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Vilamoura Old Course in the Algarve

The Old Course opened in 1969. Frank Pennink laid it out between old pines.

  • 18 holes
  • Par 73
Drawing of a golf course with rough, fairway, green and bunker
Illustration from the book
18holes
73is the par of the course
1969is the year the course opened

The course

The course has five par-5 holes and four par-3 holes. On hole 4 you play over the only pond of the course. At 212 metres from the white tee hole 6 is the longest par 3, and at 514 metres hole 16 is the longest par 5. The restaurant in the clubhouse is modelled on a British pub.

On the courses of Vilamoura Golf you present valid proof of your handicap. The maximum is 28 for men and 36 for women. With a higher handicap you only play with the permission of the course manager. Soft spikes are compulsory. Long trousers or golf shorts and a polo shirt are allowed, blue jeans, cargo shorts and T-shirts are not. A round over 18 holes may take no more than 4 hours 40 minutes.

More golf courses in the same area

  1. Quinta do Lago South CourseThe course of Quinta do Lago between umbrella pines and lakes, eight times the venue of the Portuguese Open.18 holesPar 726,500 m
  2. Quinta do Lago North CourseThe course of Quinta do Lago that was completely redesigned in 2014, with four tees per hole.Par 72
  3. Quinta do Lago Laranjal CourseThe youngest course of Quinta do Lago, two kilometres east of the resort between orange trees and five lakes.18 holesPar 726,480 m
  4. Pinheiros AltosThree loops of nine holes each, named after olive trees, pines and cork oaks.27 holesPar 726,199 m
  5. San Lorenzo Golf CourseThe course at the Ria Formosa nature park, closed for rebuilding since October 2026 according to a tour operator.18 holesPar 726,247 m
  6. Vale do Lobo Royal Golf CourseThe course with the shot over the cliffs on hole 16 and a green on hole 9 that is almost an island.18 holesPar 726,005 m
  7. Vale do Lobo Ocean Golf CourseThe course by Sir Henry Cotton whose fairways lead down to the Atlantic along a nature reserve.18 holesPar 736,122 m
  8. Vilamoura PinhalThe parkland course of Vilamoura with fairways lined by pines and noticeable changes in height.18 holesPar 72
  9. Vilamoura LagunaThe open course of Vilamoura with fairways in the links style and water on several holes.18 holesPar 72
  10. Vilamoura MillenniumThe course of Vilamoura with tree-lined holes that shares the clubhouse with Laguna.18 holesPar 72
  11. Pestana Vila SolThe Pestana facility near Vilamoura with 27 holes from which you form three rounds with par 72.27 holesPar 726,393 m

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