Herdade do Pinheirinho,
Melides, Setúbal District 7570-401
The Course:
18 holes. Parkland & open links-style.
Surroundings:
Duneland and coastal pine forest.
Designer:
Jorge Santana da Silva
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10 km N of Melides / 40 km S of Setubal (using Setubal-Troia car ferry).
Pinheirinho Comporta is located half a kilometre from the Atlantic shoreline on Portugal’s Costa Azul (Blue Coast). The Santana da Silva designed course was actually completed in 2012. But with some stops and starts along the way it eventually opened in 2024.
The opening holes on the front-nine set the tone for what's to come. Water lurks at the par-4 1st, strategic bunkers are much in play at the par-4 2nd, handsome crafting sets the scene at the par-3 3rd, and distance off the tee is demanded at the lengthy par-5 4th.
By hole 11 the course opens onto a good-size lake, which is ringed by holes. This lakeside section contains some of the course’s best holes. The final hole is perhaps the toughest. A lake borders the drive on the left, while another lies ahead of the green on the right.
On the pine-forested sandy duneland between Comporta and Melides, to the south of Troia Golf Club, three new courses have arrived in close succession. Joining Pinheirinho is the David McLay Kidd-designed Dunas (Dunes) course at Terras da Comporta, and the private CostaTerra, from Fazio Design.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Golf carts available for hire.
Excellent
With its exclusive 200 hectares located in the quiet coastal pine forests between Comporta and Melides, Pinheirinho Comporta is set to become a resort-style haven, with a championship golf course at its core. Nearby is an unbroken 50-kilometre stretch of largely undeveloped Atlantic shoreline, stretching from Troia in the north to Simes in the south.
A 90-minute drive south of Lisbon, and less than an hour from Setubal, this very natural area now seems set for a period of unprecedented evolution. The four new golf layouts, two at Terras da Comporta, one at Pinheirinho Comporta, and the private CostaTerra are the forerunners of this development.
Continental Europe's 152nd best course (Golf World, 2025).
EN 261, Muda, Grândola.
+351 269 449 376
Visit websiteLocated 10 km from the beaches of Praia do Pêgo along the Atlantic Ocean, this luxury hotel is set on a quietly secluded rural property 21 km from Grândola.
No
Terras da Comporta (Dunas)
Pinheirinho; CostaTerra (pvte); Troia.
Rua Alto do Pina 2, 7570-779 Carvalhal.
+351 265 112 390
Visit websiteUnique luxury accommodation with deluxe rooms, suites, town houses and pool villas, as well as a 40-metre heated infinity pool, spa and award-winning restaurant.
No
Terras da Comporta (Dunas)
Pinheirinho; CostaTerra (pvte); Troia.
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