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Vilamoura Millennium 0.17 Km
18 holes, par 72
Vilamoura Laguna 0.17 Km
18 holes, par 72
Vilamoura Old Course 1.88 Km
18 holes, par 73
Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort 0.58 Km
The Residences at Victoria 0.71 Km
Laguna Resort - Vilamoura 1.24 Km
Victoria Golf Course,Vilamoura’s jewel, was the most ambitious golf project in Portugal and was aimed at being one of the best golf complexes in the whole of Europe. The Victoria Clube de Golfe is the fifth at Vilamoura and the most exclusive one at the resort, making it ideal to became the Algarve's and Portugal's major venue for top international tournaments. Palmer, whose design company has planned some 500 layouts worldwide, compiled the Victoria course project, and Southern Golf, Europe's largest golf course builder, was awarded the construction contract.|Several man-made lakes provide hazards for the players and also serve as water reservoirs for irrigation.
261 reviews 8/10
Ian McKnight
2021-01-25
We played it a few days after the Open was there, boy was it tough but gave us a real insight to the conditions (rough) the Pro's have to cope with. Superb layout and facilities.
Matti Pietila
2020-03-13
This is the big boys' course as you might expect. Lots of quality practice areas, and the course itself feels "big" from the very first hole on, and it keeps on doing it throughout the whole round. With a number of elevated greens, the course played plenty long for the average bogey duffer, and it was hard to believe where they set up the real tournament tees for the big boys. Sometimes it looked like the tournament tee boxes were 100 meters behind the yellow tees. Good quality in tee boxes, fairways and greens, although to my amazement a couple of greens had a dried-out rim of bare ground around the actual green. Something to be addressed before the next Portuguese Open, I guess. Two greens had been aerated but this was mentioned in the sign at the pro shop desk and also the starter gave a heads-up about those holes. Nice touch from a visitor's point of view. All in all, a very classy golfing experience, as expected.
Peter Jeffery
2020-02-11
We have used Teetimes.pt for the last 4 years, absolutely fantastic company to deal with, always delivered a good service, from the transfer from the airport & to the golf courses was always on time & first class. I have always booked through Telma Santos she is a credit to your company. thanks again for another great trip.
MOUTOT
2019-11-04
Greens exceptionnals
WE played a very nice party on a golf course so beautiful with fairways so good
And with top top top greens very high quality
Just be careful cos some people don t repare their pitchs on the greens
But top top top golf course
Vincent
2019-10-05
Very very good course. Just wonderfull
Emeline
2019-10-01
Well maintained course, friendly staff and great shrimp with garlic at the restaurant. We had a wonderful time.
Odette Isler
2019-09-30
Great course and very friendly staff
Richard Magee
2019-09-05
Always a delight to play this course, fairly forgiving with its large fairways and perfectly groomed greens. Very sparse rough too, but it can make a total fool of you if you're not at the races (i.e hungover!) Amazing hospitality, and the buggies with GPS made it even more enjoyable. If you play golf but haven't played here yet, you're seriously missing out....
David Murphy
2019-04-18
Absolutely superb time. Everything went smoothly and everyone was really helpful. It was my first time playing in Portugal and it couldn't have been any better. Thanks to everyone at The times and Dom Pedro golf.
Janie Jenkins
2019-02-10
Really enjoyed our round on this championship course. Excellent condition
Dominik L. Zuhorn
2018-12-23
Victoria ist ein schöner und interessanter Platz mit breiten fairways, insbesondere die back nine, wo das Wasser zumindest für die Herren mächtig ins Spiel kommt. Er ist sehr gepflegt!
Das Essen im Clubhaus ist gut; empfehlenswert ist der Fisch.
Mr Pham
2018-12-12
Great course with complementary range balls and manual trolley... Lay out is good for golfers with different skill levels.
Mike Beattie
2018-11-10
Was treated with a lot of happy smiles and friendly people. Course was in great condition and I enjoyed the golf.
