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Pestana Gramacho Another of the Pestana Group Courses, this course is the brainchild of Nick Price, the former world No.1 player and renowned golf course architect, Ronald Fream. Together they have created a uniquely designed 18 hole course with 27 varied greens that enable the golfer to play the same course with new challenges several times. This Championship course hosted the Portuguese Ladies Open in 2005 and 2007, and prides itself on maintaining tournament standard conditions all year. The design technique involves well guarded greens with clever bunkering that makes the player think before going directly for the pin. Some times the centre of the green is a better option. The boulder outcrops and dry stone walling to the fig, carob and olive trees, have been complemented by art fully positioned lakes and bunkers. 23