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Conrad
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 31st Mar 2025 Too Slow Great course in decent condition considering all the rain they had had got the last month or so. Played 2 rounds. On the Tues we got paired with 2 great guys and had a very enjoyable round. On the Thurs we were a 2 ball stuck behind 3-4 groups of hackers. What we could see in front of us defied belief. Not sure why they ask for your World Handicap Index at Reception as they clearly don’t check it. The people in front of us shouldn’t be on a golf course of this standard and price. 5 minute waits on every shot not acceptable. I phoned reception and complained and also spoke to the on course Marshall but he just shrugged and said “it’s slow today”. |
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barbara
from Canada
on Thu, 13th Mar 2025 OUt of 14 courses, this one is my favorite course, its is stunningly beautiful and the entire development is first class. |
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David
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 19th Feb 2025 Great but so slow This is a great course with much variety, good long holes and really well presented. The holes by the ocean are spectacular with the roar of the surf. This is good because it took 5 hours 20 minutes to get round. These courses must inspect handicaps and keep hackers off when it's busy. The wait spoiled a great day. |
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Annie
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 17th Feb 2025 Beautiful views with stunning ocean views. However we found it challenging with thick rough and no run on the fairways which makes it a very testing round of golf. It would have been better had the tee times been more structured as we were constantly being asked to let individual and 2 balls through which did slow our game. All staff were very attentive. One minor moan - the on course toilets left a bit to be desired. |
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David
from United Kingdom
on Fri, 7th Feb 2025 The course was in great condition ,staff on the golf desk were very professional and pleasant ,played on the 3for 2 deal ,had a lovely day |
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Pops
Pops
from United States
on Tue, 28th Jan 2025 Must play Teed off at 7:45 . Walked . Beautiful scenery nice lay out fair course . 12 handicap and played from member tees . Staff was pleasant . Only negative would be 50 Euros for a Buggy! |
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Paul
on Fri, 6th Dec 2024 Absolutely beautiful course |
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Angelo
from United Kingdom
on Fri, 29th Nov 2024 Course is fine but the greens were in abad state, lots of traffic |
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Steve
Thompson
from United Kingdom
on Fri, 15th Nov 2024 Some fantastic holes Great course with some lovely holes. Greens lets it down slightly though in Nov 24. They were slow and very soft. But that’s probably just the time of year and them looking to protect them. |
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Michael
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 6th Nov 2024 Terrible pace of play! Teed off at 13.50. Far far too many players on the course. I walked off after 15 holes after more than 4.5 hours. The course has a few pretty holes on the back 9 but otherwise extremely average. Condition was average too. The management are to blame for squeezing too many players on the course which means waiting on every tee and ultimately spoiling the golfing experience. One to avoid!!!! |
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Corinne
from Virgin Islands, British
on Mon, 7th Oct 2024 Vale do Lobo Ocean Course Review Check in was very easy and Staff were all friendly. The course was busy but pace of play moved well and we took around 4.5hrs to play the 18 holes. The Course is not maintained in terms of unfilled divots on the fairways, which was disappointing. Vale do Lobo should make it mandatory for every player to carry a Sand Bags on their Golf Trolley/Bag and provide Bottles of Sand on each Cart, so that divots can be filled in on the fairways. Also despite signs on every flag on the greens, players were failing to repair their pitch marks. We also noticed that the Greenkeeping Staff are allowing the Kikuyu grass to encroach onto the Greens which will negatively affect the putting surface, unless they work on this very soon. In summary, we were slightly disappointed with Vale Do Lobo Ocean Course, in terms of the maintenance of the course, and would choose other better maintained courses in the area, to get our value for money in the future. |
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Marcus
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 5th Sep 2024 Ocean delivers Ocean delivers again. Played Royal & Ocean back to back in consecutive days. Ocean was certainly the better of the two with the greens being the big difference. Overall tee to green the course was in good shape considering it’s towards the end of the season. Due to the course being heavily watered, the rough is punishing. Costs everyone playing many shots. Bunkers were impeccable. |
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Stefan
Lahme
from Germany
on Sat, 24th Aug 2024 Go there I rate it 4 stars for the Algarve, otherwise 3 stars. Why? It is a nice course with some great holes on the Bach nine, but also some weak uphill holes. Good condition. I recommend it for the area |
