Oitavos Dunes
Montado Oitavos Dunes
Host to many professional tournament from the European
Challenge Tour, Montado has received praise from the best players
in Europe. Set in flat terrain, the Montado has been built to the
south of Setúbal in a landscape planted with old cork-oaks, young
olive-trees, chestnuts and pines, whilst all around it wind a series
of creeks and natural lakes. A feature hole at Montado is the
scenic thirteenth, a par 4 that affords a fine view of Palmela castle
and provides an excellent opportunity for a birdie. Surrounded
by the famous muscatel vineyards that were first planted here
more than a century ago, the Montado course has already hosted
international tournaments, such as the Axa Challenge Tour and the
Grand Final of the European Challenge Tour (1997). Oitavos Dunes lies within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, only
30 minutes from Lisbon Airport. It is set among pine woods and
reforested dunes, in an area of great natural beauty. Being a seaside
golf course, the ocean view is present all the time, although some
of the more fantastic scenery comes from the Sintra mountains
and Cabo da Roca - the Europe’s most western point seen from
the holes 9, 10, 11 and 14. The layout has been carefully crafted
by the renowned Arthur Hills. The design was to create a 6,303
metre pat-71 course, while maintaining and preserving the unique
caracteristics of the land. Oitavos Dunes was the 1st Golf Course
in Europe and the 2nd in the Word to be recognized as a Certified
Signature Sanctuary - Gold. It is already set as one of the best golf
courses in Europe and regularly features in world rankings.
A feature hole at Montado is the
scenic thirteenth, a par 4 that affords
a fine view of Palmela castle and
provides an excellent opportunity
for a birdie.
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Ribagolfe I
Once described as the ‘Valderrama of Portugal’, Ribagolfe I
provides a superb test of golf in a unique and natural setting 40
minutes from Lisbon, with the experience akin to millionaire’s golf
with not a house to be seen and each hole sheltered from the
view of the others. Set in a beautiful cork oak forest and boasting
superb oversized greens, Ribagolfe measures 7,370 yards from the
back tees and has hosted the first stage of the European Tour
Qualifying School since 2009.