Golf Courses in Spain and Portugal

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A generally well-regarded golf course with several attractive features. This open parkland layout is well worth a visit and should provide an enjoyable and testing round. This is the most recent course to open at Alcai

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The ideal course to hold competitions and big tournaments, and also for enjoying a pleasant, relaxing day. Well ensconced in the landscape, exceptional care is taken to preserve the natural surroundings. This long 6641

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The fairways are long and narrow so straight hitting is a must if you want to avoid bunkers, lakes and the colourful array of flowers which make the rough look almost inviting. Playing here, however is less intimidatin

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The Almenara Golf Club is situated in the “Urbanización de Sotogrande”, an upmarket residential area, on the shores of the Mediterranean, with magnificent views of the coast and the mountains to the interior. Alme

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Aloha Golf Club is in Marbella Golf Valley (Málaga). Golf Valley has one of the highest concentration of top quality golf courses in Europe. The course was designed by one of the most prestigious designers of Spani

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Founded in 1990 and designed by Jose Maria Canizares, Añoreta Golf was the first golf course built in Axarquia. Located in Rincón de la Victoria, a few minutes from cultural attractions as the Museo Picasso Málaga a

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Opened in April 2000, Aroeira Challenge (former called Aroeira II) was designed by the architect Donald Steel, who took care to comply with the recommendations of the European Tour and design a course capable of hostin

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Only 25 km from Lisbon, located in a protected pine woodland and close to the coastal town of Caparica, Aroeira is a unique estate comprising of two golf courses and a host of impressive mansions. Designed by Frank Pen

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Atalaya Golf & Country Club has two superb 18 hole courses. Atalaya New Course is the shorter of the two and will keep you on your toes.

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Designed by Berham von Linburger and D.P. Kings. Atalaya Golf & Country Club has two superb 18 hole courses. Atalaya Old Course provides some challenging holes well protected by bunkers.

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Azata Golf is the latest addition to the stock of 18 hole courses on the Costa del Sol. It is located next to Valle Romano G.C. (with two holes actually adjoining it) and not far from Estepona Golf. Designed by Sterlin

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Belas Clube Campo is located 20 minute north of Lisbon city. The history of this golf course has two authors: Rocky Roquemore, renowned American architect, and the nature of the region. With a magnificent view of the S

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Bellavista is a British-style members club open to all golfers in a natural environment of great beauty, the oldest club in Andalusia features a wonderful pine forest which accompanies the golfer throughout the entire

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Cabopino Golf is located on the border between Marbella and Mijas Costa, opposite the charming little Cabopino Port. The Course was designed by Mr. Juan Ligués Creus, who´s layout presents spectacular views of the Me

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Located on the road between Cala de Mijas and La Cala this is an 18-hole, par 72, 5.866 metre long course. The Greens have an average area above 500 sqm, which for those of you who don’t measure greens, is big!. Play

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Situated in East Algarve near the Spanish Border. This 27 hole resort was designed in 2001 by Bristol-based Terry Murray, The Guadiana and Atlântico courses are the most mature of the three courses, with attractive pi

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La Cañada Golf is situated in San Roque, close to The San Roque Club and Valderrama. Designed by Robert Trent Jones and originally opened as a 9-hole course in 1982, it was later redesigned and extended to 18 holes. L

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Located in a strategic location on the Costa del Sol, Doña Julia Golf course is perfectly integrated into the natural landscape of the area and is noted for its magnificent views over the Mediterranean Sea. Doña Juli

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After a few years of construction, Comporta Dunas will open its doors this year and will present itself as one of the best places for golf in Europe. David McLay-Kidd is the architect of this ambitious project which is

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El Chaparral is a delightful 18 hole course just south of Fuengirola on the coast road (A7). This pay-as-you-play course boasts 6 par 3’s, 6 par 4’s and 6 par 5’s. It is a short and relatively tight course with s

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El Hiqueral is a challenging 9 hole course located on the Benahavis road. Plans are underway to build another nine holes. The layout of the course is great and a driver is required on a number of holes. This course off

