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Greens
Type of grass - L93 Bentgrass
Height of cut - 3.25mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'5"
Any specific comments - very large and undulating
Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda 419
Height of cut - 10mm
General width and contouring - average width
Any specific comments - a lot of fairway bunkers
Tees / collars
Type of grass - L93 Bentgrass (collars) and Bermuda 419 overseeded with Ryegrass (tees)Height of cut - 10mm
Rough
Type of grass - Ryegrass / Bermuda
Height of cut - semi 28mm, intermediate 64mm, rough 100mm
Weather
Weather in advance - Very hot and dry conditions
Forecast for tournament - Hot and breezy
Course
Opened - 2004
Course designer - Arnold Palmer
Special features -
General playability - Rough not very punishing, putting will be the key
Undulating / flat - very flat
Tree lined / exposed - very exposed
Many / few water hazards - Four lakes come in to play on seven of the holes
Changes to the course -
Other features
Any other features of the course or the event that may be of interest to web readers - Hosted World Cup in 2005 and is one of five courses at Vilamoura, seven in the Oceanico Group.
Type of grass - L93 Bentgrass
Height of cut - 3.25mm
Speed / stimpmeter reading - 10'5"
Any specific comments - very large and undulating
Fairways
Type of grass - Bermuda 419
Height of cut - 10mm
General width and contouring - average width
Any specific comments - a lot of fairway bunkers
Tees / collars
Type of grass - L93 Bentgrass (collars) and Bermuda 419 overseeded with Ryegrass (tees)Height of cut - 10mm
Rough
Type of grass - Ryegrass / Bermuda
Height of cut - semi 28mm, intermediate 64mm, rough 100mm
Weather
Weather in advance - Very hot and dry conditions
Forecast for tournament - Hot and breezy
Course
Opened - 2004
Course designer - Arnold Palmer
Special features -
General playability - Rough not very punishing, putting will be the key
Undulating / flat - very flat
Tree lined / exposed - very exposed
Many / few water hazards - Four lakes come in to play on seven of the holes
Changes to the course -
Other features
Any other features of the course or the event that may be of interest to web readers - Hosted World Cup in 2005 and is one of five courses at Vilamoura, seven in the Oceanico Group.
Card of Course
Oceânico Victoria Golf Course
| Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 446 | 408 | 10 | 4 | 406 | 371 | |||||
| 2 | 4 | 358 | 327 | 11 | 4 | 385 | 352 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 566 | 518 | 12 | 5 | 547 | 500 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 407 | 372 | 13 | 3 | 200 | 183 | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 579 | 529 | 14 | 4 | 424 | 388 | |||||
| 6 | 3 | 218 | 199 | 15 | 4 | 315 | 288 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 510 | 466 | 16 | 3 | 208 | 190 | |||||
| 8 | 3 | 168 | 154 | 17 | 5 | 589 | 539 | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 442 | 404 | 18 | 4 | 463 | 423 | |||||
| Out | 36 | 3694 | 3377 | In | 36 | 3537 | 3234 | |||||
| 72 | 7231 | 6611 |
Tournament Leaderboard
| Pos |  | Player name | | Nat | | Hole | | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | LEWIS, Tom | | ENG | | 18 | | -21 | ||
| 2 | | CABRERA-BELLO, Rafa | | ESP | | 18 | | -19 | ||
| T3 | | HAVRET, Grégory | | FRA | | 18 | | -18 | ||
| T3 | | LYNN, David | | ENG | | 18 | | -18 | ||
| T3 | | COETZEE, George | | RSA | | 18 | | -18 | ||
| T3 | | AGUILAR, Felipe | | CHI | | 18 | | -18 |