The Vilamoura O'Connor course at Amendoeira, Vilamoura features natural landscaping and orange groves along a valley with large areas of lakes and water hazards which are being maintained as wildlife sanctuaries. The remnants of Moorish buildings on the estate reflect the history of the surrounding area.

Christy O’Connor: 'I wanted one hole with just oranges. This part of the Algarve is blessed with thousands of acres of orange groves and I wanted to bring some inside the course as well. I have managed to create such a hole, 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. .. The course also has my version of the Amen Corner, starting at the seventh. We have a lake which runs from the 9th, through the 8th and into the 7th, so it is a kind of a chain reaction and the 7th will be the first of it.’