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Jonathan
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 13th Jul 2025 Stunning Dream of a course. In beautiful condition, with every hole different. On many tee boxes we said “what a stunning hole”. Fairways mostly wide and flat, thus forgiving a drive which is slightly off line. The marker posts are very helpful for the first time visitor. A lovely experience from start to finish. |
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Gordon
Gidney
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 9th Apr 2025 Enjoyable 18 holes Enjoyable 18 holes with very nice greens and overall condition of course very good |
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Paul
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 2nd Apr 2025 Vila 4 2025 Final Round Challenging course, with a technical layout which requires accuracy off the tee, but overall a fun course to play. Fairways already starting to look tired, which would be a worry for the heat of the summer. Service in the clubhouse was frankly shocking! |
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ian
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 22nd Mar 2025 O'Connor course Disappointing experience. Nice course layout but poor condition. 6 hours to complete and no marshal. Buggies need upgrade and GPS no working. |
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Keith
from United Kingdom
on Fri, 7th Feb 2025 Fantastic course Always enjoy playing here. Godd course with some strong holes. Deal with buggy best way yo play |
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Miikka
Vikkula
from Belgium
on Fri, 27th Dec 2024 Fantastic. We have overlooked OConnor as we usually play Faldo. But will now play more often O Connor. |
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Paul
from Ireland
on Fri, 25th Oct 2024 Good course Good course, but long from the white tees. GPS not on the buggies. |
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Colin
Latter
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 24th Oct 2024 So good we played it twice. Loved it. Beautiful flat course with plenty of challenges. Everything well maintained. Fortunately we had been booked into the O’Connor course for our 2nd trip here instead of the Faldo course. We were so happy as it is, according to our playing partners, much better than the Faldo course. |
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Ian
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 24th Oct 2024 Tough but fair Tough and long but fair course greens in very good condition the most expensive course out of 4 we played but worth it Free Buggies |
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Mike
Rodgers
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 23rd Oct 2024 Exciting and very playable The view from the terrace bar at Amendoeira promised much and we were not disappointed. The O'Connor course is a thrill ride from start to finish. There are water hazards everywhere (although most of them have little water in them), carefully placed to always catch you attention, and on most holes you have to hit over them. The fairways are very wide, you need to be very wayward to miss them but the challenge comes from the water around the green. It is exciting but you can certainly score well if you are playing well. The greens were excellent, true and fast, probably the quickest of the 4 courses we played on the trip. Some of the tees were a bit scruffy in places but the fairways were good. Around the cart paths and fringes of the course there is a lot of scrub land that doesn't look very well looked after but that's probably by design. The places you should be hitting from are all in good shape. The food in the clubhouse was good and the most affordable of all the places we visited. Service was very friendly and the bar stayed open long after darkness fell, which wasn't the case at all the places we visitied. |
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Sean
Kinsella
from Ireland
on Tue, 22nd Oct 2024 Love this place Maybe the course is not looking as fantastic as years ago because of the last 2 dry summers but its still a wonderful course and green and fairways in great condition. Staff in golf areas very good, food service was very poor for such a fantastic place |
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Paul
from Ireland
on Mon, 16th Sep 2024 Course in good condition |
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Tony
from New Zealand
on Thu, 15th Aug 2024 Poor This course itself is challenging and a good design. Unfortunately the surrounds pathways and other areas re very scruffy and in need of s maintenance. The paths are break8ng down with weeds growing through them. The practice green had unmount weeds growing through it also. Very dissapointing after a recommended ration to play. |
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Sean
Kinsella
from Ireland
on Tue, 13th Aug 2024 Superb Experience Its a great golf course and every hole is different . Superb clubhouse and practice areas Play can be slow but admire the scenery when you can. Have played here 6 times at different times of year and course is always in good to decent conditions . So looking forward to playing again in September . |
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Karl
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 24th Jun 2024 Always like playing O’Connor, staff were brilliant especially the young lady on reception and the starter. Course was in pretty good condition and will play again in October if the price is right. |
