This blog was originally created as many members had doubts to whether the course would be playable for the Open on April 1st. My original plan was to give weekly updates regarding the condition of the course. As the Open has now been postponed until June, my aim is to take the blog in a new direction. Leaving politics aside I will continue to update you on course conditions as I find them so that you know what to expect when you arrive to play the course. I welcome any feedback or suggestions you might have and will also be adding more course reviews soon. You can reach me at weekendgolferportugal@gmail.com. Photos have been moved inside the corresponding blogs.

Penha Longa golf course update, March 13th

The Atlantic course is now fully open, see photos by clicking on photo tab on menu bar located above. The good weather since the last post has helped immensely. Keep in mind that the photos were taken on Saturday and the course is improving by the day. There is still a lot of work to be done (as you can see) and we still need another few weeks of sun to get it up to scratch.


The course was a bit sluggish going and was not all that enjoyable. The greens are in great condition and the tee areas the best I have seen in years. The driving range is slightly wet (as you can see) and we found ourselves dealing with a lot of plugged balls in the fairway. I am sure if the weather holds up, the balls will stop plugging and we might even get some added yards with some roll this week. I thought it would be of interest to add some photos of the clubhouse where the hamburgers are great and the beer cold. I must say the 19th hole was the most enjoyable of the day. Lets hope next week's golf is better.

Driving range, click on photo to enlarge
2nd fairway
3rd green
4th wild boar damage
4th fairway
4th green
6th fairway
6th tractor rut
6th fairway sand
6th looking for plugged ball
7th tee par 3
8th fairway
9th tee
9th drain repairs
10th green
12th tee
12th greenside bunker
12th green
13th tee
14th tee
14th green repairs
15th tee par 3
16th tee
18th fairway
Practice green
at 11:26 PM

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There was NO WAY Penha Longa would have been ready to hold the Open in April! Lets hope they've learnt their lesson for next time. I'm aware that the weather conditions haven't helped but shame on you Penha Longa for the poor upkeep! I hope someone is held responsible for this disaster, maybe less blame on Mother nature and more on management would be a good start. If the profit Penha longa is making on the (completely insane) prices they charge for drinks was put to good use...

March 15, 2010 at 4:08 PM

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