Quinta do Lago South
The tournament course: host of the Portuguese Open eight times and still the benchmark round in the Golden Triangle.
05·01 Lifestyle · Golf
The Algarve, course by course.
Three hundred days of sun and more than thirty courses within an hour. This is the index Aurea actually plays, from the Laranjal to Monte Rei.
- 300 days of sun
- 35+ courses within an hour
- 7 courses in 10 minutes
These are the golf courses our clients play most. They are close by, well maintained and easy to fit into the day.
Quinta do Lago & Vale do Lobo
Seven courses within ten minutes of the office. For most clients, this is the daily rotation.
Quinta do Lago North
Rebuilt in 2014 with Paul McGinley's input; wider, faster and generally the members' favourite.
Laranjal
The newest of the three Quinta courses, laid through umbrella pine and five lakes on the old orange groves.
San Lorenzo
Routed along the Ria Formosa estuary; the closing stretch beside the water is among Europe's finest.
Pinheiros Altos
Three distinct nines, Pines, Corks and Olives, make a flexible morning for mixed-ability groups.
Vale do Lobo Royal
Home of the most photographed hole in Portugal: a carry across ochre cliffs with the Atlantic below.
Vale do Lobo Ocean
Rolls downhill toward the sea; shorter than the Royal but windier, and prettier at the end of the day.
Vilamoura & Vila Sol
Fifteen minutes west, six championship courses share the pine belt behind the marina.
Old Course
Frank Pennink's pine-lined grande dame; tight lines, small greens and the region's most traditional golf.
Victoria
Arnold Palmer's design and the longest course in Portugal; the home of the Portugal Masters.
Pinhal
The second-oldest in Vilamoura, threading umbrella pine with glimpses of the sea.
Laguna
Open, water-crossed and exposed to the breeze; the closest thing to links golf on this coast.
Millennium
A gentler parkland round, part of it through pine, that suits a relaxed holiday four-ball.
Vila Sol
Championship golf through a protected estate of pine, oak and fig.
The countryside & the east
Two courses justify leaving the triangle: one in the Loulé hills, one near the Spanish border.
Ombria
A sustainable inland resort course folded into the Barrocal valleys, ten minutes above Loulé.
Monte Rei North
Consistently ranked Portugal's number one; a private, immaculate day out in the eastern hills.