive off either the left or right tees will get you just past the oak on the left side of the fairway. The Lateral hazard [lake] on the left of the fairway should not come into play unless the wind is against.  A good drive will leave you around 200m to the green so a very good 3 iron or a fairway wood will be needed to get up to the putting surface.  There are bunkers 90m short of the green on the right and another set at 30m. The green slopes back to front and is fairly true.
 
   
 
The tenth is a very attractive dog-leg to the right over the lake. From the forward tee you'll need to stay left of the bunker on the right side of the fairway (This is clearly visible off the tee). The second will be anything from a mid iron to Lob Wedge to a very narrow green bunkered on the right and short left. The bail out shot here is to the left side of the green as the bank on the left should bring the ball onto the putting surface.
  
   
 
The eleventh is a slight right downhill dog-leg to a long green. The tee shot should present no difficulties so long as you take into account the two bunkers on the right hand side of the fairway. A good drive should take you just beyond these leaving you a 9 iron to sand wedge to the green. Watch out for the two bunkers short and left and one right. Through and behind the green the rough is totally overgrown. The green tends to break left to right from the front.
  
   
  The twelfth is the hardest hole on the course. The tee shot must be hit with a draw to stay on the fairway with a bunker in the landing zone off the left of the fairway. The tall trees on the left of the fairway can be carried by the really long hitters leaving a 6 to 8 iron to the ling narrow green. Avoid anything left of the green and the bunker short left. Shots hit to the right of the green tend to drop down onto the putting surface.  
   
 
The thirteenth hole is a very well planned par 5. A good drive to the right corner of the dog-leg avoiding the lateral hazard on the left hand side will leave you options to go for the green. The bunker short left on the fairway should not come into play so your only problem will be position on the fairway. The green is on three tiers but keep your approach below the flag. You will need anything from a 3 to 7 iron for the second. There is a hidden bunker on the front top right of the green.
 
   
 
The most deceptive par 3 on the course and one that always presents difficulties. From the lower tee an easy 8 iron to the centre of the green shoud be sufficient but off the upper tier you might need a 6 or 7. There is a the water hazard in front of the green which opens up on the right hand side. Pretty straight forward but beware of the prevailing right to left breeze and the tall trees also on the right.
  
   
 
A difficult double dog-leg meanders uphill first left to right then right to left. A good strike with the driver will get you up to or just beyond the bunker on the right 260m away. A Lateral hazard from the right bunker  moves up the fairway for about 50m but once on the fairway plan for a couple of extra clubs for the incline if you plan to go for the green. A lone tree behind marks the line over the bunker just short and left of the green.   The smart play is to keep the ball in play with a couple of long irons and a pitch to the green for an easy par.
  
   
 
The sixteenth is a beutiful hole that requires a driver to the right of the pines and over the saddle. This should drop down the hill to the fairway leaving you about a 9 iron or wedge to the uphill forward facing green. Avoid the bunkers short left of the saddle and two more over the hill behind the left side pines. There are two bunkers short left and one lone bunker half way up the green on the right. The green falls away steeply from right to left and back to front. Try to stay below the flag.
  
   
 
The seventeenth has two bunkers short on each side of the green and these mark the only difficulties on this long par three hole. Normally playing into a stiff breeze, this hole will need anything from a 3 to 5 iron (on a still day). Ideally a draw into the green from the right should carry the bunker. The green is sloping back to front and is fairly true although on two tiers.
 
   
 
The eighteenth is a slight dog-leg to the right  with a hidden bunker on the inside corner and a lateral hazard to the right & the out of bounds on the left should never come into play. This hole usually pays with the wind so the long hitter can risk taking on the bunker and trees left of the Holm Oak. This should carry some 280m to be safe thus leaving you with a Sand or Lob Wedge to the green protected on the right by a lone bunker.  The entry to the green is uphill so you won't easily run one up to the hole. The two bunkers to the left of the fairway rarely come into play.  Stay below the flag as this green is pretty slick. 
  
     
 
One thing to remember is to take your camera. The views at Montanya are spectacular and in spring the views of the Pyrenees are postcard perfect. Visit Montanya and Jordi and his team will ensure you will have a magnificent and unforgettable round in the shadows of the Montanya Mountains and like everything at Montanya, the L'Estanyol restaurant is fabulous.
 
 
   
     
   
     
 

 

 

 

 
 
   
 
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