Vilamoura Old Course

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Vilamoura Old Course
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Club information
Coordinates 37°06′07″N08°07′05″W / 37.10194°N 8.11806°W / 37.10194; -8.11806
Location Algarve, Portugal
Established1969
TypePrivate
Operated by Dom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection
Total holes18
Events hosted Portuguese Open (1979)
Greens Bentgrass Providence and Poa annua
Fairways Bermuda Tifton 419
Old Course
Designed by Frank Pennink (original)
Martin Hawtree (1996)
Par 73
Length6,254 metres
Course rating 73.1
Slope rating 136

Vilamoura Old Course is a golf course in Vilamoura, on the Algarve in Southern Portugal. Sometimes referred to as the "Grande Dame" of the Algarve, [1] it is owned and operated by Dom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection, who purchased the course, along with four others in Vilamoura, in 2016. [2] The five courses had previously been owned by the Oceanico Group since 2007. [1]

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Designed by Frank Pennink, the Old Course opened in 1969, and hosted the Portuguese Open in 1976. Following remodelling by Martin Hawtree, the course reopened in 1997. [1]

Scorecard

Vilamoura Old Course (meters)
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
White73.1 / 136310435324163485212393419265300615339048734844015051435341332486254
Yellow302417300149449196344400260281714837148234242614549434834030965913
Blue296407290139440181334390250272713835747233240513548433833029915718
Red282375252113400164312354245249711432935929634210642831230325895086
Par454353444363454535443773
SI 175915101171131846168142123


Vilamoura Old Course (yards)
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
White73.1 / 136339476354178530232430458290328716742753338148116456238645235526839
Yellow330456328163491214376437284308116240652737446615954038137233866467
Blue324445317152481198365427273298215139051636344314852937036132716253
Red308410276124437179341387268273112536039332437411646834133128315562
Par454353444363454535443773
SI 175915101171131846168142123


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dyson, Katharine (16 July 2009). "The Oceanico Old Course appeals to traditionalist golfers in Portugal's Algarve". Golf Europe. Golf Advisor. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. Ledo, Wilson (22 September 2016). "Oceânico Golf vende cinco campos em Vilamoura" [Oceânico Golf sells five courses in Vilamoura]. Jornal Denegocios (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2017.