The Best Golf Courses in Algarve Which You Must Try

Are thinking of going on a golf trip soon? Portugal might great place to escape from cold winter weather and the Algarve is definitely Portugal’s top spot when it comes to golfing holidays.

This southern region of Portugal is home to many excellent golf courses and with so much variety it can be hard to decide where to go but we have put together some the most wanted courses in Portugal, Algarve.

Monte Rei Golf & Country Club

Monte Rei is one of the most exclusive developments of its kind - featuring a unique championship Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, set in over 1,000 acres of glorious countryside in Portugal’s Eastern Algarve. Located in the unspoilt countryside between the dramatic Serra do Caldeirão mountains and the Atlantic Ocean, the landscaping has been carefully designed to ensure that the Algarvean lanscape is preserved and enhanced.

Amendoeira Faldo Golf Course

A Sir Nick Faldo design golf course opened in 2008 which runs side by side with a sister golf course design by O’Connor. A big up and down golf course with elevated greens. The greens at Faldo golf course are not very big and are very fast, you will also find lots of bunkers. Faldo golf course would suit players with a medium and medium-low handicap and is a very friendly golf course for ladies golfers enabling them to enjoy a shorter distance of 1.155mt off the yellow tees. Sir Nick Faldo design a nice golf course, that becomes more enjoyable, second or third round as you learned how to avoid the hidden traps. With beautiful views of the countryside, of the Algarve inland, you will see here cacti, wild herbs, and olive trees, Sir Nick Faldo's golf course leaves any player willing to come back and challenge that golf course again. Tee Times Golf Agency proposes some great packages including accommodation and unlimited golf on the Amendoeira golf resort.

Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course

The Dom Pedro Victoria golf course is an 18-hole, PAR 72 championship layout, measuring 6651m from the back tees. Opened in 2004, Dom Pedro Victoria is a unique, unforgettable experience for all who play there, and is a major venue for top international tournaments:

Quinta do Lago South Golf Course

The Quinta do Lago South Golf Course is still the most famous and one of the favourites among European Tour Professionals. This golf course, designed by William Mitchell and inaugurated in 1974, became world known after hosting the Portuguese Open on 8 occasions - the latest in 2001. The Quinta do Lago South requires accuracy with trouble waiting for a miss-hit shot. The player has several ways to approach greens and long hitters will be favoured. However, each hole has one easy route and the player who sees this, and has the skill to follow the designer’s intention, will produce sub-par figures.

The Vale do Lobo Ocean Golf Course

The Vale do Lobo Ocean Golf Course features undulating sandy fairways which run alongside nature reserve, before leading gently down to the shores of the Atlantic, allowing golfers to tee-off alongside some of the most incredible ocean views of the Algarve and Portugal. The Vale do Lobo Ocean Course's emblematic holes are two challenging and spectacular Par 4s, the 11th and the 14th – which treat golfers to some of the most spectacular views in the Algarve - and the Par 3 15th, which runs alongside the beach.