PGA Aroeira

PGA AROEIRA 1 & 2

Nestled amid tranquil natural pine forest, PGA Aroeira 1 – venue of the Portuguese Open in 1996 and 1997 – reopened at the end of 2024 after extensive renovations to further enhance the quality of play at one of Portugal’s most iconic golf courses.

Surrounded by towering pine trees and several lakes, the PGA Aroeira Nº 1 offers golfers an immersive experience in the natural beauty of the Herdade da Aroeira estate. and benefiting from a microclimate that allows you to play golf all year round, the Aroeira 1 and 2 golf courses offer players of all levels a stimulating and varied challenge. Only half an hour from the centre of Lisbon, Frank Pennink’s Aroeira 1 course undulates through dense pine forests with strategic water hazards testing the golfers accuracy. This 18-hole course opened in 1973. Specialists say it is one of the best in Europe and it’s hosted the Portuguese Open as well as a number of Ladies Opens. The PGA Aroeira No. 1 reopened at the end of 2024 after extensive renovations to further enhance the quality of play at one of Portugal’s most iconic golf courses.

PGA Aroeira Nº 2 was opened in April 2000. Its architect, Donald Steel, took care to comply with European Tour recommendations and designed a course with future Portuguese Opens in mind. Its 18 long greens wind round 5 lakes and the various tees for each hole mean it can be played by players of all levels. For a number of years the PGA Aroeira No. 2 hosted two editions of the Ladies Open de Portugal, a Ladies European Tour tournament, as well as the Qualifying School competition.