PALMARES GOLF COURSE
| Architect | Frank Pennick |
| Number of Holes | 18 |
| Length | 5.961 m. |
| Par | 71 |
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| Directions | Follow the EN 125 towards Sargres. As you approach Lagos follow the signs to Meia Praia. If you miss the small sign and arrive at a roundabout do a full circle of the roundabout and return over the bridge. Take the first turn right at the sign post to Meia Praia. follow the signs left at the next roundabout and then forward at the following roundabout. The course is at the far end of the beach. |
Quick Contact -
MOB - 00351 914021159
| Handicap required | Men: 28 Women: 36 |
Description and images
This is a course of great beauty, perfectly blending beach and
mountain scenery. Its clubhouse, set between holes nine and ten,
provides a fantastic panorama over the coastline.
The course is a
showpiece to the imagination of Frank Pennink, one of the most
prolific golf course designers in Portugal. At Palmares, which is
close to the beautiful and historic western Algarve town of Lagos,
Pennick has created a course of undeniable beauty and quality.
The reputation of the course, a Par 71, derives from its skilful use
of two different kinds of landscape, as well as its excellent level
of maintenance.
So, after starting out on a difficult dogleg Par 4 from a high tee,
the golfer soon gets into the links which run behind Meia Praia, a
great expanse of white sand and high dunes.
At hole 6, the course turns back inland in the direction of the
clubhouse. From here on the player faces just the opposite
challenge, with holes designed along curving valleys bordered by
pine trees, and affording beautiful views over Lagos Bay and the
Monchique mountains. It is a perfect mix of links and inland golf.
From the veranda of the clubhouse, set between holes 9 and 10, the
view covers 25 kms of Altantic ocean coast.
Text provided by the Portuguese Tourist Office
