Vilamoura Old Course Golf Course
Course information & details
Description:
The Old Course is Frank Pennink's original design for Vilamoura, laid out in 1969 as one of the first courses built in the resort. Martin Hawtree remodelled it in 1996, keeping Pennink's routing intact while bringing the course up to modern standards. Set in the heart of Vilamoura, twenty minutes from Faro airport, it's known across the Algarve as the Grande Dame of the region's golf courses, and hosted the Portuguese Open in 1979.
It's pure parkland golf, routed through mature umbrella pines that do most of the defending. Fairways roll gently, with a few steeper slopes, and doglegs come mainly on the back nine. Water only enters the equation once, on the 4th, the course's signature hole: a par-3 that asks for a precise tee shot up and over a large pine, to a green guarded by water on the far side. The buggy here is optional rather than essential.
The clubhouse has been rebuilt in recent years, with a British-style restaurant and snack bar, and the driving range now runs on TrackMan technology, with an on-site academy staffed by resident professionals. Locker rooms and a pro shop round things out. Book a round at one of Vilamoura's original courses, and one of the Algarve's most storied.
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Details
18
73
6254 m / 6879 yd
5913 m / 6504 yd
5086 m / 5595 yd
Bermuda Tifton 419
Bent Grass
Bermuda Tifton 419
Gents < 24 | Ladies < 36
Facilities
n/a
Frank Pennink|Redesigned by Martin Hawtree em 1996
Dom Pedro Golf, S.A.
Eduardo Sousa
Joaquim Sequeira
Armando Santos
Information
Everyday from 7:45am to 8:00pm
Everyday from 7:45am to 8:00pm
Yes
Yes
Yes
With Restaurant and Snack bar
with GPS
Manual and Electric
Titleist
Resident professionals
Yes
Up to 17 years old
Tecnical
Rolling fairways and minor steep slopes
Several mainly on the back 9
Heavily with Umbrella Pines
If Essential
Only on the 4th
Pure Parkland
4th
Excellent traditional Algarve course, always in demand and good condition
Directions:
If you are coming from Lisbon or Porto, take the A2 motorway in the direction of the Algarve and when you reach the A22 Via do Infante motorway head in the direction of Faro. Continue until the exit to Vilamoura, then continue straight on and at the traffic lights turn left on to the EN 125 in the direction of Faro. After a few kilometres, the entrance to Vilamoura is on your right.
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