Quinta do Vale Golf Course - latest comments and reviews

jackie robinson 2024-01-01
A bit crowded and slow first time ever! Course in good order

Pål Christiansen 2023-11-02
Good speed on greens, fairways well kept on front 9, some bad areas on back 9.

Gerard Kelly 2023-10-31
Staff polite and efficient. Hire clubs poor condition and choice. Only 2 sets to choose from at €35 per round!

Jon pinder 2023-10-21
Excellent course. Very tough. No water in the ponds. A long drive from our accommodation in Vale Parra

Daniel Wyss 2023-10-13
Ein interessanter Platz direkt am Grenzfluss zu Spanien. Das Layout im hügeligen Gelände ist sehr gut. Leider leidet der Platz, wie viele andere auch, unter dem Wassermangel. Aktuell ab Vilamoura keine Anfahrt wert! - ** - An interesting course right on the border river with Spain. The layout in the hilly terrain is very good. Unfortunately, like many others, the course suffers from a lack of water. Currently not worth the journey from Vilamoura!

Alessandro Giovanelli 2023-10-12
Good Golf Course and very very good reception. The men in the Pro Shop is very kind and very friendly. The Fairways in some holes are without Grass and that is not good if you consider the price for 10 green fees.

Sidney Stuart 2023-04-19
Course in good condition considering lack of rain very slow play no one calling through

Michel Brandelet 2023-03-21
First nine holes are challenging due too various water ponds! Very scenic course on the spanish border.

Franz Miltner 2023-03-06
Schöner Platz,freundliches Personal. -**- Beautiful place, friendly staff.

Jackie Robinson 2023-03-02
As usual we didnt score well!

Philip Townsend 2023-02-24
In good condition, very enjoyable. Only downside is we booked as a 2 ball and the club made us a 4 ball with 2 members

Bajema 2022-12-28
Beautiful as ever. Unfortunately the green were sanded on monday..

Nina Schueller 2022-11-14
Course is definitely in better condition than a few years ago. Demanding course that doesn't forgive mistakes. Range ist still in desolate condition and the club house needs a little more attention.

Brendan Sheehan 2022-10-28
all staff that we encountered @Reception , The bar & the Starter were very friendly and welcoming

Pål Christiansen 2022-10-27
Bunkers are not in best condition, toolittle sand. Other than that, everything is very good.

Jackie Robinson 2022-10-23
Fun as usual

Harry Coomer 2022-10-19
Excellent course interesting and fair

Stephen MacGuffie 2022-10-18
Unfortunately we picked a day when the national junior championshpis was on so very busy

Paul Gray 2022-10-12
Excellent course and value for money. Very busy and groups being sent off on 1st and 10th tee.

Paul Tolley 2022-10-08
Course and service were excellent especially the reception and clubhouse staff.

Paul Gray 2022-10-06
My wife and I had got up early for our early tee time, 07.50. On the fourth hole , a starter in a buggy came to tell us to slow down as there were big groups teeing off on the tenth hole until 09.40! We then had a twenty minute wait on the tenth and joined up with another couple to play as a fourball behind the other four balls.

Luisa Borrego 2022-09-28
A tough course which is in very good condition and always a pleasure to play

Jackie Robinson 2022-09-19
Excellent!

Tony Calnan 2022-09-10
Course was very busy and was slow because of this.

Jason Rankin 2022-09-06
The course is only getting better!!

Jackie Robinson 2022-05-28
Brilliant

Julian Pallister 2022-05-25
Course in good condition

Fran Mackey 2022-04-08
Friendly service and challenging course

Nils Ekmark 2022-04-01
Nice challange!

Nils Ekmark 2022-04-01
Nice challange!

Richard Bergsma 2021-09-24
Lot of wind to make it a a little hard to. Play thuis course

Eric Peyer 2020-12-17
First time playing the course. Nice layout with some challenging Par 5’s especially with the wind blowing from the north. Good playing conditions for the winter season except the bunkers. Overall good value for money even though not a must play.

Anton van Doorn 2020-03-16
Windy, but in reasenable condition

Mr. Doorn 2020-03-02
Very busy. Course in good condition.