Mr Matt Grant
2018-10-12
Fantastic course, most definitely worth a visit, good test of golf but fair
Mark Barnish
2018-10-08
This is an outstanding golf course which is very challenging as one would expect. Excellent condition even though played just after the Portuguese Masters where it obvioulsy takes some hard wear. For older club members who have lost a few yards or more from their driving the fairway carries make this a less enjoyable experience than ir deserves
Peter Clement
2018-10-04
Played twice two and three days after Portugal masters. Rough very challenging for amateurs and a few fairways much narrower than normal, but still hugely enjoyable.
Daniel MacSweeney
2018-09-27
Directions around the course was not great. The welcome information could be improved on arrival, Lockers , keys, towels etc. The course is fabulous and the staff really nice.
Andrew Sworowski
2018-09-06
Really enjoyed our round at Victoria. Enjoyed the free range balls looked forward to a good round. The weather was good and the course was in great condition.
Thomas O'Neill
2018-09-04
The course was in perfect condition as it was being prepared for the Masters. The rough was tough but playable.
Great experience
Ade Fisher
2018-08-25
Lovely course, played very difficult with the Portugal Masters coming up - would definitely play again.
Craig Johnstone
2018-05-23
Great experience and enjoyed thoroughly.
Paul Beard
2018-05-16
Great course as always
Karl clancy
2018-05-16
Course 9/10
Difficulty 9/10
Service 10/10
Food 10/10
One of the best courses in the area. A true golfing test with the course once again in a fantastic condition.
Plenty of water and a must play course whilst in Vilamoura.
Stewart Eden
2018-05-14
Victoria was the last course we played out of 4. It was a good test of golf in the wind and the last 8 holes with water very much in play made scoring very difficult. The course was in very good condition and the staff were very friendly.
Miklós Breitner
2018-02-26
Even though the golf course was under preparation for the next golf season, it gave me a very pleasant experience and challenge. It seems like Arnold Palmer the designer thought of every level of golfers to be able to enjoy their game. The clubhouse and the restaurant had a very cozy atmosphere. It is also very good that the Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort is just right behind the golf course.''
Mr. Holmes
2017-11-06
Enjoyed playing this challenging golf course today. Pleased to have complimentary range balls and trolley to use.
Course was in good condition. Thought it could definitely have done with a more detailed plan of each hole on the tee box as there are a lot of holes that need to be played a couple of
times to get the lines and distances right. Particularly on the back nine!
James Wood
2017-08-04
The best welcome and practice facilities I've ever had/used, but not unsurprising as the course hosts the Portugese Open.
The course was being prepared for the Open so there was quite a bit of prep work taking place, with ditches and gulleys for TV cameras being put in place, but the course is fantastic, a great layout and a good number of memorable holes...although the greens were quite slow, and did not always give the truest roll of the ball, which we put down to the fact they were being prepared for the PGA tour Open six weeks later.
The course is visually stunning, but there are several really tough tee/approach shots, higher handicappers beware of the numerous 200+ yds carry over water, bushes, etc especially on the back nine and closing holes, this course is definitely one that suits the long straight hitters!
Service and welcome were outstanding, a really nice touch that your buggies had personal welcome's with course planners, and a really nice touch that practice balls were free, and set up waiting for you.
Christian Gau
2017-03-20
It´s a modern championship course - well protected, flat, lots of space for potential spectators which als causes a few longer walks between holes.
Chris Knowles
2016-07-20
What more can you say about this course. It's the best.
The staff were most helpful and accommodating.
Definitely will be playing there again.
Michael Nottmeier
2020-03-08
Great and challanging course - we had a great time
Billy O´Reagan
2020-03-07
Great venue
Billy O´Reagan
2020-03-07
Great venue
Dermot Hanafin
2020-02-29
Don't bother - staff unpleasant course in moderate condition, more intrested in larger groups not in individual 4 balls - real shame all about money now - charging for range balls really !!
Dennis Meredith
2020-02-28
Value for money????
Fairways in bad conditions
Buggy's low battery.
Martin Punch
2020-02-17
Victoria in average condition due to maintenance works around greens which is expected in february.
