Estela Golf Club in Portugal

Estela Golf Course

Location:- Minho, Northern Portugal

7000 yards, par 72

The Estela Golf Course stretches over almost 7,000 yards, with a par of 72, a 72.7 Course Rating and a 131 Slope Rating. With it’s narrow fairways in the landing areas, all pressure is placed in the tee shot. There are few fairway bunkers in the course, simply because they are not needed. If you fail a fairway at Estela, the dunes will welcome you.

Some holes have wonderful views over the Atlantic while facing forward and over the mountains while facing backwards, especially in the first nine.

The course begins with a short par five, which can be reached in two strokes as long as your tee shot reaches the tee’s fairway. A nice par 3 with 164 yards follows, but there is no rest from here on.

The 3rd, a par 4 with 457 yards, is the most difficult hole in the course and the 4th is the best of the short holes. From the back tee, elevated, it’s 196 yards over a valley to an elevated green with the ocean by the left and a pit by the right.

The 5th goes to the farthest point before the difficult battle of returning to the clubhouse begins. From the 6th until the end of the first nine, the Estela presents a series of the most difficult driving holes that you can find anywhere.

The landing areas of the 6th hole and the long 7th hole give you only 33 yards at their widest point and the 8th requires you to go over one of the 4 lakes in the course. The 9th hole has water by the left side of the fairway and all the four holes have obstacles by the left side of the fairway with huge dunes by the right side. This series of holes is the key to get a good score at Estela. The second batch of nine holes may not be as difficult as the first nine, but they are filled with danger.

The 10th hole is a par 4, dogleg at the left, with 408 yards but with an elevated green and well protected by bunkers that make it longer and harder.

The 12th hole, par 3, isn’t that short when its 190 yards and its five greenside bunkers are hit by a strong breeze from the south.
The 13th, although it’s a par 5 with a little bit over 538 yards, must be played with the utmost respect. The fairway goes along the beach and turns suddenly to the left and descends near the green.

The 14th, par 4, requires great precision when played against the wind due to a protecting frontal bunker and lateral lake.

The last par 5, the 15th, is even harder with winds from the north, demanding distance in the tee-shot and a great precision in the 2nd and 3rd shots, because the elevated green is too exposed to the wind.

The 18th hole, par 4, is one of the hardest holes of the last 9, since its real extension is far greater than its 399 yards until one reaches the clubhouse.

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