Gramacho Golf Course
Gramacho Golf Course has a trick up its sleeve that no other course in the Algarve can quite match: eighteen fairways, but twenty-seven greens. Play it once and you've seen one version of the course. Play it again and the whole character can shift, hole by hole. Designed in 1991 by Ronald Fream working alongside former World No. 1 Nick Price, it has gone on to host European Seniors Tour qualifying and the Ladies Portuguese Open more than once, proper championship pedigree hiding inside a course that's genuinely playable across a wide range of handicaps.
Boulder outcrops, dry-stone walls, and centuries-old carob trees give the round a rooted, unhurried feel, while lakes and bunkers are placed to reward good decisions rather than punish for the sake of it. The greens are the course's calling card: fast, well-contoured, and consistently the part guests remember most. The round builds to a genuinely memorable finish, a par-5 18th played back toward the clubhouse terrace, water guarding the approach, with the whole gallery of the terrace watching your last swing of the day.
Facilities include a full driving range, a resident academy, and a clubhouse restaurant right on the 18th green. Gramacho sits alongside its sister course, Vale da Pinta, making the two an easy pairing for anyone spending a few days in the Carvoeiro area. For golfers who like to return to the same course and never quite play the same round twice, this is exactly that kind of course.
Reception: Everyday from 7:45am to 7:00pm
Golf Clubs: Wilson|Callaway
Club House: With Restaurant and Snack bar
With driving range
With an Academy
Trolleys: Manual
With locker room
Pro Shop: Everyday from 7:45am to 7:00pm
Golf Lessons: Resident professionals
With putting green
Juniors: Up to 16 years oldGramacho Golf Course - latest comments and reviews
Jim Hardman
2026-10-18
We like Gramacho a lot, so we were disappointed with the greens some were okay but at least 5 or 6 where different and slow
David Haywood
2026-10-16
Gramacho is the jewel in the crown for me, always my favourite. So many different challenges. a wonderful course. The 17th hole across the lake and through the fountain is always a great test. The highlight is enjoying a beer on the balcony when we have finished. Gorgeous!
Wayne Laws
2026-10-11
Played before and happy to have gone back - excellent staff & club house
Peter Löfvenholm
2026-10-10
Greens were in a bad shape. Very expensive buggy bar. Besides that all was good.
Jane Sheppard
2026-10-08
Excellent starter and course was great highly recommend
Simon Reece
2026-10-07
Great course. A little more open than some of the other courses in the area, allows you to attack. Great risk reward course. Multiple blind te shots. No beer buggy would be my only complaint.
Steve Grant
2026-10-04
Course in great condition. Some unwanted grass species on some greens.
Conor Kavanagh
2026-10-02
Excellent day and course
Donal Healy
2026-10-01
Nice course, open , good greens
Stuart Johnston
2026-09-28
Course generally in okay condition. Bunkers not great (very little sand). Greens decent (usual pitch marks). No coolers on carts. Clubhouse service very good.
Luisa Borrego
2026-09-24
Gente simpática tudo óptimo
Derek Mc Feely
2026-09-22
Great course for amateur golfers.
Tecnicals
*Undulated - Hilly terrain
*Dogleg - On both 9's, some near 90 degrees
*Exposed - More so on the back 9
*Buggy Recommended - If Essential
*Water hazards - On back 9, but well in view, exept the 17th
*Parkland - Yes
*Signature Hole - 10th
*Comments - Offers the player a chance to score well
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