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Vale do Lobo Golf Club

4   Golfshake Golf Course Rating 201 reviews | Post Review | Website
Price Guide: £££££ | HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Course Information

Vale do Lobo Golf Club, Faro is


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Golf Guide to the Algarve

Address: Vale do Lobo, Almancil, Faro, P 8135 864 Portugal

Tel: 00 351 289 353 535

Website: http://www.valedolobo.com


Golf Club Facilities

Driving range  Range
Golf club hire  Club Hire
Buggy Hire  Buggy Hire
Golf shop  Golf Shop
Changing rooms  Changing
Clubhouse  Clubhouse
Bar  Bar
Food  Dining
Accommodation  Accommodation

* Any prices shown are guide prices, please confirm with the course prior to booking.

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Review Information


GOLFSHAKE RATING

4

Golfshake Golf Course Rating

 

AVERAGE RATING 4.4
(based on 201 reviews)

5 star
109
4 star
77
3 star
11
2 star
3
1 star
1
 

HIGHLY RATED

99%

would play again or recommend


4.5

The Course

4.4

Course Conditions

3.8

Value For Money

3.9

Pace of Play

4.6

Facilities & Service

4.3

Hospitality

3.9

Practice Facilities

4.1

Food & Drink

What the club says: Former host to the Portuguese Open, Vale Do Lobo is home to two of the most stunning courses in Europe. With European Tour members Brian Davies and Jarmo Sandelin regular visitors, be careful who you bump into in the clubhouse.

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Mike R rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 23 2024

Excellent condition, tight off the tee

Vale do Lobo Royal course was in great condition when we played; perfect tees, fairways and greens. The sand in the bunkers is powder soft, what I imagine the sand that the pros experience to be like. It is an exacting course off the tee. Sometimes there is space to spray it but often holes are flanked by houses meaning you need to drive it straight to play well. There are some real standout holes, specifically the 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 14th, 15th and 16th, all of which involve water perfectly placed to provide challenge. But the rest of the course is also memorable. It is relentless off the tee because of the bunker placement, one each side of the fairway between 220 and 250 yards on almost every hole. It is expensive to play but the condition of the course almost makes it worth it. We teed off early (8.40am) and the pace of play was some of the best we experienced in the Algarve i.e. we got round in less than 4.5 hours, which was a treat.

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Scott M rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 8 2024

Ocean Course

Two courses are located on the Vale Do Lobo resort, Ocean and Royal. The Royal is the one with the iconic par 3 over the cliffs, however the Ocean does have a couple of nice holes that run parallel to the beach. The course is OK, a little too lined by villa's for my personal preference, and the course was very soft on the whole. The greens were good, not fantastic, but there are some memorable holes. Great facilities however and very much worth playing!

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Robert G rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 16 2024

Excellent

Played the sunset round . Value for money was superb including a buggy for less than half the rack rate. Course in great condition, staff very friendly and accommodating. Highly recommended.

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James C rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 15 2024

Investment paying off!

Since new ownership the course is getting back to its best??
Cart paths rebuilt, sand in bunkers?..
6th remodeled with new fairway etc? new tee box markers, new bathrooms new GBPs carts etc
The need ywo drinks carts one for the ocean one for the royal?.

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Stephen J rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 7 2024

Fair but challenging course

I am a golfer with a 14 handicap. I felt that most of the holes were accessible to reach in regulation. There is a few holes which you need to play the course which I didn't as it was my 1st time playing.

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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 24 2024

The resort of Vale do Lobo really looks after you very well, there is a free resort shuttle that takes you from your apartment to the course, local restaurants or the beach. There are two golf courses on site that are great to play, in fantastic condition with the only small complaint being that they are too busy at times.

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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 24 2024

2 courses with stunning views. Course was in excellent condition. Good for most standards of play

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Craig F rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 4 2024

Top class

Amazing course in great condition. Good facilities too. Greens are very tough to read here and very quick.

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David N rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed May 12 2024

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Nicholas S rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed May 6 2024

Great

Lovely course in the hills just outside of Brighton. The course is well designed and the green are well maintained and the best in the area

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Christopher R rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Feb 28 2024

Excellent Condition. Stunning views on a few holes

One of the best kept courses in the Algarve. Earlybird specials on Teetimes.pt
The signature #16 has stunning views. Lots of sand on all the holes but it's white powder like Florida in the USA. It's a long course. I don't recommend walking it. It also has a lot of hills. The tee boxes were sandy on 28-2-2024 but still in decent shape overall. There is quite a bit of water also, along with several bottlenecks in the fairways that come into play demanding a well placed tee shot.

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Stéphane B rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Jan 8 2024

wow

excellent resort

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Franklyn S rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 7 2023

Disappointing Return

Having not played the course for many years I was looking forward to my round, mainly to play the Royal course but we played the Ocean on the day the round however was spoilt by a course marshal who I suggest should receive some training who had no clue on course management or customer service.

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Grahame Cole rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 30 2023

Today’s Golf

Thoroughly enjoyed the whole ambience of the clubhouse and Ocean course. A couple of negatives in that the pace of play was horrendous and people didn’t rake the bunkers or repaired pitch marks on the greens.


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Craig F rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 5 2023

One of the best!

Both great courses here in the Algarve. Brilliant design and although no real rough it’s still a challenge. Very well maintained and the greens are quick..

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