Aroeira
II Fonte
de Telha - 2815 Charneca da Caparica.
Markers
Length
Rating
18
holes, Par 72
White
Yellow
Red
6401 m
5903 m
4805 m
72.3
70.0
69.3
A new course in the Lisbon area,
which makes Aroeira a very special centre for golfing
enthusiasts, thanks to its two neighbouring courses
and its large practice area.
This course has a fairly different concept of golf from
Aroeira I, consisting of large fast greens, some of
which are more than 700 m2 and are equipped with Penn
A2 grass. Aroeira II is the first Portuguese golf course
to use this type of grass on it greens, which can be
cut to a height of only 2 mm.
Despite the inviting nature of its greens, the course
becomes increasingly difficult as you move from hole
number 1 to number 9 (stroke 1), as well as from number
10 to number 18 (stroke 2). Unlike the older course,
the new course has bunkers on the fairways, some of
them in the Scottish style of pot bunkers. But the sand
traps are not the only obstacle that have to be taken
into account: because of the course's five large lakes,
water is a fairly constant hazard, particularly at the
last nine holes.
With the opening of its second course, Aroeira has become
the largest golfing centre in the Lisbon region and
is also an attractive leisure and tourism centre, especially
in view of its nearby beaches.