Golf Central

It was about time Ryder Cup legend Christy O'Connor Jnr built a golf course, and with the top notch O'Connor course at Oceânico's Amendoeira resort in Portugal's Algarve region, the waiting is finally over.

The course officially opened on October 1st and works a real treat alongside Amendoeira's existing Faldo course. Fair dos to Christy, who's managed to take advantage of the Algarve's beauty to create a corking track.

'The fifth, which has orange groves left and right and should be a real beauty to play. There is also a huge orange grove off to the left on the fourth hole,' he said. It's a good thing we love our oranges here at IGWT.

And it's a good thing we're all over our history as well, because the O'Connor course is littered with historical buildings. If you're looking to book sometime away next year, Oceânico's Amendoeira resort gets the IGWT thumbs up.

If this sounds like your cup of tea, or glass of freshly squeezed orange juice in this case, go to www.oceanicogolf.com for more info.