Golf courses in the Algarve

Pestana Alto Golf

Alvor, Portimão · Pestana Golf Resorts

Alto Golf sits between Alvor and Praia da Rocha, making it one of the golf options closest to those holiday bases. Its 18 holes use rolling fairways and elevated greens. The course belongs to Pestana’s Algarve golf network, with direct booking through the operator’s shared reservation service.

Golfe Santo António

Budens, Vila do Bispo · Santo António Resorts

Santo António is an 18-hole course in the hills at Budens, close to Salema in the western Algarve. Formerly known as Parque da Floresta, its valley setting and changing elevations offer a countryside round within reach of Vila do Bispo, Burgau and Lagos.

Espiche Golf

Espiche, Lagos

Espiche Golf occupies rolling countryside outside Lagos, inland from Praia da Luz. Its 18-hole layout keeps native planting close to the playing corridors, so choosing a sensible line matters. The clubhouse, practice facilities and tuition make it a useful standalone golf stop for a western Algarve holiday.

Boavista Golf

Lagos · Boavista Golf & Spa

Boavista is an 18-hole Howard Swan course between Lagos and Praia da Luz. Its layout climbs to views across Lagos Bay before descending towards lakes and streams. Short-game practice areas and professional tuition support a golf day at the resort; the driving range is temporarily closed for essential repairs.

Álamos Golf Course

Morgado do Reguengo, Portimão · NAU Morgado Golf & Country Club

Álamos is the shorter, more precision-focused 18-hole course at Morgado do Reguengo, north of Portimão. The par 71 layout looks towards the Serra de Monchique and uses small greens, lakes and surrounding countryside. It is a distinct course from neighbouring Morgado, with the same golf booking and practice base.

Morgado Golf Course

Morgado do Reguengo, Portimão · NAU Morgado Golf & Country Club

Morgado is an 18-hole course in the inland valley of Morgado do Reguengo, north of Portimão. Wide fairways and Scottish-style bunkering give the par 73 layout an open character. It shares its golf base with Álamos, allowing two distinct rounds without changing resort or travelling across the region.

Palmares Golf

Odiáxere, Lagos · Palmares Ocean Living & Golf / DETAILS

Palmares is a 27-hole course above Meia Praia, Lagos Bay and the Alvor estuary. Its Alvor, Lagos and Praia loops combine hillside parkland, lakes and coastal dunes. The three nines belong to one course, with different 18-hole combinations offering variety across a longer golf holiday.

Penina Academy Course

Penina, Alvor, Portimão · Penina Hotel & Golf Resort / JJW

The Penina Academy Course is a separate nine-hole short course on the estate inland from Alvor. It is temporarily closed, with no reopening date announced. Penina’s Championship and Resort courses provide different playing options, while the teaching academy has its own driving range, putting, chipping and bunker-practice facilities.

Temporarily closed

Penina Resort Course

Penina, Alvor, Portimão · Penina Hotel & Golf Resort / JJW

Penina’s Resort Course provides nine physical holes on the same estate as the Championship Course. Players can also book an 18-hole format using the same nine twice. The operator does not require a handicap for this course, making it a different proposition from Penina’s championship layout.

Penina Sir Henry Cotton Championship Course

Penina, Alvor, Portimão · Penina Hotel & Golf Resort / JJW

Penina’s main course is the 18-hole Sir Henry Cotton Championship layout, inland from Alvor. Streams, ditches, water hazards and raised greens give it a distinct strategic character. It is separate from the resort’s shorter nine-hole course, and published handicap requirements apply to championship-course play.

Pine Cliffs Golf Course

Açoteias, Albufeira · Pine Cliffs Resort

Pine Cliffs is a nine-hole course above the coast at Açoteias, east of Albufeira. Pine trees and the clifftop landscape shape Martin Hawtree’s design, with a ravine carry at the sixth hole providing its best-known feature. Visitor green fees are published separately from hotel-guest playing rates.

Amendoeira Academy Course

Alcantarilha, Silves · Amendoeira Golf Resort

The Amendoeira Academy Course is a nine-hole pitch-and-putt layout between the Faldo and O’Connor Jnr. courses. Floodlighting and different teeing options make it a distinct short-golf proposition. It offers beginners and established players a smaller playing format, with tuition and other practice facilities available through the resort golf academy.

