Best Golf Courses In Portugal
Portugal welcomes millions of tourists every year with many simply looking to enjoy the lovely climate, the beaches, the seafood and the culture.
However more and more people are looking at Portugal as a golfing destination too because of the superb selection of golf courses and resorts that have emerged over the last 40 years. It is home to some stunning golf resorts along the Algarve as well as scenic courses further north around Lisbon and beyond.
Here we have taken a look at 20 of the best golf courses in Portugal, featuring the likes of Monte Rei, West Cliffs, Quinta do Lago, a couple of Vilamoura beauties and many more…
Monte Rei
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The magnificent Monte Rei is pure golf luxury and the course’s reputation is founded on the solid gold that is the Jack Nicklaus Signature name. The course, the facilities, the customer service are all first class. It is said that each hole lies in its own valley which emphasises the individuality of holes and the vast area that the course covers. This is ‘big’ golf with enormous bunkering, broad bouncing fairways and greens that look like works of art. Add in the colourful framing to fairways and around greens and it is picture-perfect stuff. There are beautiful lakes and ponds and the course drips peacefulness and quality at every turn.
West Cliffs
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One of the best golf courses in Portugal, and one of its youngest too, West Cliffs was designed by Cynthia Dye – Pete Dye’s niece – and it bolsters the allure of the Centro region, which already included Praia d’El Rei and Royal Obidos. Opened in 2017, this is a remarkable piece of golf design, employing rolling sand dunes, natural vegetation and pine groves, with silken fairways gliding in between. Greens are bold in size, shape and spirit. The sensational back-9 take you out to the sea and ramp up the drama as you are led ever higher to the most towering drive of the day on the final hole. A big, big driving course.
Troia
(Image credit: Troia)
Located south of Lisbon,…
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