Aroeira Herdade
de Aroeira, Fonte da Telha, 2825 Monte da Caparica.
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Length
Rating
18
holes, Par 72
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6488 m
5870 m
5168 m
74.6
71.7
73.0
Frank Pennink, one of the best
European golf architects, designed the Aroeira golf
course on a 345-hectare estate, at Fonte de Telha, about
20 quilometres from Lisbon. It is already considered
to be " the Wentworth" of Portugal, because
it is built in a pinetree forest.
The course measures 6,040 metres from the back. tees
and some holes deserve special attention. While the
outward half is somewhat monotonous, the second nine
include some noteworthy holes.
The 11th, a 362-metre par 4 requires a second shot of
considerable accuracy as its green is defended on the
left by a lake and on the right a frightening bunker
awaits the slicers. The 14th hole, perhaps the most
famous one at Aroeira is, a short par 3, just 128 metres
in length but where the lake is an authentic "
black hole" that attracts everything.
Next, the l5th, one of our favourite par 5's, requires
positioning of both drive and second stroke so as to
avoid the trees on the left, and then a precise shot
to the green to steer away from the bunkers and a lake.
Its winding fairway is most attractive.
Many amateur competitions take place at Aroeira nowadays
and some of the most important firms hold tournaments
there, with a reference for the Portuguese Open that
will take place here in 1996, 1997, 1998.
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