The Ocean Course, part
of the Vale de Lobo tourist resort, is located near the sea, thus creating
a very pleasant envrionment for a round of golf.
Text provided by the
Portuguese Tourist Office
The course of Vale de Lobo,
which hosted, in 1987, The Portugal Ladies Open (part of the WPG European
Tour) has matured since its inauguration in 1966.
Originally, the course had
18 holes, designed by Sir Henry Cotton. In 1972 however, a loop of nine
holes was added to the course. Recent works have given it further new dimensions,
two courses of 18 holes (The Ocean Course and the Royal Golf Course).
The 5,493 metre Ocean Course
was created by joining up the ‘green’ and ‘orange’ courses. Its sandy fairways
undulate alongside pine, olive, orange trees and eucalyptuses.
Vale de Lobo, which is the
focal point of a sophisticated tourism complex is only 20 kilometres away
from Faro International Airport, and also has a good sized 245 metre practice
course, creating excellent training conditions. |
