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Home of the Portuguese Masters on
the European Tour, Oceânico Victoria
course is one of the finest golf courses
in Europe. Owned and managed by
Oceânico Developments, the Victoria
course is one of 7-courses in the
Oceânico Golf portfolio of courses
along the Algarve.
Opening in 2004, the Victoria Golf Course Vilamoura, Algarve, is one
of the best and most sophisticated golf courses in Portugal. One
extraordinary fact concerning Victoria Vilamoura Golf Course is that the
Arnold Palmer team masterly created 18 greens with totally different
shapes and sizes. This is one of the unique characteristics of the Victoria
Golf course, and having played the course before is by no doubt an
advantage. The Oceanico Victoria, which covers some 90 hectares, is
the most recent golf course project of Arnold Palmer in Portugal. As
one of the best and most sophisticated golf courses in Europe, every
care has been taken to ensure the preservation of the wetlands and
the typical vegetation of carob, olive and almond trees. Several lakes,
occupying 13 hectares, provide mirrors of water and strategic reservoirs
for irrigation.
The course features 5 or