点评:This was the first course we played, and we later found out it's only been open just over twelve months. You go through a security gate and then drive a mile and a half to reach it. Very exclusive. I felt like I was being escorted to meet a Bond villain, but a nice one.
There's no clubhouse yet. Everything is in temporary buildings, including a little pro shop. But they're nice temporary buildings, with proper flushing toilets. I've seen worse permanent buildings in Stockport.
The staff were fabulous. Anna and her colleague in the pro shop couldn't do enough for us, and Bruno was the star of the show.
The nice touches were superb. You get a quality metal water bottle with the course name on it, and there are chilled water filling stations at the pro shop and out on the course. You write your name down and they give you a top-quality personalised bag tag with the course name and your name on it. It's a keepsake. I'll treasure it.
The buggies were brand new with full sat nav. Realistically you need one, as the course is designed around buggy paths. It's the 90-degree rule: stay on the paths and the rough, then cut across. Don't go joyriding down the fairways.
The course itself is tricky, with the back nine trickier than the front and plenty of waste areas. It's Bermuda grass, as you'd expect in Portugal. It was in great nick. The greens are small and quick as lightning. The last two had a touch of disease, but it didn't spoil the round one bit.
The practice facilities are superb: a lovely driving range with little pyramids of balls everywhere, a chipping area and a big putting green.
Verdict: 9.5 out of 10. (Would have been 10 if clubhouse had been available ) It's brand new, beautifully run and staffed by lovely people. Give it a proper clubhouse and it'll be one of the best in Portugal.
翻译:这是我们打球的第一个球场,后来我们才知道它才开放了不到12个月。先要通过安检门,再开车一英里半才能抵达。真是个极为私密的球场啊。我当时感觉自己就像是被护送去见《007》里的反派角色,不过是个友善的反派啦。
目前还没有会所。所有设施都设在临时建筑里,包括一家小型专业用品商店。不过这些临时建筑质量不错,还配有正规的冲水式厕所。我在斯托克波特见过的永久性建筑都比这差呢。工作人员真是出色至极。安娜和她在专业用品店的同事对我们无微不至地照顾,而布鲁诺则是整个团队中的亮点。
那些贴心的细节设计也堪称完美。你会收到一个印有球场名称的优质金属水瓶;在专业用品店及球场上还设有冷水供应点。只需写下自己的名字,他们就会赠送一个印有球场名和个人姓名的高品质定制球包标签——这绝对是一件值得珍藏的纪念品。我会好好保存它的。那些球车都是崭新的,还配备了完整的卫星导航系统。实际上,你确实需要一辆球车,因为球场布局就是以球车通道为中心的。这里有个“90度规则”:沿着球车通道或长草区行进,然后再斜向穿越草坪。千万别在球道上随意疾驰。
整个球场颇具挑战性,后九洞比前九洞更难打,而且有很多闲置区域。球场使用的是百慕大草,这在葡萄牙也是很常见的草种。草坪状况极佳。果岭面积较小,且速度极快。最后两个果岭则有些受病害影响。不过这丝毫没有影响这次打球的体验。
练习设施非常棒:有一片漂亮的练习场,到处都堆着小堆的小球;还有切杆练习区以及一片很大的推杆绿地。
评价:10分满分中给了9.5分。(如果俱乐部会所也能使用的话就能得满分了)这里全新落成,管理得井井有条,工作人员也都很友善。只要配上一个像样的俱乐部会所,它肯定会成为葡萄牙最好的球场之一。