Quinta do Lago

Quinta do Lago is a gated community and golf resort in Almancil, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Quinta do Lago comprises one of the three corners of the Golden Triangle of the Algarve's most affluent communities.

Quinta do Lago
Gated community and Golf resort
CountryPortugal
DistrictAlgarve

The community hosted the Portuguese Open, part of the PGA European Tour, in 1976, 1984-1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, and most recently in 2001.

History
"I Love QDL" on the golf course.
Villas overlooking the water.

Quinta do Lago was founded in 1971 by Polish-Brazilian property developer André Jordan, three years after the end of the Salazar's rule.

The original 550 hectare site, "Quinta dos Ramalhos" (Ramalhos Estate) contained the ruins of an old farmhouse (today "Casa Velha", having been rebuilt as a restaurant in 1972) and a stone pine forest adjacent to both the Ria Formosa and the growing resort of Vale do Lobo which had been founded eight years earlier. Jordan’s company, Planal, acquired the property on 20 December 1971. The large beach-lined estate had been previously owned by the Pinto de Magalhães family for more than 300 years. Within three years, a bridge to the beach had been built to the beach, the lake was created over the salty sands, and 27 holes of golf designed by architect William F. Mitchell had been completed.

Following the 1974 Carnation revolution, Andre Jordan returned to Brazil, leaving the Portuguese state to manage. The inauguration of the golf courses in 1974 was presided over by revolutionary leader Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, and in 1976 the Portuguese Open was held in Quinta do Lago for the first time.

In 1981 Portuguese politics stabilized and Quinta do Lago management was returned to Planal, and Jordan returned to Portugal.[1] The Portuguese Open was again held in Quinta do Lago in 1984-86. In 1986 the Four Seasons Country Club opened in the heart of Quinta, followed by the Four Seasons Fairways; neither resort is related to the Canadian Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts group.

In 1987 Jordan sold the resort (i.e. Planal, the holding company) to a consortium of British shareholders headed by Roger Abraham, a former banker at Chase Manhattan Bank, and food entrepreneur David Thompson. By 1989 Abraham had withdrawn and Thompson headed the resort alone. The Portuguese Open was held in the resort again in 1988-90 and in 2001.

In 1998 Planal was acquired by Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien.

Golf
Quinta do Lago
Club information
LocationAlgarve, Portugal
Established1974
TypePrivate
Total holes54
Tournaments hostedPortuguese Open
Websitewww.quintadolago.com
North Course
Designed byRocky Roquemore
William Mitchell
Joseph Lee
Par72
Length6,126 metres
South Course
Designed byWilliam Mitchell
Par72
Length6,488 metres
Laranjal
Designed bySantana da Silva
Par72
Length6,480 metres

Scorecards for the North and South Courses:

North Course
HoleParWhites LengthYellows LengthReds Length
14367mt / 401yd340mt / 372yd300mt / 328yd
23180mt / 197yd145mt / 159yd110mt / 120yd
35482mt / 527yd452mt / 494yd406mt / 444yd
44380mt / 416yd350mt / 383yd330mt / 361yd
54345mt / 377yd320mt / 350yd310mt / 339yd
64319mt / 349yd307mt / 336yd268mt / 293yd
75504mt / 551yd484mt / 529yd368mt / 402yd
83153mt / 167yd140mt / 153yd120mt / 131yd
94380mt / 416yd367mt / 401yd326mt / 357yd
Out362732mt / 3401yd2905mt / 3177yd2538mt / 2776yd
104358mt / 392yd349mt / 382yd326mt / 357yd
115465mt / 509yd512mt / 560yd560mt / 612yd
124329mt / 360yd315mt / 344yd229mt / 250yd
134374mt / 409yd358mt / 392yd328mt / 359yd
143154mt / 168yd141mt / 154yd114mt / 125yd
154370mt / 405yd335mt / 366yd310mt / 339yd
163160mt / 175yd130mt / 142yd95mt / 104yd
174326mt / 357yd301mt / 329yd245mt / 268yd
185480mt / 525yd440mt / 481yd385mt / 421yd
In362732mt / 3298yd2881mt / 3151yd2592mt / 2835yd
Total726126mt / 6699yd5786mt / 6328yd5130mt / 5610yd

South Course
HoleParWhites LengthYellows LengthReds Length
14390mt / 427yd345mt / 377yd320mt / 350yd
25500mt / 547yd470mt / 514yd415mt / 454yd
34387mt / 423yd350mt / 383yd285mt / 312yd
43171mt / 187yd135mt / 148yd110mt / 120yd
55505mt / 552yd480mt / 525yd435mt / 476yd
64350mt / 383yd315mt / 344yd290mt / 317yd
73182mt / 199yd160mt / 175yd142mt / 155yd
84385mt / 421yd350mt / 383yd320mt / 350yd
94355mt / 388yd320mt / 350yd290mt / 317yd
Out362732mt / 3527yd2925mt / 3199yd2607mt / 2851yd
104410mt / 448yd375mt / 410yd340mt / 372yd
113190mt / 208yd160mt / 175yd112mt / 122yd
125460mt / 503yd425mt / 465yd380mt / 416yd
134325mt / 355yd285mt / 312yd255mt / 279yd
144383mt / 419yd350mt / 383yd300mt / 328yd
153200mt / 219yd160mt / 175yd125mt / 137yd
164372mt / 407yd330mt / 361yd270mt / 295yd
175510mt / 558yd490mt / 536yd465mt / 509yd
184413mt / 452yd370mt / 405yd338mt / 370yd
In362732mt / 3568yd2945mt / 3221yd2585mt / 2827yd
Total726488mt / 7095yd5870mt / 6420yd5192mt / 5678yd
  • Quinta do Lago
  • Quinta do Lago
  • Bridge to the Praia da Qta. do Lago.
  • Entrance to Quinta do Lago.
  • Praia da Quinta do Lago.
  • Sunset at Quinta do Lago.

References
  1. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/ive-lived-through-half-a-dozen-coups-and-putsches-so-i-wasnt-frightened-1308023.html

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