San Lourenco Golf is a par 72 course located in Quinta do Lago and is considered one of the best and most beautiful golf courses in Europe. The fact that this is an award-winning course is no coincidence. Bordering with the breathtaking Ria Formosa Natural Park, some of its holes are blessed with what can only be described as exquisite beauty, complemented with salt water lakes. If the first holes present no major surprise or challenges, after the 3rd, closer to the estuary, San Lourenco starts to reveal itself. After the 5th hole, a par-3 and the course's shortest, you're introduced to a dolgleg, stroke 1 sixth hole where your main challenge will be to avoid the dense shrub, so make sure you get your distances just right. As you get to the 7th, life is by no chance made easier but you still get the bonus of the outstanding views from this elevated tee before you have to focus on how to get around that green almost entirely surrounded by water.
On the back nine, the 12th is the most challenging hole on San Lorenzo, featuring a deep chasm along the left of a very narrow fairway. Holes 13th to 16th also face the ocean with the latter proving to be the most demanding par-3, featuring a whole 180 m carry to a shallow green. Seventeenth is, again, extremely beautiful but still falls short of the beauty that awaits you on the last hole. It is a great finale and one that will remain in your memory as it has an excellence that is renowned worlwide. It is, without a doubt, a course for special occasions, that will provide you with unforgetably beautiful moments. Of course such a unique course had to have unique requirements concerning the booking of your green fees and that is only possible if you are a guest at the 5 star Dona Filipa Hotel nearby or by contacting a selected few like Tee Times who will make the required arrangements to book what will be one of the most special games of golf you will ever play in your life.
JOHN MCQUILLAN
2025-07-23
Couse layout and condition was excellent. I had read some recent reviews on the course condition but while the cart paths etc. around the edges were a bit rough, the actual course was superb. I could see construction was well under way for the new clubhouse.
Stefan Sedlmayr
2025-07-22
It was a nice round of Golf - what should be mentioned is that they have no club house and the range is a 3 out of ten. The rest was great , friendly and great conditions of the course
Darren Howlett
2025-07-22
Such a great track, hopefully the new clubhouse will add something and sort those buggy paths!
Declan McDonnell
2025-07-21
Lovely course, cart paths very rough, lunch pack very welcome. Good luck with new clubhouse
Paul Jardine
2025-07-12
They do the best with what they have available and are very friendly and helpful. Course was in much better shape than we expected.
John Dempster
2025-07-07
This is probably the best course in the Algarve in my opinion. The scenery and layout of the course are excellent as well as the quality of the greens. Some of the paths are a little bumpy in a buggy and there is no club house currently. However we played millionaires golf with nobody else on the course. I suppose that will change when the club house and associated apartments are completed -as will the price!!
Dr Robert Schweiger
2025-07-05
After the fire, the stuff does everything to make us have a nice golf course, greens in good condition, pathways for the buggies pretty destroyed. But all in all a very nice experience.
We certainly turn to play
Eamonn Twomey
2025-06-25
A great experience! The golf course is superb and in great condition. The cart paths are a bit rough in places but we knew that. We also knew there was no clubhouse but they gave us a very nice lunch pack. The staff were excellent, very friendly
John birt
2025-06-25
Great staff always make you feel welcome and the course was in top condition
Ian Brady
2025-06-08
Excellent
Peter Kirby
2025-06-07
Good and will be class when clubhouse rebuilt
David Stubbings
2025-06-04
Good course just not as good as the royal
Course Generaly good but paths very poor some tees poor and no clubhouse till 2027
*Undulated - Gentle rolling fairways
*Dogleg - Several on the front 9
*Tree Lined - With Pines
*Exposed - On the holes adjacent to the coastline
*Buggy Recommended - If Essential
*Water hazards - On both 9's, clearly seen
*Parkland - Overall, with links feel to middle of the front 9
*Signature Hole - 18th
*Comments - Trully Championship Course w/ Great Scenery . Special ocasions
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