Buggy hire at 45€ expensive, GPS buggies can be annoying at times.Excellent Service
David Spicer
2020-02-13
Fantastic golf course very quiet (millionaires golf) absolute must for a golfer
Neil Davies
2019-12-07
Great course today. Greens really good
Neil Davies
2019-12-04
Condition not as good as Old and greens slower than Old or Pinhal. A bit miffed with bar order misunderstood, we try do help by taking second unordered coffee suggesting it be half price and then be charged full price. Not good customer relations really and one questions whether they are bothered in you coming back during their very quiet season
Graham Sharp
2019-11-26
Twilite time made the cost a bit more bearable but same comments on the buggy and balls
Natalie Redková
2019-11-18
Everything about this golf course was just perfect. One of the best in Algarve.
Herbert Wolf
2019-11-16
Top gepflegter Platz, nur zu empfehlen
Britta Ries
2019-11-05
Right after the Masters the greens we're so unbelieveble fast. This was an experience itself. But the course is a bit unspectacular, somehow unagitated. I expected more. Care and service was very well.
deudon pascal
2019-10-20
Retour très difficile
Andreas Tenner
2019-10-18
What a course! Everything perfect! Love it!
Lovera Philippe
2019-10-13
Magnifique et très technique
Alexander Tulloch
2019-10-12
The twilight times do not work well, we only managed 13 holes, very disappointing
Derek Richardson
2019-10-09
very slow round as Vilamoura staff double booked two 2 balls and then they refused to pair up (and not enforced by the staff) so we had 2 walking 3 balls and 3 buggied 2 balls - we did not finish the round when it should have been easily achievable - rangers on the course did nothing about the very slow play
Richard Kiely
2019-10-06
Excellent as ever. Great course and helpful and courteous people.
Andy Jones
2019-09-16
Great challenge, now having played it, would make number of different shot choices on the back 9.
Simon jefferson
2019-09-12
Course, service and experience all were excellent.
Billy Duncan
2019-09-11
Great Course in Very good Condition, and very Friendly Staff
Stuart Gray
2019-09-10
Excellent
Mr Stephen Archibald
2019-09-08
top class course , a real challenge but very enjoyable
Edward Walmsley
2019-09-05
New course to me but very much enjoyed the challenge - longish and quick greens - the last few holes are delightful.
Great clubhouse - very good food
Helen Pettitt
2019-08-30
Lovely course, good condition. Quite long for me but still very playable
Adam Gutteridge
2019-08-26
Course in pretty good condition
Andrew binnie
2019-08-19
Brillant course,Staff were great.Many thanks for a wonderful day of golf.Cheers
Leigh davis
2019-08-15
Great course well deserved hosts of the Portuguese masters soon . Only disappointment was that they did not team me up with a couple of two balls around me which meant I had to play on my own. Still enjoyable in good condition and would return
Mark Pannell
2019-08-08
Excellent course
Michael D Stangoe
2019-07-28
Beautiful course - definitely worth playing.
Andrew Lawrence
2019-07-26
Course undergoing work so not the best
Barry Keane
2019-06-01
All organisation was perfect.
The course was not is good condition (in particular when compared to the Old Course)
Matt Burke
2019-05-30
Excellent
Adrien Vancostenoble
2019-05-29
perfect +
John J Gosney
2019-05-27
Hi. A very enjoyable round of golf. A great layout and course was in reasonably good condition. Staff were very friendly and made us feel welcome
Alan Williams
2019-05-24
Course looking a bit scruffy, not up to standards of the past. Closing holes still a great challenge. Needs a bit of TLC to regain crown
John Philips
2019-05-24
Great golf course very testing
Terrenoire
2019-05-22
One of my favorite experience since 10 years
Christopher Priest
2019-05-19
Brilliant all round
Ian Green
2019-05-14
The facilities are superb, although the condition of the fairways was poor compared to previous years when we have played the course
Delaume Catherine
2019-05-13
Merveilleux parcours
Peter Lovenholm
2019-05-12
Never see the buggy for a beer and sandwish
Josef Zech
2019-05-10
The course did not hold the expectations we had for the price we paid and the fact that this is the course for the next portugal masters. The fairways are in a very bad condution by far too hard
Timo Lehto
2019-05-08
Unfortunately it was raining during our stay and we almost stopped the round.
