Quinta de Cima Golf Course Tips

Hole 1 (Par 5)
480 450 485 395
This is a good and interesting opening hole. A driving tee shot to either be short or lying between the fairway bunkers. The second stroke is towards the right-hand bunker which will allow a short iron approach to the green bunkered left front.

Hole 2 (Par 3)
130 120 140 110
The second hole green is with bunkers short and behind but it is not a difficult shot due to its very generous green.

Hole 3 (Par 4)
308 295 314 280
This third hole is a dogleg left and needs a strong drive towards the marker post. However, for any longer hitters taking the line over the left hand trees can have its rewards and thus making the approach shot much shorter.

Hole 4 (Par 4)
325 295 335 265
An interesting hole to be ideally played to the centre of the fairway and avoiding the left bunker. The challenge of the hole is the second shot over a water hazard to a green that slopes from back to front with a large overhanging tree just short right of the green.

Hole 5 (Par 4)
360 315 369 308
A hole that needs a tee drive to the right of the fairway and avoiding the left hand bunkers together with a right-hand tree. The second shot needs to be accurate to carry the defending bunkers in front of the green.

Hole 6 (Par 5)
490 460 495 395
This sixth hole requires a tee drive to the left of the centre which will leave two options. The first is for the long hitter to carry over the water hazard and crossing the fairway. The second is to lay up in front the hazard, leaving a long shot to a well defended green.

Hole 7 (Par 4)
375 350 379 310
A hole which is straight and slightly uphill. A good tee drive still leaves a long second shot to the green avoiding the defending front right bunker.

Hole 8 (Par 3)
157 147 184 140
A long par 3 hole playing all its length with bunkers and trees which guard either side of a long narrow green. Consider using a middle wood or long iron.

Hole 9 (Par 4)
378 345 378 305
The ninth hole requires a a good tee drive keeping right of left-hand bunkers. Running down the left side of the fairway is Out of Bounds. The second shot is fairly long and should be played towards left centre of the green. Strategically placed bunkers around the green are awaiting a wayward shot.

Hole 10 (Par 4)
379 345 379 335
This tenth hole requires a tee shot towards left of fairway which will give a good approach shot to the green well guarded by bunkers on either side.

Hole 11 (Par 3)
135 114 155 107
A deceiving short hole with a dip in front of the green giving players the false impression of being shorter than its realty. Accuracy isessential as the green is narrow and bunkers await.

Hole 12 (Par 5)
450 437 457 405
An interesting twelfth hole. A straight tee drive is required to avoid fairway bunkers on either side of the fairway. As the green is located slightly left with trees in the line of sight the second shot should be played towards the far right bunkers. This will leave a the approach shot over frontal bunkers to a raised green with a further bunker at the rear.

Hole 13 (Par 4)
345 284 358 275
On this thirteenth hole a good tee drive is needed to carry a water hazard some 180 yards from the tee. When over and lying in the middle of the fairway a demanding second shot to the green is needed to carry the front bunkers.

Hole 14 (Par 4)
375 360 386 290
The fourteenth hole is questionably the hardest hole (Stroke Index 1) with out of bounds on both sides of the fairway. Two large bunkers either side and a narrow gap between acts as the landing area. The demanding second shot to a long green guarded by a two bunkers left and right.

Hole 15 (Par 4)
355 335 386 260
The fifteenth hole has Out of Bounds running down the right side of the fairway which then hooks around the back of the green and back up again for about half the fairway. The bunkers either side of the fairway should be normally be out of reach. The approach shot is to be aimed at the left centre of green avoiding the large bunker on the right front.

Hole 16 (Par 5)
460 410 470 405
This hole requires an uncomplicated tee drive by keeping between the fairway bunkers. The second shot is played over a water hazard running across the fairway towards a large lake on the right. The approach shot to the green from the fairway presents a reasonably easy approach.

Hole 17 (Par 3)
153 120 171 98
A tantalizing long par 3 with a large lake coming into play. A really good shot is well rewarded but be aware of the bunker lying between the green and the lake.

Hole 18 (Par 4)
390 305 415 288
A difficult hole to finish the round. A demanding tee drive over a water hazard with a large lake on the right running all the way to the green. Once over the second shot leaves a choice of going for straight the green and taking the lake on, or bail out situation left of the green that will leave you with a tricky chip to get close to the hole.

Quinta de Cima Golf Course Layout