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Santo Da Serra
Host venue to the Madeira Open European
Tour event each year since 1993, this
picturesque course is a Robert Trent Jones that
opened in 1991. It offers fantastic panoramic
views over the ocean and is one of the most breathtaking
mountain courses in Europe. Because it is built on very irregular
terrain at an altitude of 670 metres above sea level and in an
area of profuse vegetation, the fulfilling of this project required
a huge effort in every sense. Nonetheless, Trent Jones succeeded
in giving the 27 holes, (the third nine-hole loop was opened in
October 1998) a logical, interdependent design. One of the most
spectacular holes is hole number 4 (on the Machico course), a par
3, where the drive to the green is played over a ravine filled with
very dense vegetation. The whole course provides players with
most extraordinary views.
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