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Penina Golf Course

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Penina was the first golf course to be built in the Algarve.  It is a Championship Course and is considered to be the masterpiece of Sir Henry Cotton.  Penina has hosted several of the Portuguese Open Championships. 

Penina also features two 9 hole loops : The Resort Course and The Academy Course.

Text provided by the Portuguese Tourist Office
Penina golf course in the Western Algarve in Portugal  
Situated in the heart of the Algarve, the Penina Championship Course is considered the most brilliant project of Sir Henry Cotton, triple champion of the British Open who became a golf architect.

This was the first golf caurse to be built. back in 1966. The experienced Cotton was one of the first to recognize the Algarve’s huge potential as a golfing destination.

The quality and the success of this course encouraged the subsequent construction of many other courses that now exist in the region.

The championship course opened in 1966 and has been completely rebuilt during 1994/95, maintaining its main original features.

It is a fairly flat parkland type course with almost four hundred thousand trees, plenty of water, many bunkers, with wide greens and a vast tee area, making this a real championship course.

A new lake has been built to protect the green of hole 5. The undulations on the fairway of hole 9, five new bunkers together with more water around the green of hole 13 (which became a small island), deeper bunkers and new tees are features added to the original layout.

Penina also features two 9 hole courses by Sir Henry Cotton: The Resort Course, a pleasant Par 35 with 2,987 metres; and The Academy Course, a Par 30 with 1,851 metres.


 
Architect
Sir Henry Cotton
Number of Holes
18 Championship course -  9 Resort course - 9 Academy course
Length
6,439m Championship course - 2,987m Resort course - 1,861m Academy course
Par
73 Championship course - 35 Resort course - 30 Academy course
Address
P.O. Box 146, Penina, 8502 Portimao
Telephone
(+ 351)  282 41 54 15
Fax
(+ 351)  282 41 50 00
Facilities
Driving Range - 3 Putting Greens - Practice Circuit - Golf Shop
Hotel - Restaurants - Bars - Swimming Pool - Solarium - Tennis Courts - Horse riding - Snooker - Sailing
Directions
Follow the EN 125 towards Sagres and the course is 4 km after the Portimao junction
Handicap required
Championship only Men 28 - Ladies 36
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