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Lawrence
from South Africa
on Mon, 17th Jun 2024 O'Connor course Challenging with a lot of water hazards, Good greens although a bit on slow side. Bunkers can improve |
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Dale
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 19th May 2024 Disappointing O’Connor Spectacular views from the clubhouse, but unfortunately the course was in poor condition. Buggies had no course navigation. Course too brown for mid May. Totally overpriced |
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joshua
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 18th May 2024 Good course easier than the faldo, course was in good condition but play time was over 5 hours |
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John
from Portugal
on Wed, 1st May 2024 Gone downhill. Very poor condition on the O'connor course. Buggy clapped out with torn vinyl Sat nav on buggies give no distances. Service from the staff nowhere near what is used to be. Even pencils were rationed, 1 between 2 players. |
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Stephen
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 10th Apr 2024 Much more enjoyable and playable course than Faldo. |
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Richard
Ledgard
from United States
on Mon, 8th Apr 2024 Not as good as last year but still worth a visit. |
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Lee
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 10th Feb 2024 Lee J on tour Played in the rain as could not get a refund if cancelled. A very good Course which is more ‘friendly’ for amateur golfers than it’s neighbour The Faldo. |
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Peter
from Portugal
on Wed, 3rd Jan 2024 Fairways Greens great just bare lies in faiways |
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Iain
on Thu, 21st Dec 2023 Good Layout and Excellent Greens We had played Faldo previously and had been very impressed so tried O’Connor this time. Unlike Faldo there are no elevation changes but we were not disappointed. Good layout and excellent condition of greens. |
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Colin
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 18th Oct 2023 Very enjoyable and challenging Another great course next door to the Faldo course. Not quite as difficult, but still challenging and very enjoyable to play. |
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TIMOTHY
from Nigeria
on Fri, 13th Oct 2023 Average Course was in reasonable condition but we had a 25 minute delay due to non availability of golf carts. Play was also slow and we finished in the dark |
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Michael
from Germany
on Tue, 10th Oct 2023 Worth to play! Very nice course! |
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Anthony
from Austria
on Thu, 5th Oct 2023 Just fantastic Great course for higher handycap golfers |
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John
Hampson
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 1st Oct 2023 OConnor course review A reasonable test of golf. The course was in excellent condition, and the greens were in good condition as well. |
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Robin
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 27th Sep 2023 Tee boxes not in good condition,it was like tee'in it up in rough( not that i have lol )but apart from that the course not bad at all |
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Mark
from United States
on Tue, 19th Sep 2023 O’Conner Course Great challenge and in pretty good condition. Some areas of tee boxes were worn and occasionally there were some dug up areas. Greens, fairways and bunkers were in good condition. |
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Kevin
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 13th Sep 2023 Really enjoyed the course .The whole process including ,hire clubs buggy etc was easy and the club hours was friendly and pleasant |
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Jonathan
from Portugal
on Mon, 11th Sep 2023 Jonathan Good test of golf |
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Derek
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 6th Sep 2023 Have played many times over the years. Course was in very good condition, clubhouse excellent. 8 low to mid handicappers had great day out. |
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gerry
from United States
on Sun, 30th Jul 2023 Oconnor Great course |
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Daniel
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 6th Jun 2023 O’Connor Course Really enjoyed the golf course. Challenging but not too tough that you can’t enjoy (8.3 handicap index) would definitely recommend for anyone below a 25 handicap |
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Mike
Humbles
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 28th May 2023 Enjoyable experience Maybe not as challenging as the Faldo Course but not easy either. Some nice looking holes and an enjoyable course to play. |
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Richard
from Ireland
on Sat, 22nd Apr 2023 Played on a very windy day. Did not enjoy too much.would prefer the Faldo course. |
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David
