Portugal
The Jorge Santana da Silva-designed course at Herdade do Pinheirinho was built as part of a large tourism and real estate project which closed not long after it was first unveiled. Following a change in ownership, eighteen of the original twenty-seven holes were brought back into play and the facility finally reopened in 2022.
3.04 1990-095 , Portugal
pinheirinhocomporta.com/golfThe Jorge Santana da Silva-designed course at Herdade do Pinheirinho was built as part of a large tourism and real estate project which closed not long after it was first unveiled. Following a change in ownership, eighteen of the original twenty-seven holes were brought back into play and the facility finally reopened in 2022.
The Jorge Santana da Silva designed course located at Herdade do Pinheirinho was built as part of a huge real estate and tourism project that was shut down shortly after the course was unveiled. In the wake of a change in ownership, 18 of the original 27 holes were reinstated and the course was reopened in 2023.
The course is extended to 6,530m at the back of the tees and holes are arranged in two nines that return. Water hazards are present at various times. The greens at 1st hole, par 4, and the 5th hole are situated on the opposite side of the lake. holes 10 11, 14, and 17 wind around two lakes. The 17th, which is a par three, with the island green.
Other holes worth noting include the par 3rd (requiring the tee shot to be carried over a vast sand waste area) as well as the left-doglegging par seventh (rising to an incredibly green that is undulating) as well as the challenging hole of par 4 13th (with an out of bounds area on the left side on the fairway) and one of the most difficult par 3s, which is a green with a bench with a huge bunker.
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