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Golf
Quinta do Gramacho
Quinta
do Gramacho was designed by the North-American Ronald Fream and Nick Price
and is adjacent to the Vale da Pinta course. It is part of the Pestana Golf Resort situated
in the heart of Algarve, and close to the fishing village of Carvoeiro,
some 60 kilometers from Faro Airport.
The Gramacho Course is unique with 27 greens being the only one of its
type of design on the continent of Europe, it is one of only a few courses
in the world with 18 sets of tees and 27 greens but only 18 fairways.
As with the Pinta Course, the preparation and condition is at
tournament standard year round. Holes 1 through 4 and 14 through 18 have
two greens which may change your game plan depending on which greens are
in play The ondulating terrain is liberally dotted with carob, fig, palm,
almond and olive trees, some of which are more than 600 years old.
The use of existing features of the land, outcrops of rock, dry stone
walls, fig, almond, carob and olive trees, have been augmented by well
positioned bunkers and lakes. These hazards, combined with the shaping of
the fairways and greens, have produced a wonderful array of challenging
but fair golf holes. From the first tee shot to then pitch to the final
green, the player must not only strike the ball and putt well, but also
utilize the best strategy, to produce a good score. Experienced golfers
will certainly acknowledge that they played a very fine golf course with a
testing par of 71 and more than sufficient length at 6107 metres.
While designing and constructing the golf course Pinta and Gramacho,
Ron Fream and Nick Price, did the impossible, they combined the hilly
picturesque course with the artistic fairways and used the ancient olive
trees, some 600 years old, all over the courses.
Nearest Accommodation:
Hotel Tivoli Almansor,
Hotel Apartment Cristal,
Hotel Apartment Solferias,
Villa Borboleta,
Carvoeiro Sol,
Rocha Brava I Accommodation Algarve
Nearest Golf Courses: Vale da Pinta,
Vale do
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Course Data
Architect: Ronald Fream
Opened: 1991
Holes: 2 x 9
Par: 72
Length: 5.919 meters
Requirements: Handicap Certificate
required: Max. Ladies=36, Men=28
Facilities: Driving Range, Putting
Green, Pitching Area (with Bunkers), Trolleys, Buggies, Club Hire,
Pro-shop, Golf Academy, Terrace Café, Snack Bar, Villas, Apartments. |
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Score Card
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Hole
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T |
C |
M |
L |
Par |
Stroke
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1 |
310 |
289 |
268 |
244 |
4 |
12 |
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2 |
490 |
462 |
440 |
410 |
5 |
4 |
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3 |
339 |
309 |
307 |
284 |
4 |
14 |
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4 |
186 |
162 |
130 |
115 |
3 |
18 |
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5 |
327 |
305 |
285 |
262 |
4 |
6 |
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6 |
178 |
169 |
150 |
132 |
3 |
15 |
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7 |
376 |
353 |
341 |
325 |
4 |
1 |
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8 |
284 |
268 |
246 |
217 |
4 |
8 |
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9 |
482 |
452 |
424 |
395 |
5 |
10 |
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out |
2972 |
2769 |
2591 |
2384 |
36 |
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Hole
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T |
C |
M |
L |
Par |
Stroke
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10 |
338 |
317 |
302 |
275 |
4 |
11 |
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11 |
506 |
476 |
456 |
426 |
5 |
3 |
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12 |
299 |
273 |
268 |
244 |
4 |
13 |
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13 |
186 |
150 |
115 |
99 |
3 |
17 |
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14 |
347 |
321 |
305 |
282 |
4 |
5 |
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15 |
159 |
147 |
126 |
110 |
3 |
16 |
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16 |
363 |
346 |
333 |
312 |
4 |
2 |
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17 |
291 |
278 |
258 |
228 |
4 |
7 |
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18 |
458 |
428 |
400 |
373 |
5 |
9 |
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in |
2947 |
2736 |
2563 |
2349 |
36 |
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T |
C |
M |
L |
Par |
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Total
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5919 |
5505 |
5154 |
4733 |
72 |
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