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GOLF - PORTUGAL ON TOP
Very agreeable weather during all four seasons of the year makes Portugal a destination for golfers and for golf’s major competitions.
Portugal, which was recently named as the “Established Golf Destination of the Year 2006” by IAGTO – International Association of Golf Tour Operators, currently has 66 courses: 8 in Porto and North Portugal, 2 in the Beiras region, 22 in the Lisbon region, 1 in the Alentejo region, 27 in the Algarve, 3 in the Azores and 3 in Madeira.
Portugal has two golf courses listed in the top 100 of the world’s best golf courses, according to Golf Digest’s ranking: San Lorenzo (38th) and Vilamoura Old Course (84th). |
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