Jon Cofield
We return every year and never disappoints. Played Lagos and Praia in superb condition fast greens. We played in wind so was very difficult for the higher handicaps. Must play course. Some apartments being built around the clubhouse and the directions for the buggies could be clearer as some paths blocked off.
Neil Rodgerson
Superb as always.
Jamie Thomson
Fantastic value would go back again course and clubhouse really
Good
Ian Walker
Top course with good variety and views.
Ron Goudreau
Staff members were very accommodating as we were running late and they were able to move a group earlier and gave us their tee time. Play number one to eighteen. Much nicer than ten to twenty seven.
Excellent course. Beautiful along the ocean. Would play this course again.
Barry Whittles
Course was in brilliant condition
Alan Newton
Trickiest greens we have ever played
Steve Bassi
Very good set up and great course
Jon pinder
Fantastic set up at Palmares. Courses are superb. We played Praia and Alvor. Great service by all staff members
Roland Alistair Harrison
Course was a Pleasure to play.
Kept in Fantastic Condition, Greens so True and perfect to Putt on.
Stefan Sachsenhauser
Beautiful golfcourse in perfect conditions. Top Service in Proshop and restaurent!
Mark Hughes
Palmares is a 3 nines course, with Praia 9 running along the seafront giving it a distinct ''links'' feel. The course was in very good condition and the greens were very quick.
Dennis Hunt
Outstanding, wonderful layout. To far between parking and pro shop. Would have prefered NOT to have been paired with another player
Jimmy Connellan
Really enjoyed Palmares. Course in good condition and a great variety of holes
David Allcard
Good quality course. Best of the 4. Relaxed experience.
Eva Palmer
Thoroughly enjoyable
Thomas O'Neill
Very enjoyable game of golf.
Lauermann Andreas
Nice course with beautiful views.
Claire Vachon
Beautiful course. Well maintained fairways and greens. Amazing views of the ocean!
Michael
Brilliant course in great condition.
Peter Komen
we enjoy the course very much , but the clubhouse is overdone en the staff don't understand hospitality. Take a long time before we can order and a longer time that they serve the drinks.
Mike Redfern
Palmares has fully recovered from the water issues over recent years and is back to being the best course on the western Algarve
Cris Partridge
The course was spectacular and in good condition. The checkin process was a tad awkward as the club initially denied that we had booked and paid for a buggy. This was resolved when another staff member reviewed a different computer. Signage to find the clubhouse was a little lacking and the bar service (after round) was not of a standard matching the facilities.
Edwin Bijkerk
Very nice course. Greens also. Personel was very friendly.
We played at the end of day so the course was not very busy.
Derek Mc Feely
Great course, have played it before and definitely will go back to play it again.
Deirdre McDermott
Lovely course in great condition. Very enjoyable round
Matthew Hackett
Fantastic!!!!!!
Jens Fankhaenel
good course, a little rough at the edges... good they finally invested in new driving range balls
Alan McNally
Love this course. Great greens.
Chris Morley
Good course - range does not open until 7:30 so made it difficult to warm up with an early tee.
Ute Uppenbrink
Alle gespielten Plätze werden wir im nächsten Jahr wieder spielen.
Pat Wallace
Excellent the staff were very kind and rearranged our teatime due to having car problems and missed the tee time.
Neil Popham
Excellent all round experience. Good course marshalling and ability to order on course drinks and snacks by phone. Course in very good condition
Terence White
Hello Jorge, once again Palmares was excellent, cannot fault it though the wind didn't help us today.
Declan Cahill
Lovely course, long
Andrew Ward
Quite windy on Praia holes which made it difficult. On course staff very good. Clubhouse service rather slow.
Ray Knowles
Good course, well maintained, however overriding factor was a 5 hour round! Also, valuables were stolen from people in front of us, despite security on course! Make use of the free lockers for valuables!!!
David McCartney
Didn't communicate at start of round what time golf buggies had to be returned.
