Let’s talk about Furnas Golf Course on the Azores Islands, shall we? It’s on Sao Miguel which is the largest and most populated along with Batalha Golf Course which makes for 45 holes of golf between them. Furnas is in the Furnas Valley and a ~30-40 minute drive away from Ponta Delgada which is the capital of the island and a small city with a cool old town district. Furnas is a cool place I’ll have to discuss at another time; just think thermal baths, botanical gardens, fumerals and the like…
This course was like going back in time and on the day I went, the weather started great then went weird and ended where it started. It had this old world charm to it and the caddy manager is this friendly gent who takes care of the equipment as well, there are no caddies. The course feels like you’re on the coast of Europe and there are these massive Japanese cedars protecting the fairways. The clubhouse is old school with friendly staff, I loved everything about this place.
Oh the greens! They re small and oh so undulated it’s almost a unfair if you’re having a bad day. I really liked that feature and it’s something you find on smaller courses like this which are filled with character. Lots of championship courses have these large kidney shaped greens which aren’t by any means easy but a totally different trip.
This course is 350E a year to join or 80E to play it once. Can you see why I’m drawn here? At that membership price you can really get your game on and who would have thought a golf addiction could cost less than the pathetic cheap buzz called coffee? Don’t get me started on caffeine; I’ve been free of it for months and hopefully will never go back but I digress.
I really liked this course and hope to play it again as soon as this summer. It’s not so difficult if you’re striking the ball decently but isn’t that always the case? As per usual I had mix of shots which made me feel like I chose the wrong profession and other humbling debacles which made appreciate the good times. That’s golf though, it’s the one or two great shots which keep you going back.
I wrote about Furnas Golf Course in further detail here.
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Well said.