Algarve Golf is an all-year-round activity, with the exceptional climate and the number of truly world-class courses from which to choose. Players of all abilities are catered for, in the most beautiful surroundings. All this, coupled with the Portuguese laid back lifestyle and culture, no wonder the Algarve is such a popular destination...
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Browse the Algarve golf course listings below
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
This anti clockwise course has stunning views and the lakes on holes 13 and 18 claim many victims.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis, Snack bar and Restaurant.
Description:
This 9 hole par 3 course is for those who want to improve on their iron shots and short game with holes ranging from 58m to 160m.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
Characteristics of this course include open fairways, pine trees, many water hazards and strategically placed bunkers in open terrain; this when combined with the occasional strong wind makes the course an interesting round.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Snack Bar and Restaurant.
Description:
This course was originally an orange grove and been developed with 5 beautiful lakes, many obstacles, narrow fairways and well defined greens.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Pitching Area, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis Courts, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This is a well maintained 9 hole course managed by the Sheraton Hotel, perched on the top of cliffs close to Albufeira. The location offers beautiful views onto the sandy beach and over the Atlantic Ocean and the challenging par 3 known as the “Devil’s Parlour” brings you close to the edge as it crosses the chasm below the cliffs.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This course was the second one built in Vilamoura but has undergone refinements such as lengthening of holes to keep abreast of game developments. Holiday villas line the fairway for the outward 9 holes, whilst well positioned bunkers test the player’s choice of clubs, as well as their accuracy.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping & Bunker Area, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
This is a challenging Championship course is in one of Europe’s most prestigious golf and leisure resorts. There are 27 holes in total, each 9 holes is a par 36 and named The Pines (Pinheiros), The Corks (Sobreiros) and The Olives (Oliveiras). The variation offered by this course encourages players to return on multiple occasions.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
This course with its large fast greens has been used on several occasions to host The Portuguese Open and is considered an enjoyable course for all standards of experience.
Course Facilities:
Chipping Green, Practice Net, Putting Green, Pro Shop, Tennis, Tennis Academy, Swimming Pool, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
The course is skilfully laid out with a mixture of challenges including sand traps, longer holes and more water hazards; as a result it is considered a more difficult course than its sister, The Ocean Course in Vale do Lobo.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Putting Green & Bunker Area, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
Set on flat lands within a protected natural wildlife reserve behind the beach of Praia de Galé this course is very open to the elements with little vegetation and lots of water hazards. The prevailing inshore breeze means that a technically skilled player achieves the best results from a round, whilst the sea view adds to the experience whatever the overall result.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Clubhouse, Putting Green, Valet Service, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
This outstanding Championship course has attractive views around the lake formed by the Ria Formosa, in the past this course has been ranked as the second best in Europe.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Clubhouse, Putting Green, Valet Service, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
This is the longest 18 hole golf course in Portugal covering 90 hectares of virtually flat terrain with beautiful lakes and waterfalls. The fact that each hole has a minimum of 5 tees means that it is a popular course for players of all handicaps
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Putting Green x 2, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis Courts, Spa, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This is an extremely well maintained 27 hole course operating on 3 testing 9 hole loops which can be played in any combination. Many players return on multiple occasions to experience a new round of challenges.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green & Bunker Area, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar and Restaurant.
Description:
This Nick Faldo designed course opened in 2008 is characterised by rocky areas, meandering water courses, orange groves and good views to the distant mountains of Monchique.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green & Bunker Area, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, tennis, Lawn Bowling Green, Football, Basketball, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This 18 hole course is recognised as a Championship course having hosted the Portuguese Ladies Open on a number of occasions. It has been designed to require technical accuracy from those who play it with 27 greens and numerous tee points allowing players to enjoy this course on repeated visits and in different ways.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green & Bunker, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Snack Bar and Restaurant.
Description:
Large bodies of water with meandering watercourses are a prominent feature of this course, as are the subtly contoured putting surfaces.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
This is one of the newer Vilamoura courses opened in 2000; wide fairways, large greens and different tees attract players of all levels of experience.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Practice Net, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis, Tennis Academy, Swimming Pool, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
This is an older course with an enviable location on the cliff tops overlooking the ocean. This stunning course is characterised by narrow fairways requiring a high level of accuracy.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant.
Description:
As the name indicates this is one of the original courses in the Algarve and often described as the “Grande Dame of Algarve Courses”, being the second oldest and from an English school of course design. Its layout is interesting and takes advantage of the natural contours of the area, meandering through the principal hazard of the large pine trees.
