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Robert
from Portugal
on Thu, 15th May 2025 Easy to loose balls but great for learning golf . Good course to get back into playing golf. Nice long holes but very very easy to loose your ball, even on the fairways as many leaves . Also about 4/5 holes the greens were closed and makeshift holes have been made in front of the holes. |
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Juha
from Finland
on Fri, 2nd May 2025 Not worth it Four out nine greens closed. No advance notice or compensation offered. Course has seen better days. Bad experience and can not recommend. |
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Paul
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 12th Mar 2025 Poor condition and not cheap for 9 holes Thought I’d do a quick 9 holes which wasn’t cheap at £24. It had three temporary greens and it was in very poor condition and not very scenic. I’ll make a slight exception due the rain we’ve had recently, but still, I won’t be rushing to play it again. |
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Stephen
from Portugal
on Sun, 29th Sep 2024 Wild Boars attack greens Course is in rough shape with 3 greens unplayable due to being damaged by wild boar on or about September 24, 2024. The staff was wonderful and we opted to play despite the disclosure, at checkin, about the damGe and temporary greens and damage. The courses exceptionally dry, the two stars is because we had the course to ourselves, saw one other couple, the whole time One Star, second star was the friendly staff! |
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JOHN
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 23rd Sep 2024 the course is in poor condition in comparison to previous visits over the years. |
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Ville
from Portugal
on Sat, 3rd Aug 2024 Not in the best condition but ok. Course layout where good and played long and tough. Value of 27 euro for 9 holes Was. Good. |
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Stefan
Cyvin
from Sweden
on Sun, 5th May 2024 Friendly staff. The course is difficult off the tee with narrow fairways and lots of trees. Fairways are a bit brown and dry, but the greens are in good condition and the ball rolls nicely. Beautiful nature around the course. Overall a positive experience, would play the course again. |
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P
from Portugal
on Sun, 21st Apr 2024 Not as good as I expected Only played the resort course but it wasn't as good as I expected. Not very interesting, not very tidy. The 2 sets of tees are basically in the same place so no imagination there. All the buildings, signage etc looks tired or in need of fresh paint. I would hope the Championship course is better. Alto golf is cheaper and far better with 18 holes. |
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Roland
from Austria
on Mon, 18th Mar 2024 Very good organized. Very easy course to begin a golf week. |
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Gerald
Smith
from Portugal
on Tue, 20th Feb 2024 Interesting Nine Hole Course An interesting varied nine holes - ideal for my first 18 holes after a five month layoff! And I didn’t lose a ball!! |
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Ian
from Ireland
on Mon, 29th Jan 2024 Penina January ’23 Poorly maintained |
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Tobias
from Portugal
on Sat, 6th Jan 2024 Is ok The course is only ok for training |
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Michael
from Portugal
on Thu, 16th Nov 2023 At great day at a wonderful old course What a wonderful day at the course. It was the people here that made the difference. Both Pro Shop and Restaurant staff were especially kind and responsive to our every question. The course itself in need of a large cash infusion. Maintenance is happening to the primary areas but it appears that the budget isn't allowing for full course grooming. Meaning fairways, bunkers and even to a larger degree the rough. We lost more balls today than any round I can recall. In spite of this, it was a lovely day, we enjoyed playing and we would at least consider coming back again to try the Championship Course. Food at the restaurant was delightful and all servers were please t and attentive. Food came out fast and was top notch. |
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Axel
from Portugal
on Thu, 9th Nov 2023 Really good for the price 4/5 - great course for the price, greens were in very good condition as well as fairways. |
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David
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 27th Sep 2023 Avoid paying to play this course!! Course is in very poor condition. Course manager apologised……..in his words “Wild boar have been causing damage to the greens”. Electric fence has been installed to keep them out. Unfortunately the fairways are also in very poor condition…weeds proliferate everywhere …..even in some green side bunkers. Not worth paying to play this course at the moment. |
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Derek
from United States
on Tue, 27th Jun 2023 Great value and fun but dont expect Augusta! Good value and very quiet. Greens in good shape fairways not great but ok for the price. Nice little course for a but of practice or for beginners. Dont expect Augusta but very enjoyable morning of golf. |
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Alan
from Portugal
on Mon, 15th May 2023 Mr A Barker Tee to Greens abysmal..... No care taken of them what so ever Most greens were in good condition, with an exception of 8 |
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Ken
from United States
on Thu, 6th Apr 2023 OK condition. |
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Karen
from Portugal
on Thu, 23rd Mar 2023 Penina Resort Course It's a good practice course but grossly over priced. It's not busy, in reasonable condition for what it is |
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Jimmy
Pham
from Spain
on Tue, 24th Jan 2023 Not worth ...bad shape Played Penina Resorts in Jan 2023...although it's winter but the course is in bad shape...not worth €43 for 18 holes...😔😔😔 |
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Martina
from United States
on Sat, 19th Nov 2022 Ideal for a good practice round We played the 9-hole resort course twice, and it was better than expected. Not a technical course nor a very challenging one, but fun to play, with reasonable greens, quite long, a nice and very green environment. Ideal for mid to higher handicaps, or anyone, simply to enjoy a practice round. We found the reception very welcoming and helpful. It is a fully flat course, so easy to walk. |
