Oporto Golf Club

The oldest golf course in Portugal - A course steeped in history

The history of the Porto Golf Club is one of the most distant and richest in the world of golf. Indeed, it is one of the oldest courses in continental Europe.

The golf of OPorto was born in 1890 from the hands of a group of British players working in the port trade. Golf enthusiasts They have created an improvised nine-hole "Links" in the northern region of Portugal. The original course was named St. Skeff Links in honor of the first president and consisted mostly of sand, some wild plants.

Mr. Skeffington, a highly respected figure in the English community of Porto was the first president of the Club. He gave his name to what is now Portugal's oldest competition.

In 1900 a new 9 hole "Links" was designed and built a little further south than the original course. The same year, the first "Club House" was built and the golf course was called for the first time "Club de Golf de Porto".

After 20 years nine more holes were designed and in 1934 the full 18 hole course with links and par 73 was opened.

18 Links-type holes in the northern region of Portugal

Today the Golf de OPorto, the oldest in Portugal, has just celebrated its 125th anniversary. This charming links with its small greens and its traditional clubhouse will seduce you.

The Oporto Golf Club's 18-hole course right by the beach is loved for its gentle breeze that relieves the heat, but can turn into a strong wind and disrupt the scorecard at certain times of the year.

This golf course steeped in history is the first place where golf was played in Portugal. This atmosphere of Links and tradition will charm you as soon as you arrive at the Club-House.