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Lisbon
area
Golf
Resort - Quinta da Beloura
Algarve
- Golf Resort Carvoeira
This luxury golf and leisure resort lies in tranquil, open countryside
near the picturesque fishing village of Praia do Carvoeiro. Occupying
a total area of 500 acres, the resort has two magnificent golf courses,
the Vale da Pinta and Quinta
do Gramacho courses as well as a range of luxury villas for sale.
The Pinta course is a par 71, 18 hole championship course rated in the
top 40 golf courses in Europe. The Gramacho course is a unique double
nine hole course with 18 full size greens.
Both courses were designed by the American golf architect Robert Fream
who achieved his aim of highlighting the natural beauty of the area by
blending the courses into the gently undulating landscape.
A
feature of the two courses are the olive groves bordering the fairways
with many trees well over 600 years old. Gramacho
and Pinta are two courses that provide a challenging round for the low
handicap player as well as great enjoyment for the holiday golfer.
Driving Range: 60 Bays, putting green, short game facility for chipping
and bunker practice.
Golf Simulator
Play some of the world's most famous Golf Courses with your own clubs
at the Pestana Carlton Alvor Hotel.
Driving,
chipping, putting and even those annoying bunker shots!! You'll hear and
see your ball actually bounce off trees, splash into water or hit cart
paths. When your shot lands in the cup, for a hole-in-one, simulation
becomes a reality.
Vale da Pinta
Vale da Pinta is a championship course, within the Carvoeiro
Golf Resort, with an exceptional layout designed by Ron Fream, of Golfplan
USA, and opened in 1992.
The
course has earned an excellent reputation because of its excellent condition
and its ability to challenge golfers of all standards. The fairways with
Bermuda grass and the Pen Cross Bent greens are protected by sand bunkers
which are excellently positioned. The course also has two ornamental lakes
which are in play on four holes and an array of Fig, Almond, Carob, and
Olive trees some of which are up to 600 years old.
The
course also has two ornamental lakes which are in play on four holes and
an array of Fig, Almond, Carob, and Olive trees some of which are up to
600 years old.
The
dogleg shape of all the par 4 and 5 holes puts an emphasis on the ability
to drive with accuracy.
The
size of the greens are well matched to the length of the approach shot.
This 6.151 metres, par 71 course, will be appreciated by all golfers.
Quinta
do Gramacho
On Quinta do Gramacho, within the Carvoeiro Golf Resort, Ron Fream has
created a unique concept of 18 greens, 18 tees and 9 fairways.
The design skill which has gone into the creation of the green positions
and the protective bunkering is such, that an 18 hole round gives 18 genuinely
different challenges. The positioning of the tee markers helps to increase
the variety even more.
As with the Pinta Course, the preparation and conditions is at tournament
standard year round.
The
use of existing features of the land, outcrops of rock, dry stone walls,
fig, almond, carob and olive trees, have been augmented by well positioned
bunkers and lakes. These hazards, combined with the shaping of the fairways
and greens, have produced a wonderful array of challenging but fair golf
holes. From the first tee shot to the pitch to the final green, the player
must not only strike the ball
and putt well, but also use the best strategy, to produce a good score.
Experienced golfers will certainly acknowledge that they played a very
fine golf course with a testing par of 72 and more than sufficient length
at 5.919 metres.
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golfing details in other areas of Portugal
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Lisbon
area
Golf
Resort - Quinta da Beloura