Golf Courses in Spain and Portugal

Visit a selection of the top courses offered by Golf Experience




Aroeira Challenge

Portugal

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

Aroeira Pines Classic

Portugal

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

Belas Clube Campo

Portugal

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

Castro Marim Golf

Portugal

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

Dunas Golf Comporta

Portugal

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

Estoril

Portugal

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

Monte Rei North

Portugal

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

Oceanico Faldo

Portugal

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

Oitavos Dunes

Portugal

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

Ombria Golf Club

Portugal

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

Palmares Praia & Lagos

Portugal

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

Penha Longa Atlantico

Portugal

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

Praia D'El Rey

Portugal

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

Quinta da Marinha Golf Club Club

Portugal

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

Quinta da Ria / Quinta da Cima

Portugal

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

Quinta do Lago Laranjal

Portugal

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

Quinta do Lago North

Portugal

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

Quinta do Lago South

Portugal

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

Quinta do Vale Golf Resort

Portugal

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

San Lorenzo

Portugal

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

Vale do Lobo Ocean

Portugal

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

Vale do Lobo Royal

Portugal

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

Vila Sol Golf Club

Portugal

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

Vilamoura Laguna

Portugal

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

Vilamoura Millennium

Portugal

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

Vilamoura Old

Portugal

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

Vilamoura Pinhal

Portugal

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

Vilamoura Victoria

Portugal

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

West Cliffs

Portugal

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