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Designed in 1973 by Gary Player, El Paraiso is one of the most established courses on the Costa del Sol. Set out in the peaceful El Paraiso valley with the backdrop of the majestic ‘La Concha’ mountain to the north

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Boasting stunning sea views from many areas of the course, Estepona Golf provides a fair test enjoyed by players of all standards. Renowned for their superb, consistent putting surfaces, the course features very strong

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Philip Mackenzie Ross, the former design partner of Tom Simpson, is given architectural credit for several Portuguese courses that were fashioned in the 1930s – including, Vidago Palace and Miramar – and he was als

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Designed by the world famous golf course architect Cabell Robinson. The Finca Cortesín layout is simply spectacular. The main features are the length of the course (6,808 mts.) and the great variety of natural vegetat

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Flamingos Golf Club is located at Cancelada, between the towns of Marbella and Estepona. Flamingos is a challenging course and is noted for its breathtaking views of the Mediterranean Sea, North Africa and Gibraltar. F

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This green oasis provides a welcome escape from the Málaga City bustle and it has made a name for itself as one of the most hospitable clubs on the coast. The front nine holes have a European feel and have been adapte

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The terrain is more undulating than Guadalmina’s South Course. There is more water. For example it comes into play in the form of lakes at the 6th and 11th holes and a stream bisects the course to the south. At the 1

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This is the second oldest course on the Costa del Sol and has wide fairways, free of rough, which wind between mature shade giving trees. The raised greens are an encouragement to attack the pin. Henry Cotton named the

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Isla Canela Golf is a wonderful 18-hole golf course designed by Juan Catarineu, which opened in 1993. The Golf course is dominated by olive, orange and eucalyptus trees as well as other native plants. The enviable clim

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The Islantilla Golf Resort golf clubhouse is an essential meeting point for anyone who comes to enjoy a golf getaway in Islantilla. Located just 50 meters from the hotel, it has been designed to surprise and facilitate

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Campo America (formerly The North Course) is the longest of the three layouts at La Cala stretching over 6,500 yards. Starting with three flat holes, it becomes much more testing once you reach the par 3, 4th. With bun

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Campo Asia is also pretty spectacular. With plenty of challenging holes along the way, you are guaranteed a testing round of golf. Water guards both greens at the 3rd and the 14th and in terms of a test of golf course

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As with Campo America and Campo Asia, this course was designed by Cabell B. Robinson. An excellent test, it is the latest addition to the resort and is spread over 108 hectares of land. A lot of attention went into pro

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This is a demanding course with abundant vegetation, difficult rough, large greenside bunkers, etc. and requires concentration and straight driving. The front nine start off eastward then doubles back to finish with tw

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The first purpose-designed links course in Spain is located just west of San Roque among a cluster of excellent courses including Valderrama and Sotogrande. Par 70 course offers spectacular views of the Mediterranean

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The design of La Monacilla Golf Club, by Mr. Jose Maria Olazabal, features fairways with subtle shapes and slopes and large, well protected greens.The course design fits perfectly with the natural shape of the land and

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The course is unforgivingly up and down demanding accuracy and stamina. Generally tees are elevated affording excellent visibility and fairways widen to receive good tee shots, but beware of trees, water and large but

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Many of the holes are cut between lines of olive trees and to add difficulty there are several carefully placed water hazards, notably those cleverly located close to the clubhouse and protecting the 9th and 18th green

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Set in the mountains overlooking the Costa del Sol and North Africa this popular course is very tourist friendly but a tough test of golf. The front nine is tight while the back nine opens out nicely in undulating terr

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Long terraces trees and large undulating greens are the unmistakeable hallmarks of a Robert Trent Jones design but you will find a significant difference between the front 9 holes which are set in broad sweeping fairwa

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Set amidst the rolling countryside of Andalucía, only five minutes from the fasionable resort of Marbella, is one of the finest championship courses in Europe. The 18 hole layout was imaginatively conceived and is des

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With its magnificent 18 hole golf course, designed by Dave Thomas, the Golf Resort and Riding Stables of the Marbella Club Hotel is a haven where golf enthusiasts, riding fans, and nature lovers can enjoy their favorit