Amendoeira Faldo Course

Alcantarilha, Silves · Amendoeira Golf Resort

The Faldo Course is one of Amendoeira’s two distinct 18-hole layouts, inland from Armação de Pêra at Alcantarilha. Its higher, rocky terrain calls for careful shot placement. A shared resort clubhouse, practice facilities and a separate short Academy Course allow golfers to plan several different sessions from the same base.

Amendoeira O’Connor Jnr. Course

Alcantarilha, Silves · Amendoeira Golf Resort

Amendoeira’s O’Connor Jnr. Course follows the fertile valley below the resort’s Faldo layout. Lakes, watercourses and large contoured greens make accuracy central to its 18-hole round. It is a separate course sharing Amendoeira’s golf base, useful for varying a multi-round holiday near Alcantarilha and Armação de Pêra.

Balaia Golf Course

Balaia, Albufeira · Balaia Golf Club / Balaia Golf Village

Balaia is a compact nine-hole golf course in the Olhos de Água side of Albufeira. Its executive layout focuses attention on approaches and putting rather than long drives. The club offers visitor green fees and tee-time booking, with a practice range and clubhouse supporting a shorter golf outing near the coastal resorts.

Vale de Milho Golf

Carvoeiro, Lagoa · 6 Golfe / Vale de Milho

Vale de Milho is a nine-hole short course close to Carvoeiro, designed by Dave Thomas. Large contoured greens, bunkers and water provide proper golf decisions within a compact layout. The operator offers visitor green fees, tuition and hire clubs, making it useful for a shorter golf outing or a developing player.

Pestana Gramacho

Estômbar, Lagoa · Pestana Golf Resorts

Gramacho is an 18-hole Pestana course near Estômbar, between the Carvoeiro and Ferragudo holiday areas. Ronald Fream and Nick Price designed its routing around existing terrain, trees and rocky features. Alternative greens are part of the design, so references to 27 greens should not be mistaken for a 27-hole course.

Pestana Vale da Pinta

Estômbar, Lagoa · Pestana Golf Resorts

Vale da Pinta is an 18-hole Ronald Fream course in the Lagoa golf area, near Carvoeiro and Ferragudo. Olive, carob and almond trees frame a routing with doglegs and strategically placed hazards. It is a separate course from neighbouring Gramacho, even though both use Pestana’s wider booking and resort infrastructure.

Pestana Ferragudo Golf

Ferragudo, Lagoa · Pestana Golf Resorts

Pestana Ferragudo Golf is an 18-hole, par 73 course in the Ferragudo and Lagoa area. Part of Pestana’s Algarve golf network, it offers another round to consider from Ferragudo, Carvoeiro or Portimão. Direct reservations are available through Pestana, alongside its nearby Gramacho and Vale da Pinta courses.

Salgados Golf Club

Guia, Albufeira · Salgados Golf Club / Troon / Highgate Portugal

Salgados is an 18-hole course on low ground near the lagoon and Galé coast, west of Albufeira. Water hazards and the coastal breeze play a larger role than steep elevation changes. The operator explicitly welcomes non-hotel guests, with golf-only bookings, equipment hire, practice areas and tuition available through the club.

Quinta do Lago Laranjal

Ludo Valley, Loulé · Quinta do Lago

Laranjal is Quinta do Lago’s separate 18-hole course in the Ludo Valley, east of the main resort golf base. Former orange-grove land, rolling fairways and lakes shape the par 72 layout. Its own clubhouse and practice facilities make arrival planning important: a Laranjal reservation is not an arrival at the North and South clubhouse.

Pestana Vila Sol

Morgadinhos, Quarteira, Loulé · Pestana Golf Resorts

Vila Sol is a 27-hole Donald Steel course in Morgadinhos, near Quarteira and Vilamoura. Its Prime, Challenge and Prestige nines offer different 18-hole combinations through pine woodland, lakes and bunkers. The inland setting provides a contrast to the nearby seafront, with visitor rounds booked directly through Pestana.