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Tony
from New Zealand
on Sat, 10th Aug 2024 Awesome great course and facilities at this club |
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Craig
Smith
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 1st Aug 2024 great course, lovely venue, it had absolutely chucked it down for hours and house through the night before we played, i was expecting the course to be in a bad way, it wasn't, greens pure and very quick, took a while for the beer cart to arrive when we called, but other than that, great course |
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MARK
from Ireland
on Wed, 31st Jul 2024 Quality as per usual A great course in the Vale do lobo and Quinta do Lago region , I play it a couple of times per year , condition of the course is always at a high standard , it is a touch more friendly off the tee than the Royal , playing at 07.20 means a lot of workers on the course so flow of the round wasn’t there , maybe got unlucky that Wednesday is a big maintenance day , for the green fee price of the Ocean course it’s one not to be missed |
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Remi
from Russian Federation
on Sun, 28th Jul 2024 Good quality of the greens and fairway, wish a bit more marshals to avoid slow play |
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Tony
from Portugal
on Sat, 20th Jul 2024 Outstanding Course Course layout was amazing and scenery was breathtaking. Great service ..5 star!!! |
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John
Rivers-Moore
from Romania
on Mon, 15th Jul 2024 Good course - few items could improve service Some stunning holes on the back nine, which made it much more enjoyable although it was also more challenging than front nine. No delays on course which was great. We were disappointed that the driving range was limited to a maximum 9 iron, but we weren’t informed about that before buying too many tokens (non refundable) and we were unable to use 1 bay with net around it for (wood through to 8 iron) as it had holes in it - apparently to be replaced next week. Maintenance crew out on hole 5 at left bunker were also in danger as unsighted from tee box and weren’t helpful in moving their cart to allow a 2nd shot chip into the green. |
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Alessanbondi
from Italy
on Tue, 18th Jun 2024 Top 5 stars |
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Gary
from Portugal
on Fri, 14th Jun 2024 Speed up, please! Our 4 ball had to wait on virtually every shot … even after the two 2 ball groups in front joined together (because they were being held up)!!! Something has to be done about the pace of play, its way too slow (especially as everyone was in buggies). |
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Shaun
from United States
on Sun, 9th Jun 2024 Course was in ok shape. A few holes (on the back) were really nice, front 9 was otherwise boring. We didn’t see a beverage cart until well into the back 9 despite calling for one at least 3-4 times. Very disappointing considering it was really hot that day. I did mention this to the course admin but they said the beverage cart is not managed by them but rather the restaurant attached. Such a shame. |
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Beat
from Switzerland
on Mon, 3rd Jun 2024 nice course but slow play in front of us and the athmosphere of restaurant is more of an english pub (drunk guests and loud music) than a nice 19hole where you can relax and enjoy the views... |
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MARK
from Ireland
on Thu, 30th May 2024 Beautiful Course Vale do lobo Ocean course never disappoints, for the price point it’s at compared to others in the local area it’s in far better shape condition wise , lots of memorable holes on the course and it’s always on our play list every year , clubhouse and food fantastic |
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Ron
Cookson
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 23rd May 2024 Stunning views |
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Ron
Cookson
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 23rd May 2024 Excellent |
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Chantal
from Portugal
on Sun, 19th May 2024 Wow |
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Edith
from United States
on Thu, 16th May 2024 Vale the lobo is really fun with nice views on the ocean. For a women it’s a long course even from the forward tees. Conditions were good! |
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Robert
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 7th May 2024 Tough Lots of blind tee shots. Not for the faint hearted. Difficult greens but the setting and layout is spectacular. |
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neil
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 7th May 2024 Excellent & value for money Top GC to play at, course layout brilliant, excellent condition. |
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Andrew
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 27th Apr 2024 Ocean 5 * Top course, greens very quick and some fantastic holes , 4th time of playing and never disappointed |
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Darren
Howes
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 25th Apr 2024 Impressive golf club This is a better course than Royal in my opinion. The 9th is stunning and the back nine has several holes by the sea. Course was in great condition |
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Alastair
