Porto & North
Sixteen of Portugal’s ninety-seven 9-hole and 18-hole courses are located at fourteen different venues within the Norte and Centro zones of the Federação Portuguesa de Golfe. The only 27-hole facility is located at Golfe Montebelo, where Mark Stilwell and Malcolm Kenyon carved out three returning circuits on heavily forested, hilly terrain near the town of Viseu in the late 1990s. Best in Region courses include two Philip Mackenzie Ross layouts. The first of these, Oporto, is one of the oldest layouts on the continent of Europe (established in 1890) and the architect remodeled it in the late 1950s. The other course, Vidago Palace, was laid out as a 9-holer in 1936 within the grounds of a magnificent five-star hotel and Bob Cameron and Chris Powell have recently overhauled this old track to form a new 18-hole layout.
Estela Golf Club
Porto & North, Portugal
Estela Golf Club
Estela is a wonderful golf course with all of the features expected of a true seaside ‘links’ golf course and will be a great test for any standard of golfer.
Vidago Palace
Porto & North, Portugal
Vidago Palace
The original 9-hole Philip Mackenzie Ross golf course at Vidago Palace was remodeled by the Cameron Powell design company during the refit of the hotel and opened for play in 2010.
Ponte de Lima
Porto & North, Portugal
Ponte de Lima
Situated in the hills overlooking the old Roman town of Ponte de Lima, the golf course of the same name is operated by the Axis hotel group.
Miramar Golf Club
Porto & North, Portugal
Miramar Golf Club
Laid out on coastal land between Espinho and Porto, the 9-hole course at Club de Golf de Miramar was designed by Philip Mackenzie Ross shortly after the club was established.
