Introduction
Located between Sado Estuary and Arrábida Mountain,TROIA GOLF Championship Course is an 18-hole and 72 parcourse that streches 6,317 metres along the beach,with magnificent views over the sea.
Designed by the North American golf architect Robert Trent Jones Senior, TROIA GOLF was elected in 2011 by Rolex as one of the best golf courses in the world, and is listed in The Rolex World’s Top 1,000 Golf Courses guide. Also, in 2019, the magazine Golf World rated TROIA GOLF the 8th top golf course of the whole of Continental Europe.
Robert Trent Jones Senior selected hole 3 of Troia’s golf course as one of the best he has ever designed, and included it in his list of ideal 18-hole courses.
There are two holes worth mentioning in particular – no. 3 and no. 18:
Hole 3, a par 4 that fits perfectly in the landscape with a magnificent sea view, was considered by Robert Trent Jones Senior one of the best he has ever designed, and he included it in his ideal 18-hole golf course.
Hole 18 is a par 5 left dog-leg, with an elevated green and protected by three front bunkers.