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