Sarrazin Franck 2020-02-29
Great design great shape very challenging and original 6 par 3 6 par 4 and 6 par 5

Rene Lachance 2020-02-28
Nice layout for this Seve Ballesteros signature course but the fairways and the rough need a lote of love. There's a lot of water on the first nine. Bring a lot of balls.

Mal McLaughlin 2020-02-28
great course

Boon Tan 2020-02-24
Tough course with danger everywhere but fair if you are accurate.

Mr. Doorn 2020-02-24
Difficult golfcourse. Good fairways en Nice greens. A lot of water

Jackie Robinson 2020-02-15
Lovely game of golf in the sunshine!

Fred Wickel 2020-02-11
Excellent but rather difficult course First and second nine holes have each a very different character.

Simon Richardson 2019-12-06
Great course, had to plot your way round some holes and the wind also making it a tough knock. Course in great condition, greens had just been top dressed but running true

Dr. Ulrich Meseck 2019-11-29
Challenging course, Services o.k.

David Patterson 2019-11-12
This is a visually stunning and challenging golf course that posed a real challenge to our party of all abilities especially in the windy conditions. I posted my best ever score on the course which clearly enhanced my experience. Our 7 handicap golfer came second best to our 10 handicap golfer on the day and consequently lost the trophy! However he lives the course and the challenge it provides

George Treacy 2019-11-12
I booked through tee times late on Sunday, received my voucher early on Monday morning and was on the tee-box at 10.30 Monday morning. evening. No problems at all. Quinta do Vale has some quite difficult holes for higher handicap golfers.

Tony Calnan 2019-10-31
Great course. Lovely friendly staff.

Kjell Karp 2019-10-30
Exciting design with huge variation. Coming back for 3:d year. Maintenance improving - very good conditions now. Friendly staff.

John Walker 2019-10-23
Course conditions were good if a little tired in places. Thanks to the course manager for getting us past 2 very slow groups of ladies

Ina van der Hout 2019-10-22
Here we had to play with two other people. The course is rather difficult with lots of water.

John Flanagan 2019-10-18
Teetimes PT were very helpful in arranging my tee time at Quinta do Vale. I would definitely recommend using them.

Helen Rutherford 2019-10-14
Lovely course and clubhouse. Need to book buggy in advance they don’t have many. Sadly villas line the course which have been left to ruin, some not even finished being built. Very laid back and relaxed play.

Sidney Stuart 2019-10-13
Course in excellent condition staff welcoming very efficient food service very good tasty snacks clubhouse clean with great views

Pieter Colijn 2019-10-11
Nice course with very frienly staff

Simon 2019-10-08
This is a great course but very tough. Unless you can find the fairways take plenty of ball. Would definitely visit again

Paul 2019-09-29
Very helpful staff. Lunch good value in the clubhouse. Challenging course. Well presented fairways and greens. Back nine holes in our view better than front nine for interest. Shame about the unfinished nature of the resort as the backdrop of half finished villas detracts from some beautiful vistas.

Jackie Robinson 2019-09-16
Course and staff all very helpful and friendly. Our golf left much to be desired!

Olaf Jonokat 2019-09-13
Sehr schöner und sehr gepflegter Kurs. Ersten 9 mit viel Wasserhindernissen. Gefühlt Millionen von Mücken. Sanitären Anlagen kastrophal.

David Bateman 2019-08-27
Great course in great condition

Lorraine White 2019-08-11
Lovely course really challenging but worth playing

Andrew Thompson 2019-06-13
A longish course, eats balls for fun on the first 7 holes then opens out a little. A couple of really testing par 5 holes and, typical of Portuguese courses, almost every par 3 is a long one.

Andreas Breitenmoser 2019-06-12
Difficult place, which is rather deffensive to play. Very nice course with nice views over the course.

Witold Franke 2019-06-09
Die Organisation der Startzeiten hat Defizite. Wir hatten ab Tee 10 lange Wartezeiten .

Mr Kevin R Mann 2019-06-05
Fantastic course but some very difficult holes with lots of water around!

Jackie Robinson 2019-06-02
Much enjoyed and course empty.

