Ombria Golf Course
Open since the Spring 2023, Ombria Golf Course will offer a landmark golf experience, an 18-hole, Par 70/71 signature course where nature has been fully integrated into the play experience to provide a diverse challenge and setting. At one of the finest resorts in Portugal, players will enjoy the outstanding facilities of a premium branded hotel, Viceroy at Ombria Algarve, an endless choice of sporting activities and the perfect all-year-round climate of an inland Algarve golf course.
This signature course was designed by Jorge Santana da Silva, who followed a sustainable vision to complement and enhance the natural landscape. Weaving around ancient rivers and trees that have stood for generations, it has achieved the standards of golf’s most prestigious ecolabel certifications and created a naturally diverse setting for a truly memorable round of golf.
Without driving range
Without locker room
Without putting greenOmbria Golf Course - latest comments and reviews
Thys
2024-07-20
No ice at the start!
Confusing signs between holes
Complex layout
Howard Browning
2024-07-11
I had originally booked a 9.00am tee time and recived a confirmation email. Ten minutes later I received another email stating a 9.20 tee time. I checked with tee times.pt and they confirmed 9.20. Imagine my surprise when we arrived at Ombria reception to have them say no it’s 9.00am. Fortunately we had just enough time to get to the tee, but it confused the caddie master and we didn’t our clubs back for 15minutes.
Very pleasant staff everywhere , and the introduction chat on the first tee even included the offer that as the club has no practice facilities, every golfer is allowed a mulligan from the mountain edge that is the first tee.
What the starter should have told everyone was it was their duty to repair their pitch marks on the green, as sadly the greens were riddled with them, and I found myself repairing up to 6 on every hole! When will these ‘golfers’ ever learn?
There didn’t appear to be any dress code at the club, as I saw two 30 somethings playing in tee shirts, beach shorts and trainers. Is it really asking too much to wear a polo shirt?
Our biggest gripe was the completely inadequate course green to tee direction markings, tiny signs placed in the wrong place made us go wrong several times, including at the 8th, where we naturally followed the path up and ended up on the road, which caused the buggy to be locked from going forward, so I ad no choice but to reverse out onto the road and somehow back down to the path, crazy!
Having played the 17th, we followed the only route all the way up the same path as the one serving the 10th, and isn’t wide enough for two carts to pass. Eventually arriving at the 18th, perched high up across from the car park ,you are faced with one of the most disappointing closing holes I’ve ever played. Blind dogleg left at just 274m. It’s blind becuase of the trees , and the only way to see the hole was to walk all the way to the front tees and peek round. I’m guessing it’s meant to be a risk or reward hole as the green is drivable , but for goodness sake cut down the trees to allow the view and hole to taken in.
Lastly having played the 18th, you have to drive all the way back up the same path, so you are at risk of being hit by the following group s drives. Back at the road, there were NO signs whatsoever showing you the way back to the clubhouse.
Overall, it was a visually pleasing course although very short in comparison to most courses.
Stuart Montgomery
2024-07-10
Course has shaped up nicely since first playing in Jan.
Greens were good - course design is interesting.
One criticism is lack lack of signage when leaving greens to next tee or clubhouse.
Nick Fry
2024-05-15
Stroke 1 hole - 9th impossible drive for any players not single handicap - carry far too long off 53 tees
Thor Hellenaes
2024-05-10
Visually a very nice course, some holes has an extrem hight difference. A few blind shots, but in general a good layout. Quality of the course is good.
Scott Couper
2024-05-02
Great course. Not walkable and head buggy master very rude about people taking buggies. I sat in buggy with another person and was told to get out then five mins later to get back into it. Not he service expected at that price.
Mike Smith
2024-04-29
Course is in very good condition. 1st time playing it , was interesting
Robin Prescott
2024-04-22
Difficult course for the inexperienced, also some unfair breaks on fairways following a good shot, on the back nine. Needs more on course signs. Didn’t like the collar of rough surrounding the greens
Michael FitzPatrick
2024-04-18
12 GOLFERS RANGING FROM 5 HANDICAPPER TO 26 HANDICAPPER . 11 OUT OF 12 PLAYERS UNHAPPY WITH DAY. CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY ASSIGNESD A COURSE RATING OF 68.6 AND SLOPE 127 WHICH MEANT EVERY PLAYER PLAYED OFF A LESSER HANDICAP THAN NORMAL. THE FIRST TEE SHOT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS PLAYERS ARE APPROACHING ON THE 8TH FAIRWAY VERY CLOSE TO THE FIRST FAIRWAY. THE STARTER TOLD US TO TEE OFF REGARDLESS. (WE DIDN'T). THE FIRST 8 HOLES ARE A MESS OF A DESIGN WITH HOLES VERY CLOSE TOGETHER AND CONFUSING CARTPATHS WITH TRAFFIC IN TWO DIRECTION AT TIMES. HOLE 9 TO 18 MUCH BETTER. CONDITION OF FAIRWAYS AND GREENS WAS EXCELLENT ALL ROUND, BUT SCRUB AREAS ON THE FAR SIDE OF PATHS GAVE NO REAL RELIEF IF YOUR BALL WAS ON THE PATH AT THAT SIDE.
BUGGIES HAS NO ICEBOX, NO WATER SUPPLIED AND NO SAND IN DIVOT FILLER. THE FOOD CART WAS PROMPT AND AVAILABLE BUT EXPENSIVE.
IN SHORT NOT A SUITABLE COURSE FOR RESORT GOLF, WON'T BE BACK
James Sutherland
2024-04-01
First time. Super staff. Course being relatively new the fairways were a bit patchy. Greens were by far the quickest of the three courses we played.
Helen Pettitt
2024-03-11
Was excited to play a new course but expectations were not met. Lack of driving range /nets disappointing for the green fee - so you tee off cold. Back nine were OK but still tight and front nine far too narrow and tricked up par threes - as built 9 holes on too small a piece of land. Would not rush back nor would the 2 groups we met whilst playing. Property development looks lovely - modern twist on a traditional hill top village.Just shame about the course
Nick Fry
2024-02-11
Poor signage around course. Buggy nav/score card showing different to paper score card for both index & length. Challenging course. Staff very friendly.
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