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 21st Apr 2024 Fun in the sun Some interesting holes and a good layout. Service is exceptional from check in to buggy hire. Course in good condition although Royal a bit better. |
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Philip
from Portugal
on Sat, 23rd Mar 2024 Incredible back 9 Get the early bird tee time and then both vale do Lobo courses become incredible value. Immaculate fairways. The back 9 heading toward the ocean is the most fun I have had for a long time. Dramatic, forgiving and not too long. Great course. |
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Tom
from Belgium
on Fri, 8th Mar 2024 Beautiful golf course ! Challenging holes. Very well maintained!! We’ll be back |
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Colin
from Portugal
on Wed, 6th Mar 2024 . |
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Michael
Keith
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 3rd Mar 2024 Great course, a must play whilst you are in the al Everyone we spoke to was so polite nd helpful. The ocean course is in great condition it was a privilege to play here |
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Peter
from Germany
on Fri, 23rd Feb 2024 Beautiful settiings Played on Feb 16 and 21.. Nice Course, beautiful setting. Handicaps should be monitored/verified, as sometimes it seems people don‘t know how to handle their Clubs, moving their Carts over the Greens… |
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James
from Poland
on Mon, 5th Feb 2024 One of the most fun golf courses .. and definitely the most beautiful! Similar to a Poor Man’s Pebble Beach!!! Played Monte Rei yesterday and this was in better condition and more enjoyable. Some of the prettiest golf hole ever! Number 7 at at Pebble, the par 3 Cypress and 15 at Vale do Lobo are the best! |
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Armando
from United States
on Sat, 27th Jan 2024 Espectacular Espectacular!! Además, teníamos hora de crepúsculo y nos adelantaron media hora Gracias!! |
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Jouffre
from Portugal
on Tue, 16th Jan 2024 very nice and well maintained course, unfortunately we played partly in the rain, but it is not your fault. I would recommend this route as we were advised. |
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Arve
from Portugal
on Sat, 2nd Dec 2023 Nice course in stunning settings The course was in good condition even though it was raining a lot the night before. |
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Gayle
Boyce
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 28th Oct 2023 Course in bad state of repair |
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Dermot
on Sat, 28th Oct 2023 Very poor Very poor conditions all over |
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Daran
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 22nd Oct 2023 Breezy ocean course Nice course but holes 2,3,4,5,6, seem out of sync with the rest of the course. Great back 9 with stunning holes next to ocean and played in difficult windy conditions. Missed the rain but the staff were there with towels to give to those poor souls who got caught in the heavy downpour which was great service. |
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Kevin
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 19th Oct 2023 Average course Fairways poor greens poor not in the same condition as the Royal |
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Lesley
from Portugal
on Fri, 13th Oct 2023 Vale do Moljmmm To pay for coffees before my game was a slow process. Buggies taken off course too far ahead of all course signs. |
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Darren
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 9th Oct 2023 Stunning! Sensational sea view course in stunning condition, wow! |
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colin
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 25th Sep 2023 Val do lobo ocean course - twilight Course in reasonable condition and just love the views! Greens were good . However , need to monitor handicaps - 3 ladies were 2 groups in front and looked like they’d never held a club. Thankfully they gave up after 10 holes! Twilight at 1530 was good value . |
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Alistair
Riddoch
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 23rd Sep 2023 WOW, Cracking Course Remember Your Camera. Wow what a fantastic set up they have at Valo do Lobo clubhouse, very efficient and helpful staff in reception and buggy station, great practice facilites. The course itself is a gem, remember to take a camera with you as you will play some fantastically laid out holes here with spectacular views. The course is in fantastic condition, many green maintenance staff in attendance fairways, bunkers, greens all faultless. The only issue as with many other holiday courses are the amount of unrepaired pitch marks on the greens, us golfers need to take a good hard look at ourselves with this and repair your pitchmarks...ok rant over. Buggys are all in a new condition, ice box and water supplied, the whole complex is great and the prices to play these courses are very competitive as you are playing a quality course. Can I also say that Algarve Golf are a fantastic company to book with, James Crawford was super helpful for the whole time we were there and could not do enough for us to ensure our stay and experience was 5 star. |
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Marc
from Canada
