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Lisbon Coast
About Bom Sucesso Golf Course
Bom Sucesso is a championship golf course and a Donald Steel design. On the banks of the Obidos lagoon it has amazing views across the water. Opened in 2008 it is an usual combination of a flat front nine holes and an undulating back nine. Lakes and tricky bunkers make this a difficult design. Head to the forward tees if your golf game is not up to its usual standard.
A course of two halves on the Obidos lagoon, Bom Sucesso settles you with a flat front nine then sends you climbing through lakes and mean bunkering on the way home.
Serious golfersDo not be fooled by the flat start; the 4th and 7th wreck as many cards as anything after the turn, and Donald Steel's lakes and bunkering leave you nowhere safe to miss.
Higher handicapsHeading for the forward tees is the course's own advice when your game is off, and we would take it regardless. Add a buggy for the climbing back nine and enjoy the lagoon views.
Buddy tripsSlots neatly into an Obidos itinerary alongside West Cliffs and Royal Obidos, and it is usually the round that decides the trip's arguments. Plenty of water, so agree the lost-ball rules before the first tee.
Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.
The walk. Hilly — we would take a buggy. 209 metres of climb over eighteen holes.
The wind. The wind is usually northerly, averaging 15 km/h, gusting to 40. It is the club selection that catches people out, not the yardage.
The water. Water is very much in play across this course. Bring a few more balls than you think you need.
The design. Donald Steel.
The holes that will cost you. The 7th, the 4th and the 2nd. The 17th is the one you will be talking about afterwards.
Hole by hole — how we would play it
1
364 yards — plays like 375, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
2
570 yards — plays like 549, downhill
three-shot hole — position over power
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
3
176 yards — flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Downwind — take less
4
591 yards — plays like 565, downhill
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
5
186 yards — plays like 181, flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Downwind — take less
6
471 yards — plays like 484, uphill
a full two-shotter — driver, then a mid/long iron
Crosswind — allow for drift
7
531 yards — plays like 555, uphill
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
8
316 yards — plays like 323, uphill
position hole — less than driver to your number, leave a full wedge
Crosswind — allow for drift
9
321 yards — plays like 312, downhill
position hole — less than driver to your number, leave a full wedge
Downwind — take less
10
145 yards — flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
11
369 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
12
382 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
13
187 yards — plays like 180, downhill
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
14
406 yards — plays like 415, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
15
420 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
16
331 yards — plays like 341, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
17
577 yards — plays like 546, downhill
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
18
444 yards — plays like 420, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
Terrain and prevailing-weather data, read hole by hole. It is our own assessment of how the course plays, not an official course or slope rating.
The course at a glance
DesignerDonald Steel
Holes18
Par72
Length6,228 yds
TypeCoastal
DifficultyHilly — buggy advised · 209m of climb
Slope117
Opened2008
Prevailing windNortherly
Signature holeHole 17 · Three-shot hole, position over power
WHERE TO STAY
Places to stay while you play Bom Sucesso Golf Course
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This course
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