Penha Longa Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort

Estrada da Lagoa Azul, Linhó,

Sintra, Lisboa Region 2714-511

  • Office

    +351 219 249 011
  • Pro shop

    +351 219 249 031
  • Fax

    +351 219 249 024
  • Golf pro

    António Dantas

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Woodland and open countryside.

  • Designer:

    Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Kyle Phillips).

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Metres
6290
5512
5076
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
72.2
70.2
72.6

At the same location:

9-hole Monastery (Mosteiro) course (2588 metres). Max hcp: 36.

Location

Latitude:

38.763035

Longitude:

-9.397816

How to get there:

23 km W of Lisbon

Take the A5 east from Lisbon. Leave motorway at exit 10 and follow N9, direction Sintra/Autodrome. Turn left 1.6 kms after the Autodrome main entrance (ignore sign to Ribeira P. Longa), then follow signs to Penha Longa.

Penha Longa Hotel & Golf Resort (Atlantic course)

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.

Est. 1992

Penha Longa Hotel & Golf Resort (Atlantic course): Up in the Sintra hills, in the grounds of a former monastery, lies one of continental Europe’s finest golf courses. Penha Longa's hilly, dramatic and fabulously challenging Atlantic course, burst onto the Portuguese golfing scene in the early 1990s. It has been a must play course ever since.

Parts of the Penha Longa layout will feel quite open (and exposed to prevailing winds), while other stretches are more sheltered and tree-lined. The size and speed of Penha Longa's greens are matched by the depth and quantity of the bunkering around them.

Alongside the course are some constructions dating back centuries, not least the remains of a former Roman aqueduct that memorably straddles two of the front-nine holes. Thankfully newer course-side constructions (in the form of houses and villas) are still quite limited.

This wonderfully varied and challenging out-and-back layout contains several dramatic elevation changes that will thoroughly test your club selection and course management. On the front-nine, the higher elevations offer panoramic vistas onto the distant Atlantic Ocean. The bends and chicanes of the Sintra autodrome come into view beyond the course on the back nine.

From the short par-4 1st right through to the testing par-5 18th, every hole is memorable and wonderfully designed. In combination, they ensure Penha Longa's place amongst Portugal's most highly rated and best known golf courses.

List of courses: Around Lisbon

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 24. Proof of handicap required.

Green fees

Contact club for green fee details.

Other information

Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Excellent

Did you know?

Penha Longa has hosted many top level tournaments including the Portuguese Open. For more details see: Top Golf Tournaments at Penha Longa Hotel & Golf Resort.
The clubhouse is part of a former monastery dating back many centuries.

Published ranking

Portugal's 10th best course (Golf World, 2022).
Continental Europe's 62nd best course (Golf World, 2023).

Where2Stay

  • Penha Longa Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort5-star

    Estrada da Lagoa Azul, Linho - 2714-511 Sintra

    +351 219 24 90 11

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    Penha Longa, a member of the Ritz-Carlton luxury group of hotels, traces its origins back to the 14th century, and includes within its grounds a former monastery. A frequent retreat of Portuguese royal and foreign dignitaries, this graceful palazzo-style estate is set amongst the spectacular rolling hills, lush gardens, and clear lakes of the southern Sintra mountains.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      Penha Longa

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Beloura

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Estoril; Oitavos; Quinta da Marinha; Belas; Lisbon Sports Club.

  • Pestana Golf Resort (Beloura)

    Rua das Sesmarias No.3, Quinta da Beloura, Estrada de Albarraque, Sintra.

    +351 219 106 350

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    • Golf at this hotel:

      Beloura

    • Golf within 10 km:

      Penha Longa

    • Golf within 30 km:

      Belas; Lisbon Sports Club; Estoril; Quinta da Marinha; Oitavos.

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