“The objective was to create a world-class course”, explained José Cardoso Botelho, CEO of Vanguard Properties in an interview with JE, regarding this distinction of the Dunas golf course, which is part of the “Terras da Comporta” project. “It’s a huge source of pride”, highlighted this official.
The Dunas golf course, which is part of the “Terras da Comporta” project, by Vanguard Properties, entered the history of Portuguese golf by becoming the first national circuit to enter the top-10 of the prestigious Golf World Top 100 ranking, in the category Continental Europe.
This 18-hole course designed by Scotsman David McLay Kidd, one of the most renowned golf course architects, only opened on October 5th but has already won several awards, as in the World Golf Awards ranking it won preference in the World’s categories. Best New Golf Course 2023 and Europe’s Best New Golf Course 2023.
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However, the most anticipated distinction arrived this Tuesday. Dunas not only becomes the first Portuguese golf course to enter the top-10 of the Golf World Top 100 ranking, but it also enters the history of this ranking as this is the first time that a new golf course enters directly into the top ten best. Furthermore, Dunas is the second golf course on the Iberian Peninsula after Valderrama (which hosted the Ryder Cup in 1997) to be part of this restricted batch of circuits.
“The objective was to create a world-class course”, explained José Cardoso Botelho, CEO of Vanguard Properties in an interview with JE, regarding this distinction. David McLay Kidd “did an extraordinary job”, as the field “is unique for its aesthetics and morphology”, which was combined with “very efficient” irrigation systems, defined this person in charge, who believes that this is the first prize of many that will distinguish this space: “It is a very interesting prize. We are all very pleased with what we have achieved. This is a ranking of professionals for professionals.” And the article explains that if the grass were more advanced, Dunas would enter the top-5 of this prestigious ranking.
“Dunas is a course where any player, regardless of their handicap, can take advantage of the sport and play golf with pleasure. Furthermore, it is a very beautiful field as its integration into the landscape is fantastic. There are many architects who adapt the terrain to their design and in this case it was the opposite, as the design was adapted to the terrain. The surroundings are nature in its pure state”, explained José Cardoso Botelho regarding the design phase of the award-winning Portuguese circuit.
This circuit has already received visits from many North American and Northern European golfers, as Dunas has already hosted tournaments organized by Portuguese and foreign companies, explained the CEO of Vanguard Properties. “In this autumn/winter phase we are in the middle of the high season for golf and the designated low season for tourism in Comporta. It is already beginning to be seen that the fight against seasonality in that region is beginning to take place. And we’re just getting started,” he highlighted.
2023-10-26 01:00:00
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