It was prohibited to drive with buggies on the fairways and that made the play slow and unpleasant in the rain.
The staff was very friendly.
Jamie Hughes
2019-05-02
very disappointing
fairways are very patchy bare and sandy
not up to its usual standard
Michael O'Neill
2019-04-29
Course in disappointing condition with lots of areas that should have been marked as ground under repair. No free balls on the practice range this year. Buggies too dear @ 45 euro each.
Peter Clement
2019-04-29
Friendly staff. Course layout is excellent and excellent facilities at clubhouse and practice area. . Condition disappointing, many areas near greens "lost" due apparently to little rain in recent months. Should really have been marked GUR. Also some tees in very poor condition compared with previous years. Overall not as good an experience as in the past at what has been one of the top courses in the area. Nice touch of free use of range no longer offered.
Jim Liddy
2019-04-28
Possibly the best course I’ve played unfortunately we experienced the weather of the 4 seasons in the first 5 holes which took away from the experience.
With the continuous rain, with some hail and then the thunder and lightning I was surprised we weren’t taken off the course.
Would return again if the price was right
Darryl Williamson
2019-04-24
A very challenging and long course with an abundance of water challenges and lots of opportunities for distance driving
patrick richelme
2019-04-20
Très beau .parcours
Accueil professionnel
Interrompu par la pluie nous avons pu finir les 9 derniers le surlendemain
Bravo remerciements
Timo Kahila
2019-04-14
Lovely course but way too expensive
Svein Tonna
2019-04-11
Well maintained but kind of boring. Course for long hitters. Have invested in new buggies with GPS.
Enda McDonald
2019-04-10
Very enjoyable - condition of course not as good as when I played it previously. Staff and facilities all excellent!
James Hogg
2019-04-04
Loved the course and I won on this
Graham Sharp
2019-04-03
Coarse was good but i feel very overpriced especially with no Buggy or even some practice balls included Club house eating area looked a bit tired although service was good
It was quiet compared to previous years not sure if this is because of the cost and people rare not playing
Neil McIlwraith
2019-04-02
Course condition was ok. Greens excellent but areas surrounding fairways very muddy and bare.
Neil Watkinson
2019-03-26
Too expensive for buggies and trollers and range balls
Today the driving range and putting greens were fully occupied by pros teaching about 30 people in one lesson totally out of order
Andy Kerr
2019-03-15
Good. Found the course very difficult for our standard of golf.
Dennis Meredith
2019-02-24
The best course I’ve every played.. hard yet forgiving and fair..
Kurt Maller
2019-02-21
Semirough nicht im besten zustand. Platz sonst perfekt. Super Fairway. Tolle schnelle Grüns.
Acacio do Carmo
2019-02-13
Parcours à l’americaine. Entretien impeccable
Anne
2019-01-07
Love that course !
Cheng Li Seng
2019-01-07
Wonderful course. Challenging and interesting. Forgiving fairways but well-protected green. Free one hour of practise at the driving range before the game. A must try in Villamoura.
Joaquina Hadjeba
2019-01-05
Bien
Geert Fore
2018-12-20
Great Course and make sure you have your A game its a challenge for any level of golfer
ian campbell
2018-12-18
Staff were excellent - had a nice chat with them.
Steinar Theodorsen
2018-12-10
Beutyfull course and friendly staff. Greens an fairways in very good Condition. A few dry spots, well marked and with drop-zones. Very Nice.
Daniel GIBSON
2018-12-03
Slow round of golf no marshals to get people moving
The condition was average and overall a little over priced
Paul Fell
2018-12-01
Excellent, would have liked to have seen greens as fast as Old course
Ulrich Fehlmann
2018-11-19
Top and clearly Nr. 2 After Monte Rei
Mr Rune Dahlberg
2018-11-17
The greens were suite slow and not in tip top shape
John Deveney
2018-11-15
Always a pleasure to play, staff first class.