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Wide fairways with large, mostly raised greens and an extravagant application of vast bunkers and water. The eight lakes (hence the name) impart the impression of freedom and space. One of “Los Lagos” most characte

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Shorter than its sister course, with less water, the fairways are more narrow, have more trees and generally it is more undulating. Greens are smaller and many are elevated. The par 3 fourteenth is the most spectacular

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Miraflores Golf follows the gentle contours of the Sierra de Mijas foothills. It is very conveniently situated behind one of the Costa del Sol´s top developments and is only two kilometres from the N340. 18 holes, eac

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Monte Rei Golf Club was originally nominated by Steve for inclusion on the Top 100 website as a gem and was added to the site on 19th September 2007. These are Steve’s original comments: “Not sure if you’d like t

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The official inauguration was made during the 1994 Turespaña Masters Open de Andalucía. Following the “Golden Bear’s” preferences -“I hate uphill lies”, Montecastillo is mostly flat. But where the terrain t

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This spectacular 27 hole championship golf course was the first course in Spain by Severiano Ballesteros.The course covers an area of 96 hectares and into 3 nines called Sea, Centre, and Pines. Each 18 holes has a Stan

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The Amendoeira Golf Resort is situated in the central Algarve district of Silves, half an hour’s drive from Faro airport and the two new courses here – Faldo and O’Connor Jnr – are the first to be constructed w

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Travelling west along the northern banks of the Tagus River from Lisbon and passing through the pleasant and lively seaside towns of Estoril and Cascais will soon bring us to the resort of Quinta da Marinha. Located in

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The unexpected beauty of the world around us. This is what life – and what the Ombria Golf Course experience – is all about. Far from the ordinary, our 18-hole course is woven artfully into the picturesque

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Palmares Golf is billed as the golfing “jewel in the crown of the Algarve” and it’s certainly an eclectic Frank Pennink-designed course, which opened in 1975, with distinct flavours. Sited above and along the Atl

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The oldest course on the coast. Opened and inaugurated by the Spanish Royal Family. The course is part links, with natural lagoons formed by sea water and part parkland where the holes form avenues between stands of we

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A couple of hours drive north from the golfing Mecca of the Algarve is the Lisboa e Vale de Tejo region of Portugal. Bordered in the east by the capital city Lisbon, in the south by the Tagus (Tejo in Portuguese) estua

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Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, has been heralded for many years as a wonderful city break destination. A beautiful city blessed with amazing architecture, history and culture, not to mention restaurants serving

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Quinta da Marinha Golf The Quinta da Marinha Golf Course, in Cascais, has 18 holes with 5.870 meters of pure nature and big challenges. This par 71, designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, offers fantastic views

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Quinta da Ria Resort, situated in the Eastern Coast, is a well-known golf attraction in the Algarve. Including two spectacular golf courses, Quinta da Ria and Quinta de Cima, both 18-hole golf courses with unforgettabl

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The Laranjal course is the new kid on the block at Quinta do Lago and the reputation of their third course already is growing. The course is routed through orange groves – which is where the name Laranjal was derived

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Quinta do Lago has come a long way since entrepreneur André Jordan’s dream way back in the early 1970s. The South course is the layout that most avid golfers rush to play, but the North course, formerly called the R

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Quinta do Lago is the dream which entrepreneur Andre Jordan realised in the early 1970s. This 2,000-acre luxury residential development was perhaps a bit ahead of its time, but now the “Manor estate by the lake” (t

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All the expertise and creativity of Seve Ballesteros Designed by Severiano Ballesteros, Quinta do Vale Golf Resort features an 18-hole Championship layout including 6 Par-5´s, 6 Par-4´s and 6 Par-3´s. Superbly integ

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Often voted amongst the top 10 courses in Europe. It boasts well established vegetation with pine, cork oaks, eucalyptus and palm trees. Water hazards play an important role here, affecting holes 12, 13 and 14. The 16t

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Officially voted Europe´s No. 1 Golf Course. Home to the Volvo Masters and host to the 1997 Ryder Cup. You may return home shell shocked but should be content with the thought that you are one of the few able to boast