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Hugh
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 14th Nov 2022 Penina Resort A very challenging 9 hole course the Greens were in fantastic condition unlike the Championship course!!good value for money. |
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Kenny
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 10th Nov 2022 Penina Resort Course The course is very tired. Much work is needed to improve tees, fairways bunkers and some greens. |
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Federico
Monti
from Portugal
on Fri, 28th Oct 2022 Não gostei muito esso course. Tem vantagem que é barato, mas é porque são 9 buracos. Melhor jogar só por uma volta de 9 buracos que fazer 2 voltas até fazer 18 buracos |
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Andrew
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 19th Sep 2022 Poor Sir Henry would turn in his grave. This course has not been properly kept up to an acceptable standard. The tee markers are a disgrace and the overall ambience is shabby. Bunkers 'raked' by tractors are compacted, lumpy and generally unplayable. Trees need maintenance too. Greens were reasonable and flags new but holes imperfect and ball falls into grubby ancient cups that don't appear to have been renewed for years. A complete disappointment on a sound piece of land. |
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Rui
Morgado
from Portugal
on Wed, 24th Aug 2022 Excellent course for practice |
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WILLIAM
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 4th Jul 2022 not to our liking. Didn't realise when we booked this through Teetimes we where playing the resort course and this is nothing like the championship course ( our error maybe ) but expect it to be at least like a good members course but more like a municipal park course with not a lot of grass on the fairways but the only saving was the greens are in reasonable condition. |
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Barbara
from Portugal
on Fri, 13th May 2022 Lovely course Lovely course with lots of eucalyptus trees. Long Par 4 but great setting. The fairways were very dry and almost sandy. A bit more water would help. |
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Frank
from Portugal
on Fri, 8th Apr 2022 Course in lovely condition and the reception staff were very helpful and friendly. The golf clubs we hired were also good. |
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Frank
from Portugal
on Sun, 3rd Apr 2022 Excellent |
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Marion
Bakker
from Portugal
on Sat, 12th Feb 2022 Penina Resort Played the resort, nice and easy course for a very nice price |
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Jonathan
from Portugal
on Thu, 25th Nov 2021 Good all-round 9 hole Long 9 hole course, good value for money, walkable and less busy. |
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Jeffrey
from Portugal
on Wed, 17th Nov 2021 Penina resort course played November 2021 Course very dry due to lack of rain, but greens were fast although some showing significant wear and tear. Pace of play was good with no hold ups. This is a good course for practice but at €40 per person is overpriced. |
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Marion
Bakker
from Portugal
on Sun, 3rd Oct 2021 Holes with a lot of space Nice course but because of the long dry summer the grass was brown and difficult to play. |
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Susan
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 26th Sep 2021 Disappointing What a disappointment this was. I’ve played on better municipal courses! It definitely wasn’t worth the money |
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ROGER
BOWDEN
from Portugal
on Wed, 15th Sep 2021 Penna is not up to standard Very sorry to say that this course in very poor condition. The greens are very bumpy and the fairways are up to the of most municipal courses. Do not waste your money playing here. |
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Stuart
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 15th Sep 2021 Nice course but needed maintenance Bit disappointed with the over all conditions of the fairways on the 12.9.21 . Decent enough course with some nice long holes and a good challenge for mid handicap golfers. |
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ROGER
BOWDEN
from Portugal
on Mon, 6th Sep 2021 A good experince at Penina Very friendly staff. The resort course, which we had booked, was in very poor condition. After playing 9 I voiced my concerns tp Maria at the golf desk and we were having lunch Maria approached us and said we could complnatary use of the use of the championship course. A good outcome for us. |
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Frans
from Portugal
on Wed, 1st Sep 2021 Nice golf but the fairways ……! This golfcourse needs maintenance, because the fairways were not in good condition. |
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Johan
from Portugal
on Fri, 21st May 2021 Boring and bad Boring and badly maintained |
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Nigel
from United States
on Fri, 6th Nov 2020 Three old gits on a golfing week in the Algarve This course was in dreadful condition. Wild boars have caused damage in many areas but that wasn't the main problem. The fairways were patchy in place (i,e, with no grass), and had weeds growing out in other places. It appears that they hadn't been watered for weeks. The greens were consistent, save for one which was a temporary one, caused by boar damage on the real green. Overall, it appears the Pennina Group ploughs its funds into the championship course and ignores the Resort course. Very disappointing. We will never return. |
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Steve
from Portugal
on Wed, 6th Nov 2019 Small resort course ( 9x2) Good course for starting with on a vacation. Greens are good but very flat, not hard to read. Fairways are flat and wide. Not a big challenge, can be played easily in around 4 hours unless allowed to get overloaded. |
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Marilyn
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 10th Mar 2019 Course a bit rough in places but a good one for a warm up playing holes twice |
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David
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 16th Feb 2019 Nice to have two goes at the nine holes trying to improve on the first nine score albeit off slightly different tee positions. Greens more like we are used to. |
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Jukka
Ahtinen
from Finland
