Oceânico O'Connor Golf Course
Perfectly complementing the Faldo Course, whilst taking advantage of the rich valley soil in contrast to the arid hillside, Christy O'Connor Jnr's course at Amendoeira offers no less of a challenge. Large areas of water demand accurate play and creative shot making, and these lakes and streams are to be maintained as a wildlife sanctuary.
Contact Information
, Faro Portugal
Tel: + 351 282 320 800Golf Pro: Nelson Cavalheiro
Website: http://www.oceanicogolf.com/our_facilities/portugal_the_algarve/oconnor_course/index.html
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Course Information:
18 holes | Par 72 | 6708m yards |
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Visitors: Recommended maximum handicap: Men - 28, Ladies - 36 Only softspikes are allowed
Oceânico O'Connor Golf Course Reviews & Information
Golfshake Rating
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3.9
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Average Ratings
4.38 ... Overall Rating
4.41 ... The Course
4.18 ... Course Cond.
4.64 ... Facilities/Serv.
3.75 ... VFM
4.38 ... Overall Rating
4.41 ... The Course
4.18 ... Course Cond.
4.64 ... Facilities/Serv.
3.75 ... VFM
Addtional Ratings
3.82 ... Pace of play
4.09 ... Hospitality.
4.55 ... Prac. Facil.
3.91 ... Food + Drink
3.82 ... Pace of play
4.09 ... Hospitality.
4.55 ... Prac. Facil.
3.91 ... Food + Drink
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What the club says: Perfectly complementing the Faldo Course, whilst taking advantage of the rich valley soil in contrast to the arid hillside, Christy O'Connor Jnr's course at Amendoeira offers no less of a challenge.
Large areas of water demand accurate play and creative shot making, and these lakes and streams are to be maintained as a wildlife sanctuary.
Golf Course Reviews for Oceânico O'Connor Golf Course
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Reviewed Jan 25 2020 by Terry G - rated 4 out of 5 This is now called Amendoeira Golf Resort, and this covers a 9 hole floodlit short course, and the O'Connor and Faldo courses which are full length (and then some!). The O'Connor is far more manageable, but our round came with pre-booked buggies anyway.
There are some awkward holes - probably easier to play the 2nd or subsequent times around, when you might have worked out the best lines to go for the greens or to lay up.
The greens were enormous - at least one of them was 52 yards deep according to my GPS. There was a sign in the Pro-shop showing stimp readings of 7.4 on the O'Connor and 9.4 on the Faldo, and sometimes this was obvious, as it left a lot of us coming up well short on putts.
The Pro-shop is shared between the courses, and everything is VERY expensive.
Fairways were in great condition, and an absolute pleasure to play from.
The biggest let down for me were the bunkers, where I had 2 lies with only a minimal amount of sand under the ball (which I didn't know until my club bounced off the clay underneath the thin layer of sand).
This course has 2 on course toilets, at 6 and 14, which I've rarely found anywhere but the States, but in fact the same could be said about Morgado, which we also played.
I would recommend the course and would be happy to play again
View moreThere are some awkward holes - probably easier to play the 2nd or subsequent times around, when you might have worked out the best lines to go for the greens or to lay up.
The greens were enormous - at least one of them was 52 yards deep according to my GPS. There was a sign in the Pro-shop showing stimp readings of 7.4 on the O'Connor and 9.4 on the Faldo, and sometimes this was obvious, as it left a lot of us coming up well short on putts.
The Pro-shop is shared between the courses, and everything is VERY expensive.
Fairways were in great condition, and an absolute pleasure to play from.
The biggest let down for me were the bunkers, where I had 2 lies with only a minimal amount of sand under the ball (which I didn't know until my club bounced off the clay underneath the thin layer of sand).
This course has 2 on course toilets, at 6 and 14, which I've rarely found anywhere but the States, but in fact the same could be said about Morgado, which we also played.
I would recommend the course and would be happy to play again
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Reviewed Sep 23 2019 by Matthew P - rated 4 out of 5 Nice Course
Very nice and open course with lots of interesting and testing holes throughout the 18 but with a lot of birdie chances(Round played: Sep 2019 - Score: 95 Handicap: 15.4)
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Reviewed Sep 8 2019 by Steve S - rated 3 out of 5 Nice layout.
