Golf Estoril

 

Description

 

Golf Estoril, above the Atlantic, this is one of Portugal's oldest and most storied golf clubs. The original nine holes date to 1929, redesigned and expanded by the Scottish architect Philip Mackenzie Ross in 1936. For around twenty years it hosted the Portuguese Open, and for more than sixty it staged the Portuguese International Amateur Championship, drawing some of the game's biggest names to its fairways over the decades.
This is a course built for accuracy, not distance. Fairways run tight between eucalyptus, pine and mimosa, and the small, well-defended greens punish anything loose. The par-3 13th, Patiño's hole, doglegs sharply right to a raised green, while the par-3 16th, at 186 metres, is widely reckoned one of the best holes in Portugal. Book this if you want history and shot-making over sheer length.
Some development work is currently under way near the clubhouse, so expect a little construction alongside your round for now, but it hasn't dented what regulars keep coming back for: greens and fairways are consistently well kept, and the traditional clubhouse remains one of the most characterful in Portuguese golf. With Estoril's casino, beach and restaurants all a short walk away, this is the round to build a Lisbon coast day around. For golfers who want to walk fairways that have shaped a century of Portuguese golf, book Estoril.

 

Designer

Jean Gassiat & Mackenzie Ross

 

Holes	Pair	White Lenght	Yellow Lenght	Red Lenght
18	69	5099m	4816m	4297m

 

Course Map