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Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol

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Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol, Faro is


Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol Information

Address: Morgadinhos, Vilamoura, Faro, 8125-307 Portugal

Tel: (+351) 289 320 320

Website: https://www.pestana.com/hotels/en/hotels/europe/AlgarveHotels/VilaSol/Home/

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Course Tee Par SSS Yards
Prime and ChallengeTCGS72727200
Prime and ChallengeWhite7274 [134]6993
Prime and ChallengeYellow7272 [130]6536
Prime and ChallengeRed7275 [131]5911
Prime and ChallengeGreen7263 [110]4054
Prime and ChallengePurple7260 [106]2937
ChallengeYellow7272 [125]6395
Challenge & PrestigeTCGS72727200
Challenge & PrestigeWhite7273 [133]6861
Challenge & PrestigeYellow7272 [129]6430
Challenge & PrestigeRed7274 [129]5806
PrestigeWhite7273 [130]6959
PrestigeYellow720 [128]5969
Prime & PrestigeWhite7274 [133]6959
Prime & PrestigeYellow7272 [129]6528
Prime & PrestigeRed7275 [130]5861

Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol Reviews


GOLFSHAKE RATING

4.09

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AVERAGE RATING 4
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HIGHLY RATED

93%

would play again or recommend


4.2

The Course

3.8

Course Conditions

3.8

Value For Money

3.8

Pace of Play

4.3

Facilities & Service

3.9

Hospitality

3.8

Practice Facilities

3.8

Food & Drink

What the club says: Internationally known, the Vila Sol golf course managed by the Pestana Group, is now part of the Algarve's most sought after golf courses.
Having been inaugurated in 1991 with the signature of the architect Donald Steel, "Vila Sol, is living proof that dreams can be realized. It also have been the hosting golf course for Open de Portugal in 1991 and 1992.

Located in the Central Algarve the Vila Sol Hotel and Golf resort is set in 75 acres of natural beauty and accommodates these two magnificent golf courses, Pestana Vila Sol Championship and Pestana Vila Sol Academy Golf Course.

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David M rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 5 2025

A great test, excellent condition with very true greens. Good value with buggy deal

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Terry S rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed May 2 2025

A very tricky course

A very tricky course very well looked after and manicured. The clubhouse, shop, facilities and welcome was exceptional spoilt once again by the stupid insistence of 4 ball play and splitting up small groups of visitors. Once more the annoying factor that 2 and 3 balls could be observed on the course made this another visit in the not very enjoyable category. Noticeable too, were the increase prices of absolutely everything on offer. Not the best advertisement to encourage visitors. Shame

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Joe M rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 15 2024

Beautiful course, always in immaculate condition and always a pleasure, the trees can easily snag balls and the rough is thick

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Darren B rated 3.5 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 6 2024

Worth a visit!

Worth visiting. Nice course with plenty of trees. Lovely club house terrace overloooking the 18th that serves good food

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David H rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Nov 6 2023

Harder than it looks

This course was probably the toughest I've played. Fairways are tighter than they look because as soon as you're towards the first cut you will find a number of trees with tight, dense canopies waiting to block your next shot. Lots of low punch shots to get back on the fairway. The rough was soft and mulchy so you needed good shots to escape. Beautiful course though. Prime, Challenge and Prestige loops all had their merits. Very walkable in November but wouldn't have fancied walking it in summer. Overall, a beautiful place to play that will be kind to you if you're hitting straight.

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Fred R rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 30 2023

Played in Sept 2023. Very challenging but not daunting. We enjoyed every minute.

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John C rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 19 2023

Nice Set Up

Course in good condition and a challenging tight course in places. Fairways and greens in good condition. Some challenging holes but overall a good course.

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Phillip W rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Mar 30 2023

Nice course worth visiting

Nice course. Tight fairways. Need a good tee shot. Long. Hilly and buggy is advised.

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A Golfer rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Feb 14 2023

I had a great time playing at this course! The scenery was absolutely beautiful and the facilities were very professional and well-maintained. The test was varied in difficulty and the conditions, weather, and overall feeling were great. I really enjoyed the variety of long and short holes.

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A Golfer rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed Feb 3 2023

Great course. A great test and varied difficulty. Scenery beautiful.

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Greg M rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 28 2022

Vilamoura

Good course in Vilamoura, Portugal. I found it more difficult being a relatively new player as some of the holes are very tricky.

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Ockert F rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 7 2022

Great Course. Worth visiting

Great Course. Worth visiting.

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Peter A rated 4.5 out of 5

Reviewed May 9 2022

Lovely golf course

I play here quite regularly and continue to find the narrowness of the fairways a real challenge but one that one takes for granted. The reception, the grounds staff, and all else is first class.

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Ralph R rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Dec 12 2019


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Ash N rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Oct 9 2019

Great course in excellent condition. Nice touch with Sir Bobby memorabilia. Stayed at the adjacent resort hotel, great facilities.

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Louise R rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 29 2019

Do not Miss this course

If you are in Vilamoura do not miss this course, it is great. Tree lined sloping fairways where you cannot just "Biff" the ball and hope for the best. The greens are varied (not in speed) and there are water and bunker obstacles which have to be negotiated. Playing this is a must.

