Quinta do Lago
Quinta do Lago is located in Portugal
Quinta do Lago
Quinta do Lago
Coordinates: 37°02′38″N 8°01′12″W / 37.044°N 8.02°W / 37.044; -8.02
CountryPortugal
DistrictAlgarve

Quinta do Lago is a golf resort in Almancil, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Quinta do Lago comprises one of the three corners of the Golden Triangle of the Algarve's most affluent communities.

The community hosted the Portuguese Open, part of the PGA European Tour, in 1976, 1984–1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, and most recently in 2001.

History

"I Love QDL" on the golf course.
Villas overlooking the water.

Quinta do Lago was founded in 1971 by Polish-Brazilian property developer André Jordan, three years after the end of the Salazar's rule.

The original 550 hectare site, "Quinta dos Ramalhos" (Ramalhos Estate) contained the ruins of an old farmhouse (today "Casa Velha", having been rebuilt as a restaurant in 1972) and a stone pine forest adjacent to both the Ria Formosa and the growing resort of Vale do Lobo which had been founded eight years earlier. Jordan's company, Planal, acquired the property on 20 December 1971. The large beach-lined estate had been previously owned by the Pinto de Magalhães family for more than 300 years. Within three years, a bridge to the beach had been built to the beach, the lake was created over the salty sands, and 27 holes of golf designed by architect William F. Mitchell had been completed.

Following the 1974 Carnation revolution, Andre Jordan returned to Brazil, leaving the Portuguese state to manage. The inauguration of the golf courses in 1974 was presided over by revolutionary leader Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, and in 1976 the Portuguese Open was held in Quinta do Lago for the first time.

In 1981 Portuguese politics stabilized and Quinta do Lago management was returned to Planal, and Jordan returned to Portugal.[1] The Portuguese Open was again held in Quinta do Lago in 1984–86. In 1986 the Four Seasons Country Club opened in the heart of Quinta, followed by the Four Seasons Fairways; neither resort is related to the Canadian Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts group.

In 1987 Jordan sold the resort (i.e. Planal, the holding company) to a consortium of British shareholders headed by Roger Abraham, a former banker at Chase Manhattan Bank, and food entrepreneur David Thompson. By 1989 Abraham had withdrawn and Thompson headed the resort alone. The Portuguese Open was held in the resort again in 1988-90 and in 2001.

In 1998 Planal was acquired by Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien.

Golf

Quinta do Lago
Club information
LocationAlgarve, Portugal
Established1974
TypePrivate
Total holes54
Events hostedPortuguese Open
Websitewww.quintadolago.com
North Course
Designed byRocky Roquemore
William Mitchell
Joseph Lee
Par72
Length6,126 metres
South Course
Designed byWilliam Mitchell
Par72
Length6,488 metres
Laranjal
Designed bySantana da Silva
Par72
Length6,480 metres

Scorecards for the North, South, and Laranjal Courses:

North Course

Quinta do Lago North 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
Black M: 72.8 / 133 342196523370312334501165369311234547337240515537614031744530286140
Gold M: 70.1 / 128 W: 76.1 / 136 3211665003492903004821393202867 32543734038013135011328741027735640
Silver M: 66.0 / 119 W: 71.1 / 125 2861324503142652753711122802485 2303813063431223218025834723884873
Green M: 64.6 / 116 W: 69.2 / 122 269123450298242215328922802297 230381280306882908025834722604557
Par 43544453436 4544343453672
SI 1511915137173 12104616218148


Quinta do Lago North 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
Black M: 72.8 / 133 374214572405341365548180404340337751740744317041115334748733116715
Gold M: 70.1 / 128 W: 76.1 / 136 3511825473823173285271523503135 35547837241614338312431444830336168
Silver M: 66.0 / 119 W: 71.1 / 125 3131444923432903014061223062718 2524173353751333518728237926125329
Green M: 64.6 / 116 W: 69.2 / 122 2941354923262652353591013062512 252417306335963178728237924724984
Par 43544453436 4544343453672
SI 1511915137173 12104616218148


South Course

Quinta do Lago South 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
Black M: 73.6 / 138 368500387171500348175363355316740618446032538319637251041332496416
Gold M: 71.0 / 133 W: 77.5 / 139 3324803601384803151553403202920 37515142528535016032249037029285848
Silver M: 67.3 / 125 W: 72.9 / 129 3074152851134352901273072852564 32811238025531812527040233825285092
Green M: 66.6 / 124 W: 72.0 / 128 3074152851054352491273072852515 32811238025527612525935433824274942
Par 45435434436 4354434543672
SI 1375171915311 61612182814410


Quinta do Lago South 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
Black M: 73.6 / 138 402547423187547381191397388346344420150335541921440755845235537017
Gold M: 71.0 / 133 W: 77.5 / 139 3635253941515253441703723503193 41016546531238317535253640532026395
Silver M: 67.3 / 125 W: 72.9 / 129 3364543121244763171393363122804 35912241627934813729544037027655569
Green M: 66.6 / 124 W: 72.0 / 128 3364543121154762721393363122750 35912241627930213728338737026545405
Par 45435434436 4354434543672
SI 1375171915311 61612182814410


Laranjal Course

Quinta do Lago Laranjal 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
Black M: 74.3 / 136 325210400355402198520210555317539533519545539052023133344833026477
Gold M: 71.1 / 130 W: 77.3 / 142 3001703753253761744711624922845 36228815244035847820528142529895834
Silver M: 67.1 / 122 W: 72.4 / 132 2471153052853421334241284452424 32524511139329542814723537425534977
Green M: 65.8 / 119 W: 70.8 / 128 2101152962853221084041284062274 30024511137026842811723535124254699
Red 210104201201225108301833201753 22220011128220632611723529219913744
Par 43444353535 4435453453772
SI 1511593171137 61810164821412


Quinta do Lago Laranjal 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
Black M: 74.3 / 136 355230437388440217569230607347243236621349842756925336449036117083
Gold M: 71.1 / 130 W: 77.3 / 142 3281864103554111905151775383111 39631516648139252322430746532696380
Silver M: 67.1 / 122 W: 72.4 / 132 2701263343123741454641404872651 35526812143032346816125740927925443
Green M: 65.8 / 119 W: 70.8 / 128 2301263243123521184421404442487 32826812140529346812825738426525139
Red 230114220220246118329913501917 24321912130822535712825731921774094
Par 43444353535 4435453453772
SI 1511593171137 61810164821412

See also

References

  1. "'I've lived through half a dozen coups and putsches so I wasn't". Independent.co.uk. 3 August 1996.
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