Portugal is a paradise where the golfer can play almost every day of the year. Every course offers new and surprising landscapes, backed up by excellent services and facilities. There are many courses with plenty to offer beginner and advanced players. |
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Oitavos Golfe lies within the Sintra-Cascais National Park, by Arthur Hills. Hills has maintained and preserved the unique characteristics of the land, creating a 6.303 metre, par 71 golf course. The environmental certification was done in cooperation with Audubon International, an American environmental association.
The Quinta da Marinha course was designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, laying out the course over 6,071 metres for a Par 71. This Course was the 1988 host of the Quinta da Marinha Ladies Masters and in 2002 was host to the Estoril Open (PGA Tour Event).
Quinta da Penha Longa is a relevant historical site, having housed Portuguese kings. Over the past 600 years Penha Longa has undergone several changes and many buildings have been constructed there, such as the Palace, the Church, the Fountain of Tears, the Fountain of St. Gonçalo and the Palace of the Marquis of Angeja. Designed by golf architect Robert Trent Jones Jr, the course which is 6,290 metres long off the championship tees.
Estoril Golf Club dates back to 1929. The 18-hole course was designed in 1945 by Mackenzie Ross, one of the best golf architects in the world. There is another nine-hole course, normally used by beginners.
Beloura is the most recent golf course on the Estoril Coast, set in a 60-hectare area halfway between Cascais and Sintra. It was designed by the American architect Rocky Roquemore. Its eighteen holes, with excellent views over the Sintra mountain range, extend over 5,878 metres for a par 72.
Estoril-Sol is a small par-3 nine-holes, excellent course for beginners. The practice centre offers players the possibility of visualising all the strokes they may have to make in a real game on the course.
Belas Clube de Campo is set in a 465-hectare (1.150-acre) residential complex close to the village of Belas and to Queluz, with its royal palace. In bygone days, this area was popular with the nobility and the royal family as an ideal place to come and spend the summer.
The Lisbon Sports Club Golf Course is situated approximately 20km from Lisbon. Located amidst low hills and valleys, the first nine holes of this rather typical Scottish course, designed by Hawtree & Sons, were inaugurated in 1962. 5 more holes were added later and finally in 1992 this par 69, 18 hole course covering 5,261 meters was completed.