Bom Sucesso Resort (Guardian Course) – Review and Rating

Translated by AI

Top-class greens, slick as ice for amateurs and moderately difficult for players from the white tees, and wide fairways make this a distinctly parkland course.

A classic parkland course, yes, that is roughly what Bom Sucesso looks like. That is not to say it is easy or even moderately difficult. The bunkers, with their steep and uneven edges, are strategically placed and the greens well prepared. That gives even a single-digit handicapper plenty of headaches.

Another problem is the distance between holes. There are fairly big elevation changes, so anyone who wants to save their legs will be glad of a golf cart.

That said, there is otherwise nothing to do but tip your cap to this par-72 championship course. The three closing holes really set the tone for the whole course. There is the 16th, which leads the player up to the highest point on the course. Donald Steel has done a first-class job and puts the finishing touch on it with his, and the course’s, signature hole, number 17. It is a magnificent par 5 laid out on a downslope with a dogleg left that can be easy if luck is on your side but can just as easily become incredibly hard. What’s more, the view from the green over the lagoon in the background is so captivating that you happily put off your putt.

The 18th is tricky. Just short of the green runs a stream that, distance-wise, comes into play for the really long hitter’s tee shot and for the average golfer’s second shot. You have to keep your head in the game all the way onto the green and into the hole.

This page by Bo Sjosten was originally published in Swedish on our sister site Golfjournalen.se. It has been translated by AI.