The 10 best golf courses in the Algarve
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Alamos Golf Course
Portimão
18-hole, par 71 golf course at Morgado do Reguengo Resort in Portimão, designed by European Golf Design and opened in 2006.
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Isla Canela Golf Course
Vila Real de Santo António
An 18-hole, par 72 parkland course by Juan Catarineu in Ayamonte, Spain, set among estuaries and popular with golfers from the eastern Algarve.
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Morgado Golf
Portimão
18-hole, par 73 course at Morgado do Reguengo Resort in Portimão, designed by European Golf Design and opened in 2003.
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Penina Golf & Resort
Alvor
Three golf courses at Penina Hotel & Golf Resort in Portimão, including the Algarve's first 18-hole course, built in 1966 by Sir Henry Cotton.
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Benamor Golf
Tavira
18-hole, par 71 course at Quinta de Benamor in Tavira, conceived by Sir Henry Cotton in 1986.
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Boavista Golf Resort
Lagos
18-hole championship course at Quinta da Boavista in Lagos, designed by Howard Swan and opened in 2002.
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Golf Santo António / Parque da Floresta
Salema
An 18-hole course by Pepe Gancedo running over hills behind Salema, with a signature par 3 5th and green fees published from EUR 57.
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Pestana Alto Golf
Alvor
18-hole, par 70 course in Alvor, the last course designed by Sir Henry Cotton, opened in 1991.
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Quinta do Lago North Golf Course
Quinta do Lago
Par 72 course at Quinta do Lago, totally redesigned in 2014 by Beau Welling with Paul McGinley in a EUR 9 million project.
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