Golf Courses in the Algarve
Alamos Golf in Portimao, Algarve, Portugal
7.2 / 10 based on
191 votes
The Alamos 18 hole golf course is one of the newer courses to be inaugurated in the Algarve. Lying to the north of Portimao it is laid out as a neighbour to its sister course Morgado...
Alamos Course
5,641m
5,055m
4,291m
Alto Golf Course in Portimao, Algarve, Portugal
7.9 / 10 based on
184 votes
The Alto Golf is located between the town of Portimao and the sea and close enough to the latter to give the player an occasional sea view. A simple par 3 opens your round but it is deceiving to what is in store...
Alto Golf Course
6,125m
5,683m
5,233m
Balaia Golf in Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal
7.8 / 10 based on
153 votes
The Balaia course lies on the east side of the popular town of Albufeira tucked behind its Holiday Complex. It is an attractive compact 9 hole course providing any player the choice of improving their iron shots and also their short game...
Balaia Course
984m
Benamor Golf in Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
8 / 10 based on
52 votes
Due to the ease of the access from the Via de Infante to Tavira this course with its growing reputation for player enjoyment is already well established in the golf world of the Algarve. Laid out on mainly undulating land the course offers pleasant views both to the Atlantic Ocean and inland to the hills of the Serra do Caldeirao...
Benamor Course
5,497m
5,197m
4,760m
Boavista Golf in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
8 / 10 based on
216 votes
Boavista Golf Course offers two distinct sections of play providing a variety of attractive and interesting holes. From the first to the last putt on the 18th green it promises a sensible game for the average player...
Boavista Course
5,751m
5,362m
4,751m
Castro Marim Golf Course in Castro Marim, Algarve, Portugal
7.6 / 10 based on
118 votes
Castro Marim Golf Course is located close to the historic town of Castro Marim the 3 courses of nine holes run through undulating hills dotted with pines and occasional views across the River Guadiana to neighbouring Spain. They are named Atlantic, Grouse and Guardiana...
Castro Marim Golf Course
6,034m
5,780m
5,076m
Espiche Golf Course in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
8.2 / 10 based on
271 votes
Espiche Golf Course is the latest course addition in the Algarve, The Espiche Golf Course, gently provides an undulating 18 hole course that blends into the local landscape. It's lakes, streams, and indigenous planting, add to the enrichment and biodiversity of the area...
Espiche Golf Course
5,862m
5,453m
5,026m
Faldo Golf in Amendoeira, Algarve, Portugal
8.2 / 10 based on
156 votes
In a modern twist of a traditional recipe, cacti and wild herbs replace the role of heather, Holm oaks and ancient olive trees take the place of lush English woodland, and desert scrub bunkers of crushed limestone replace sandy tracts in a golf course that revels in the classic principles of strategic play. With strategic play in mind, the Faldo Golf Course asks for careful positioning to score well...
Faldo Course
6,296m
5,858m
4,703m
Gramacho Golf in Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal
8.6 / 10 based on
217 votes
The Gramacho Golf Course was originally a nine hole course which has been extended and cleverly redesigned to become a fully fledged 18 hole course. A formidable challenge to its designer! The course covers undulating terrain with olive, almond and carob trees scattered when planted hundreds of years before by the previous local owners of the land...
Gramacho Course
5,505m
5,154m
4,733m
Laguna Golf in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
7.5 / 10 based on
157 votes
The Laguna Golf Course is located in Vilamoura the course is a very comfortable course for the average player providing 18 holes that take the player over virtually level ground and with the involvement of a lake and some water hazards. As there are very few trees and shrubs the main problem for the player can be the occasional strong wind that can play the ball off course...
Laguna Course
6,121m
5,767m
4,900m
Laranjal Golf in Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
9.1 / 10 based on
161 votes
Discount golf rates for the 18-hole Laranjal Golf Course. It is the newest course in the Almancil area has many lakes and obstacles...
Laranjal Course
6,061m
5,685m
4,808m
Millennium Golf in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
8.1 / 10 based on
251 votes
The original Millennium course architect Martin Hawtree has extended his original plan of the original 27 holes of the old Laguna Course by adding a further 9. Though this addition he has successfully created two distinctly different 18 hole courses...
