The new Nick Faldo golf course at the Amendoeira Resort in the Algarve features 18 holes at a championship level. The back nine has a par 5 hole that is just short of 700 yards. The course was described as “very testing” by the winner of the Russian Open, Mikael Lundberg. Players today can often hit well over 300 yards, meaning that older courses are less of a challenge to them. This was taken into consideration in the design of the Nick Faldo course. This new course is one of two 18-hole...
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