Located on the famous Estoril Coast, 25 kilometers from Lisbon, the Quinta da Marinha course was designed by the famous Robert Trent Jones, and is set in a private estate of 110 hectares, wooded with pine trees. The architect has worked on the flat terrain, laying out the course over 6,071 meters for a par 71.

The most spectacular hole on this course is hole number 13, a par 4 of 339 meters sloping down towards the sea. Once on the green, the golfer has the Atlantic Ocean as background. But this is not the only panoramic view at Quinta da Marinha. The following hole (a par 3) requires a very precise shot for the ball to cross a cliff and reach a wide but not very deep green.

For most of the course, however, the fairways face inland, with the beautiful outline of the Sintra mountain range forming their background. There are many bunkers and a number of lakes that make the player's task even more difficult. Hole number 10, for instance, has a green entirely surrounded by water. In 1988 this course hosted the EMS-Quinta da Marinha Ladies Masters, a tournament which forms part of the Women's Professional European Circuit. It was won by the South African Laurette Maritz-Atkins.