Course Facilities:
Chipping Green & Bunker Area, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This course has been designed to test the player on hitting a well directed ball using the correct choice of club.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green & Bunker Area, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Academy, Snack Bar & Restaurant and Snooker Room.
Description:
Par 3, nine hole course which is great for beginners to practice and for regular players to improve their short game.
Course Facilities:
Vale de Pinta - Carvoeiro
40 Bay Driving Range, Chipping Green & Bunker Area, Academy, Video Room, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis, Lawn bowling Green, Football, Basketball, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This respected course has been host to the European Seniors Tour Qualifying Final for 8 consecutive years. It is a well laid out and interesting course in a rolling terrain dotted with Almond, Olive, Carob trees and ornamental lakes.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Snack Bar and Restaurant.
Description:
This is one of the Algarve’s newer courses with large greens neighbouring its sister course Morgado.
Course Facilities:
40 Bay Driving Range, Putting Green, Chipping Green, Bunker Practice, Video Room, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
Designed by Sir Henry Cotton this course has strategic bunkers, dog-legs, elevated greens, well placed trees and features the “Sir Henry Challenge” at the 600m par 5, the longest Par 5 in Europe.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Greens, Putting Green, Academy, Pro Shop, Heated Indoor Pool, Fitness & Spa, Snack Bar & restaurant
Description:
Opened in 2002 this course has 2 distinct parts, the Resort section and the country section, all with breathtaking views, spectacular scenery and with most holes having a view of the Atlantic Ocean.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This quieter course is defined by large greens and aggressive bunkers testing putting skills and overall is suited to players of all levels
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Tennis, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This course is laid out on the side of a South facing hill overlooking the Bay of Lagos, combining links style golf on the first nine whilst the back nine are more woodland style play
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis, Bowling, Horse Riding, Heated Indoor and Outdoor Swimming Pool, Gymnasium, Health and Beauty Centre, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
The fairways roll up and down through hills and demand accurate shots and good placing. Most players return on numerous occasions in an attempt to improve on previous visits challenged by the trickier holes.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Practice Bunker, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This ‘Executive’ 9 hole Par 30 course winds through the fairways of the Championship Course and has proven ideal for all year round holiday golf.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Practice Bunker, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
Set on the north side of the hotel these most recent 9 holes feature 18 tees with a number of lakes and sand hazards to test all players regardless of experience.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Practice Bunker, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Tennis, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
Previously known as the Sir Henry Cotton Championship Golf Course, this course was designed by Sir Henry Cotton and is one of the oldest golf courses in the Algarve with its flat fairways, well distributed water hazards and almost four hundred thousand trees.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Chipping Green, Putting Green, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
The scenery surrounding this course offers Atlantic Ocean views and those inland to the hills of the “Serra do Caldeirão” providing a fantastic back drop to a round of golf. Challenges are raised with the natural obstacles, strategic placed bunkers and occasional water hazards of this course.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Academy, Locker Rooms, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
This course is made up of 3 different 9 hole courses called Atlantic, Grouse and Guadiana providing flexibility and encouragement for return visits to try new combinations. There are strategically placed water hazards, well placed bunkers and the challenge of prevailing winds off the sea to contend with.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, 2 x Putting Green, 2 x Short Practice Areas, Academy, Locker rooms, Pro Shop, Snack Bar & Restaurant
Description:
Jack Niklaus designed this new course set at the foothills of the Eastern Algarve and has applied all his experience as an international golfer and designer to challenge those that play here.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Locker Rooms, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar and Restaurant.
Description:
Set within the Ria Formosa Nature Reserve and bordered in the South by blue sea, this course provides a beautiful back drop for a round of golf. To ensure that this is retained the area is protected from any real estate construction being undertaken, securing the preservation of this balance with nature.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar and Restaurant.
Description:
This is the new sister course of Quinta da Ria and is set in rolling land providing open fairways, well placed bunkers and water challenges. As with its sister course the partnership with nature will be retained as no real estate construction can be undertaken on the course.
Course Facilities:
Driving Range, Putting Green, Academy, Pro Shop, Snack Bar and Restaurant.
Description:
This course has been designed by the world famous player Severiano Ballesteros. It covers 75 hectares and offers stunning views over the River Guadiana whilst presenting challenges enhanced by dogleg holes, wide fairways and other obstacles to challenge players of all handicaps.