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 2nd Feb 2023 Good enjoyable experience if a big overpriced. Course is a lot more playable than Faldo. O’Connor was very much a more enjoyable experience and while we had a buggy, it is certainly walkable. Greens, fairways were all in great order. Paths were in better order on this than the Faldo. My one gripe would be that for a quality setting the course should have a Pin Placement Notice for the day. This should be on the first tee, with corresponding pin locations on the scorecard. E.g. A, B, C, D or E for example. It’s just when playing to the green, we had no idea what oar5 of the green the Pin was cut. I’ve played O’Conner designed courses before in Ireland and feel this is overpriced compared to his Ireland courses which are every bit as good. |
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Jimmy
Pham
from Spain
on Tue, 24th Jan 2023 good course played the O'Connor in Jan 2023...good winter condition...it's relatively flat ...walkable...a bit easier than the Faldo course...staff were very accommodating...👍👍👍 |
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Ryan
from Ireland
on Tue, 10th Jan 2023 Thoroughly enjoyed |
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Elisabeth
Brandy
from Germany
on Sat, 31st Dec 2022 Sehr schöner Platz in gutem Pflegezustand |
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raymond
from United Kingdom
on Fri, 30th Dec 2022 Albefera Golf Excellent course and facility's. |
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Julie
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 25th Dec 2022 Great Course Great course in good condition for the winter. Greens run true. The layout is challenging but playable for all levels. |
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Steven
Dranfield
from United States
on Fri, 25th Nov 2022 solid track. conditions a bit spotty again, mostly fwy. |
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Eric
from Portugal
on Fri, 25th Nov 2022 Reasonable test for all handicaps Very enjoyable round although a little slow. Obviously the management are trying to get maximum amount of tee times in which is understandable to a degree. The course was in reasonable condition considering the amount of players although the greens were showing lots of unrepaired pitch marks. It provides a reasonable test for all levels with bale out areas when a hazard is just too difficult to take on. Definitely recommend. |
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Stewart
from Portugal
on Thu, 17th Nov 2022 O Connor Great course. Really Need to know your way round certain holes or you are in big trouble!! |
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Mario
from Switzerland
on Tue, 25th Oct 2022 Magnifique parcours, entretien parfait, très bon green, à recommander |
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Michael
from Germany
on Wed, 12th Oct 2022 great experience Course in very good condition! We had a lot of fun. Play OConner first and then the Faldo course. The service in the Clubhouse really is a joke. But I imagine the problems they have in hiring good staff. We certainly will play Faldo and OConnor a second time |
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Peter
from Europe
on Thu, 6th Oct 2022 Disappointing service Course was in good condition, but a real tough challenge for us being mid to high handicaps. What was very disappointing was the service in the clubhouse after the round, waited over 20 mins to get table service for a drink and a further 20 mins to come back for the food order, over an 1 1/2 hr to have a burger and a beer, When paying those prices i'd expect better service than that. Won't be going back for a while. |
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Alistair
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 2nd Oct 2022 Stunning course and venue Stunning facilities, excellent course with challenging holes but overall very enjoyable. Good pace of play and course very well maintained. |
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Jimmy
Gallagher
from Ireland
on Sun, 25th Sep 2022 Shocker Played it Sept 2022, should be avoided at all costs. The tee boxes are an absolute disgrace. Greens ok but overall this place is in dire need of some serious work on the course as it is very tired and gives the instant feel of a course in trouble. Best avoided if possible. |
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Dermot
on Sat, 24th Sep 2022 Very pleasant lady in reception and very smooth procedure on check in Fairways and greens in great condition Tee boxes and surrounding areas in very poor condition Green fees a little on high aside but OConnor course better value for money than any of the Pestana course |
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Carol
Shields
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 21st Sep 2022 Super course. Great service from the staff. |
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Damien
from Ireland
on Mon, 19th Sep 2022 Great Course Really well designed modern course with plenty of water. Course in great condition. |
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William
from United States
on Sun, 11th Sep 2022 Was a great course to start our Golf Bonanza! Nice layout. Very playable but challenging. Was very challenging on the back nine when the wind kicked up always in our face. Didn’t give 5 stars because too many par fours….you couldn’t hit driver…just had to lay up. One or two is OK but 5 or 6 is too many. All for of us thought it was the perfect starter course for our trip. (Lastly…the carts we’re horrible. Had so many areas where they were automatically slowed…very irritating. Also the carts had maps of holes but no gps distances…which made club selection difficult. |
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Richard
