Steve, All,
Sorry for the slow reply... too busy practising the golf swing
Jonny,
The bunkering at Mijas, the RTJ Sr course, looks pretty much untouched? It still looks to have the old face on? Maybe Im wrong, but Id put my money on it hasnt been altered since he was last there.
The San Roque courses are superb. I have played the Old many times dating back to the tour school days and of course my last two visits to the area on our annual Ride-Her Cup team event played by 12 members of my club.
The Old course is simply beautiful, great scale balance between structures, surrounds and vegetation - a well thought out routing on top of top class maintenance.
The first falls downhill, classic opening driver tee shot with fairway bunkering on the right side at driving distance, the left side of the green approach protected by the usual cork tree - par 4, the 2nd - par 4 - plays downhill again falling towards the lower end of the course where you get your first sight of the New Course. Hitting from the top of the hill down towards a well bunkered green to the front sides and vast drop offs at the rear. From here you can also ssee the early holes on the back nine at Almenara. The stunning 3rd - par 3 - has the smallest green in Southern Spain, I contend! Even smaller than the 3rd green at Valderamma!
Anyway, I could go on all day.
The best holes come at the end, the 17th and 18th are superb in my view. The 17th is a classic par 5 which ends in the decision to go for the green with water guarding the entire right side, like the 16th at Sawgrass - and 18th is one of the most photographed holes in Southern Spain, with water guarding the entire left side of the tee shot and then water guarding the approach to the right side.
The 11th and 12th are fine holes also with water featuring heavily.