Course Information.

This is a course of great scenic beauty, offering a perfect blend of the variety between links and inland golf. The scenery can be truely appreciated from the comfort of the club's restaurant with its breathtaking views over Lagos bay. The clubhouse affords visitors a fantastic panoramic view over a 25-km stretch of Atlantic coastline.

Located close to the historic city of Lagos, Palmares offers a wonderful blend of beach and mountain scenery. The course's prestigious reputation derives from the same perfect blend of these two types of landscape and its excellent upkeep. After starting with a difficult par-4 dogleg, played off a fairly high tee, golfers soon find themselves on the links part of the course, which runs behind Meia-Praia, a vast expanse of white sand and high dunes.

"Simply admire the glorious view across the bay."

At hole number 6, the course turns back inland towards the clubhouse. After this, there is a completely different challenge, with the rest of the holes following undulating valleys bordered by pine-trees and affording beautiful views over Lagos bay and the mountains of Serra de Monchique. The Torneio das Amendoeiras em Flor, the oldest amateur tournament in the Algarve, has been played here since 1977.

Palmares is one of the gems of European golf. It is not a lavish club, but one glorious in its unpretentiousness. There are many who would happily sit high up on the clubhouse veranda and simply admire the glorious view across the bay without venturing onto the golf course at all”. Malcolm Campbell, Golf Monthly.