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Quinta do Lago -
Quinta
Quinta is located in 15 Miles from Casa Esperanca.
Founded: 1997
Architect: Rocky Roquemore
Holes: 18
Length: 5650 mtrs Yellow
Par: 72
Quinta do Lago was the first course designed by an American golf
architect in Portugal. The areas at his disposal could not have been
better. Umbrella-pinewoods, on a slightly undulating ground, and the
Ria Formosa National Park in the background, full of migratory birds
that usually take shelter there, with the constant presence of the
mild Atlantic breeze, offered to William Mitchell like a picture
canvas. But almost as important as nature, a new concept of resort was
introduced into Portugal, were the «great» and the «good» combined
with exceptional imagination, to form a concept that in a certain way
still stands in Quinta do Lago and turns it into one of the most
attractive places all over Europe.
Quinta do Lago, whose leitmotiv is quality, introduced a new standard
of golf maintenance to Portugal, that was unusual for us and that
accounts for the enormous flow of tourists that has invaded Quinta do
Lago and, in a way, the entire Algarve. As a matter a fact, for the
first time it was possible to play all the year round without
preferred lies, because on the fairway the ball was always in an
impeccable lie. It was the quality of maintenance and the quality of
its managers and employees that has made the charisma of Quinta do
Lago survive, beyond all the hardships it endured in the revolutionary
period after 1974.
Quinta do Lago now has four nine-hole courses, the first three
designed by W. Mitchell and the 4th by Joe Lee and W. Roquemore, who
later on did the San Lorenzo, on the Quinta do Lago estate.
All the courses have excellent holes; but the best ones are probably
the par 5's - 3rd on the 'A', 5th on the 'B', l8th on the 'C' and 11th
on the 'A + D' course combination.
In our opinion, the most remarkable one is the 5th on the 'B' course,
with a fairway winding through the pinewood, two bunkers that catch
all the slices and hooks, allowing a second stroke to the green over
the umbrella-pines, that is always possible for long hitters. Two
bunkers protect the elevated green in front and on the right. This is
the best bole in the whole course.
The par-3 6th on the 'C' course is another unforgettable hole for
every player, at least amongst those who leave a total of more than a
thousand balls in its lake every week. It is 200 metres long from the
back tee to the green and has the lake over 60 metres wide between.
For further information please click go direct to the Quinta website
by clicking this link
www.quintadolago.com
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in the end.
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