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The course follows a gradual incline down towards the sea; otherwise it is flat. It has wonderful views, established trees, offering appreciated shade, and the river Rio Real intersecting the course at the sea. The six

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San Lorenzo is a world-class golf course, which is set alongside the Atlantic on sandy undulating terrain with fairways bordered by umbrella pines and the marshland bird sanctuary of the Ria Formosa. It’s a stunning

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Opened in late 2003 San Roque new course was designed by Perry Dye and the great Seve Ballesteros. Designed to be different according to Seve who says it “has a very links feel to it with bunkers playing an important

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Located close to Marbella Town, Santa Clara is a true ‘parkland style’ course with wide fairways and challenging water hazards. Uniquely, each green is visible from the tee and open to approaches unhindered by vege

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The course traces the contours of the valley and offers distracting views over the Mediterranean. The par 3, sixth hole is especially challenging and is located on the highest point of the course. Take a breather here

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This magnificent Cabell Robinson designed course has been a very welcome addition to the Costa del Sol since it opened in 2003. From day one it has had the feel of a mature course and has quickly established itself as

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The 6,950 metre long course has an exceptional setting featuring spectacular greens and four magnificent lakes. Players can also take advantage of the Sotogrande Golf Academy. Sotogrande S.A. has plans to build a secon

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Host to the 2005 Spanish Open San Roque Old is situated the foothills of the Sierra Bermeja, where the mountains meet the sea. Designed by Dave Thomas with bunkers redesigned by Seve ballesteros, The Old Course is rate

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One of the Costa del Sol’s first and finest courses – it is a delight to play. Torrequebrada has an abundance of lakes and mature semi-tropical vegetation and offers superb views of the Mediterranean from its eleva

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Vale do Lobo or “Valley of the Wolf”, is the Algarve’s oldest golf resort and it’s the largest luxury resort in Portugal. Sir Henry Cotton laid out 18 holes at Vale do Lobo in the early 60s but his original lay

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Vale do Lobo is the Algarve’s most senior golf resort, founded in 1962 and it is currently the largest luxury resort in Portugal. Much has happened at the Vale since Sir Henry Cotton laid out the fist course at Vale

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Located next to the Guadiana river and with spectacular views of Portugal and the river’s mouth. Enjoy 18 true links holes in a special protected environment and in full contact with nature. Just 2 kilometres from th

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Valle Romano Golf & Resort, opened in 2010, is a golf course located in Estepona, Costa del Sol, with views of the sea and Sierra Bermeja, and 50 minutes from Malaga airport. It has hosted two tournaments of the Eu

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The 27 hole Vila Sol Golf Course is located next door to the Vilamoura Holiday Resort area. The architects of this course have carefully maintained the original topographical nature of this undulating terrain. Changes

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Dom Pedro Laguna Golf Course has earned a reputation as being a somewhat unique offering within the Vilamoura golf portfolio. While its many water hazards and few trees set it apart, it truly finds its individuality in

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The Old and Victoria courses are marketed as Vilamoura’s top two layouts – ahead of the Millennium, Pinhal and Laguna – as they are rightly a cut above the others, but that is not to say the latter three are

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The Algarve region stretches out over more than 200 kilometres of southern Portuguese coastline, from the Spanish border in the east to the Costa Vicentina in the west. The sheltered marshes and sand dunes of the east

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The Pinhal is one of the older courses at the sprawling Vilamoura golf complex, opening as a Frank Pennink-designed layout in the mid-1970s. A decade later, Robert Trent Jones was called in to revamp the Pinhal so it�

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After an investment of €18m in 2004, the fifth golf course at Vilamoura opened for play. Arnold Palmer designed the Victoria and it’s a big layout that was built with tournament play in mind. One year after opening

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Located an hour’s drive north of Lisbon on Portugal’s spectacular Silver Coast, West Cliffs is a Cynthia Dye design that first opened its doors to the golfing public in the summer of 2017. Offering sweeping views o

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A splendid array of green tongues. This par-70 course inaugurated in 2005 really does merge golf with nature, assimilating the playing experience with the gorgeous nature that envelopes it. Great care has been taken t