P.A. Raemaekers 2019-05-24
Baan heeft upgrade ondergaan. Uitdagende baan en vriendelijk personeel. Zeer zeker de moeite waard voor een prima prijs.

Bèr Raemaekers 2019-05-21
Baan enorm verbeterd tov vorig jaar. Baan waar baanmanagement belangrijker is dan ver slaan. Eerlijke prijs prima gastvrij personeel. Top greens. We hebben genoten.

Robert D Devine 2019-05-05
Front nine is flat with lots of water. Most holes are a long slog. Greens on this this nine were mostly poor. The second nine is laid out over a more hilly area. Holes here are more pleasant to play. Greens on this nine were very good. Not a course I would take a group back to. Course generally is very difficult for mid to high handicappers.

Claudia Kirchfeld 2019-04-06
Easy booking, great course with wonderful views. The staff was polite and helpful.

Jackie Robinson 2019-04-05
Got a bit wet and cold on front nine and they allowed us to have coffee and chips to warm up before continuing with back nine!

ADRIAN FRASER JONES 2019-03-18
excellent course

ian nicholas 2019-03-17
Really enjoyed the course and the views from the clubhouse.

Simon Brice 2019-03-14
Lovely course, great fun

Mr A van Doorn 2019-03-08
To many people on the golfcourse. We make 5,5 hour on 18 holes. The price of a golfset we asked was 35 euro for old and very often used Cobra golfset

Richard Moss 2019-02-25
Course was nice and empty. A typical Seve design. We found the front 9 tough with lots of water broughtinto paly by the fresh breeze. Quite walkable, although one long walk on the back 9 (from 16 to 17?). We would play it again if in the area.

Raul Reis 2019-02-22
Good golf course

Ian Humphreys 2019-02-19
Great course

R.J.Loyer 2019-02-13
I like the golfcourse very much , because how it is situated and variety of the holes

David Askew 2019-02-05
Beautiful day .. disappointed by condition ofbunkers compressed because of machine rakers . Need more maintenance very untidy

Timo Salomaa 2019-01-04
It is a good course with nice and special layout. It is really fun to play it.

Gillian Travis 2018-11-24
Greens in much better condition than 1 week go. Staff extremely helpful & sent us off as a 2 Ball off 14th to beat slower playing groups...….. Love the course & layout as 2 fantastic contrasting 9s. A real challenge & excellent value for money. A must visit as far as we are concerned in the eastern Algarve. Will return as low handicap golfers.

Billy Freeland 2018-11-18
Thunderstorms Only played 9 Good Course Greens a little patchy

Gerard Mulder 2018-11-06
Course in poor condition, very slow and bumpsy greens

Miquel Torres Oliver 2018-10-31
Even though we had a very rainy day, the course was enjoyable and masterfully designed. You need to plot your way in between dozens of water hazards so it is challenging even for low hcp golfers. High hcp golfers may have a tough round and loose a considerable amount of balls. The views of the valley are great except for the series of abandoned buildings since the financial crash in 2007, which is a pity. The staff is kind and helpful and the greenfees and bar prices are very affordable.

A.van Doorn 2018-10-17
Fairways excellwnt. Greens in a bad shape. Overall: Good golfcorse

Ken Winter 2018-10-16
Thanks for your help, all went well

Marie Harpur 2018-10-15
we loved the golf course and the views are spectacular. Very tough test of golf as you really have to work out the positioning of each shot, great course. The only complaint was the greens, they are in unbelievably poor condition. Quite the worst greens we have ever played on in Portugal. many thanks, Marie Harpur

Michael Dobson 2018-10-15
Good value, two rounds of golf and a buggy 117 euro, and a course in very good condition.

Mark Punter 2018-10-14
The course was in poor shape. Greens were spongy ( a number of balls plugged on the green), bare patches and very bumpy. Bunkers were worse, compacted and like concrete or no sand at all with only one or two exceptions. The organisation was superb as usual though! Thanks Ron!

Christian Hoornaert 2018-10-14
Very good course

Billy Freeland 2018-10-13
Very good

Jackie Robinson 2018-10-08
Excellent value even if we did have to start off the 10th and then the 11 th!

