Vilamoura Old Course

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]

Vilamoura Old Course
Club information
Coordinates37°06′07″N 08°07′05″W
LocationAlgarve, Portugal
Established1969
TypePrivate
Operated byDom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection
Total holes18
Events hostedPortuguese Open (1979)
GreensBentgrass Providence and Poa annua
FairwaysBermuda Tifton 419
Old Course
Designed byFrank Pennink (original)
Martin Hawtree (1996)
Par73
Length6,254 metres
Course rating73.1
Slope rating136

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
White 73.1 / 136 3104353241634852123934192653006 15339048734844015051435341332486254
Yellow 3024173001494491963444002602817 14837148234242614549434834030965913
Blue 2964072901394401813343902502727 13835747233240513548433833029915718
Red 2823752521134001643123542452497 11432935929634210642831230325895086
Par 45435344436 3454535443773
SI 17591510117113 1846168142123


Vilamoura Old Course (yards)
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
White 73.1 / 136 3394763541785302324304582903287 16742753338148116456238645235526839
Yellow 3304563281634912143764372843081 16240652737446615954038137233866467
Blue 3244453171524811983654272732982 15139051636344314852937036132716253
Red 3084102761244371793413872682731 12536039332437411646834133128315562
Par 45435344436 3454535443773
SI 17591510117113 1846168142123


See also

References

  1. 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.


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