San Lorenzo Golf Course
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.
Reception: Everyday from 7:45am to 8:00pm
Golf Clubs: Normal Set|Callaway 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
Buggies: Without GPS
With putting green
Juniors: Up to 17 years old102 reviews 7/10
Robert Moore2019-10-08
Fantastic experience. Firstly, the number of players in our group decreased from 8 to 4 due to unforseen circumstances. We were due to play on the Saturday but the pro shop had no issue with us moving one of the fourballs to Friday morning to accommodate an extra round. Excellent customer service so big kudos here. Greens rolled well, yellow tee boxes were uneven but given high season it is understandable that they are not in pristine condition. Great run of holes from 6 through to 9 which was a great end on the Friday given we started from the 10th. 17th and 18th are fantastic holes. The design is brilliant, with challenging bunkering putting a premium on accuracy off the tee. I have played every course in the Vale do Lobo, Quinta, Vilamoura area and this is the best, no question. Excellent piri piri chicken as well!
Ian Mckechnie2019-06-17
The Golf course was very good, however, the clubhouse was in poor nick toilets and changing rooms tired and smelly
Conor Claxton2019-04-30
Course was amazing, staff in the pro shop were great. The food after golf was pretty good. The only let down was the fact that they offered a club cleaning service when we finished but then proceeded to only clean half the clubs. We had to find the two other sets and retrieve the clubs from a sink as there were no staff members to be seen. This is not what you would expect at this type of course.
dirk groeneweg2019-03-25
old fashioned, well kept and beautiful surrounding but extremely expensive
Dominik L. Zuhorn 2018-12-23
Ein wunderschöner Golfplatz, insbesondere die ersten neun Löcher, von denen einige am Atlantik entlang liegen. Die Fairways sind nicht in einem super Zustand - kein Wunder nach diesem auch in Portugal extrem trockenem Sommer. Das Personal ist nett und zuvorkommend - empfehlenswert.
Mr Matt Grant2018-10-12
Great course with fantastic holes down by the sea, some tough holes but worth the experience
Stuart clarke2018-08-20
Fantastic golf course.
Henry Nash2019-11-11
course was very good .shame the club could not include a bottle of water with the buggy which is the most expensive of all courses
Nick Fry2019-10-19
Stunning scenery but a few too many bare patches & poorly prepared tee boxes
Mark Baynes 2019-10-16
good course. Very poor rental clubs
Neill Richardson2019-10-14
Fantastic course and facilities
Christian Overgaard2019-10-09
Charming course, 18 totally different holes, nice staff, tip: check for buggy availability before arrival in case you need buggy.
David Paul Gough2019-10-08
Love the course
Food in the golf club was extremely over priced
gay niermann2019-10-08
Lovely course but they did not have enough buggies for players. Lot of unhappy golfers waiting. Some of the staff was not very friendly.
Steve Graham2019-09-14
Staff friendly and nice clubhouse. Not sure it’s worth paying €139 to play though. Greens are very good however, considering this is the start of the season, the fairways seemed a little bare and the grass on the fairways was a mix of coarse and finer.
Carol Lane2019-09-11
Frustrating that have to pay for water when you ‘ve paid for buggy - and all other courses provide. Front desk for golf pleasant but bar service slow. Beautiful course - tough though!
Billy Duncan2019-09-11
Course in Scruffy Condition and Very Crowded 5.5 Hour Round waiting at every Tee
MARY RAYMENT2019-09-08
Very challenging course in good condition.
Murray Armstrong2019-08-30
Friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful views from the course, which looks a little tired in places.
Sandro Sandri2019-08-09
A golfer’s heaven
Ingrid van Loenhout2019-07-08
Splendid course well-kept with
stunning views. We played well
within the 4 hours.
Will defenitely come back here.
Paul Reynolds2019-05-20
Not as good as I was expecting . It was ok but the club house is very dated . That said the staff and service was first class as was the food, very nice . A tough course for sure especially when the wind blows . Which it did . The course condition was good too .
Greg Reynolds2019-05-10
A lovely challenging course.
Bastian Sprenger2019-05-07
The course layout is very nice but, the course conditions did not live up to their expectation. Further were several flights hold up due to a very slow playing flight
Peter Sandtorv2019-05-06
The golf course are in bad conditions. It really needs a total makeover, including fairways, buggy lanes, flags, tees - absolutely everything needs to be improved.
Peter S Watson2019-05-04
Great course design but not well maintained. Poor value for money. San Lorenzo needs a lot of work to bring it up to the standard of other courses in the region.
Bonin2019-05-01
Very nice design of the course but not maintained at a very high standard. Greens are good but fairways not exceptional...
Stuart young2019-04-20
Pace of play very slow with lots of inexperienced golfers staying at the hotel and playing the course which is difficult. We try and avoid 5 hour rounds and this was well over that so we will be excluding this course on our next visit which is a shame as it's a lovely course
Stéphane Jacquemont2019-04-02
Nobody on the course
Poor fairways
Far much too expensive for what we get
David Askew 2019-02-17
Had not played here for about 10 years and enjoyed our 2 rounds there . Staff in clubhouse were brilliant .
