Estrada da Lagoa Azul, Linhó,
Sintra, Lisboa Region 2714-511
Office
+351 219 249 011Pro shop
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+351 219 249 024Website
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António DantasThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland and open countryside.
Designer:
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Kyle Phillips).
9-hole Monastery (Mosteiro) course (2588 metres). Max hcp: 36.
38.763035
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23 km W of Lisbon
Take the A5 east from Lisbon. Leave motorway at exit 10 and follow N9, direction Sintra/Autodrome. Turn left 1.6 kms after the Autodrome main entrance (ignore sign to Ribeira P. Longa), then follow signs to Penha Longa.
Penha Longa Hotel & Golf Resort (Atlantic course): Up in the Sintra hills, in the grounds of a former monastery, lies one of continental Europe’s finest golf courses. Penha Longa's hilly, dramatic and fabulously challenging Atlantic course, burst onto the Portuguese golfing scene in the early 1990s. It has been a must play course ever since.
Parts of the Penha Longa layout will feel quite open (and exposed to prevailing winds), while other stretches are more sheltered and tree-lined. The size and speed of Penha Longa's greens are matched by the depth and quantity of the bunkering around them. Alongside the course are some constructions dating back centuries, not least the remains of a former Roman aqueduct that memorably straddles two of the front-nine holes. Thankfully newer course-side constructions (in the form of houses and villas) are still quite limited.
This wonderfully varied and challenging out-and-back layout contains several dramatic elevation changes that will thoroughly test your club selection and course management. On the front-nine, the higher elevations offer panoramic vistas onto the distant Atlantic Ocean. The bends and chicanes of the Sintra autodrome come into view beyond the course on the back nine.
From the short par-4 1st right through to the testing par-5 18th, every hole is memorable and wonderfully designed. In combination, they ensure Penha Longa's place amongst Portugal's most highly rated and best known golf courses.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 24. Proof of handicap required.
Credit cards accepted. Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2019].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
Excellent
Penha Longa has hosted many top level tournaments including the Portuguese Open. For more details see: Top Golf Tournaments at Penha Longa Hotel & Golf Resort.
The clubhouse is part of a former monastery dating back many centuries.
80th best course in Europe (excl Britain & Ireland) (Golf World, 2019).
Estrada da Lagoa Azul, Linho - 2714-511 Sintra
+351 219 24 90 11
Visit websitePenha Longa, a member of the Ritz-Carlton luxury group of hotels, traces its origins back to the 14th century, and includes within its grounds a former monastery. A frequent retreat of Portuguese royal and foreign dignitaries, this graceful palazzo-style estate is set amongst the spectacular rolling hills, lush gardens, and clear lakes of the southern Sintra mountains.
Penha Longa
Beloura
Estoril; Oitavos; Quinta da Marinha; Belas; Lisbon Sports Club.
Rua das Sesmarias No.3, Quinta da Beloura, Estrada de Albarraque, Sintra.
+351 219 106 350
Visit websiteBeloura
Penha Longa
Belas; Lisbon Sports Club; Estoril; Quinta da Marinha; Oitavos.
Tournaments:
European Tour: 2021 marks the 50th and last season of the world renowned European Tour, launched in April 1972 at the Spanish Open. From 2022 the Tour will be sponsored by Dubai-based global supply chain and ports operator DP World, and will be known as the DP World Tour.
South African Open: December 2021 events in South Africa have again been impacted by the Covid pandemic. The South African Open (Dec 2-5) will no longer be played as a DP World Tour event, and the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec 9-12) has been cancelled.
Who's Who:
Bernhard Langer: at age 64, Langer collected a record sixth Charles Schwab Cup, the only player to have won the season-long points chase more than twice. He also topped the PGA Tour Champions money-list for the 11th time out of a possible 13 since 2008.
Carlota Ciganda: the five-time Solheim Cup star was delighted to record a fourth Ladies European Tour win in her home national championship, the Ladies Spanish Open.
Lee Elder: Trailblazer, Ryder Cup player, four-time PGA Tour winner and eight-time Senior PGA Tour winner, Lee Elder died on November 28, aged 87. In 1975 he became the first African American golfer to play in the Masters tournament, and in so doing provided one of the pivotal moments in the history of professional golf.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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