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.
Wkends restrictd
Lisbon
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Lisbon
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Faro
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Lisbon
Robert Trent Jones II (lead designer Kyle Phillips).
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Faro
Original design by Frank Pennink, with later modifications by Martin Hawtree.
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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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Setubal
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Faro
Arnold Palmer
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Faro
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Lisbon
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Faro
William Mitchell
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Faro
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Lisbon
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Faro
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Lisbon
Donald Steel
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Faro
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Portimao
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Faro
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Lisbon
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Lisbon
Seve Ballesteros
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Setubal
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Funchal
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Porto
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Faro
Jorge Santana da Silva
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Portimao
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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
Original design by Sir Henry Cotton, with later changes by Rocky Roquemore (1997).
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Funchal
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Lisbon
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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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Lisbon
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Portimao
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Faro
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Lisbon
Rsrt guests only
Lisbon
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Faro
Visitors welcome
Faro
Original design by Sir Henry Cotton, with later changes by Rocky Roquemore (2003).
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Ponta Delgada
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Faro
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Faro
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Lisbon
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Faro
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Portimao
Howard Swan
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Lisbon
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Porto
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Lisbon
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Faro
Original design by Frank Pennink; later modifications by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1985).
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Faro
Martin Hawtree
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Faro
Martin Hawtree
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Lisbon
Visitors welcome
Lisbon
Visitors welcome
Faro
Joseph "Joe" Lee
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Setubal
Visitors welcome
Portimao
Visitors welcome
Portimao
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Portimao
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Ponta Delgada
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Lisbon
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Porto Santo
Tournaments:
2021 Opens: whether by accident or design, four of the top five mens’ Open Championships played in the British Isles occupy consecutive weeks in July: the Irish Open (1-4), Scottish Open (8-11), The Open (15-18) and Wales Open (22-25). The recently relaunched English Open is scheduled for early-August.
Hoag Classic: Ernie Els defends his title in this prestigious PGA Tour Champions event, played since 1991 at the Newport Beach Country Club, CA (Mar 5-7).
Who's Who:
Brooks Koepka: won his second Phoenix Open title, with a chip-in eagle at TPC Scottsdale’s short par-4 17th included in his final round.
Annika Sörenstam: the legendary Swede makes a return to the LPGA Tour in the Gainbridge LPGA, to be played at Lake Nona, her home club (Feb 25-28).
Nicklaus Design to create new course for Qiddiya development in Saudi Arabia
Layout is first of two planned for country club within residential community.
Chart Hills Golf Club: On Christmas Eve 2019, the course became part of the Ramac Group also the proprietors of the famous Prince’s Golf Club, in Sandwich on the Kent coast. Read more ...
Oú sont les femmes? Why there are so few women in golf course architecture.
Dundonald Links Scotland: Construction work is in progress on new practice facilities and course changes at Dundonald Links in Irvine, Scotland, as part of a £25 million investment by new owners Darwin Escapes that also includes the construction of a new clubhouse with rooms, plus eighteen lodges. Read more ...
R&A submits planning application for new golf facility in Glasgow.
Look up the Top Golf Courses in Scotland.
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