In less than three hours flying time from the UK and most major European cities, one of the worlds finest resorts awaits. In October 2009, Oitavos Dunes joined the elite internationally recognized courses such as St. Andrews, Sunningdale, Portmarnock in Ireland, Royal Melbourne in Australia, Pebble Beach in the USA, and Valderrama, Spain.
Oitavos Dunes, a Natural Links Course was ranked #88 by GOLF Magazine in their bi-annual Top 100 Courses in the World, making it the only course in Portugal and only one of three courses in Continental Europe to be honored.
Oitavos was also acknowledged as the 47th Best Course in the World built after 1959.