Ombria Golf Course

Querença, Loulé · Ombria Algarve / Viceroy at Ombria Algarve

Ombria is an 18-hole course in the inland Loulé landscape near Querença. The par 71 design uses existing trees and river valleys, offering a countryside alternative to the coastal resort courses. Its buggy-only policy is an important planning detail, and visitor tee times are offered through the official golf operation.

Pinheiros Altos Golf

Quinta do Lago, Loulé · Pinheiros Altos / JJW

Pinheiros Altos is a 27-hole golf course at Quinta do Lago, arranged as the Pines, Corks and Olives nines. Tree-lined and hillier sections contrast with the lakes and island green of the Olives loop. It is a private-resort golf operation; visiting players should arrange eligibility and the intended combination directly with reservations.

Restricted visitor access

Quinta do Lago North Course

Quinta do Lago, Loulé · Quinta do Lago

Quinta do Lago’s North Course is an 18-hole layout redesigned by Beau Welling and Paul McGinley. Four tee options, undulating greens, bunkers and water hazards create a range of playing choices. It is a separate booking from the South Course and Laranjal, with direct visitor reservations through Quinta do Lago.

Quinta do Lago South Course

Quinta do Lago, Loulé · Quinta do Lago

The South Course is Quinta do Lago’s 18-hole William Mitchell design, set among umbrella pines, lakes and the Ria Formosa landscape. Doglegs and guarded approaches place a premium on accurate tee shots. It is distinct from the resort’s North and Laranjal courses and welcomes visitor reservations through the official golf service.

San Lorenzo Golf Course

Quinta do Lago, Loulé · San Lorenzo Golf / DETAILS

San Lorenzo is an 18-hole course beside the Ria Formosa in Quinta do Lago, with pine woodland, marshes and lagoons shaping the setting. Renovation affects playing arrangements, and the operator currently redirects golf bookings to Vilamoura alternatives. A reopening date has not been announced, so arrange another course for a confirmed golf day.

Restricted visitor access

Pestana Silves Golf

Silves · Pestana Golf Resorts

Silves Golf is an 18-hole Pestana course in the countryside near Silves. Water on both sides of the opening hole sets an immediate strategic question, while the inland setting offers an alternative to beachside golf. It can be combined with time in historic Silves without choosing a coastal resort as your base.

Vale do Lobo Ocean Golf Course

Vale do Lobo, Loulé · Vale do Lobo

The Ocean Course at Vale do Lobo combines two original Sir Henry Cotton nine-hole layouts into one 18-hole round. Its later holes move towards the coast, including a par 3 alongside the beach. It is a separate choice from the Royal Course, with public visitor reservations through the same Vale do Lobo golf operation.

Vale do Lobo Royal Golf Course

Vale do Lobo, Loulé · Vale do Lobo

Vale do Lobo’s Royal Course is an 18-hole coastal-resort layout known for its par 3 cliff carry at the 16 th. Its nearly island-like ninth green adds another distinctive water-side question. The Royal and Ocean courses share a golf operation but are separate rounds, with visitor tee times offered directly by Vale do Lobo.

Old Course Vilamoura

Vilamoura, Loulé · Old Course Vilamoura / DETAILS

The Old Course is an 18-hole Frank Pennink design dating from 1969, set among mature pines in Vilamoura. Rolling fairways, doglegs and a water-protected par 3 fourth hole give it a distinctive parkland character. The golf team offers direct visitor reservations through its dedicated course website and golf booking service.

The Els Club Vilamoura

Vilamoura, Loulé · The Els Club Vilamoura / DETAILS

The Els Club is Vilamoura’s private 18-hole course, succeeding Victoria under a new design and club identity. Access is conditional rather than an ordinary public tee-time purchase. The club offers limited playing packages for eligible Victoria Golf Resort & Spa guests and requires advance guest arrangements, a valid handicap and a forecaddie.

Restricted visitor access

Vilamoura Laguna Golf Course

Vilamoura, Loulé · Vilamoura Golf / DETAILS

Laguna is one of Vilamoura Golf’s four public-course choices, with an 18-hole layout built around open fairways and water hazards. It offers a different feel from the town’s pine-lined courses. The golf team provides direct tee-time booking and a hole-by-hole guide, helping visitors choose it as a distinct round.

