Which is the nearest good Golf Club

[Stano]

I am coming over in a couple of weeks and was wondering if anyone can recommend a decent Golf Club close by?

[tbbr]

Where do you want to start, minutes from the centre of cvo are gramacho and pinta ( venues for the european ladies tour and mens seniors ).
A slightly longer drive and there are the two morgado courses, then there is the new silves course.

15 mins west is Alto. Penina . palmares. to the east Salgados and then the Villamoura, Quinta da lago, Quinta da sol etc etc.

[Stano]

Thanks - thats a great help.

[charles hewitt]

For a fairly new course Murgado is really very good. I had some friends over as guests and they rated it as best out of Gramach / Pinta / Silves & Murgado. I think it is cheaper as well!
Best wishes,
Chas.

[Michael Crane]

It's a good idea to always look in FAQ before asking questions. . . . Golf - Local

[Simon Macdonald]

[quote="charles hewitt"]For a fairly new course Murgado is really very good.

Where is Murgado?

I always enjoy Gramacho, the bunkers around the green on the 2nd make me swear, and I contribute generously to the water on the 17th, but overall I rate the course highly.

Cheers,

Simon.

[charles hewitt]

on the Monchique road from Portimao. About 15 - 20 mins from Cvo.

[tbbr]

There are two courses at morgado, the original one with some wide fairways and v long holes, a good test in the spring when the rough has grown.

The second course Alamos has a lot more water and ditches.

Both worth a visit, but it can get very hot in what is an inland valley.

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[lincdoc]

Played Morgado, Pinta and Gramacho last summer.
Morgado - long and hot but a good test (my normally placid friend bent his £80 putter)
Gramacho - excellent holiday golf for mid-high handicappers
Pinta - a good challenge. Not in the same league as Vilamoura/Vale de Lobo but great value, particularly on the "twilight " rates in the summer.
With the new courses at Silves and the fantastic course at Penina this is going to be the 3rd great golf area on the Algarve.

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