Portugal presents a golfer's paradise where championship courses meet 300 days of annual sunshine along one of Europe's most spectacular coastlines.
Portugal
Vanguard Properties, Portugal’s largest real estate developer, took ownership of the spectacular Terras da Comporta development in 2019. The site comprises two enormous plots: the 365-hectare Torre in the Alcácer do Sal municipality, and Dunas which extends to around 1,000 hectares in the Grândola municipality.
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Porto & North, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Madeira & Porto Santo, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Lisbon & Centre, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, Portugal
Algarve, 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.
Estela is a wonderful golf course with all of the features expected of a true seaside ‘links’ golf course and will be a great test for any standard of golfer.
Praia D’El Rey is "A mix of holes – some in the mighty dunes, others among fragrant pines – that are an assault to the senses. Wild and wonderful"
The Els Club Vilamoura is a new private golf club in the Algarve.
The South course at Quinta do Lago is the layout that most avid golfers rush to play, but the North course, formerly called the Ria Formosa, named after the Nature Reserve, is definitely worth savouring.
Quinta do Peru is located to the south of Lisbon and it’s one of the greatest courses in the area. It’s also one of the most exclusive, but thankfully you can still get a game if you book in advance.
Frank Pennink, the master architect, designed Aroeira (Pines Classic) in 1972 and the course hosted the 1996 and 1997 Portuguese Opens.
San Lorenzo is a classy golf course, routed in a figure of eight on sandy undulating terrain alongside the Atlantic, with fairways bordered by umbrella pines and the marshland bird sanctuary of the Ria Formosa.
The Atlântico, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr, opened in 1992 and received such acclaim that it played host to the Portuguese Open in 1994.
The Quinta de Cima course has been designed with tournament play in mind and its inbuilt degree of difficulty is meant to attract the more accomplished amateur as well as the professional golfer...
Ombria represents a masterclass in sustainable golf design, where Jorge Santana da Silva has crafted an environmentally conscious championship test that seamlessly integrates ancient landscape features with modern strategic demands. This Par 71 layout offers two distinct nine-hole experiences that challenge accuracy over distance whilst showcasing the Algarve's inland beauty.
You’ll need to fly into the middle of the Atlantic to the Azorean island of San Miguel to find Furnas but to play this course only once is worth the trip alone.
Faldo’s course at Amendoeira calls for golfers to play strategically, avoiding the desert scrub bunkers, rocky outcrops, wandering water hazards and olive trees that lurk in wait for errant shots.
Pray for a clear day when you play Santo da Serra. Perched at some 1,000 feet above sea level, the golf course can literally have its head in the clouds.
Opening for play in 2002, the Quinta da Ria golf course was designed by architect Rocky Roquemore, and it's a traditional par 72 layout measuring 6,016 metres from the back tees.
Measuring nearly 6,700 metres from the tips, Royal Obidos golf course is one of the last creations from the design stable of the late Seve Ballesteros and it opened its tees for play in January 2012.
Penina was built on land that was originally used for growing rice and it was the Algarve's first golf course which was fashioned by Sir Henry Cotton.
The Pinhal is one of the older courses at the sprawling Dom Pedro golf complex, opening as a Frank Pennink-designed layout in the mid-1970s.
The Ocean course at Vale do Lobo is perhaps the understudy to the Royal layout, but nevertheless it’s a solid sandy course and it stands up on its own two feet.
Palheiro is set magically within a pine forest and is bordered by glorious botanical woodlands. Factor in its elevated location, high above the town of Funchal and you have the recipe for perfect golf.
Half the holes on the Dom Pedro Millennium course once belonged to the former 27-hole Laguna course and the other nine were added to create a new 18-hole layout.
The course at Quinta do Vale Golf Resort is a Seve Ballesteros design and it’s configured with six par threes, six par fours and six par fives, with the same par never repeated at consecutive holes.
The future is bright for the Christy O'Connor Jnr. course at the Amendoeira Resort, which opened in October 2008, in fact, the architect “wanted one hole where it was just oranges”…
Golfe do Morgado is one of the newer courses to be laid out in the Algarve and it’s also one of the region's tougher layouts.
Vale do Lobo is one of the Algarve’s most senior golf resorts, founded in 1969 and it is currently the largest luxury resort in Portugal. The Royal course mixes nine of Henry Cotton's original holes with nine fashioned by Rocky Roquemore in the 1990s.
The championship course at Quinta da Marinha is set within a luxury 5-star resort close to Cascais, a former fishing village on the Estoril coast that’s now a modern day affluent suburb of the Portuguese capital.
The Salgados golf course has been described as “almost flatter than Florida: suited to straight hitters which will cost off-game players many balls as the water appears to be everywhere”...
The pretty 9-hole Pine Cliffs hotel course opened in 1991 and it’s one of Portugal’s most original golfing layouts, with fairways routed through a delightful pine forest that sits on cliff tops along the Algarve coastline.
Donald Steel created the course at the Vila Sol Golf Resort without the need for excessive contouring or the creation of unnatural hazards.
Offering panoramic views of the Bay of Lagos to the east and the Monchique mountains to the north, the parkland course at Boavista Golf & Spa Resort is handily placed just a 10-minute drive from the old walled town of Lagos...