The course compared with others we have played over the winter was in ok condition . The fairways around the lake 8th 17th and 18th were in particularly very very poor condition
Tony Calnan2019-02-08
Great course as always. Fairways can be dry but greens bunkers and everywhere else I found my self were in perfect condition.
Sander Westdorp2019-01-12
The condition of fairways and aprons are disappointing. The former soft fairways have lost most of their flexibility.
The greens are in a Good condition!
David Levitus2018-12-27
Fabulous course
Rainer Albath 2018-11-11
Very nice course always.
Bunkers need refresh
Andrew Collings2018-11-04
Great weather!
Good golf course.
A little disappointed with the greens, a lot of spike marks and unrepaired pitch marks. Golf buggy at 50 euros is far too expensive.
Gavin2018-11-03
Great course with helpful staff and a great bacon butty
Mr Bill holmes2018-10-14
Very good challenge, but not as well kept or presented as Quinta. Slow!! This is not an easy course for high handicap golfers.
Jeff Anderson2018-10-13
We played San Lorenzo last week, we were a two ball as our partners dropped out at the last minute. As always at San Lorenzo the round took 5 hours, waiting on every shot, sometimes 3 groups on one hole. The rangers on this course are ineffective - just drive about watching but not seemingly doing much to speed up play. Course not in bad condition, greens looked a bit scruffy but actually played quite well. Its always expensive and over priced but given the course was packed i guess they justify the price. Many years ago you use to be able to play golf to be allowed on all of the Quinta courses - now you just need to turn up with the cash.
Marcus Williamson2018-10-12
Lovely course great condition,thoroughly enjoyed it.Butty bar could have come around more often
Alan Gray2018-10-05
The course was in good condition apart from the tees which were very scrubby
Philip Halpenny 2018-05-18
Course in better condition than rumoured though greens rather slow. Glad to have visited again after a few years absence.
Mike Ford2018-05-14
staff v friendly but course in v poor condition, especially the greens
Dr. Klaus Grossmann2018-05-11
Spectacular views course, friendly staff, greens average, but green fees overpriced, restaurant/bar slow .
Harald Leidel 2018-05-07
Great course with beautiful views ... but obviously too expensive
Mr Courault2018-05-06
The Greens were half sanded and the course doesn’t worth the price
It’s not the same quality as Laranjal Quinta do Lago or Vale do Lobo
Ian Smeaton2018-05-06
I have been looking forward to playing San Lorenzo for a number of years as it is one of the few courses in the area I have not played. However I did leave a little disappointed, whilst the course layout was excellent, the conditioning and set up was a little tired and shabby compared to other courses in the Q d L area. Also the customer service at the pro shop/clubhouse was poor compared to other facilities.
Mrs Mary Hackett2018-05-04
The 6 players were very disappointed with this course the greens were sanded the course looked shabby no ice with buggy no water no tees no worth the price that was paid and would recommend to our friends in Ireland
Darren Gatward2018-05-04
Stunning setting & a pleasure to play
ADRIAN FRASER JONES2018-04-30
excellent course good test of golf
Jonathan O'Neill2018-04-29
Outstanding course other than one or two average holes.
Poor range facilities
Stuart Young2018-04-26
Stunning course in great condition
David Bridge2018-04-25
Check in good, course very nice, however compared to Monte Rai it was poor. Nothing included in the cost..., no strokesaver, no logo pencil, no free fruit, tees or pitch mark repairers and no personal service. For the cost I expected better.
Peter Grant2018-03-29
A super course that we play every year. It was a pleasure to play it again this year.
It's time the locker rooms were upgrade though.
Mr Dalpozzo2017-12-06
Staff was friendly and efficient.
The course was in sos and so condition.
Greens were slow and generally worse than one expects in Algarve and in San Lorenzo.
Rainer Albath2017-11-14
Like always the nicest course at algarve . Bunkers are made new nicely . For the fairways they have to look for the Quality!
Marc Luthi2017-10-26
A very nice setting and a wonderful golfing experience. Very friendly service.
best regards, marc
Neil williamson2017-10-14
Course was not in as good condition as we remember it in the past.
Green fees are expensive so was expecting course to be in better shape but maybe as it was due to
a lot of rounds being played at this time of year.
Patrick Higgins2017-10-05
Great.
Kevin Barker2017-10-05
Course looked a little tatty, staff very friendly in club house ... buggies were in poor condition
No on course drink/food service which was very poor considering the warm weather
Gary Wills2017-10-04
Beautiful course
John Harte2017-10-04
Excellent.
Neil Turner 2017-09-18
Fantastic setting - great golf course.
Buggies were expensive.
Christopher DREW2017-07-16
Excellent, well looked after, will return in due course
Michael maynard2017-07-02
Best course out here
Gillian mcleod2017-06-13
My favourite course. Expensive but worth it. Much quieter than the other courses and absolutely gorgeous golf course.
Cliff Morgan2017-05-15
Excellent course, could do with seeing the drinks buggy more often though.
Peter Sandtorv2017-05-09
Always a pleasure to play this course
Jeremy Pragnell2017-05-08
Excellent
Peter Grant2017-04-12
San Lorenzo is our favourite course and the staff are very helpful.