David Patterson 2018-10-07
The course was very busy but the staff worked very hard to help us get round quickly. I was very impressed with their service

Richard Emm 2018-10-01
Tough and challenging. Lots of water

Paul Churcher 2018-08-06
Very impressive. Great service and straight in the course

Gareth Toms 2018-06-26
Nice interesting course, quite a lot of water which made it challenging. In good condition

Eammon Ryan 2018-06-25
Excellent course, well maintained. Very enjoyable experience

Phil Townsend 2018-06-25
best condition I have ever seen it.

Mike Needham 2018-06-22
Top class. Easy booking and a great course.

Rob van Gameren 2018-06-18
A nice and challenging golf course with beautiful views towards the river.

jackie robinson 2018-06-13
Excellent service as usual

Geoff Wilson 2018-06-08
Difficult.and challenging golf course it very enjoyable experience

Kevin Sanders 2018-06-07
Staff very friendly. Course good, although the later greens needed some work.

Mark Hughes 2018-05-26
Nice course, with hardly any players on it! Lots of water and it can be tricky if you are wayward off the tee!

Bèr Raemaekers 2018-05-16
Als je aankomt op de baan is het niet zo indrukwekkend dan banen in de buurt. De mensen bij de receptie zijn uiterst vriendelijk. En dan de baan in. Start hole 1 par 5......dan weet je dat Seve hier veel verrassingen in petto heeft. Smalle fairways ,eiland greens doglegs en strategisch aan te spelen greens enz....Een baan die zwkwr de moeite waard is om aan te doen....prima hole 19....de moeite waard.

C.J. Vloon 2018-05-14
Not busy, but very difficult when it is windy

Mikaela Ingberg 2018-05-03
Nice course but not so easy :)

Smits 2018-04-24
Superb condition. Staff excellent

Eamonn Ryan 2018-04-22
Great course and spectacular golf challenge

Stuart Johnston 2018-04-21
Played Quinta Do Vale on 20 April 2018. Great test of golf. Lots of water on front nine which makes you think about your second shots. Course in excellent condition. Designed by Seve Ballesteros. Unique in the fact that it has 6 par 3s, 6 par 4s and 6 par 5s. A real good test for players of all levels. Highly Recommended.

Mal McLaughlin 2018-04-20
good challenge nice course

Klaus-Dieter Feldmann 2018-02-23
Golf course very dry and except the green in pour condition. All around the fairways without maintenance. Bridges partly broken. Buggys and trolleys better to reserve in advance. We got no buggy and lousy trolleys. Unfortunately we have booked second round for march 2nd.

Carlos Ferreira 2018-02-18
Greens are fine, but everywhere else to dry Very difficult front nine

Ernest Robinson 2018-02-02
A difficult course, but very enjoyable.

Richard K Emm 2018-01-01
Fairways were a bit tired but a good challenging course

phil townsend 2017-12-20
Other than the compacted bunkers the course was in good condition

David Askew 2017-12-10
Quinta do Vale Golf Course is a fantastic layout greens were fantastic , unfortunately the bunkers need a lot of attention

cathal roarty 2017-12-09
fine trek but bunkers were horrendous. Everything else great

Christian Fuchs 2017-12-03
Everything was perfect!

Kjell Karp 2017-11-29
Excellent condition. Demanding course I would like to play more.

Gill Travis 2017-11-22
Lovely course but needs knowing with regard to clubbing, ditches, dog legs & water hazards.......not much really!!! Would play again, but marshalls really need to get a grip. Played behind some people who need to go on practice field rather than on a golf course, even though having a playing lesson with a German Pro!!!

Dave Parsons 2017-11-18
Heavy storms curtailed the first round there after 9 holes, but they offered to let me play the remaining 9 on another day. Second round there, no problems. The furniture on the terrace is in a poor state, should have been replaced before now..

Phil Townsend 2017-11-13
The course was in good condition and the greens were as good as I can recall. The only thing that let the course down was the wet compacted bunkers

Angiulli Francesco 2017-11-08
Very nice location Beatiful golf course I will surely play again on that course Best regard

Doug Smith 2017-11-08
A tough course if you can’t hit the ball well. The yardage’s are critical. Play well - score well. Steve Balesteros designed a thinking Course.

