Golf Business News – Opening day set for Torre's courses at Terras da Comporta

Sergio Garcia has revealed he can't wait to launch his first major golf course project as excitement builds around The Torre Course at Terras da Comporta opening in Portugal next summer.

The Dunas Course at Terras da Comporta has gained worldwide acclaim since its opening last year, and the second 18-hole golf course is expected to receive a similar response when it is unveiled to the golf world in June 2025.

Created on a natural sandy site one hour south of Lisbon, the par-72 structure is European Ryder Cup legend Garcia's first golf course project where he was given responsibility.

Terras da Comporta's team of greenkeepers finished planting the fairways, fairways and greens at the end of last month and the facility remains scheduled to be ready for play early next summer.

Measuring 6,575 meters from the back lap when completed, the Torre Course – the first design the Spaniard has worked on in Portugal – will have a combination of risk and reward holes, hard fairways and small greens, Garcia assumes. the inspiration for his favorite subjects in the world, Valderrama.

Garcia said: “When it comes to full design, this is my first project and we are very happy with the course. It's something I can really put my stamp on.

“The property is in a spectacular location, a few kilometers from Comporta's beautiful beaches, and the property has all the ingredients of a spectacular golf course. It's a beautiful golf course and we're building it using the best sustainable practices.

“We tried to balance the course as naturally as possible in the area to give visitors the feeling that the holes were built together with the surroundings by the hands of time. Players will find large, sandy dumps along narrow roads.

“My favorite golf course has always been Valderrama – I enjoy the tight fairways, the small greens and the target golf course. The Torre Course will have a mix of risk and reward holes and the golf course, in general, will favor accuracy and making short shots over length and power.

“It will be a challenge but also playable as we want people who play this course to come back and keep coming back. With six positions on each hole, this course will cater for all levels of golfers from beginners to experts and juniors and seniors.”

Rodrigo Ulrich, director of golf at Terras da Comporta, said: “It's been an amazing first year for the Dunas Course, and we expect people to be just as excited when they see the Torre Course.

“It's being built in another amazing location but, while the location is the same, the overall course will be slightly different. Sergio did an amazing job with the design, and we couldn't be happier with how the course turned out. Next summer can't come soon enough.”

The news of the opening date for the Torre Course comes as the Dunas Course continues to gain critical acclaim from players and the golf industry alike, with the creation of David McLay-Kidd receiving a new course debut shortly after being rated as the number one golf course in Portugal by users. to the dignitaries Leading Studies website less than a year after opening.

The stunning course near Lisbon has reached the top of the rankings Leading courses'updated 'Golfers' Choice Awards 2024'. Determined by reviews provided by the Leading Courses community, each course is evaluated in a number of categories including design, environment, maintenance, hospitality and value for money, with the Dunas Course receiving the highest score for each course.

The honor is the latest in a growing list to be bestowed on the Dunas Course since the par-71 structure opened – including being named 'World's Best Golf Course' and 'Europe's Best New Golf Course' at the 2023 World Golf Awards. .

Owned by Vanguard Properties, Portugal's largest real estate developer who took ownership in 2019, Terras da Comporta includes major developments: Torre, covering 365 hectares of land, and Dunas, covering approximately 1,011 hectares.

Complementing these two 18-hole golf courses will be an array of lifestyles including horseback riding, wellness, tennis, padel, pickleball and many other sports, with a variety of hotel areas, guest condominiums and residences also on offer.