Millennium Course
6,157m
5,496m
4,767m
Monte Rei Golf in Castro Marim, Algarve, Portugal
8.7 / 10 based on
76 votes
This new outstanding Signature course by Jack Nicklaus offers everything a player would expect of this international golfer and designer. The course is laid out in the rolling hills to the north of the Via Infante (A22) motorway...
Monte Rei Course
6,567m
6,030m
4,845m
Morgado Golf in Portimao, Algarve, Portugal
7.8 / 10 based on
201 votes
The Morgado course is located next to its sister course, the Alamos Course, both to north of Portimao, and both being laid out in a large 980 hectare estate through undulating small valleys. The immediate main characteristic of the Morgado Course is its large greens which place demand on good putting skills...
Morgado Course
6,399m
5,875m
4,824m
OConnor Golf in Amendoeira, Algarve, Portugal
8.1 / 10 based on
101 votes
Perfectly complementing the Faldo Course, whilst taking advantage of the rich valley soil, in contrast to the arid hillside, the Christy O'Connor Course offers no less of a challenge, requiring accurate play. The front 9 holes encounter a number of lakes, the 3rd being recognised by a Moorish relic situated on a island in the adjacent lake...
OConnor Course
6,273m
5,939m
5,242m
Old Course in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
8.8 / 10 based on
267 votes
As the second oldest golf course in the Algarve it is affectionately known as the 'The Old Course'. The holes run through an umbrella pine forest and are laid out to take the best advantage of the natural contours of the contours of the land...
Old Course
6,254m
5,789m
5,077m
Ombria Golf in Loule, Algarve, Portugal
8.5 / 10 based on
47 votes
The Ombria golf course offers a one-of-a-kind golfing experience with its 18-hole, Par 70 signature course that seamlessly blends with the surrounding natural environment. Golfers will enjoy world-class amenities, a plethora of sporting activities, and the ideal all-year round climate of an inland Algarve golf course...
Ombria Course
5,933m
5,412m
4,595m
Palmares Golf in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
7.6 / 10 based on
260 votes
The Palmares course has been totally transformed by the the American course designer Robert Trent Jones Jr. He has created a mixture of parkland with authentic links style...
Palmares Course
6,314m
5,614m
5,020m
Penina Championship Golf in Portimao, Algarve, Portugal
6.2 / 10 based on
130 votes
The grandfather of all the courses in the Algarve and a permanent living symbol to its architect and active promoter, Sir Henry Cotton. Originally paddy fields for rice growing rice have been converted into a flat challenging course and especially designed for the stronger player...
Penina Championship Course
6,273m
5,827m
5,140m
Penina Resort Golf in Portimao, Algarve, Portugal
5.9 / 10 based on
64 votes
This course previously known as the North Course is on the northern side of the main EN 125 an directly opposite the Penina Hotel. The Penina Resort Course and it has taken advantage of many of the factors laid down by Sir Henry Cotton on the bigger sister course...
Penina Resort Course
5,946m
5,259m
Pine Cliffs Golf in Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal
8.1 / 10 based on
218 votes
As the Pine Cliffs name of the course indicates this popular nine hole course located in pine trees on the cliff top to the east of Albufeira and managed by the Hotel Sheraton. The ninth hole is nicknamed the Devils Parlor...
Pine Cliffs Course
2,274m
2,051m
1,748m
Pinhal Golf in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
8.1 / 10 based on
235 votes
This popular course in Vilamoura runs through a pine tree forest typical of the area. The first holes wander past the mature holiday villas that line both sides of the fairways...
Pinhal Course
6,353m
5,709m
5,125m
Pinheiros Altos Golf in Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
6.9 / 10 based on
144 votes
Pinheiros Altos is located within the well-known Quinta do Lago estate this course enjoys a solid reputation. Within the golfing world it is known as providing a mental challenge due to well placed hazards...
Pinheiros Altos Course
6,200m
5,800m
5,000m
Quinta da Ria Golf in Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
8.5 / 10 based on
68 votes
Rocky Roquemore as the course architect has taken advantage of its beautiful setting in a Nature Reserve with the blue sea as its southern boundary. A first hole of 475 meters is a par 5 and sets the style of the course by taking the player down a gentle slope to the first of many undulating greens...
Quinta da Ria Course
6,053m
5,910m
4,977m
Quinta de Cima Golf in Tavira, Algarve, Portugal
8.6 / 10 based on
33 votes
This comparatively new course is considered of a Championship quality and it will give most golfers an enjoyable challenge. It has basically open fairways running over land dotted with almond trees with strategically placed bunkers and water hazards to take possession of any bad shots...
