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Gavea
Golf & Country Club
The
club was created in 1921, the golf course opened in 1926 and the
18 holes in 1929. The architect who drew it is the Scotish Arthur
Morgan Davidson. The founders club partners were moreover for
most of them English and Scottish people. The international golf
course 18 holes is a rather difficult course. The first 9 holes
twist through the forest Tijuca which is dense as a jungle and
requires consequently strategy and hability in the shooting. On
the other hand, the last 9 holes, which follow the beautiful beach
of Sao Conrado, ask for a long precise shooting. The golf course
welcomed the Brazilian Open.
Green fees:
The club being private, it is necessary to be the guest of a member
or the customer of a hotel which proposes a golf access, such
as the Sheraton, for example.
Information:
Gavea Golf & Country Club
Estrada da Gávea, 800 - São Conrado - Cep: 22610-000
- RJ
Phone: (21) 3322-4141 / Fax: (21) 3322-5975
Hotel
do Frade & Golf Resort
The
Resort is situated on a approximately 280 hectare domain, between
the Ilha Grande Bay and the National Park da Bocaina, in a magnificent
protected natural environment consisted of forests, waterfalls,
fauna and flora of a great wealth, at only 2 hours 30 minutes
from Rio de Janeiro. Considered as one of the most traditional
and classical Resorts of the Costa Verde, it constitutes) an ideal
destination for a family all year round. It offers at disposal
160 apartments, suites and chalets, all full equipped and in front
of a magnificent sight on the sea or on the gardens.
Numerous activities are proposed: tennis, equitation, mountain
bike, water sports, collective sports, golf.
The Golf:
Drawn
by Dave Thomas, the golf course 18 holes 72-Par extends over an
approximately 5800 meters (6,420 yards). It twists between hills,
crossing crystalline rivers and natural lakes to arrive, on its
highest part, at the edge of the Mata Atlântica jungle.
With 5 of its holes in a 5-Par presenting a distance of more than
450 metres, the golf course represents a challenge for the players.
Information:
Hotel do Frade & Golf Resort
BR 101 - Rio-Santos, km 513
Praia do Frade
Cep: 23900-000
Angra dos Reis
Phone: (55) 24 3369-9500 - Fax: (55) 24 3369-2254
Bùzios
Golf Club & Resort
The
Resort offers at disposal houses of international standard each
situated on a plot of land from 1000 to 1500 m ² in front
of the fairways and the greens of the golf course. Only 50 % of
the totality of the ground is occupied by houses, the rest is
divided into diverse plantations.
The Golf:
Drawn
by Pete and Perry Dye, the Búzios club extends over more
than 1,000,000 m2 of green spaces with valleys and hills lining
lakes and a golf course 18 holes. Considered as one of the best
of Latin America, the golf course was formed by integrating and
by highlighting the geographic arrangement and the natural environment
of the site, offering that way a maximum of comfort and a big
quality of game to the players. Fairways and greens possess that
way the characteristic arrangement of Dye.
The club offers at disposal a driving range containing 7 training
greens, a bunker and a putting green.
Green fees:
R$ 135,00 per day for unlimited golf
Information:
Búzios Golf Club & Resort
Phone: (55)(22) 2629-1240
Sheraton
Rio Hotel & Towers
The
hotel is directly situated on the beach, at around 3 km from the
famous Ipanema beach and the great restaurants, the shops situated
near and at 45 km from the airport. It offers at disposal 559
rooms and luxurious suites in front of a spectacular sight on
the ocean. The host proposes numerous services and activities,
among which 3 warmed swimming pools, a fitness center, tennis
courts and a club for children.
Information:
Sheraton Rio Hotel & Towers
Av. Niemeyer, 121
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22450-220
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Phone: (21) 2274-1122 Fax: (21) 2239-5643
Sao
Paulo Golf Club
The
golf course was created well before the main roads surrounding
Sao Paulo were built and possess the quality of the former golf
courses with beautiful hundred-years-old trees. Magnificently
draw and possessing a lot of character, the club was based in
1901 by English and Scottish engineers who came to build railroads.
The golf course is slightly waved, with holes of a very good technical
concept. Surrounded by a magnificent wood always flowery, the
golf course of Sao Paulo is one of the most pleasant to play.
Hotel
Transamérica São Paulo
The
hotel is strategically situated near the business centre and the
main office addresses of big companies. Surrounded by greenery,
it possesses an atmosphere of peace and intimacy. It offers at
disposal 400 rooms magnificently decorated of an international
standard full equipped, a warmed outside swimming pool, a complete
fitness center with sauna and massages, tennis courts and golf.
The Golf:
The hotel possesses its own golf course 3 holes with an instructor
and the rent of equipment at disposal.
The Golf of sao Paulo
is at only 2km from the hotel.
Information:
Av. das Nações Unidas, 18591 São Paulo, SP
Phone: (55-11) 5693-4511
Fax: (55-11) 5693-4990
Iguassu
Golf Club and Resort
Situated
in a magnificent natural environment, this Resort consists in
a luxury hotel which disposes of 72 rooms any outings, 10 bungalows
and 5 houses of 4 rooms each. Numerous services and activities
are proposed: restaurant, bars, swimming pool with waterfall,
fitness center, sauna, gaming room, tennis court, basketball,
volleyball and a magnificent international golf course 18 holes
with a clubhouse which possesses all the enjoyments which we can
wish: driving range, practice, pro shop, rent of equipment, changing
rooms and saunas. Golf lessons are proposed by professionals.
Green fees:
Golf course 18 holes: starting at R$ 60.00
Golf course 9 holes: starting at R$ 30.00
Information:
Iguassu Golf Club and Resort
Cataratas Ave., 6845 / Foz Do Iguaçu - Paraná, Brazil.
Phone: (45) 529-9999 / Fax: (45) 529-8888
Hotel
Transamérica Ilha de Comandatuba
Situated
at the edge of a magnificent 21 km beach, surrounded by hundred-year-old
coconut palms and tropical gardens, at the South of the Bahia,
the hotel represents the best destinations of leisure in Brazil.
It is the realization of a wise combination of sophistication,
ecology, comfort, tranquillity and entertainment. It is the only
one to offer at its costumers the services of a Spa center L'
Occitane. It also possesses its own private airport, situated
at 10 minutes from the hotel. It proposes numerous activities,
of which the access to the golf course of Comandatuba.
The Golf
Built
by the American architect Dan Blakenship, this international golf
course 18 holes is totally integrated into the natural landscape
of the island. Indeed, it has the privilege to be situated between
the sea and the mangrove swamps, in an environment dominated by
coconut palms, sands of dunes and magnificent lagoons, lived by
a whole fauna of exotic animals: colored birds, monkeys, foxes
…
The clubhouse offers at disposal a bar with sight on the ocean,
a pro shop, a driving range, putting and chipping greens.
Information:
Transamérica Ilha de Comandatuba
Ilha de Comandatuba s/nº
Una, Bahia - Brazil
ZIP CODE: 45690-000
Phone: 5511.5693.4511
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