Our take

Thirty minutes south of Lisbon, Aroeira stacks two mature 18-hole courses on one pine estate, with hardly a slope on either.

• Serious golfersPennink's Pines course sets the tone: avenues of mature pine leave no room for a two-way miss, and the target greens want a precise number rather than a running approach.
• SocietiesOne venue, two courses and no hills to grumble about makes the logistics easy: play the Pines and the Challenge back to back and let the scores settle the argument over dinner.
• Higher handicapsNothing about the ground will tire you, and the pines take the sting out of the breeze. But trees crowd the line of play and water turns up more often than you expect, so swing within yourself.
• Buddy tripsHandy on travel days too: half an hour from Lisbon means a last 18 before the evening flight, and 36 holes in a day here will not break anyone's legs.

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