A nice course but overshadowed by the Faldo layout in my opinion. Greens were slow and uneven. An ok course.(Round played: Sep 2019 - Score: 92 Handicap: 13.1)
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Reviewed Nov 22 2018 by Gary A - rated 4 out of 5 Great course
Second year of visiting Portugal and playing at Amendoeira. Two great courses in excellent condition and playing in 20 degrees in November!(Round played: Nov 2018 - Score: 91 Handicap: 20.1)
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Reviewed Sep 12 2018 by Philip S - rated 5 out of 5 A tough but beautiful golf course
Fantastic set up over at Oceanico. Everybody from the reception staff to green keepers were unbelievably friendly. A wonderful experience of how golf should be set up, with every last detail for great customer experience catered for. Not the cheapest round of golf but certainly worth experiencing.The course was in absolutely wonderful condition and the greens were superb.
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Reviewed Aug 28 2018 by Paul D - rated 5 out of 5 Fantastic course
Very enjoyable round, less strategic than the Faldo course and a little less punishing unless significantly offline with more water and less bunkers.(Round played: Aug 2018 - Score: 77 Handicap: 9.4)
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Reviewed Aug 14 2018 by Ashley S - rated 5 out of 5 Fantastic course
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Reviewed May 5 2018 by MCH/London - rated 4 out of 5 Immaculate Condition
A very attractive course, in immaculate condition when I was there in May/18.The facilities are good, with a quality club house, excellent practice green and complementary driving range (the only negative being that, perhaps because it is free) it can be hard to find a stand).
Buggies were compulsory when we were there. I am not a huge fan of buggies, but because of the long distances between green and tee it probably makes sense.
It is a forgiving course, with wide fairways. The rough is cut at the right hight to be a penalty, but still show the ball. It is hard to lose a ball except in the water. This helps keep the pace of play reasonable. Our two rounds took 4 and 4.25 hours, which is pretty good for holiday golf in Portugal.
The greens were excellent. Reasonably quick and very true, although some in our group found them difficult to read. The course played long, with not a lot of run on lush fairways and the greens are generally well protected. The water encroaches on most holes, but generally there is an option to play safe and still get on or close to the green.
The only thing that let down the experience was the service in the bar/restaurant afterwards, where the service was slow and chaotic at times. Admittedly we were a large group with new orders coming in as each group came in, but most places seem to cope with this better.
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Reviewed May 4 2018 by Kuni P - rated 5 out of 5 Fantastic golf resort
Amazing facilities, apart from the rude lady who met us and took our details for our tee time!One of the best golf resorts we have attended, I'd definitely return.
(Round played: Apr 2018 - Score: 102 Handicap: 17.9)
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Reviewed Mar 22 2018 by Michael B - rated 5 out of 5 Good walking Course
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Reviewed Sep 20 2017 by Tony B - rated 5 out of 5 classy course
Very nice course littered with water and bunkers making it very tough, we played it in the wind and it ruined me, I left part of my sould on that course
Excellent condition and would love to play it again for the test!
(Round played: Sep 2017 - Score: 102 Handicap: 13.2)
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Reviewed Jun 16 2017 by Alisdair S - rated 5 out of 5 Amazing
Hospitality second to none and the course is in fantastic condition, great day(Round played: Jun 2017 - Score: 85 Handicap: 12)
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Reviewed May 24 2017 by Derrick L - rated 5 out of 5 EXTREMELY TOUGH DAY IN HIGH WINDS AND RAIN BUT THE COURSE STILL HELD UP DESPITE THE WEATHER
(Round played: May 2017 - Score: 87 Handicap: 12.7)
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Reviewed May 20 2017 by David W - rated 4 out of 5 Lots of water. Attractive and gettable course
(Round played: May 2017 - Score: 90 Handicap: 19.1)
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Reviewed May 14 2017 by Sam M - rated 5 out of 5 Amazing golf club, club was some sort of place, the oconnor course was great with large fairways.the Faldo suppose to be very punishing. great set up all round
(Round played: May 2017 - Score: 87 Handicap: 13.4)
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Reviewed Apr 26 2017 by Daren B - rated 5 out of 5 absolutely brilliant complex and golf courses where all the staff were on hand to assist. brilliant
(Round played: Apr 2017 - Score: 85 Handicap: 15.6)
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Reviewed Apr 22 2017 by John M - rated 4 out of 5 The course was in excellent condition with quick greens
(Round played: Apr 2017 - Score: 98 Handicap: 28)
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Reviewed Feb 27 2017 by Lee P - rated 4 out of 5 (Round played: Feb 2017 - Score: 97 Handicap: 20.6)
Course is ok, not a patch on the Faldo course but worth playing
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Reviewed Feb 16 2017 by Tom W - rated 5 out of 5 My personal favourite of the two courses. Loved the set up and some really good holes. The whole course makes you think about every shot and there is some great, risk, reward
(Round played: Feb 2017 - Score: 107 Handicap: 22.2)
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Reviewed Jan 19 2017 by Phil R - rated 2 out of 5 View more
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