PORTUGAL - ALGARVE - VILAMOURA - GOLF

Vilamoura Old Course

The Old Course, previously Vilamoura 1, is a challenging Par 73 set in a lush green landscape, which has already hosted the Portuguese Open. It has recently been redesigned to match the best European golf courses.

Text provided by the Portuguese Tourist Office

Vilamoura Old Course, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
This is the oldest of the three Vilamoura courses that form part of a luxury resort development close to fantastic beaches. Course designer Frank Pennink wanted to create a course in the Algarve that would remind players of those beautiful, challenging inland British courses.

Opened in 1969, it hosted the Portuguese Open in 1979, won by Brian Barnes. The verdant fairways of the course, renovated in 1997, run through surrounding pine trees, adding an extra challenge to the game. This is a very attractive course with a great variety of holes, perfectly maintained due to a sophisticated new irrigation system and with well-trained staff.

The Par 3 holes are all different and visually very beautiful, representing the toughest challenge on the course. They require careful selection of irons and near perfect ball control. Over the rest of the course trees play a decisive role, lining the doglegs and punishing any careless strokes. The greens are small, especially on the shorter holes, where there is simply no margin for error.

A unique feature of this course is that it is a Par 73, but due to the change of position between the holes 5 and 18, there are no longer four Par 5 among the last nine holes.

Architect

Frank Pennink

Number of Holes

Length

6,254 m.

Par

Address

Vilamoura, 8125 Quarteira

Telephone

(+ 351) 289 32 26 50

Fax

(+ 351) 289 32 25 88

Facilities

Driving Range - Putting Green - Golf shop - Restaurant - Bar

Directions

Leave Faro on the EN 125 towards Albufeira
Turn left for Vilamoura and follow the golf course signs

Handicap required

Men 24 - Ladies 28

Accommodation

	Manor Houses Privately owned houses with separate guest accommodation
	Pousadas and Traditional Hotels Hotels in Castles, Monasteries, Palaces, Convents, etc. or in areas of outstanding beauty
	Modern Hotels Modern Hotels, Resorts and Apartments
	Villas and Houses Detached Quintas, independent Houses and Villas with private pool, rented direct from owners,
	Estate cottages Self catering Cottages and Houses with shared pool, usually in the grounds of a Manor House.
Suggested Accommodation
	Villas Albufeira area
	Villas Almancil area
	Villas Alvor area
	Villas Carvoeiro area
	Villas Lagos area
	Villas Loule area
	Villas Monchique area
	Villas Portimao area
	Villas Sagres area
	Villas Silves area
	Villas Vilamoura area

DISCOUNT RESERVATION INFORMATION
Booking Form for on-line reservations	Fax form complete and send by fax	Prices Northern - Lisbon - Algarve list price and discount price	Currency Converter into your local currency
A booking fee of 18 euros, per person, is also payable, this covers any number of rounds or courses in a single booking

PORTUGUESE GOLF MAPS Road map with the golf courses marked
Included is a guide book giving the number and length of the holes, and detailed information for each golf course

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