Top 10 Challenging Courses Every Golfer Should Play In Portugal
No fun is there if there is no challenge to face. The same is true with golf. Golf courses that are easy to conquer appeal the amateur golfers only in the beginning phase of their golf career. After a few weeks or months, every golfer wants a challenge for good. Development in the personality of a golfer happens only when they take up new challenges and play different styles of courses. The list given below comprises of the names of a few golf courses of Portugal that you cannot afford to miss in your lifetime.
- Oitavos Dunes
- Oceanico Courses, Victoria & Old Course
- Monte Rei Golf Club
- Quinta do Logo, South and North Courses
- Vale do Lobo, Royal & Ocean Courses
- San Lorenzo Golf Club
- Palheiro Golf
- Ilha Terceira
- Ponte de Lima
- Oitavos Championship Golf Course
Oitavos Dunes an ideal golf course in the lap of nature. It is situated on an elevated land that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. The beautiful layout gives the players a rugged feel along with well-groomed, lush fairways.
It was delineated by Arnold Palmer and gives you a true analysis of your game with its strategically positioned bunkers, widespread water hazards and rolling hills. The Old course consists of intimidating tree lines and narrow fairways. The classic feel of the place impresses all the challengers of golf.
This golf club has a clubby ambience despite being a golf course open for public. The clubhouse is perched on top of a hill and looks simply stunning. Erected on the rugged terrains of Portugal, this course designed by Jack Nicklaus will pose a challenge for you on every course.
The south course is regarded as the jewel in the crown of Quinta do Logo and has been a host of eight Portuguese Opens. It was delineated by William Mitchell and requires accuracy at the tee shots. The south course is the favorite place for many players of the European tour.
This course has the most picturesque holes in Portugal. Hole number 16 overlooks the mesmerizing turquoise blue Atlantic ocean. A cliff of clay separates the beach and the golf hole. Most golfers believe that the layout of the Ocean Course is better but one cannot afford to overlook the hole number 16.
If you want to play at San Lorenzo, you have to lodge at the Dona Filipa Hotel. It was opened in 1988 and is one of the most famous golf courses of Portugal. The undulating woodland of pine are groomed with fairways of Bermuda grass. You will find it adjacent to Quinta do Lago which borders the saltwater lagoons and the estuary.
This course is located near the ages old Quinta do Palheiro gardens and gives you exceptional views of lush vegetation.
Playing golf here is a unique experience because of the contrast between the blue azaleas that border the course and the shady volcanic sands.
This course will test the accuracy of your shots when you play among the age old eucalyptus and pine trees.
This course will allow you to have views of one of the most beautiful stretches of Portugal’s sand at the Guincho beach.