subject: Benamor Golf: Your Pioneer Golf Course To Establish At West Algarve [print this page] Based on design of Sir Henry Cotton, Benamor was the first course to open to the East Faro and situated between the Tavira coast highlands of Serra de Caldeirao. The course also provide beautiful views both southward out to the Atlantic Ocean and northward to the frontier with its very stunning hills and valleys.
Many of the Par 4's on this first nine, are usually short with beautiful views within the undulating terrain. With care and smarter club selection, perhaps the higher handicapper can expect to reach the greens in regulation. Much careful thought was presented within the planning stages in order to retain as much of the magnificent trees around the land. These, aside from other hazards makes the course management a watchword.
The Par 5 fifth (466meters) goes with a uphill drive from the tee. The second shot should be a confident high-flier to create the approach shot towards the green. The Par 3 eighth at 195 meters tests the club selection to the full. Depending on the wind direction and playing confidence, it could demand anything from a fairway wood to a mid-iron. The stepped green, an intrusive cork oak and bunkers demand unerring accuracy. It is a wonderful test of golf. The second nine starts with a tricky Par 3 over water, a short uphill Par 4, and a further Par 3.
At Benamor, the Par 4 thirteenth, marked 289 m in the card, doesn't seem overly long. But the fairway is dissected by a stone-banked stream. If you are confident of carrying this in the tee, then all well and good. Should you choose to drive the hazard, there is surely a birdie chance! If you must lay-up, then it is a brief or mid-iron shot to reach the elevated green.
The Par 5 fifteenth (454 meters) welcomes the guests on the tee with spectacular view of the island of Tavira and also the sea beyond. The finishing hole, a long Par 5 of 512 meters from the championship tees begins with an uphill tee shot. The second needs to negotiate encroaching trees and based on the way you have played both of these shots, the third approach may demand a wood or perhaps a wedge! Backed by the attractive church, the larger green is is significantly brilliant and stays in the mind as a representation of many that's Benamor. This course is surely a convenient place to go.
