Belas Clube de Campo was laid out by American architect Rocky Roquemore in the Carregueira hills near Belas, opened in the late 1990s as the golf heart of a wider residential estate master-planned by Charles Franzman. Houses sit on the hilltops looking down over fairways that thread through the sheltered valleys below, around thirty minutes from Lisbon and a natural stop between the airport and Cascais.
Roquemore's touch shows clearest in the small, strategically placed bunkers guarding holes 2, 3 and 5. The par-five 2nd, known as 'Augusta' for its nod to the Masters' famous 13th, sets an early tone, while the 9th demands a precise tee shot past a ravine and lake to leave any real chance at the green. The two-tier green at the 11th punishes a careless approach, and the round closes at the 'Big Hole', a testing par four where a well-guarded lake often leaves a long second shot into the 18th.
Facilities run to a driving range, a golf academy with resident professionals, a locker room, and a clubhouse restaurant with terrace views over the course. Pair it with Lisbon Sports Club or Penha Longa Atlantic for a complete Lisbon golf break, or book it on its own through Tee Times for a genuine test in the Sintra hills.
Rocky Roquemore
Holes |
Pair |
White Lenght |
Yellow Lenght |
Red Lenght |
| 18 | 72 | 6112 | 5762 | 4644 |