Portugal
Golf in Portugal: The Championship course at Penina, designed by Sir Henry Cotton and opened for play in 1966, is the oldest golf course in Portugal. Nowadays there are an abundance of top golf courses, especially in the Algarve and Around Lisbon, which cater to both the travelling golfer and the growing number of Portuguese golfers. Some of the best weather for golf in Europe can be found here in Portugal. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Portugal on our customised maps.
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Portimao
Sir Henry Cotton (1907-87) designed the course at Alto Golf in 1986; the course opened in 1991.
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Faro
Nick Faldo
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Faro
Christy O'Connor Jr.
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Lisbon
Donald Steel
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Lisbon
Frank Pennink
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Ponta Delgada
Bob Cameron & Chris Powell (of Cameron Powell Assocs).
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Lisbon
Rocky Roquemore
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Lisbon
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Faro
Sir Henry Cotton (1907-87) designed the course at Benamor in 1986; the course was completed and opened for play in 2000.
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Portimao
Howard Swan
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Lisbon
Donald Steel
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Lisbon
Donald Steel
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Faro
Terry Murray designed all three nines: Guadiana & Atlantico nines (opened 2000) and Grouse-nine (2008).
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Porto
Duarte Sotto-Mayor
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Lisbon
Scottish course architect Philip Mackenzie Ross (known as Mackenzie Ross).
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Ponta Delgada
First nine-holes laid out by Philip Mackenzie Ross (1936); extended to 18-holes by Bob Cameron & Chris Powell (1992).
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Lisbon
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Portimao
Ronald Fream (designed the opening four and closing five holes).
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Lisbon
Current course at this location designed by Hawtree & Sons (1962). Initially opened as a 9-hole course, then 14-hole and finally extended to 18-holes in 1992.
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Setubal
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Faro
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Course.
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Portimao
European Golf Design
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Lisbon
Arthur Hills
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Setubal
Jorge Santana da Silva
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Porto
Portugal's 15th best course (Golf World, 2022).
Continental Europe's 132nd best course (Golf World, 2023).
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Funchal
Cabell B. Robinson
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Portimao
Original design by Frank Pennink (1975). Extended to 27-holes and redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr (2011).
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Lisbon
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Kyle Phillips).
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Portimao
Sir Henry Cotton
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Faro
Martin Hawtree
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Faro
Original 18-holes designed by Ronald Fream (1989). Additional-nine (holes 4 to 7 of Pines, and 2 to 6 of Corks) designed by Jorge Santana da Silva (2010).
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Porto Santo
Seve Ballesteros
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Lisbon
Cabell B. Robinson
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Lisbon
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
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Faro
Rocky Roquemore
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Faro
Rocky Roquemore
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Faro
Jorge Santana da Silva
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Faro
Holes 1-5 and 15-18 were designed by William Mitchell (1974). Holes 6-14 designed by Joseph "Joe" Lee & Rocky Roquemore (1989). Major revamp by Beau Welling & Paul McGinley (2014).
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Faro
William Mitchell
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Setubal
Rocky Roquemore
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Faro
Seve Ballesteros
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Lisbon
Peter Townsend (European Golf Design)
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Lisbon
Michael King (European Golf Design)
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Lisbon
Seve Ballesteros
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Portimao
Pedro Vasconselos (1994) with later improvements by Robert Muir Graves.
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Faro
Joseph "Joe" Lee
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Funchal
The original course, dating from 1937, was substantially redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Sr in 1991.
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Lisbon
Donald Steel
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Setubal
David McLay-Kidd
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Setubal
Robert Trent Jones Sr.
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Portimao
Ronald (Ron) Fream
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Faro
Original design by Sir Henry Cotton, with later changes by Rocky Roquemore (2003).
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Faro
Original design by Sir Henry Cotton, with later changes by Rocky Roquemore (1997).
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Porto
Original nine-hole course designed by Philip Mackenzie Ross (1936); extended to 18-holes by Bob Cameron & Chris Powell, of Cameron Powell & Assocs (2010).
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Faro
Joseph "Joe" Lee
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Faro
Martin Hawtree
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Faro
Original design by Frank Pennink, with later modifications by Martin Hawtree.
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Faro
Original design by Frank Pennink; later modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1985).
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Faro
Arnold Palmer
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Faro
Donald Steel
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Lisbon
Cynthia Dye McGarey of the Dye Design Group.
Ryder Cup: Rome plays host to the first ever Ryder Cup to be staged in Italy, with the USA defending golf’s greatest team trophy at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club (Sept 29-Oct 1).
Solheim Cup: also in September, also in southern Europe, the 18th Solheim Cup will be contested at Finca Cortesin on the Costa del Sol, with Europe defending after their surprise win in Toledo, Inverness Club (Ohio) in 2021 (Sept 22-24).
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Céline Boutier: with many successes as both an amateur and professional golfer, Boutier added a major championship title to her impressive résumé at this year’s Evian Championship.
Alex Cejka: buffeted by rain and high winds, especially on the high-scoring final day, Čejka prevailed over Pádraig Harrington in a playoff at Royal Porthcawl, to scoop the Senior Open Championship title.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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