Vilamoura Old Course is a golf course in Vilamoura, on the Algarve in Southern Portugal. Sometimes referred to as the "Grande Dame" of the Algarve,[1] it is owned and operated by Dom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection, who purchased the course, along with four others in Vilamoura, in 2016.[2] The five courses had previously been owned by the Oceanico Group since 2007.[1]

Vilamoura Old Course
Club information
Coordinates37°06′07″N 08°07′05″W / 37.10194°N 8.11806°W / 37.10194; -8.11806
LocationAlgarve, Portugal
Established1969
TypePrivate
Operated byDom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection
Total holes18
Events hostedPortuguese Open (1979)
GreensBentgrass Providence and Poa annua
FairwaysBermuda Tifton 419
Old Course
Designed byFrank Pennink (original)
Martin Hawtree (1996)
Par73
Length6,254 metres
Course rating73.1
Slope rating136

Designed by Frank Pennink, the Old Course opened in 1969, and hosted the Portuguese Open in 1976. Following remodelling by Martin Hawtree, the course reopened in 1997.[1]

Scorecard edit

Vilamoura Old Course (meters)
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
White 73.1 / 136 310 435 324 163 485 212 393 419 265 3006 153 390 487 348 440 150 514 353 413 3248 6254
Yellow 302 417 300 149 449 196 344 400 260 2817 148 371 482 342 426 145 494 348 340 3096 5913
Blue 296 407 290 139 440 181 334 390 250 2727 138 357 472 332 405 135 484 338 330 2991 5718
Red 282 375 252 113 400 164 312 354 245 2497 114 329 359 296 342 106 428 312 303 2589 5086
Par 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 36 3 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 4 37 73
SI 17 5 9 15 10 11 7 1 13 18 4 6 16 8 14 2 12 3


Vilamoura Old Course (yards)
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
White 73.1 / 136 339 476 354 178 530 232 430 458 290 3287 167 427 533 381 481 164 562 386 452 3552 6839
Yellow 330 456 328 163 491 214 376 437 284 3081 162 406 527 374 466 159 540 381 372 3386 6467
Blue 324 445 317 152 481 198 365 427 273 2982 151 390 516 363 443 148 529 370 361 3271 6253
Red 308 410 276 124 437 179 341 387 268 2731 125 360 393 324 374 116 468 341 331 2831 5562
Par 4 5 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 36 3 4 5 4 5 3 5 4 4 37 73
SI 17 5 9 15 10 11 7 1 13 18 4 6 16 8 14 2 12 3


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References edit

  1. ^ a b c Dyson, Katharine (16 July 2009). "The Oceanico Old Course appeals to traditionalist golfers in Portugal's Algarve". Golf Europe. Golf Advisor. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ Ledo, Wilson (22 September 2016). "Oceânico Golf vende cinco campos em Vilamoura" [Oceânico Golf sells five courses in Vilamoura]. Jornal Denegocios (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2017.

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