Alan Seery2017-03-27
Excellent course. The price for buggy hire is rather expensive relative to other courses.
David Stubbings2017-03-24
Course and greens in good shape
Paul Dickinson2017-02-02
Excellent
Rainer Albath 2016-11-28
still the nicest course..... but fairways and bunkers in no good condition....
they should not slepp with the fame they have..... a lot of maintenance is necessary!
Christine O'Neill2016-11-16
Very enjoyable round of golf. The course was in good condition
Gary Wills2016-10-24
Fantastic golf course, great layout with stunning views. Worth the extra euros.
Karin Bratusch-Marrain2016-10-23
Beaitiful plants and nice view on the sea
Dave Thompson2016-10-06
What can I say . This course was excellent with ALL holes offering a challenge. Staff were great and helped out with a problem we had. Cannot wait to return.
Trevor Hatton 2016-09-27
Some stunning golf holes and overall my favourite. Clearly gets alot of play as some of the greens and tee boxes were starting to look a littel tired.
AlanPatterson2016-09-23
Lovely golf course but tired
Phil Clements2016-09-22
Very good course. No complaints
Andrew Cockerill2016-09-18
The course was in poor condition unfortunately. It is a great layout but the whole place looks very 'tired' and is getting by on its history/reputation. The welcome in the pro shop was not particularly friendly. The buggy master and his team were very friendly and helpful though.
Walker2016-07-13
Beautiful golf course and great facilities. Buggy price extortionate compared to Villamoura. 45 euro no tees no water no ice. 20 euro in villamoura tees and ice provided
Karen Croft2016-06-29
Only booked San Lorenzo through teetimes.pt as our hotel was able to book the other courses that we wanted to play.
To an extent, San Lorenzo is trading on its past glory. Staff ok but a tad disinterested at check in. No discount at all for junior players! Course ok, but some holes felt crowded by residential development and we played better courses (eg Faldo, Monte Rei). However, San Lorenzo's unique position with several holes alongside the sea means people will still come to play.
Dawn Smith 2016-06-23
Played this course twice during our break and both times had to wait over an hour to get a buggy. Think it would be better if when booking golf we could book a buggy
Monique Mackay2016-06-23
very quiet on the course when we got there (around 9 a.m. teetime), which was great as we got around quite quickly. Beautiful course in excellent condition, but very expensive to play (which is probably why it was so quiet).
Maurice Rogers2016-05-31
Condition of the course was ok but I am not sure it justifies the cost of the green fee. Staff were helpful and arranged for us to start play earlier than scheduled.
Gary Walsh2016-05-10
Still best course in Algarve
Graham Johnson2016-05-02
Excellent friendly staff - always willing to help. Would definitely recommend.
Peter Grant2016-04-16
San Lorenzo is always our favourite course. Lived up to its reputation again this year.
Herrmann Roether2016-04-08
Teetimes much to tight ( 8 minutes )
amr el cherif2016-03-21
golf course with great scenery and layout - needs investment to improve facilities, buggy, GPS , buggy path etc..
Rene Olthof 2016-03-17
Nice and difficult but you feel welcome
Schoening2016-02-25
San Lorenzo Golf is a beautiful course, which we like most.
rob forward2016-01-16
Nice golf course, some good holes, pace of play was a bit slow. I wouldn't rush to go back there.
peter mooney2015-12-16
Very good site staff. We let a lot of two balls through, it was not to everybody's liking.
Timo Kahila2015-12-08
Very good, a very nice course
Joerg Beringer2015-11-22
A bit disappointed. Not as scenic as i thought and in relatively poor condition.
Nicola Mick-Kohler2015-11-15
we love this course - but it was not in a good condition
olga2015-11-13
We plaid on saturday 31st october. Before the heavy rain. But the course was wet already and exhaustive to walk, puling the trolley! A design and conditions a little bit over rated.
Adrian Thorogood 2015-11-02
Slow but still a great course.
Overall, the Algarve courses are getting overplayed and the quality of the golf experience is suffering as a consequence. They cannot keep charging the amounts they do and not maintain the courses. Something has to be done about the amount of traffic they get, as the tee boxes in particular are just not coping with the amount of usage. Greens also have so many pitch marks that they are not running true anymore. I don't know if there is a general 'Algarve Golf Course Club' that Tee Times can feed this back to, but I would have thought action needs to be taken soon. We don't play Royal and Ocean courses anymore as they are always too slow to play.
Alan Scotter2015-10-28
Excellent course. Rained heavily before both rounds but course drained quickly so play was possible. Staff welcoming and friendly
Chez Carlos Golf Society2011-12-15
Magnificent rolling fairways and views stretching over the Ria Formosa estuary to Faro Island and the ocean beyond elevates San Lorenzo Golf Course by many as the best in the Algarve. Built in 1988 it has built a formidable reputation and was once ranked No2 in Europe just behind Valderrama - it presently resides at No24 just in front of Onyria Palmares at No26. San Lorenzo is simply is a must play course.
Played mid December and was in great condition - winter golf doesn't get any finer than this and great value too.
