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The great variety of trees
adds special charm to a course blessed with excellent facilities.
In 1992 and 1993 it was selected for the Portuguese Open, so
consolidating its international reputation.
Placed at the heart of one of the
Algarve's most developed resort areas between Vilamoura and Quinta do
Lago, Vila Sol is a picture postcard of Portuguese golf. Though
only opened in July 1991, the course already shows a considerable degree
of maturity as a result of its excellent upkeep.
This course, winding through an immense
pinewood, in which fig trees, oaks and almond trees also feature, is the
work of the famous English architect Donald Steel. It is a typical
inland golf course of the British school, posing a test of the golfer's
strategic skills. Its narrow fairways demand accurate driving.
The player also has to face several obstacles during the game, lakes and
bunkers, as well as fast grass on the greens. A low overall score
will be the fruit of early successes on the first four holes, reckoned
to be the most difficult on the entire course.
Vila Sol earned high marks in its most
challenging test, hosting the Portuguese Open in 1992 and 1993, when the
invigilators were Europe's top professionals. These golf stars
heaped praise upon the excellent playing conditions and the quality of
its greens, which they considered as good as the best in Europe
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