Paul Lenz 2017-11-07
Overall a good experience. Course good, would have liked a choice on which course we played but it is the busy season. Was the most expensive buggy hire that we paid over 5 previous rounds and there was no ice in the cooler box!. Planned to have a meal following our game but they had stopped serving when we got back, Teed off at 13.30

Catriona Thomas 2017-11-05
Very good course available at an unbeatable price. Efficient staff at the desk, and we were able to start slightly early so that we could complete our round.

A. van Doorn 2017-11-04
Frontdesk friendly Buggy good Fairways good Greens good.

A. van Doorn 2017-11-02
To many players on the course. We played more then 5 hours!!!

Richard Ashley 2017-10-23
Great course, not easy. Staff were fantastic, loved it.

María Jesús Fernández 2017-10-19
Nos ha gustado mucho , es divertido y complicado. No te deja indiferente. Recomendable buggy sobre todo en la segunda vuelta. Buen estado de mantenimiento. Volveremos

A. van Doorn 2017-10-18
Front desk friendly Buggy good Greens very good Fairway good. Rather difficult but nice course. All together prima!

Michael Bryan 2017-10-16
Challenging course with two very different nines. Ended up walking as my reserved buggy was not available. Pace of play again poor with no ranger. Summed up by four matches queued on 18th tee! Still worth another visit though.

Mr Stephen Macguffie 2017-10-15
Ecellent

Michael Bryan 2017-10-06
An interesting challenge in good condition. Well worth a second visit.

Geoff Symonds 2017-09-22
Great golf course, nobody playing it, millionaires golf!.

Tom Bettaney 2017-09-14
Fantastic golf course but lacked some water. A bit hot when I was there 45degrees. But service was excellent

Phil Townsend 2017-07-18
Excellent, never seen it in better shape

Peter Noonan 2017-05-17
Top class course at reasonable price

frank crawford 2017-05-07
Much better than I remembered it from last year - a tough course to get used to

Gerry Malone 2017-04-12
Most enjoyable, not very busy.

A. van Doorn 2017-03-25
Too many people on the course. Very slow playing!!

A. van Doorn 2017-03-23
Too many people on the course. !!

Jackie Robinson 2017-03-04
Unfortunately they had cut the reeds and so many balls rolled in to the water! Benemor in excellent condition

Matthew Hill 2017-01-09
I've also played recently at Quinta do Vale, which is excellent value for money compared to other courses in the Algarve, Give it a try!

David Patterson 2016-11-15
The buggies were in excellent condition and the course was in great shape

A. van Doorn 2016-10-31
Good golfcourse to day Best in the region

Julian Pallister 2016-10-31
too much water for me!

Justin Parker-Hann 2016-10-16
Had a nice welcome in reception and they politely warned us if we had enough balls.The first 6 holes are pretty tough and it is easy to see why they asked us about having enough balls as there are water hazards everywhere !!. That said, it does become easier after the initial 6 holes and i found it a lovely course which was Seve's last design before he sadly passed away.My favourite course out of the 4 we played and i think once you have played it once you will find it easier to play the second time round. 8/10

Eric Healey 2016-09-10
A very under utilised course at good price

Nicholas Kjelgaard 2016-06-26
This was booked as a bit of a make weight, at least that is what we thought. The front 9 can feel a bit unfair almost every shot feels like it is over water, but the back 9 is great. The greens were as good as any we had played in Portugal. I would ask people to make the effort to go out and play it, the course needs money and it will be brilliant.

Jackie Robinson 2016-03-04
Fun as usual and cooperative staff

Alan Potts 2016-02-08
Looking a bit tired. But we love the test

A. van Doorn 2015-11-13
Difficult Course but well preparerd

A. van Doorn 2015-11-11
Difficult but well prepared course

Dave Thompson 2015-10-30
Althugh course was very wet it did not spoil the golf. This couse is quite demanding and requires you to think before you take what looks like an easy shot. Reception was very good and helpful Will return.

Hanspeter Spaelti 2015-10-23
everything ok