Considered to be the most difficult golf course in Portugal, Tróia is for that reason a major challenge for any golfer. It is one of the links designed by the famous Robert Trent Jones and was inaugurated in 1982. Its principal obstacle is sand, which borders the whole course, where pine trees and wild plants are also found in abundance. With breathtaking views over the ocean and a welcoming clubhouse set among pine trees, Tróia is surely a golfers' paradise.

The Trent Jones signature can be seen on the greens, which are small, narrow, and always well protected - sometimes by huge bunkers. All this might give the idea of an almost impossible course. Nonetheless, when at the tee, the fairways seem to be wide and do not show many signs of danger. Only later does one understand that the real challenge of this course is to arrive at the greens in such a way that a respectable score can be obtained. The famous architect said he would include hole number 3, running along the beach, as of the eighteen holes of` his "ideal" golf course.

TrÛia hosted the Portuguese Open Championship in 1983, when victory smiled on the Scotsman Sam Torrance, who averaged just two shots below par, and was the only professional to achieve par for the course during the four days of the competition.