Golf in the Algarve
45 courses in one guide, from clifftop Atlantic links to pine-lined parkland, Sagres to the Spanish border. Contacts, reviews and bookings, all on the Circle.
The West
8 courses
Alamos Golf Course
18-hole, par 71 golf course at Morgado do Reguengo Resort in Portimão, designed by European Golf Design and opened in 2006.
Boavista Golf Resort
18-hole championship course at Quinta da Boavista in Lagos, designed by Howard Swan and opened in 2002.
Espiche Golf
An 18-hole, par 72 course near Lagos designed by Peter Sauerman, with a clubhouse ranked 3rd in the Worldwide Clubhouse of the Year 2015 awards.
Golf Santo António / Parque da Floresta
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.
Morgado Golf
18-hole, par 73 course at Morgado do Reguengo Resort in Portimão, designed by European Golf Design and opened in 2003.
Onyria Palmares Golf
27-hole course above the Alvor Estuary and Lagos Bay, redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr., with three 9-hole loops: Alvor, Lagos and Praia.
Penina Golf & Resort
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.
Pestana Alto Golf
18-hole, par 70 course in Alvor, the last course designed by Sir Henry Cotton, opened in 1991.
Central Algarve
24 courses
Algarve Golf Acadamy (Driving Range)
Driving range and golf academy in Albufeira.
Amendoeira Golf Resort - Faldo & O'Connor Jnr.
Two championship 18-hole courses at Amendoeira Golf Resort, designed by Sir Nick Faldo and Christy O'Connor Jnr., with a floodlit 9-hole academy.
Balaia Golf Village Par 3 Course
9-hole executive golf course within Balaia Golf Village in Albufeira, playable in under two hours.
Club Med Da Balaia Academy Pitch & Putt
Golf activities and a kids' mini-golf course as part of the all-inclusive Club Med Da Balaia resort in Albufeira.
Dom Pedro Laguna Golf Course
One of five Dom Pedro courses in Vilamoura, an 18-hole links-style layout with water hazards and a clubhouse shared with Millennium.
Dom Pedro Millennium Golf Course
A modern, tree-lined 18-hole, par 72 course at Vilamoura Golf, sharing its clubhouse with the neighbouring Laguna.
Dom Pedro Old Course
Vilamoura's original course, designed by Frank Pennink in 1969 and named Portugal's Best Golf Course 2025 at the World Golf Awards.
Dom Pedro Pinhal Golf Course
A classic parkland course by Frank Pennink and Robert Trent Jones Sr., and home to the Vilamoura Golf Academy.
Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course
A private members-only course, redesigned from the former Victoria Course by Ernie Els; public tee times are not available.
Ocean Course
One of two Vale do Lobo golf courses, built from two of Sir Henry Cotton's original 9-hole layouts, with signature coastal holes.
Pestana Gramacho Golf Course
18-hole, par 72 course near Carvoeiro, designed by Ronald Fream with former world number one Nick Price, opened in 1991.
Pestana Vale da Pinta Golf Course
18-hole, par 71 golf course in Carvoeiro, Lagoa, designed by Ronald Fream and opened in 1992, part of the Pestana Golf Resorts portfolio.
Pestana Vila Sol Golf Course
27-hole golf course in Vilamoura, managed by the Pestana Group, opened in 1991 and played as three combinable 18-hole loops.
Pine Cliffs Golf Course
9-hole championship course perched above the Atlantic at Pine Cliffs Resort in Albufeira, designed by Martin Hawtree.
Pinheiros Altos Golf Course
27-hole championship course at Quinta do Lago, the original 18 holes designed by Ronald Fream and a further 9 by George Santana da Silva in 2007.
Quinta do Lago Laranjal Golf Course
Par 72 golf course at Quinta do Lago, opened in 2009 on a former orange grove in the Ludo Valley, 6,480 metres with five lakes.
Quinta do Lago North Golf Course
Par 72 course at Quinta do Lago, totally redesigned in 2014 by Beau Welling with Paul McGinley in a EUR 9 million project.
Quinta do Lago South Golf Course
Par 72 course at Quinta do Lago designed in 1974 by William Mitchell, named Europe and Portugal's Best Golf Course 2024.
Royal Course
18-hole, par 72 course at Vale do Lobo Resort, inaugurated in 1997 by Rocky Roquemore, home to the famous cliff-top par-3 16th hole.
Salgados Golf Course
18-hole, par 72 course near Salgados Beach in Guia, Albufeira, designed by Pedro Vasconcelos and opened in 1994.
San Lorenzo Golf Course
18-hole course in Quinta do Lago bordering the Ria Formosa Estuary, designed by Joseph Lee and opened in 1988, sister course to Dona Filipa Hotel.
Vale de Milho Golf
9-hole, par 3 course in Carvoeiro designed by Ryder Cup player Dave Thomas, operated by 6 Golfe, with green fees from EUR 22.
Vale do Lobo
18-hole, par 73 course at Vale do Lobo Resort designed by Sir Henry Cotton, with undulating fairways running down to the Atlantic shore.
Villamoura Driving Range & Golf Academy
Golf academy at Pinhal golf course in Vilamoura, using Flightscope and TrackMan technology for lessons, junior camps and fitness screening.
The East
11 courses
Benamor Golf
18-hole, par 71 course at Quinta de Benamor in Tavira, conceived by Sir Henry Cotton in 1986.
Campo de Golf Isla Canela Links by Isla Canela
An 18-hole, par 72 links-style course on the Guadiana river in Ayamonte, Spain, recently redesigned and listed among the top 100 resorts in continental Europe.
Castro Marim Golf & Country Club
Three 9-hole courses (Guadiana, Atlântico and Grouse) at Castro Marim Golfe & Country Club, combinable into 18-hole rounds.
Colina Verde Golf & Sports Resort Executive Course
Executive golf course at the four-star Colina Verde resort in Moncarapacho.
Isla Canela Golf Course
An 18-hole, par 72 parkland course by Juan Catarineu in Ayamonte, Spain, set among estuaries and popular with golfers from the eastern Algarve.
Monte Rei Golf Course
Jack Nicklaus Signature course at Monte Rei Golf & Country Club in the Eastern Algarve, a par 72 layout of 7,182 yards played since 2007.
Private Golf Course
Golf course in Cabanas de Tavira.
Quinta de Cima
18-hole, par 72 championship course at Quinta da Ria Resort, designed by Rocky Roquemore in 2002, with a creek crossing several fairways.
Quinta do Vale Golf Resort
Golf resort in Castro Marim.
Robinson Club Quinta da Ria
18-hole, par 72 seaside course at Quinta da Ria Resort, Vila Nova de Cacela, inside the Ria Formosa Natural Park, designed by Rocky Roquemore in 2002.
Vila Monte Golf Course
Golf course in Moncarapacho.
