| Oporto Golf Club is an
authentic links established in 1890, and is one of the oldest golf courses
in continental Europe. This makes it a club proud of its hallowed traditions.
Text provided by the Portuguese
Tourist Office
If one had to describe the
Oporto G.C., in a single word, there would be no doubt which to employ:
tradition. This course is located 17 kilometres to the south of Porto beside
the beautiful beaches of Espinho. It is, after Pau, in France, the second
oldest course in Continental Europe. It was established in 1890, when British
residents in Porto created the club.
The course, an authentic
links, is relatively short (5,668 metres for a Par 71). Its narrow fairways,
together with the north wind, are the main obstacles, starting out with
a difficult Par 4. In terms of challenging holes, one cannot forget number
11, a Par 5 of 494 metres, which together with hole number 4, is considered
to be the most difficult on the course.
As if to balance the difficulties
of these earlier holes, each of the course's two halves concludes with
a very accessible Par 5 hole, providing some exciting endings for competitions.
The Skeffington Cup, which
since 1891 has been played annually in the club, is the oldest competition
in the sport to have been played without interruption. |