on Sat, 24th Nov 2018 Cource Good 9 hole course, greens a bit soft, just playable course. 200 m par 3 was challenging. thank you |
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Mark
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 24th Apr 2018 Very busy course!! The pace was slowish but when your on hols I don’t think that that is so much of a problem. Great course, all fairways and greens in good condition. |
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Don
Bark
from Portugal
on Tue, 20th Mar 2018 Very wet and almost unplayable, especially on the 9th |
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William
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 4th Feb 2018 There are only two words to describe this course Mickey Mouse. Worst course on the Algarve. How they can justify the green fee is beyond me. |
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Wolfgang
from Germany
on Sun, 21st Jan 2018 Fehlbuchung? Leider mussten wir den falschen Platz spielen! Ni8cht wie im Internet gebucht den 18-Loch Kurs sondern 2x den 9-Loch Kurs :-( |
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Brigitte
from Netherlands
on Sun, 26th Nov 2017 Our Day on the Penina resort Nice Course only we missed the overviews from the courses |
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Kevin
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 16th Sep 2017 Having played three courses before playing a 9 hole course twice, with little difference between the tees on the first and second rounds, Penina Resort course was a little disappointing. |
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Paul
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 12th Jul 2017 Very enjoyable Very friendly and efficient staff ensured that the hiring of clubs and buggy went very smoothly. The course could perhaps do with a little TLC, but it played very well - don't forget, this is a course where a handicap certificate is NOT required. I feel that some of the more negative reviews have been a little harsh because of this. As well as this, there are also comments about 'not knowing' that the Resort Course is a 9 hole course. I find this hard to believe as both the Penina and Algarve Golf websites clearly state as such. All in all, and enjoyable experience. |
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Rent
from Netherlands
on Wed, 24th May 2017 Beautifull to play we have only that day a very strong wind that gives for some players a handycap |
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Alex
from United States
on Tue, 23rd May 2017 Well maintained, had the course to ourselves the whole day. |
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Robert
Moore
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 30th Apr 2017 Robert Moore Quite scruffy, not in the best of conditions. Only nine holes, so often very slow play. All things considered, quite expensive but still enjoyable |
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Don
from Portugal
on Wed, 29th Mar 2017 Don M Older course...good value. Not in great shape at the time of play. |
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Rod
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 19th Dec 2016 Would not recommend this course to anyone Untiedy did not know it was two nines pay the extra and play the championship course |
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Peter
from Portugal
on Fri, 25th Nov 2016 Well? Nice! Quite short and tricky. Greens little bumpy. Good variation of the holes. Worst (after my score) was the traffic on N125 just aside |
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Jacob
from Portugal
on Fri, 28th Oct 2016 Expensive pitch en put course The maintainance of this course is beyond value for money. It's like a Pitch en Put course. |
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Geoff
on Wed, 26th Oct 2016 Poor relation to Championship Bit of a poor relation to the Championship course across the road, greens were ok but a little scruffy off the fairways. Quite long at times, it's only 9 holes that you play twice from similar tee positions. Ok fora game but would be first choice. |
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Brian
on Tue, 11th Oct 2016 Decent course but soooo slow Course is fine but as it is the resort course it seems to attract awful golf players. Because of this it takes too long to play. |
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Ian
from Denmark
on Tue, 27th Sep 2016 Not worth the money We played this course on our first full day in Portugal and what a dissapointment.Vastly overated and living on its reputation. The course wasn't in great condition, the staff weren't particularly friendly. On the day we played it was scorching hot we werent given any water and there wasn't any available on the course. We saw the drinks cart once and even then he ignored us and drove past us even though we got his attention. We had to nip into the clubhouse at the 10th to buy a bottle of water which was 7euros what a rip off and added 15 minutes to our round. This was the most expensive of the 5 courses we played and we played it a few days before the season changed and the prices went up. Overall this was the worst course we played both in terms of the quality of the course and the overall experience. Not worth the time or the money, wish we had played somewhere different that day. |
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Christopher
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 8th May 2016 chris.womersley very disopointed with 9 hole penina golf course thought we had book the 18 hole one.did not get told this till we got there.so make sure its the 18 hole one and not the 9 two times round.or you will be very disopointed like us. |
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vinny
from Ireland
on Thu, 21st Apr 2016 Course in poor condition.. bad attitude from a French member playing ahead of us in a four whom refused to let us play through..not impressed... |
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Paul
from Portugal
on Fri, 18th Mar 2016 course in great condition even though it was wet. Excellent condition especially Greens. Very true and fast even though it was drizzling during the round. Bunkers have lots of sand. No fear of hitting bottom with full swing. |
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Irma
from Slovakia
on Thu, 10th Mar 2016 Wonderful experience Fine weather and the course was not too crowded. Friendy and efficient staff. The net reserving system was quite good also. |
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Paul
from Portugal
on Sat, 5th Mar 2016 Nice course and good value for money. It is a 9 hole course with 18 tees, but not bad for your average golfer. |
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