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 24th Aug 2022 Satisfied returning golfer I love the O'Connor course. Easier than the Faldo (which is arguably the hardest course I've ever played) but still a challenge. Fairways and greens have clearly been well used this summer but this is the second time I've played in the last 2 months and both times I've been more than happy with the overall state (which will only get better when the heatwave subsides). Staff are friendly and the bar also serves a nice burger! |
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Nigel
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 1st Aug 2022 Friendly service at a good price with the summer special. The course was a good challenge and the greens were in excellent condition. |
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Allan
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 12th Jul 2022 Nice enough layout, not in the best of condition though. Tees were very poor and some greens were poor. |
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mark
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 12th Jul 2022 Mark Watson Great condition,greens really good |
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Karl
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 28th Jun 2022 Course was in decent condition, no hold ups, always enjoy this course. |
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James
Redfern
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 27th Jun 2022 Really enjoyed playing O'connor would definitely play again |
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Joel
from Netherlands
on Sun, 19th Jun 2022 Easier than Faldo, still a beautiful course Very good course to play, a bit easier than the Faldo course. Also it was really busy so we waited at every hole. Still had a good day and the staff was kind. |
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Barry
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 24th May 2022 Very good but not an easy course. Made to feel very welcome both at reception and the buggy people. |
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Peter
Willcox
from Portugal
on Wed, 11th May 2022 O’conner in Great Shape May 2022 The practice Green has some devilishly difficult breaks to read around the pins but fear not the O’Connor Jr course greens are more straightforward to read. On the day of play they were in wonderful condition running fast and true and with minimal unrepaired plug marks. The bunkers were perhaps the best I have ever encountered. There was 1/2” of dry light sand with a wetter layer underneath in every one I encountered (4 or 5). A highly skilled player could pick the ball off the dry layer taking relatively little sand or a mid handicapper or less proficient could take more sand and find the sand wedge travels through the wetter sand without encountering a hard-packed base layer. Such uniformity between bunkers is quite rare. The fairways were in excellent condition although one could quibble that the grass on the yellow tees, being most used, could have been more uniformly cut to a slightly shorter length. The design was very enjoyable with a well defined shape to most holes. The yellow tees suited my average driving distance of 230-240 yds. If you are a longer hitter you will find the landing areas narrow or run out in some cases beyond 240 yds off the yellows and it might be less risky to play off the whites. Although there is water on the majority of holes I only found it only on one hole although to be fair wind speed was only 10mph or less. On a windy day expect to lose more balls. I thoroughly enjoyed the round. |
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Patrick
from France
on Sun, 5th Dec 2021 Quality of services and challenging golf course when it is windy |
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John
from Portugal
on Sat, 6th Nov 2021 enjoyment Always a pleasure to play |
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Ian
Mcleod
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 17th Oct 2021 Bristol Portugal golf 2021 Lovely course with great views, fairways and greens. However, course buggy paths were a little tired and require maintenance. |
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Mark
from england
on Fri, 1st Oct 2021 Excellent |
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John
from Ireland
on Thu, 30th Sep 2021 Sad christy Far too many long shots over the birancas and the buggy sat nav doesn’t give you any distance information to any hazards. |
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James
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 30th Sep 2021 Not up to usual high standard Over the years have played this course (&the Faldo), several times. Unfortunately on this occasion our visit was very disappointing. The usual meet & greet service was not in place, poor service in the bar/ restaurant with very limited choice available. The condition of the practice range & putting green was poor. Onto the course and it is evident it is suffering from a lack of attention. Teeing grounds and their surrounds looking not cared for. Fairways were in good condition but the greens far from their usual high standards. Halfway house was open and friendly staff member with basic but good selection on offer. I am sure they have suffered during the pandemic with lack of visitors and staffing issues but things need to improve given the premium prices being charged. |
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Shane
Keane
from Ireland
