Portugal

Set in the picturesque foothills of the Eastern Algarve, with sweeping views of the Serra do Caldeirão mountains to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

American architect William Mitchell raised the bar in terms of golf course architecture here at Quinta do Lago by importing American standard greens, tees and bunkers. In May 2020 the South course closed for major renovation work which took more than a year to complete.

Located an hour’s drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s spectacular Silver Coast, West Cliffs is a Cynthia Dye design that opened its doors to golfers in June 2017.

Dom Pedro Old is the original and eldest course at Vilamoura but it's also the best. Grand, pine-lined, strategic and in tune with Mother Nature.

The golf course at Oitavos Dunes is a lovely mix of woodland and links-type holes that have been expertly laid to make the most of the existing landscape.

Palmares is billed as the golfing “jewel in the crown of the Algarve” and it’s certainly an eclectic golf course, which originally opened in 1975, with distinct flavours.

The Jorge Santana da Silva-designed course at Herdade do Pinheirinho was built as part of a large tourism and real estate project which closed not long after it was first unveiled. Following a change in ownership, eighteen of the original twenty-seven holes were brought back into play and the facility finally reopened in 2022.

The Laranjal course is the new kid on the block at Quinta do Lago and the reputation of their third course already is growing.

Torre Golf Course stands as the newest championship addition to Portugal's prestigious Comporta golf destination, offering serious golfers a demanding test of skill along the Atlantic coast. Developed by Vanguard Properties alongside the established Dunas Course, Torre represents a more strategic and precise golfing challenge within this emerging golf region.