Quinta de Cima Course
6,586m
6,147m
5,032m
Quinta do Lago North Golf in Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
8.8 / 10 based on
83 votes
The Quinta do Lago North Golf course was originally know as the Ria Formosa Course. It has four great long par 5 holes that need strong fairway play combined with accuracy to succeed in maintaining a low score...
Quinta do Lago North Course
6,205m
5,804m
5,031m
Quinta do Lago South Golf in Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
9.2 / 10 based on
116 votes
A notable course that has been selected several times as the location for what is now known as the 'Algarve Open' and previously named the 'Portuguese Open'. As to be expected the Quinta do Lago South Course is designed for the long hitter, requiring the player to pick a selected route around the course in order to make a decent score...
Quinta do Lago South Course
6,488m
5,870m
5,192m
Quinta do Vale Golf in Castro Marim, Algarve, Portugal
8.4 / 10 based on
115 votes
A new course designed by Severiano Ballesteros taking advantage of the charming natural setting lying next to the River Guadiana. The Quinta do Vale Course design incorporates many doglegs, with wide fairways, and many well placed strategic hazards and bunkers to challenge all types of player...
Quinta do Vale Course
6,511m
6,206m
5,368m
Salgados Golf in Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal
8 / 10 based on
475 votes
It would be fair to state that the Salgados Course can be compared to most Links course as it is set on flat land behind a sandy beach. There are many water hazards and the open environmental nature has the added asset of the great Algarve climate...
Salgados Course
6,080m
5,640m
4,711m
San Lorenzo Golf in Quinta do Lago, Algarve, Portugal
7.3 / 10 based on
137 votes
The 18 hole San Lorenzo Course has a very high reputation for the condition in which it is maintained and the very attractive views that players enjoy during their round. Located in the Quinta do Lago Estate this course has been ranked in the past as the second best course in Europe...
San Lorenzo Course
6,238m
5,837m
5,171m
Santo Antonio Golf in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
8 / 10 based on
169 votes
The renamed Santo Antonio course from Parque da Floresta is located in the most western part of the Algarve. The architect of this course has created a fascinating course that presents visually attractive views of the surrounding countryside lined on the horizon by the sea...
Santo Antonio Course
5,673m
5,253m
4,618m
Silves Golf Course in Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal
8.2 / 10 based on
186 votes
This latest course belonging to the Pestana Group is surrounded by typical Algarve fruit orchards and small farms. The course has been designed to test the golfer's quality in hitting a well directed ball using the correct choice of club...
Silves Golf Course
5,615m
5,256m
4,728m
Vale da Pinta Golf in Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal
7.9 / 10 based on
137 votes
Vale da Pinta is a well laid out and interesting course. Set in a truly Algarve landscape with almond, olive and carob trees decorating the course that rolls through small valleys and hills...
Vale da Pinta Course
5,679m
5,237m
4,860m
Vale do Lobo Ocean Golf in Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal
8.7 / 10 based on
293 votes
This Vale do Lobo course is aptly named the 'Ocean Course' due to the many splendid ocean views enjoyed by players during their round. Many of its holes were part of the original Vale do Lobo Course which was one of the group of original courses that placed the Algarve on the map for golfers...
Vale do Lobo Ocean Course
5,815m
5,458m
4,833m
Vale do Lobo Royal Golf in Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal
8.4 / 10 based on
256 votes
The original course of Vale do Lobo was divided into the Ocean and the Royal Courses. In order to make the necessary 36 holes several new holes were constructed - most of which are integrated into the Royal Course...
Vale do Lobo Royal Course
6,059m
5,655m
4,935m
Victoria Golf in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
8.7 / 10 based on
162 votes
The 18 hole championship Victoria Golf course is one of the newest courses to be opened in the Algarve. The holes have been laid out over virtually flat terrain which has been then reconstructed to provide an undulating surface...
Victoria Course
6,560m
6,094m
5,628m
Vila Sol Golf in Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal
7.9 / 10 based on
180 votes
The Vila Sol 27 holes have been laid out as three circuits. The nine Prime Holes - The very first hole is a Par-4 with 381 metres which gives an idea of the general length of most holes...
Vila Sol Course
6,950m
5,975m
5,406m