Penina Championship
Penina Champoinship Golf Course was previously known as the Sir Henry Cotton Championship Golf Course. The main 18 holes provide the most demanding test of a players skill in the Algarve, if not in Portugal. The inevitable difficulty that a flat landscape and terrain creates with club selection, the holes are crossed and flanked by a series of streams, ditches and water hazards, demanding precisely executed shots to avoid trouble and achieve par.|The course is beautifully maintained, winding past tall stands of eucalyptus and clumps of palm to mainly elevated greens which have subtle slopes and sometimes treacherous speeds.
Reception: Everyday from 7:45am to 8:00pm
Golf Clubs: Standard Set|Taylor Made Set
Club House: With Restaurant and Snack bar
With driving range
With an Academy
Trolleys: Manual and Electric
With locker room
Pro Shop: Everyday from 7:45am to 8:00pm
Golf Lessons: Resident professionals
With putting green
Juniors: Up to 17 years oldPenina Championship - latest comments and reviews
Euan Esslemont
2024-10-05
It was nice to at last visit Penina today as hadn’t done previously. However we were extremely disappointed with a few aspects of our visit. We do not intend to visit again as a result.
Firstly we arrived to be told that there were no buggies or electric trolleys left, but we could have pull trolleys. However it did appear that hotel guests all had buggies reserved for them.
Secondly, the course was really in a terrible dried out state with very little grass on fairways etc. such a shame as could see that the layout was really good with well defined holes.
Today, the course was extremely busy. Waits at every hole.
No sign of any drinks buggy out on course.
Overall a very poor experience.
Steve Wilson
2024-10-04
Course was in very bad condition. Wouldn’t go back and play again.
Gerhard Wittmann
2024-10-03
Platz in sehr schlechten Zustand. Service auch nicht gut, keine Carts bis kurz vor Beginn. Des Öfteren keine Infotafeln zum Bahnverlauf. -**- Course in very poor condition. Service also not good, no carts until shortly before the start. Often no information boards about the course.
Nicholas Jardine
2024-09-22
Most definitely one of the worst condition courses I have ever played, there was barely a blade of grass on the fairways and the greens weren’t much better. Completely run down and tired which was a disappointment to everyone in my group. If I could give it a negative score I would
JOHN BEESLEY
2024-09-20
Course not in good condition
Kieron Hudson
2024-08-18
Course layout was nice, condition was average in the front 9. Back 9 was much better. Hotel and resort is looking tired.
James Sutherland
2024-08-13
Staff were very nice but, like everyone's comments I’m sure, the course and infrastructure sadly lacks investment.
Alan Cherry
2024-07-05
Fairways very poor with many bare patches. Greens had bare spots on them. Buggies very dirty and stained and in a very poor condition
Austin O'Dwyer
2024-06-02
course is lovely but needs a lot of maintenance very burned fairways not great and greens full of pitch marks buggy was very expensive €52.50 only 35 in alto yesterday which was a much better course what a shame as I thought it would be much better being a champions course
John Redmond
2024-05-20
Course in very bad condition. Bad tees and fairways, course very untidy.
Way too expensive for a golf course in such condition.
Ray Knowles
2024-05-12
No food / drinks buggy on course, but advised as such by golf shop before round
Eamonn Ryan
2024-04-19
We have played Penina Championship many times over the years and always found it a good challenge. This year the course seems to have suffered from lack of attention, particularly on the tee boxes and fairways. Hopefully these will be addressed and the course will comeback to its former glory.
Tecnicals
*Flat - Some gentle slopes on green approaches
*Dogleg - On both 9's
*Tree Lined - Heavily with Umbrella Pines
*Buggy Recommended - If Essential
*Water hazards - On both 9's, check on course planner required
*Parkland - Totally
*Signature Hole - 5th
*Comments - Premier Championship course in West Algarve
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