Playing golf in Portugal is in the memory of everyone who tries it. The reasons? Excellent courses in stunning settings, mild climate all year round and the friendliness with which golfers are welcomed. It's difficult to find a better destination for a golf holiday. Elected by the World Golf Awards as Best Golf Destination in Europe for six consecutive years, between 2014 and 2019, and Best Golf Destination in the World, between 2014 and 2018, Portugal have a great diversity of courses with characteristics suited to different levels of difficulty and budget.
Golf specialists say that in order to develop a new golf destination it is essential that the area has a minimum of 3 golf courses because this allows the golfer, who comes for a few days, to have different challenges during his holidays instead of just playing on one course.
On the Alentejo coast today, only the fantastic Troia Golf Course is available, but he hope that in the next few years with the revival of several static touristic projects in the last decade they can finally develop their offer and help to develop a new world golf destination, attending the normal playing season, from September to May, that can help to combat the seasonality of the traditional beach destination on the Alentejo coast.
With the recent purchase of the ADT3 project, developed by Herdade da Comporta, by Vanguard Properties and the Amorim Luxury Group, it is hoped that he can be the next golf course to be launched within two years with the opening of the new hotel JNCQUIO Comporta.
The sale of Herdade do Pinheirinho to VIC Properties by NovoBanco, which has now 100% operational, will be the third golf course development.
On the past year, Herdade da CostaTerra, belonging to the Queirós Pereira family, was sold to Discovery Land Company, promising the development of a luxury product in accordance with the line of projects already developed in the American continent.
We have the necessity to build a new tourist destination and we can only hope that the development and construction of the projects.
Meet Troia Golf
In the heart of the peninsula, you’ll find one of Portugal’s most engaging and challenging golf courses, the Troia Golf, voted one of Continental Europe’s best 10 resorts by Golf World magazine in 2019. Unwind in this 6-hectar, 18-hole and par 72 golf course alongside the beach with a dazzling view of the Arrábida Mountain. Regardless of your handicap, the Robert Trent Jones Sr. course is ideal for improving your technique and for expecting the best performance and the best results. After a challenging round of golf, relax at the Clubhouse or return to your home – just around the corner.
Located between Sado Estuary and Arrábida Mountain,TROIA GOLF Championship Course is an 18-hole and 72 parcourse that streches 6,317 metres along the beach,with magnificent views over the sea.
Designed by the North American golf architect Robert Trent Jones Senior, TROIA GOLF was elected in 2011 by Rolex as one of the best golf courses in the world, and is listed in The Rolex World’s Top 1,000 Golf Courses guide. Also, in 2019, the magazine Golf World rated TROIA GOLF the 8th top golf course of the whole of Continental Europe.
Robert Trent Jones Senior selected hole 3 of Troia’s golf course as one of the best he has ever designed, and included it in his list of ideal 18-hole courses.
There are two holes worth mentioning in particular – no. 3 and no. 18:
Hole 3, a par 4 that fits perfectly in the landscape with a magnificent sea view, was considered by Robert Trent Jones Senior one of the best he has ever designed, and he included it in his ideal 18-hole golf course.
Hole 18 is a par 5 left dog-leg, with an elevated green and protected by three front bunkers.
The Clubhouse was built during the refurbishment of the TROIA GOLF Championship Course in 2008. Planned by the architect João Paciência, the Clubhouse offers you the chance to savour a delicious meal overlooking the lake, in perfect harmony with the surrounding landscape.
João Paciência created a cosy space in modern style. The straight lines of the building, broken by a double-height glass entrance and large windows facing south and west, overlooking the golf course, ensure a welcoming atmosphere.
The changing rooms are located on the north-facing side and connect to the lower floor where the caddy master is, and open directly to the course. In the south part of the building, the lounges and eating areas include ample terraces which offer an incomparable view of the TROIA GOLF Championship Course, holes 1, 18 and the lake, particularly.