AROEIRA

 

Set on the south bank of the Tagus just a few minutes from Lisbon, Aroeira is a course that perfectly reconciles the requirements of a championship course whilst beinq set in a beautiful landscape.
 
Designed by Frank Pennink, the Aroeira course skillfully blends the needs of a championship golf course and the harmonious surroundings of natural landscape. The course runs through a pine wood sprinkled with wild flowers and inhabited by many kinds of birds; it is a genuine natural park. An English writer named this the "Wentworth of Lisbon", and went on to describe the similarities between Aroeira and the famous London club.

Set in a 345-hectare estate very close to Costa de Caparica, which has a long beach with 30 kilometers of white

sand, Aroeira has become one of the most famous golf courses in the country, with the advantage of being just 20 minutes from Lisbon, on the south bank of river Tagus. On a clear day one can see the Portuguese capital from the tee of hole number 1.

  
 
 

The course, which is played for a typical par 72 (36+36), provides a variety of game situations; this means players may use almost all their clubs. On the first round, hole number 8 stands out, with its par 3 for 190 meters and a green with a remarkable inclination. On the second round, the highlight is hole number 11, a par 4, which was redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Sr. From here the tee-off is a blind shot into a narrow fairway with trees on both sides. It is followed by a spectacular approach to a green closely protected by water and bunkers, which reminds one of hole number 11 at Augusta National, where the US Masters is played every year.
 
COURSE LAYOUT
 
COURSE INFORMATION
  • Architect - Frank Pennink 18 Holes, Par 72 (6.040m).

  • Facilities - Driving-Range, Putting-Green, Restaurant, Bar and Golf Shop.

  • How to Get There - Heading for Costa da Caparica, take the turnoff to N377 and turn left to Aroeira.