Inaugurated
in 1976, Pinhal Golf Course was originally designed by the Briton Frank Pennink.
Later, in 1985, it was partly redesigned by the North-American
Robert Trent Jones, who introduced new challenges into the
course.
Trent
Jones' work has given the course a great variety of holes
as he brought together two completely different architectural
concepts: British and American. As a result, the golfer is
confronted by very different kinds of play.
Built
in the middle of a beautiful pine wood, with panoramic views
over the sea, one of the main characteristics of this course
is the small size of its greens, requiring great precision
from the golfer in terms of approach shots.
In
1988 the Pinhal Golf Course hosted the Portuguese Ladies' Open, part
of the women's professional European circuit. Peggy Conley,
an American, was the winner.
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