on Wed, 22nd Sep 2021 This was a fine looking course but the greens and bunkers were not brilliant, the greens played quite slowly and the bunkers were very compacted (although we did see the course staff working on them) |
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Darren
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 17th Jul 2021 OC Nice course good clubhouse worth the drive out from Vale do Lobo for a change. |
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peter
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 27th Oct 2020 Has potential Has potential to be much better. The layout was really good, no silly holes and a few real challenges. Fairways in v good condition but tee boxes were overgrown and badly prepared and the greens are struggling from a bit of infection, as well as being far too long. Course felt like it hadnt been looked after for the last week or two so should have been a bit cheaper. Putting green was not usable and course lacks distance markers to greens. However, cut the greens and redo the tee boxes and it’s a championship course but in current state, the old course and victoria offer much better value. |
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Michael
from Ireland
on Thu, 1st Oct 2020 Decent Day out !! A typical resort style course with wide fairways and big greens , pretty Location and nice variety with dog legs . Highlight is the condition of fairways , absolutely top Class , Greens were mixed with a lot of bumps and lumps . The tee boxes were in bad condition , they looked like they had been resodded and relayed ! Anyway we did enjoy the course and it’s a lovely resort |
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Dirk
from Germany
on Sun, 23rd Aug 2020 Schöner Platz Netter Platz der nicht ganz ohne ist. Hat Spaß gemacht. |
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phil
from United Kingdom
on Fri, 6th Dec 2019 O’Connor course Very unkept but a nice lay out . |
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Ben
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 24th Oct 2019 We had a very enjoyable round of golf at Amendoeira O,Connor. The staff were friendly and efficient and the course was in excellent shape, We will definitely be back. |
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Colin
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 21st Oct 2019 Far better than the Faldo for condition Far better maintained than Faldo, course is easier but still interesting enough to keep you going. Greens still could be better maintained |
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Gary
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 7th Oct 2019 Course very busy , 5 balls playing , 5.30 hour round not acceptable , green awful state , staff didn't care , over priced for what it is and offering |
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richard
from Portugal
on Mon, 30th Sep 2019 a disappointment Unfortunately, the greens are in very bad order diluting the enjoyment of the game. |
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David
Keating
from Ireland
on Sun, 22nd Sep 2019 An enjoyable day out A real resort course, not too difficult but has plenty to offer in terms of water, bunkers and length. Hard to miss a fairway yet the course is well protected. An enjoyable place overall, with a clubhouse to savour too. The back nine is a treat especially the last few holes. |
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Stewart
from Portugal
on Thu, 1st Aug 2019 O Connor course Este campo do golfe é um dos melhores no Algarve. Está fantástico. |
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Michael
from Sweden
on Fri, 12th Jul 2019 Really good course We really had a good day. Challenging holes, course in very good condition. Just be award that the paths are very slippery |
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Michelle
from Canada
on Wed, 3rd Jul 2019 A bad day of golf is better than _____. Not here. Chaotic club house, terrible pace of play, slow greens, scorched fairways, and worst of all, warm beer off the cart (which came around once). I should have stayed on the beach...speaking of which, the traps were sloppy, too. |
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William
from Portugal
on Fri, 21st Jun 2019 Fantastic Fantastic from arrival to departure, great course in fantastic condition, but the whole visitor experience 10/10 |
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giovanni
from Italy
on Tue, 18th Jun 2019 Bearyful Beatyful course |
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Dougie
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 16th Jun 2019 Love this course! Great layout and excellent condition. Staff all very pleasant and practice facilities are excellent. The only thing that slightly spoiled the experience for me was the slow rate of play. There are plenty of stewards on the course but they appear unwilling to do anything about slow groups. Will definitely play again though. |
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Alan
from United Kingdom
on Fri, 14th Jun 2019 Superb course Superb course - lovely condition and a very interesting layout which makes you think carefully about each shot. Greens were top notch. Probably the best course I’ve played on the Algarve. |
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Colin
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 12th Jun 2019 We will be back Service is second to none. Course is suitable for all handicaps as long as you are sensible. Lots of wildlife and great views |
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