The Dunas Course at Terras da Comporta has announced its place on the global stage in style after being crowned as the \u2018World\u2019s Best New Golf Course\u2019 and \u2018Europe\u2019s Best New Golf Course\u2019 at the World Golf Awards 2023.<\/p>
The par-71 layout near Lisbon claimed the prestigious accolades less than five months after its soft opening, with Terras da Comporta director of golf Rodrigo Ulrich on hand to receive the awards when the winners were unveiled at the prize-giving ceremony in Abu Dhabi on Monday evening. (October 23)<\/p>
With the event rewarding excellence in the golf tourism market, Terras da Comporta\u2019s success is significant recognition for Europe\u2019s most talked-about new design projects. The ceremony brought together industry leaders from more than 65 nations across Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Latin America, North America and Oceania.<\/p>
UIrich said: \u201cWe\u2019ve been very excited about this project for many years. It\u2019s incredibly satisfying to be finally open for play, and to see so many golfers enjoying what is a spectacular course, both in terms of its location and its design\u201d.<\/p>
\u201cIt\u2019s a great thrill and honour to receive two such respected awards, which are hopefully the first of many, because the course is going to get even better as it settles and matures. We\u2019re looking forward to welcoming golfers from all over the world.\u201d<\/p>
Situated one hour south of Lisbon, the layout has been created over 84 hectares of natural, sandy terrain on the coast in a secluded setting on the edge of the Sado Estuary Nature Reserve. The first course to have been created in mainland Europe by acclaimed architect David McLay-Kidd, the course opened to the public for play for the first time at the start of June.<\/p>
McLay-Kidd, whose other famous designs include Bandon Dunes, Queenwood, Beaverbrook, Machrihanish Dunes and the Castle Course at St. Andrews, first visited the site in 2008, but the project experienced a series of delays, including a global pandemic and a worldwide recession. However, Vanguard Properties, the owners of Terras da Comporta, are optimistic about what the future holds and Portugal\u2019s largest real estate developer has exciting plans for the site.<\/p>
\u201cThe project may have a long history, but this is just the beginning\u201d, said Jos\u00e9 Cardoso Botelho, CEO of Vanguard Properties. \u201cGolfers will travel from far and wide to come and play here. It has put Terras da Comporta firmly on the map as a new golf destination, but there\u2019s more to come \u2013 much more\u201d.<\/p>
Vanguard Properties took ownership of the development in 2019 and the site features two large developments: Torre, comprising 365 hectares of land and where a second course designed by Sergio Garcia and Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Olaz\u00e1bal is being built (set to follow in 2025), and Dunas, which occupies around 1,011 hectares.<\/p>
Complementing The Dunas Course will be a new clubhouse and golf academy. Away from the fairways, an array of lifestyle activities will be available including horse-riding, wellness, tennis, padel, pickleball and many other sports, with a wide range of plots for hotels, tourist and residential condominiums also on offer.<\/p>
To book a round on The Dunas Course, email golf@comporta.com and for more information, visit www.comporta.com<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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