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  DETAILS OF THE
QUINTA DA CIMA GOLF COURSE:

Number of holes: 18, Par: 72
Length: 6256 meters
Buggies: Yes
Golf shoes: soft spikes (no trainers)
Dress code: Tailored shorts and collared shirts only
Compulsory: 1 set of clubs per player
 
Quinta da Cima Course shows itself very competitive with doglegs to the right and left, with greens well protected by sand hazards and lakes.

A stream with dams and permanent flowing water crosses holes 4, 5, 6 and 13. The course is bordered to the north by the national road 125 and spreads to the south, where its limits are a municipal road that leads to the Quinta da Ria Golf Course.

There is no gentle introduction to the golf course. The opening par 5 and the second par 3 put things immediately into perspective. Good club selection and accuracy off the tee are essential. The par 4 third is a severe dogleg left  while not particularly long at 316 meters, strategic bunkering dictates how to arrive at a tricky green. A pretty par 4 follows the first to feature the stream, flowing across the fairway in front of the small green. The approach needs to fly high to avoid the trees that also protect the putting surface.

The long par 5 sixth (500 meters) demands a thoughtful second shot. Some 130 meters from the green the stream again bisects the fairway. The 186 meter eighth is the longest par 3 on the course. The green is a tricky shape; you should think carefully about your line in, as well as wind direction, which will play havoc with the shot.

Most of the par 4's on this course, are relatively long, between 360 and 415 meters. Fifteenth is a 288 meter par 4 and from the tee there are eight bunkers in view, five guarding the fairway, forcing you to play left, No short cuts! So to the sixteenth, a magnificent par 5. The stream crosses the fairway to a lake and you must hit both a good second and a bold third shot for any hope of landing on the green in regulation. While the sixteenth is truly memorable, the finishing hole, from an elevated tee to a slick green with tricky undulations, will entice back time and again.

The greens have been seeded with Bent Crenshaw. Tees and fairways are covered with Zoysia. On one of the Driving Ranges, (with its generous dimensions and built in the south/north direction), when hitting from the northern tees, one can appreciate the magnificent view of the mountains as well as the Ocean. Though from any part of the course both the sea and the Algarve Mountains are a delight to anyone's eyes. On the other Driving Range, designed for practice with irons, there is the Robinson Golf Academy. It comprises of 3 greens and 6 tees for the teaching of the different types of game with irons, namely how to get out of a bunker to a green 120 m distant.
















































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