Algarve Golf Courses - Portugal

Reputed as one of Portugal’s best holiday destinations, Algarve is many a golfers’ paradise. Henry Cotton put Algarve on the global golf front in the mid-sixties. It was then that he designed the foremost proper grass course at Penina. He went on to design 2 more courses in this beautiful haven. Through the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, it literally rained golf courses. Despite the fact that of the prevailing courses, none are in excess of 15km from the coast, their landscape ranges. This is very apparent if you visited the different styled courses at the Parque da Floresta, Vilamoura III, Salgados, and Palmares, to name a few. At the Victoria Clube de Golfe Course, you would be viewing 90 hectares of spectacular landscaping, with beautiful lakes and waterfalls within it. This extensive 18 holes golf course was founded in 2004 by architect Arnold Palmer. The Laguna Course came into operation in 1990. Designed by Joseph Lee, this Algarve golf course makes good use of the wet, marshy ground within its boundaries. It is also the latest of the Vilamoura courses and has broader fairways.

The Pinhal course has bunkers, whereas the Marina and Lago courses have made good use of water bodies. There are numerous notable Algarve golf courses. The Vilamoura has five courses and the Old Course is alleged to be the most impressive. The Arnold Palmer has been the brainchild behind Vilamoura Victoria. The Vilamoura Millennium, Vilamoura Pinhal and Vilamoura Laguna are popular as well. Vila Sol is world famous and even houses world level competitive golf. At the Quinta do Lago estate, there are 4 courses. This includes the Quinta do Lago North and Quinta do Lago South. San Lorenzo is argued to be amongst the best European courses. You could also visit the Pinheiros Altos, the Royal Course designed by Henry Cotton or the Ocean Course, which is designed by Robert Trent Jones in some part. Find Algarve villas for golfing holidays.