(Round played: Sep 2019 - Score: 91 Handicap: 17.1)

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Steve R rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 29 2019

Outstanding

Vila Sol is the oldest of the Pestana course's and in my opinion the best. Wonderful tree lined fairways, but not too tight, with holes where you have to pick your spot not just blast towards. A good test of golf with some wonderful holes protected by sand and water.

(Round played: Sep 2019 - Score: 88 Handicap: 16.9)

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Derrick L rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed May 23 2019

Tiger Tour 2019 - Day 2

Having played this course a few time it was good to play the other 9 of Prestige for a change

(Round played: May 2019 - Score: 95 Handicap: 11.7)

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Graham H rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed May 18 2019

(Round played: May 2019 - Score: 110 Handicap: 19.1)

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Phil S rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Mar 28 2019

What a lovely golf course

Really enjoyed Vila Sol. The course was in very good condition and the greens quick but true. We played the 10th & 19th courses, both of which we?d love to play again.
We had an early afternoon tee time but, when we got to the clubhouse for lunch, it was absolute mayhem with the waitresses running round trying to keep everybody happy. Not helped by some very rude golfers but it did seem that they could have done with more staff.

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London rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Jan 10 2019

We played 18-27 & 1-9. 18-27 appears the poorest part of the course being the least mature. The fairways are not the best and there are some v ordinary holes on this 9. 1-9 on the other had is excellent with some stunning scenery and elevated tee shots. Wouldn\'t play again unless guaranteed to play 1-18. Not great value for money at c100 euros a round but then again not much value to be had in the Vilamoura area. At least a few years back STG was strong, thanks a lot Brexit.

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Cheryl M rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Sep 24 2018

Very busy

Enjoyable round on fairly challenging course. Having the three 9s is very helpful in trying to get everyone out on the course, but then can cause bottlenecks at the turn and slow up a reasonably well paced round. Fairways and greens in good order. Easy enough to read the greens, but some are very large with the odd 3 putt creeping into the round to spoil a good card. Paired up with others and they were delightful company.

(Round played: Sep 2018 - Score: 97 Handicap: 17.3)

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Paul J rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 29 2018

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(Round played: Oct 2017 - Score: 118 Handicap: )

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Chris R rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 11 2018

Visually very attractive course with some lovely testing par 3's and a few signature par 5's. Green conditions very variably and disappointing to see so many unprepared pitch marks from the holiday golfers the frequent the venue. Very welcoming chap in the pro shop for this round but played two days later and service was far 'colder'. Highlight was birdieing the 18th hole under Bobby Robson's watchful gaze.

(Round played: Aug 2018 - Score: 90 Handicap: 14.9)

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Adrian M rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 27 2018

interesting course

First time i had play the course and thought it was exciting

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Derrick L rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 4 2018

Tiger Tour 2018

1st day of the 3 round comp and I played poorly but still managed to score 28 points so not out of it

(Round played: May 2018 - Score: 92 Handicap: 10.6)

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Terry G rated 3 out of 5

Reviewed May 17 2018

I usually get to play this course once per year when we visit Portugal, and I wish I could play it more often, as I never seem to play it well. For a change in 2018, we started at the 10th (of 27 holes), and played the 19th to 27th for the first time ever. Course was in good condition, not busy and there were no hold-ups, although this may be down to rain coming down as we got to the half-way stage (basicaly just drizzle). This meant that the Germans in front of us (who we were catching up with) walked in. From memory, tees, fairways and bunkers were in better condition than in 2017, which must be down to decent weather this year compared to last. Prices in the bar were reasonable, although the staff seemed a little disorganised. difficult to judge cost of a round, as we stayed with Pestana Group, who won the course (and 4 others) so golf was included in our package.

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Essex rated 1 out of 5

Reviewed Aug 22 2017

Played March 2017 and having played the course before we were looking forward to it, all eight of us were extremely disappointed. The facilities were fine but the course was in poor condition.

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Brian S rated 5 out of 5

Reviewed Jul 28 2017

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had a nice day here, weather hot, course and company great, golf for greys competition, highly recommend

(Round played: Jul 2017 - Score: 105 Handicap: 28)

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Dominic W rated 4 out of 5

Reviewed Jun 18 2017

Nice greens, challenging track and weather amazing. Playing again tomorrow. Hopefully beat this score.

(Round played: Jun 2017 - Score: 98 Handicap: 21)

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Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol Frequently Asked Questions

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Is there a driving range at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

No, we are unaware of a driving range at this venue.

Is there a golf clubhouse at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

Yes there is a golf clubhouse at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol.

Is there a golf pro shop at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

Yes there is a golf pro shop which you can access prior to your round of golf or visit to the golf club.

Are there changing facilities at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

No, we are unaware of changing facilities at this venue.

No, we are unaware of being able to hire buggies here.

Can you hire golf clubs at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

No, we are unaware of being able to hire golf clubs here.

Is there a bar at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

Yes there is bar.

Is there a restaurant at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

Yes you can order food for dining at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol

Is there accommodation at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

Yes there is accommodation at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol. Please visit their website for further details and plan a golf break there.

Are there functions rooms available to hire at Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol?

Yes there is the option to hire out function or conference rooms. Contact Pestana Golf Resort - Vila Sol for further details.

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