16 July 2007 – The Oceânico Victoria course has been awarded Best Portuguese Golf Course 2006 in the annual Publituris Awards, which recognise outstanding performance in Portugal’s tourism industry.
Of the five courses nominated in the category of Best National Golf Course, the Oceânico Victoria Golf Course was voted best by the readers of Publituris Magazine and an independent jury of tourism professionals.
Situated in Vilamoura, the Algarve, the Oceânico Victoria Golf Course will host the Portugal Masters from 2007 to 2009, attracting over 50,000 spectators. Designed by Arnold Palmer, the course offers an 18-hole, par 72 championship layout measuring 6.560 metres.
Commenting on the award Simon Burgess, director of Oceânico Group, said: “Portugal is renowned for its golf courses, so for the Victoria course to be recognised as the best is a fantastic achievement. Oceânico is committed to delivering the best possible experience within the international golf market, and with the Portugal Masters coming to the course this year a worldwide audience will have the chance to experience the highest standards at both the Victoria course and our other courses in Vilamoura.”
Oceânico Group owns seven of the Algarve’s leading golf courses, including two new courses being designed by Nick Faldo and Christy O’Connor Jnr at the Amendoeira Golf Resort near Silves, and five of the renowned courses in Vilamoura - The Oceânico Old Course, Oceânico Victoria, Oceânico Pinhal, Oceânico Millennium & Oceânico Laguna.
For further information please visit www.oceanicogroup.com.
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Overview of Victoria Golf Course:
Holes: 18
Length: 6,560 meters
PAR: 72
Classification of the field: 72.4
Classification of the inclination:
Architect: Arnold Palmer
Inauguration:
Tee times set at 10-minute intervals
Varieties of grass:
In greens: Bentrgrass L-93
In roughs: Bermuda, Lolium and Festucas Ovina
In tees and fairways: Bermuda 419
In the outskirts: Bermuda 419
Installations:
About Oceânico Group
Oceânico Group is one of the leading property developers and golf operators in Portugal. The Group consists of Oceânico Developments, Oceânico Golf and Oceânico Resorts & Leisure.
Oceânico Developments is the market leader in high quality property developments in Portugal. Specialising in creating luxury four and five star residential and holiday homes, the company’s fully completed developments include Jardim da Meia Praia near Lagos and Estrela da Luz in Praia da Luz. Developments currently under construction include Belmar Spa & Beach Resort, overlooking Porto de Mós beach; Quinta do Monte Funchal on the prestigious Funchal Ridge; Vila Baia in Praia da Luz; and Amendoeira, a €500 million golf resort in the district of Silves. Future golf developments are being finalised in Vilamoura and on Portugal’s Silver Coast near Óbidos. Oceânico Resorts & Leisure manages the range of developments to four/five-star luxury standard, and offers holiday rentals at the properties.
Oceânico Golf oversees the management and operations of the Group’s golf courses. This currently includes the Nick Faldo and Christy O’Connor Jnr courses at Amendoeira Golf Resort near Silves (due to open Spring and Autumn 2008 respectively)
For further information visit www.oceanicogroup.com
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