Pascal Broussoux
Magnifique mais déjeuner gâché par le black out total (panne d'électricité générale)
Pascal Broussoux
Magnifique mais déjeuner gâché par le black out total (panne d'électricité générale)
Martin Punch
Challenging course with difficult greens
Jeannot Mailhot
Nous avons joué les trous 19@27 et nous avions du mal à savoir où aller
C’était comme un link et peut-être qu’un peu d’aménagement pourrait régler se problème
Il y a quelques blind shot sur les trous 1@9 mais les conditions de terrain étaient quand même bien
Jon Cofield
Fantastic golf course Lagos/Praia loops. Every hole has a different challenge greens were immaculate. Must play course in this area.
Phil Kennis
Great course. Would love to play Lagos nine instead of Priai next time
Marc Dellow
Very good course and well organised by Jim.
Mr Herbert Keil
Fantastic Course in a perfekt shape
Doris
A very beautiful course, fun to play. Interesting holes partly by the sea in the dunes. Other holes with a gorgeous view. I enjoyed playing them and will be back during my next stay here in Portugal.
Doris
Very nice course, very widespread. Interesting holes and most beautiful views of the sea.
John Little
we had a little weather intervention in the morning but it didn't spoil our enjoyment of this excellent golf course. the top part of the course was once again magnificent but the newer links holes could use a little help when the weather improves. staff as always on the Algarve were faultless.
Michael Fahy
Played the 27 holes. Great golf course. Staff exceptionally friendly and helpful. Well worth the visit.
Michael
Great to play the course and see it return to first class condition
Alastair Maxwell
Fantastic course, once again in fine condition. Last year's difficulties now overcome as the greens were excellent.
Steve Bassi
Much improved in the last year, still needs work but a wonderful course
Frank Haidinger
Disappointing! Significantly overpriced for the current conditions = not worth the (high) price at all. For a recommendation the course needs significant improvement.
We have played Alvor and Lagos (holes 1 to 18). The tee boxes have seen aerification recently and are heavily sanded. Fairways are dry and hard with coarse spots in many places. The semi(?) rough consists of different grass sorts with different height and density. At several holes the unmaintained rough is next to the green which makes chipping a lottery game. The bunkers are OK (maybe the best part of the course). The greens have seen aerification recently as well and are sanded (like the tee boxes). Putting speed is fast but inconsistent. The ball is not rolling, but jumping in zic zac lines on the green.
Clear statement: directly after aerification I expect a 50% reduced green fee until the greens are in good condition again.
Danielle De Clercq
Nice golf course
Teiber Eckhardt
Gespielt im November an einem verregneten Tag. Platz in hervorragendem Zustand wie mir seit Jahren so bekannt. Habe auf der 18. Bahn mein Wedge liegen lassen. Habe es zwei Tage später wieder bekommen. Weiterhin gerne wieder. -**- Played in November on a rainy day. Course in excellent condition as I have known it for years. I left my wedge on the 18th hole. Got it back two days later. Still happy to play again.
Bert Ulrich
Super course, very fast greens, all staff very helpful
Stephen Copley
The course was in a lot better condition, than when I saw it in August and had greened up considerably since then. We all enjoyed our round
Stephanie Meyer
Very nice course with a beautiful layout. Fairways and greens in really good conditions.
PHILIP LANDER
The members of staff were very helpful and good
Bruce Carrigan
Gorgeous views, not in the best of shape. Not worth the price, there are better value golf options.
Nick Fry
Overall good lots better than June. However, only water in 1 of our 2 buggies. Need gps on buggies as lots of blind holes. Never saw buggy bar & periphery around course needs tidying up
Christopher Fisher
We were nervous about playing the course (Lagos & Praia) due to recent negative reviews, but overall it was fantastic. Some beautiful holes and greens in very good condition overall.
So glad we played it now!
Michael
The course is a fantastic layout and the recent poor presentation of greens has been solved and the greens were true and a good test.
