The Quinta da Marinha Golf is a place where beauty and sport get together for an all in one. The golf course has 18 holes with 5.870 meters in harmony with nature and big challenges. It’s a par 71, designed by well-known English– American golf course architect Robert Trent Jones Senior. During the round, the player can be surprised with powerful views over the Atlantic Ocean and the Sintra Mountains. The club guarantees: “In this course you can really see the style of Robert Trent Jones in the elevated Greens & Tees, many bunkers in play and, as expected, some water hazards. Every hole is different, you will have to use all the clubs in the bag and play with strategy to make a good score”.
It was all these characteristics that attracted Australian PGA golf professional Gary Nairn to stay here since he first arrived in 2011 and is responsible for all golf academy operations . After previous experiences at Fairway Club of Palm Resort in Singapore and Golfschool Ad Wessels, in Netherlands, Gary found in Cascais the perfect match between sports and way of life. As he plays the round with our reportage team, the smile of Gary doesn’t hide his happiness: “It’s a great design”, he says about both the architect and nature work.
Golf is just one of the sports that make Cascais and Estoril internationally renowned. You can have tennis, horse riding, automobilism, sail or surf, but none of them would be complete without the immense green mixed with the blue sky and sea. Yes, we understand you, Gary.
Some of the holes you won’t forget at Quinta da Marinha Golf Course are:
HOLE 3, PAR 4 - It’s one of the most famous holes of the Portuguese Golf, with view to the Atlantic Ocean, its picture was used for many years to promote “Golf in Portugal” abroad.
HOLE 4, PAR 3 - Played over a natural ravine to a quite demanding green.
HOLE 13, PAR 3 - You play over a big lake to an elevated green well protected with 4 bunkers.
HOLE 18, A BEAUTIFUL PAR 5 - With two lakes, all shots have to be well thought to make sure you are not penalized by the water.