Quinta do Lago

Quinta do Lago
Club information
Coordinates	37°02′42″N 8°01′08″W / 37.045°N 8.019°W
Location	Algarve, Portugal
Established	1974; 50 years ago
Type	Private
Total holes	54
Events hosted	Portuguese Open
Website	www.quintadolago.com
North Course
Designed by	Rocky Roquemore; William Mitchell; Joseph Lee
Par	72
Length	6,126 metres
South Course
Designed by	William Mitchell
Par	72
Length	6,488 metres
Laranjal
Designed by	Santana da Silva
Par	72
Length	6,480 metres

Quinta do Lago
Quinta do Lago
Golf resort
	Seal
	Quinta do Lago
	Coordinates: 37°02′45″N 8°01′08″W / 37.04583°N 8.01889°W
Country	Portugal
District	Algarve

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 edit

Quinta do Lago was founded in 1971 by Polish-Brazilian property developer André Jordan, three years after the end of 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), 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 Pinto de Magalhães family previously owned the large beach-lined estate for over 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. In 1974, revolutionary leader Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho presided over the golf courses' inauguration; in 1976, the Portuguese Open was held in Quinta do Lago for the first time.

In 1981, Portuguese politics stabilised, 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 2001.

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

Golf edit

Scorecards for the North, South, and Laranjal Courses:

North Course edit

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	342	196	523	370	312	334	501	165	369	3112	345	473	372	405	155	376	140	317	445	3028	6140
Gold	M: 70.1 / 128 W: 76.1 / 136	321	166	500	349	290	300	482	139	320	2867	325	437	340	380	131	350	113	287	410	2773	5640
Silver	M: 66.0 / 119 W: 71.1 / 125	286	132	450	314	265	275	371	112	280	2485	230	381	306	343	122	321	80	258	347	2388	4873
Green	M: 64.6 / 116 W: 69.2 / 122	269	123	450	298	242	215	328	92	280	2297	230	381	280	306	88	290	80	258	347	2260	4557
Par		4	3	5	4	4	4	5	3	4	36	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	36	72
SI		15	11	9	1	5	13	7	17	3		12	10	4	6	16	2	18	14	8

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	374	214	572	405	341	365	548	180	404	3403	377	517	407	443	170	411	153	347	487	3311	6715
Gold	M: 70.1 / 128 W: 76.1 / 136	351	182	547	382	317	328	527	152	350	3135	355	478	372	416	143	383	124	314	448	3033	6168
Silver	M: 66.0 / 119 W: 71.1 / 125	313	144	492	343	290	301	406	122	306	2718	252	417	335	375	133	351	87	282	379	2612	5329
Green	M: 64.6 / 116 W: 69.2 / 122	294	135	492	326	265	235	359	101	306	2512	252	417	306	335	96	317	87	282	379	2472	4984
Par		4	3	5	4	4	4	5	3	4	36	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	36	72
SI		15	11	9	1	5	13	7	17	3		12	10	4	6	16	2	18	14	8

South Course edit

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	368	500	387	171	500	348	175	363	355	3167	406	184	460	325	383	196	372	510	413	3249	6416
Gold	M: 71.0 / 133 W: 77.5 / 139	332	480	360	138	480	315	155	340	320	2920	375	151	425	285	350	160	322	490	370	2928	5848
Silver	M: 67.3 / 125 W: 72.9 / 129	307	415	285	113	435	290	127	307	285	2564	328	112	380	255	318	125	270	402	338	2528	5092
Green	M: 66.6 / 124 W: 72.0 / 128	307	415	285	105	435	249	127	307	285	2515	328	112	380	255	276	125	259	354	338	2427	4942
Par		4	5	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	36	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	36	72
SI		13	7	5	17	1	9	15	3	11		6	16	12	18	2	8	14	4	10

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	402	547	423	187	547	381	191	397	388	3463	444	201	503	355	419	214	407	558	452	3553	7017
Gold	M: 71.0 / 133 W: 77.5 / 139	363	525	394	151	525	344	170	372	350	3193	410	165	465	312	383	175	352	536	405	3202	6395
Silver	M: 67.3 / 125 W: 72.9 / 129	336	454	312	124	476	317	139	336	312	2804	359	122	416	279	348	137	295	440	370	2765	5569
Green	M: 66.6 / 124 W: 72.0 / 128	336	454	312	115	476	272	139	336	312	2750	359	122	416	279	302	137	283	387	370	2654	5405
Par		4	5	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	36	4	3	5	4	4	3	4	5	4	36	72
SI		13	7	5	17	1	9	15	3	11		6	16	12	18	2	8	14	4	10

Laranjal Course edit

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	325	210	400	355	402	198	520	210	555	3175	395	335	195	455	390	520	231	333	448	3302	6477
Gold	M: 71.1 / 130 W: 77.3 / 142	300	170	375	325	376	174	471	162	492	2845	362	288	152	440	358	478	205	281	425	2989	5834
Silver	M: 67.1 / 122 W: 72.4 / 132	247	115	305	285	342	133	424	128	445	2424	325	245	111	393	295	428	147	235	374	2553	4977
Green	M: 65.8 / 119 W: 70.8 / 128	210	115	296	285	322	108	404	128	406	2274	300	245	111	370	268	428	117	235	351	2425	4699
Red		210	104	201	201	225	108	301	83	320	1753	222	200	111	282	206	326	117	235	292	1991	3744
Par		4	3	4	4	4	3	5	3	5	35	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	5	37	72
SI		15	11	5	9	3	17	1	13	7		6	18	10	16	4	8	2	14	12

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	355	230	437	388	440	217	569	230	607	3472	432	366	213	498	427	569	253	364	490	3611	7083
Gold	M: 71.1 / 130 W: 77.3 / 142	328	186	410	355	411	190	515	177	538	3111	396	315	166	481	392	523	224	307	465	3269	6380
Silver	M: 67.1 / 122 W: 72.4 / 132	270	126	334	312	374	145	464	140	487	2651	355	268	121	430	323	468	161	257	409	2792	5443
Green	M: 65.8 / 119 W: 70.8 / 128	230	126	324	312	352	118	442	140	444	2487	328	268	121	405	293	468	128	257	384	2652	5139
Red		230	114	220	220	246	118	329	91	350	1917	243	219	121	308	225	357	128	257	319	2177	4094
Par		4	3	4	4	4	3	5	3	5	35	4	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	5	37	72
SI		15	11	5	9	3	17	1	13	7		6	18	10	16	4	8	2	14	12

Gallery edit

Quinta do Lago
Quinta do Lago
Bridge to the Praia da Qta. do Lago.
Entrance to Quinta do Lago.
Praia da Quinta do Lago.
Sunset at Quinta do Lago.

References edit

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

External links edit

Quinta do Lago – official site

[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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