Mario Julien
Great layout-
Diana Kyle
Greens in good condition. Much better than in June.
Robert Angell
We had a tee time of 12.40 when we arrived we were told that our tee time was moved to 1.10. Condition of the course was not as good as we expected . Received e mail from club giving a discount on our next visit.
Mike Gallagher
We had a great time!
peter Clement
Desperately sad to see Palmares in such poor condition. The layout and views are superb but the tees, fairways and greens are nowhere near where they should be.
The fortune spent on the new Clubhouse and it's Michelin starred restaurant are in stark contrast to the deteriorating course. The water shortage cited locally as the main reason seems strange when other courses are not affected in the same way. Something doesn't feel right about what is happening. I really hope they can reverse the position. I have played the course almost every year since the 27 hole layout opened, and when it was the original 18, but sadly I won't be returning with it in the current state.
I really wish then luck in restoring the course and will monitor reviews in hopeful anticipation of improvements.
Ian Beattie
Course still struggling from lack of water, Praia 9 in poor condition, we had to play preffered lies, expensive in clubhouse for refreshments
Markus Betz
Brown and dry Fairways, its Summer and hot. And so it is ok
Dave Giles
Absolutely by far the best course in the area. We played at 8am and were so happy with the course we had a quick club sandwich and went out and played 18 more holes. Will be back again next year
Michael
Course is in good condition and weather was fantastic
Colm Mac Eoin
The course is very burnt out, it clearly has an irrigation problem. Greens are also very patchy. The layout is good, but it’s not presented to any sort of standard. Temporary green on 18, and no flag on another green. Would not recommend.
DAVID JOHN GREATHEAD
Quality and testing course. Not in the best of condition and greens struggling to recover after re turfing in large areas.
Not value for money this year, sadly.
Mark Parsons
Played in June 24, nice layout. For a premium course, it wasn’t in the best of conditions, particularly the greens, a fact which the management are aware of as we were given a 20€ voucher against a future booking. Nice to see some proactive behaviour by a golf course.
Gareth Toms
Our second round of the day was also troubled by some very poor greens, including a temporary green. We were also behind a junior tournament which meant play was very slow, with one of the par 5’s taking 45 minutes. A real shame as this is usually the highlight of our golf
Gareth Toms
Fairways dry and a number of greens very patchy
Michael
Course in much better condition than earlier this year. A great course, always challenging.
Nick Fry
Greens were in poor condition with often 2 deferent types of grass. The 18th had a very poor quality temporary green on the fairway - won’t be going back for a while
Eamonn Ryan
Course has not recovered from the damage caused by the early season drought. Hopefully steps will be taken to address the problems.
Michael Webber
Overall a very interesting course. Condition was not the best, but was still playing well. Bunkers are not good.
Peter Clement
After leaving a review yesterday lamenting the condition of the greens we spoke today after our round to a member of staff.
They explained the problems with the greens were due to the severe water shortage in the Algarve over the last couple of years.
The location and design of the course is fantastic so here's hoping they receive the rainfall they are desperate for this autumn and winter.
Peter Clement
The location and course design are as always excellent.
However the greens are very poor either from disease or from lack of proper maintenance.
It was very disappointing, we have played Palmares many times over the years and the course is in poorer condition than we have ever seen it.
Terence White
We all love this course but this year the greens were not up to there so a bit disappointed , though we were told about the lack of water over the months have not helped .
Tom Lomasney
Course had problems with patchy greens and people trying to access our 1st tee of time as coming off any nine
Mike Beetlestone
Unfortunately the green were in very poor condition and the 18 holes we played lacked any character. All the staff however were excellent
Garry Hebert
Great golf course. Will definitely come back.
Frank Haidinger
Course in good condition, driving range is ok. Good restaurant, but waiters slow.
Peter Allen
Great golf course
Richard Ormonde
We played new 9 some of it very sandy overall pretty good
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