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Vale do Lobo - Royal Golf Course
Loulé, Portugal
Vale do Lobo - Royal Golf Course, Algarve — Sir Henry Cotton design rated 4.7 by 300+ golfers, with a famous cliff-top hole 16. See golfer reviews on Hole19.
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Rated 4.7 by 300+ Hole19 golfers, Vale do Lobo - Royal Golf Course ranks among the most reviewed courses on the platform in the Algarve, Portugal. Designed by Sir Henry Cotton, this 18-hole resort course runs close to the Atlantic coastline, with several holes shaped directly by that proximity. The near-island green on hole 9 demands a precise approach. Holes 14 and 15 sit alongside the beach, and hole 11 plays as a Par 4 with open ocean views. Hole 16 is the course's most recognisable: a cliff-top carry that is cited as one of the most photographed holes in Europe. Practice options include a netted area and a grass short-game area with bunkers. The Vale do Lobo Golf Academy provides instruction and dedicated practice facilities on site.
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Stuart PatesNovember 03, 2025Nice course, just a lot of construction surrounding it. Having played the Ocean the day before this was more noticeable.
Felipe Cunha e SilvaSeptember 06, 2025Really nice course. Beautiful views. The staff is miserable…very very rude. The buggy bar never passed during the entire 18 holes and when we saw it, it was under one tree on the phone… Also the driving range doesn’t match the rest of the course… poor conditions plus you just can use up to the 9 iron.
- Jimena Seara PrietoDecember 30, 2024
Greens are in terrible condition
- Danny GibbsSeptember 25, 2024
We om 9@/4. rFt 9. 🇮🇸on
Sebastian GuerickeSeptember 12, 2022Ein wunderschöner Golfplatz mit einer handvoll spektakulären Löchern. Leider kann man sich auf der Driving Range nicht richtig warm spielen, da man maximal mit einem Eisen 9 abschlagen darf. Die Shortgame Area ist ebenfalls sehr klein. Die Grüns sind sehr schnell aber leider von Grün 1 - 18 übersät mit nicht ausgebessert Pitchmarken. Abseits der Fairways, unter den Bäumen, liegt leider immer wieder Müll.
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