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
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.
Amanda Block
2024-04-06
A beautifully set up course but the water all round the course looks stagnant and smells. It is such a shame. Money needs to be spent on the course and the hotel. But enjoyed. Almost don't want to rate it highly as it may stop the owners spending money.
Stefan Kobewka
2024-04-02
A great Henry Cotton layout spoilt by poorly maintained fairways and almost unplayable bunkers… they have not been raked after the heavy prolonged rain and are compacted sand. A real shame but the course just felt a little neglected.
Juha Virta
2024-03-24
An old style course in nice though flat surroundings. Bunkers not as good as they should be.
Otherwise course was playing rather well, some faiways and semi rough were patchy.
Eric Deprey
2024-03-14
Nice but a little bit old.
Needs an ubgrade
Peter Basford
2024-03-03
Course is a very good layout, tight and tree lined. Fairways and greens in good condition.
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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