on Mon, 18th Sep 2023 Excellent course , but staff too strict on some rule. Actually we had golf sandals which are not permitted but never before showing up have we been advice of that rule. Actually golf sandals are accepted all over Arizona in courses as respectable as the Vale do Lobo. It was unfortunate that we had to buy golf shoes on site. Please advise in advance in the future and show a little bit of common sense of ever a foreign customer come up with something unusual. |
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John
from Ireland
on Fri, 15th Sep 2023 A solid test The greens weren't the best, however its a fine course and a challenging test . The clubhouse facilities are very good. |
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Julian
Anderton
from United Kingdom
on Fri, 15th Sep 2023 Poor Greens Lovely layout especially down by the ocean. fairways in reasonable condition. However, greens terrible. Bare patches and dozens of unrepaired pitch marks. The course has been overplayed and unfortunately many people dont repair their pitch marks. |
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Alan
from Ireland
on Sun, 3rd Sep 2023 Lovely course, was in fair to good condition with only minor issues. Would recommend |
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Stefan
from Germany
on Thu, 17th Aug 2023 Nice Ocean views Some nice holes close to the ocean, very nice par 3 right in the beach. The rest is ok, many blind uphill tee shots. Some greens have many dry spots. Good deals in the afternoon, played in 3 hours as a twosome at 12:10. |
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Deane
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 8th Aug 2023 Some areas of the course seemed to smell quite badly and areas of the course was slightly overwatered but other than that a lovely course |
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Paul
from Portugal
on Fri, 21st Jul 2023 Nice course Nice course, very well kept, very friendly staff |
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Darren
Howes
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 15th Jun 2023 Darren Howes Very nice course. I was surprised how much we liked it. Preferred it to The Royal. Great condition |
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Paul
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 1st Jun 2023 Ocean course Decent course. Quite windy. Didn't think the place was overly welcoming. |
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Daniel
from Portugal
on Tue, 16th May 2023 Great, challenging course in beautiful condition. This course was in great condition. The greens are fast, if you are putting down hill, good luck. The Fairways are plush, the rough is thick and sand traps are soft. The course is challenging and very scenic as it has beautiful views of the ocean. I highly recommend this course. Bring your A game! |
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Alain
from France
on Mon, 15th May 2023 ocean, superbe parcours en état exceptionnel, green parfait préférence personnelle pour le parcours royal |
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Gary
from United Kingdom
on Wed, 3rd May 2023 Scenic course in great condition Course was very scenic and in great condition. Some memorable holes notably the 10th with a waterfall to the left of the fairway. Definitely worth taking a buggy as it was quite hilly |
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Kathleen
from Switzerland
on Tue, 18th Apr 2023 Well maintained With only a few small exceptions, the fairways were in wonderful condition .... not something most other courses in the area can boast of. The ladies tee boxes were also in good shape - so nice to be able to stand flat and not look down on hole after brown hole. Starting early, we finished play in just over 3 hours. It was a pleasure. |
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Meenh
Fong
from Singapore
on Mon, 17th Apr 2023 Truly enjoyable course Nice course n many uphill holes. 2nd 9 was breathtaking esp H16 |
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Roy
from United Kingdom
on Tue, 11th Apr 2023 Scenic Extremely scenic course with six holes by the ocean. Well kept and designed, but not at the level of the very top Algarve courses. A very enjoyable round. |
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Walter
from Switzerland
on Tue, 11th Apr 2023 Beautiful setting, perfectly groomed . Beautiful setting, perfectly groomed fairways and greens, interesting architecture(the course and the villas along the fairways) with at times spectaculare views. Enjoyable all around. The Restaurant completes the very positive experience. The driving range doesn`t do its name justice... |
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John
Drake
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 10th Apr 2023 Vale de lobo Very nice course in fabulous condition. Paired with someone who had only just started playing and kept getting asked to hurry up by marshall and and rightly so but V de L need to have a think! |
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Sylvia
from Netherlands
on Tue, 21st Mar 2023 A great course! A course that lives up to its name. The one thing I don't understand about Vale do Lobo is that everything is top of the bill, except the practice facilities. Having said that, what a wonderful course! |
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Tony
from Portugal
on Mon, 13th Mar 2023 Great course Great course and v.good condition. Unfortunately slow play has to be endured mainly due to people who are incompetent and likely not to have handicaps. One case: three buggies, 5 people, 5 sets of clubs!!! |
