One of the most enjoyable rounds my wife and I have played. Good challenge but also suitable for a lazy holiday round. Really charming course with magnificent greens. Feels like a storage room.Ī great experience. Food is good.Ĭlubhouse and locker rooms as old school as it gets. Some holes (10/11/18) play longer than they appear. Play conservatively if you’re not straight. Sounds like a racing track or Moto GP event. Highway is loud and can be heard around the whole course, unfortunately (maybe amplified by the wind today). Holes 9-16 are on the other side, easy walk to tee 9 though.

Shuttle service at green 16 to tee 17 (crossing the highway). Duffed the chip in the bunker, but he has poor vision. Hit the tee shot of my life in front of him. Will make you a sandwich and serve drinks for little money. There’s a lovely drinks/food hut at tee 12, with a charming older gentleman serving. I don’t get why there’s no bins for broken tees, they’re lying around everywhere.Ĭourse is easily walkable. Tee boxes could be mown shorter in places. Sand traps with heavier sand than West Cliffs/Praia (fine beach sand there), but well maintained. Some nasty uphill shots and downhill doglegs (12) with rollout to consider. Some reachable Par 4‘s to force you into stupid decisions (especially 17). Fast, true, not too undulating to make it ridiculous (unlike West Cliffs in places, but it was fun).

Played West Cliffs and Praia d‘el Rey this week, no contest. Greens are nothing short of spectacular right now. Trees and pinestraw or wasteland left and right. Estoril is experiencing high winds and this is punishing. There’s a couple Par 3‘s (13/16) that are long for me, otherwise distance is not the challenge. I play off a 21 but chose the longest (white) tees due to my length. Pretty short course but a good challenge. Old style clubhouse and very traditional course. 5 minute taxi ride to the course, under 5 €.

I‘m currently staying at Hotel Smart (another recommendation) in Estoril.

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