Vilamoura Millennium Golf Course

Vilamoura, Loulé · Vilamoura Golf / DETAILS

Millennium is an 18-hole Vilamoura course with a mixture of tree-lined holes, more open fairways and water features. It sits within the current Vilamoura Golf portfolio alongside Laguna, Pinhal and the Old Course. A dedicated operator guide and booking route make it straightforward to select as its own round.

Vilamoura Pinhal Golf Course

Vilamoura, Loulé · Vilamoura Golf / DETAILS

Pinhal is a pine-lined 18-hole parkland course in Vilamoura. Frank Pennink’s design, later refined by Robert Trent Jones Sr., uses trees and changing levels to shape the round. It belongs to the current Vilamoura Golf portfolio and offers a more enclosed woodland setting than the area’s open, water-focused layouts.

Quinta do Vale Academy Course

Castro Marim · Quinta do Vale / DHM Golf

Quinta do Vale’s Academy is a separate nine-hole pitch-and-putt course for short-game practice near Castro Marim. Its use changes with the golf season: the operator says the layout becomes teaching areas during peak periods. A nine-hole playing session therefore needs specific confirmation rather than being assumed available throughout the year.

Seasonal course access

Quinta do Vale Golf Course

Castro Marim · Quinta do Vale / DHM Golf

Quinta do Vale is an 18-hole Severiano Ballesteros course overlooking the Guadiana landscape near Castro Marim. Its balanced mix of six par 3 s, six par 4 s and six par 5 s creates a distinctive card. The main course is separate from the resort’s nine-hole pitch-and-putt Academy, with direct visitor reservations through the operator.

Benamor Golf

Conceição, Tavira · Benamor Golf / Martins Dias family

Benamor is an 18-hole course at Conceição, a convenient golf option for Tavira and Cabanas. Its rolling, rather than mountainous, ground is framed by mature Algarve trees, with water and bunkers influencing shot placement. The operator offers direct reservations, practice facilities, hire equipment and tuition through a dedicated golf base.

Castro Marim Golfe & Country Club

Lavajinho, Castro Marim

Castro Marim Golf combines three nine-hole loops into one 27-hole venue on rolling ground at Lavajinho. Guadiana and Atlântico are more pine-lined, while Grouse opens towards inland hills. The operator offers visitor tee times and different 18-hole combinations, giving eastern Algarve golfers variety without treating each loop as another resort.

Monte Rei North Course

Sesmarias, Vila Nova de Cacela, Vila Real de Santo António · Monte Rei Golf & Country Club / DETAILS

Monte Rei’s North Course is an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature layout in the hills above Vila Nova de Cacela. Valleys, mature trees and water create a countryside round between the Caldeirão landscape and the sea. Visitor tee times and golf-stay packages can be arranged directly with the resort golf team.

Quinta da Ria Academy Course

Vila Nova de Cacela, Vila Real de Santo António · Quinta da Ria / DHM Golf

The Quinta da Ria Academy Course is a separate nine-hole pitch-and-putt layout at the Ria and Cima golf complex. It offers short-game practice and a smaller playing format for developing golfers. Its numbered course map distinguishes it from the driving range and other teaching facilities; visitor sessions should be arranged with the academy.

Quinta da Ria Golf Course

Vila Nova de Cacela, Vila Real de Santo António · Quinta da Ria / DHM Golf

Quinta da Ria is the coastal 18-hole course at a golf complex near Vila Nova de Cacela. Views over the Ria Formosa and Cacela shore distinguish it from the complex’s more inland Quinta de Cima layout. The operator offers visitor bookings, shared practice facilities and a separate nine-hole Academy Course.

Quinta de Cima Golf Course

Vila Nova de Cacela, Vila Real de Santo António · Quinta da Ria / DHM Golf

Quinta de Cima is the inland 18-hole course at the Quinta da Ria golf complex near Vila Nova de Cacela. Broad fairways, bunkers and a stream combine with olive and carob trees to create a countryside round. It is a separate booking from the more coastal Ria Course and the short Academy layout.