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Marcel
Hungermann
from Germany
on Sat, 4th Mar 2023 Ocean Course in March Amazing Course with lots of ondulation. Some holes are good for Driver. Good Conditions, some tough holes. Overall fair course. Super friendly and helpful employees. Good welcome feeling. |
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pallier
from France
on Tue, 28th Feb 2023 beautiful scenary but you need to take a buggy 4 golfers in february: beautiful golf course, with beautiful sea landscape especially on the back nine; but the course is long and with many slopes, so we advise to take buggies: we were walking and it was tiring, and with some stress because others players had buggy, so we had always the feeling to be slow, even if we finish the 18 holes in 4h30. |
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Mac
Shiells
from Canada
on Mon, 20th Feb 2023 Needs maintenance Lots or rough patches on both some of the fairways and some of the greens. Not in the best of shape. Should be better given the price of green fees. Many blind shots which is not good the first/second time you play here. |
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Paul
from Portugal
on Sat, 4th Feb 2023 Stunning Vistas Beautiful day, very good course layout, spectacular back 9 views. Fast greens. Friendly staff. Could use a little TLC after particularly cold January. ,Very much enjoyed the round. |
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Tom
from United Kingdom
on Sun, 1st Jan 2023 Good course Lovely course with some very interesting holes. The greens could do with some loving but guess it’s the time of the year. Would recommend playing |
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Steven
Dranfield
from United States
on Fri, 25th Nov 2022 good greens, conditions pretty good, more memorable than most of Royal, enjoyed |
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Tony
from Portugal
on Thu, 24th Nov 2022 Excellent course with good open spaces. Excellent course with good open spaces. Unfortunately, due to slow play by groups ahead there was bunching on tees with 3-4 holes to play. More control is required on handicaps and whether players are not beginners. |
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Andy
Richardson
from United Kingdom
on Mon, 21st Nov 2022 Good course, poor welcome. Enjoyed the course once again. Shame that the lady om reception wasnt more welcoming. It felt like i was interrupting her day! |
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Magnus
from Germany
on Mon, 14th Nov 2022 Ocean Course is a expierence much better than Royal; wonderful Views on the second nine; Greens are welldone |
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Thomas
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 12th Nov 2022 Incredible course, please maintain its standard. Reception to golf course non existant, quality of greens and tee box were not up to local standards. Fortunately the golf architecture and views on the ocean are perfect. Green fee or maintenance to be adjusted |
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Kathleen
from Switzerland
on Fri, 11th Nov 2022 Very scenic at times We unfortunately were given a start time in the middle of a member's tournament which meant lots of waiting. At 4.5 hours it was okay. The course is in decent shape, except for lots of pitch marks. It's somewhere between a 3 and 4 - the relatively slow pace of play always makes it less fun. |
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Paul
from Portugal
on Sat, 5th Nov 2022 The course is well maintain but the holes are not for good players… I would not call this ocean course as one hole is near the ocean Not the best course for the money |
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Mario
from Switzerland
on Tue, 25th Oct 2022 Magnifique parcours avec quelques trius au bord de l'océan, splendide |
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Claire
from Ireland
on Wed, 19th Oct 2022 They could do a better job in pairing players…. Laranjal & Quinta north & south run much better, staff & course’s excellent. |
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Denis
from Canada
on Thu, 13th Oct 2022 Well managed course. Great service. A real test. Fantastic layout. Our favourite. |
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Marie
on Thu, 13th Oct 2022 Always enjoy playing Vale de Lobo |
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goetz
from Germany
on Sun, 9th Oct 2022 fantastic course with stunning views Fantastic course with stunning views towards the ocean, superb maintained |
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Gary
from United Kingdom
on Sat, 8th Oct 2022 Very nice course and well organised. |
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Dan
from Portugal
on Tue, 4th Oct 2022 Pretty good For 129 euros, I really expected a nicer course. Beautiful ocean views on the back nine, but the greens were really beat up. One buggy bar serving 2 golf courses, not ideal. |
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Mark
from United States
on Tue, 27th Sep 2022 Gos course and great set up |
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Alan
from United Kingdom
on Thu, 22nd Sep 2022 Lovely Track Excellent course in great condition all round. Good test for all handicap levels. Generous fairways, no rough to speak of and fast tricky greens. Great day. |
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