Craig Ferreira
2018-11-14
Superb course, great condition and good greens
Alan Gayle
2018-11-07
We were greeted Very well from the the staff located in the Professional Shop, very helpful, course in great condition, ground staff very helpful , loved playing various picturesque holes, highly recommend
Enno Langfeldt
2018-11-05
Due to slow playing we were just able to finish our round when starting at 1.10 o clock.
Ahsan Zahir Rizvi
2018-10-23
Excellent course
NEIL DUGGAN
2018-10-20
Played here several times now and love the layout, but it looked very tired in places a lot of traffic been through the course in the last few months , making it look tired and bare around the course, one good thing though the greens were still in good shape which is more important than the other areas so was happy with the greens ???? .
David Perkins
2018-10-20
Superb course and a pleasure to play
Peter Kelly
2018-10-19
Great
Oystein Dalevoll
2018-10-12
Fantastic. Had a great day at Victoria
George McDonald
2018-10-12
Great day. Great course
Derek Hough
2018-10-04
Brilliant.
Alexander Miller
2018-10-01
Wonderful golf course with some superb holes.Only negative was losing balls so easily just off the fairway and we were not the only ones as most of the groups in front of us were having the same problem. Maybe that's the price you pay for playing a few days after the Portugal Masters but overall it was a fantastic golfing experience.
Chris Smith
2018-10-01
UNBELIEVEABLE !!! an amazing course thoroughly enjoyed by all parties
Gunnar Blomdahl
2018-09-20
Very good
Mark Pannell
2018-08-31
Excellent course, really enjoyed it , played well which obviously helps.
A true test of golf, course was set up for European Tour in September with narrow fairways & penalising rough...
Harry Gilfillan
2018-08-28
Excellent. Not one issue at all
Graham Sims
2018-08-25
Great golf course in good condition. Might be advisable to inform people booking that rough is being grown long and punishing in preparation for the Portuguese Masters in late September.
Stephen Hooker
2018-08-20
Fantastic - friendly , professional and efficient - thanks
Stewart Steele
2018-08-03
Too slow
Peter Clement
2018-07-27
Very pleased with course condition. Can see a number of fairways have been made narrower. Greens excellent. Only one very small concern. You had stated buggy fee would be €20 but we charged €25.
John Nightingale
2018-07-26
Excellent service
SAM MISKELLY
2018-07-16
Excellent
Declan O'Hare
2018-07-12
Ok course- back 9 more interesting
Mark Vaughan
2018-07-11
Jorge looked after me well in shop and I decided to play Victoria. I thought the course was generally in good condition. Obviously the semi rough is being changed and is GUR but I knew about that before.
Gordon Livingston
2018-07-06
Course was heavily sanded but the deal was half price, therefore fairly compensated. Great day out.
Jamie Hughes
2018-05-04
Amazing golf course in fantastic condition
lovely staff
Ashok Dhuna
2018-04-29
nice challenging course. well set out and organised.
Brian Haystead
2018-04-25
Stunning course .hospitality great
Millionaires golf .played pretty good
75yrold Brian
Thomas Karr
2018-04-20
Very interesting layout with many bunkers and water on the second half. It was very windy, but we enjoyed play. Here you hopefully join sweden players in a flight .
Clive Sims
2018-04-11
Played as a 2 ball and the course moved at a good pace. The course was good and enjoyed the day.
Kevin McGrath
2018-04-10
Excellent course , facilities were superb . Friendly staff . Really enjoyed it . Will come again .
Steven Ritchie
2018-04-08
Very nice course.
Kratzer
2018-04-07
Very nice course but very expensive
Philip Resuggan
2018-04-04
Very pleasant stay. Good, friendly staff, excellent breakfast
Peter Grant
2018-03-29
We really enjoyed playing Victoria this year. The course was in great condition
Jürgen Blickle
2018-03-27
In a very good condition.
Good course.
Stein Svennevik
2018-03-18
The tempo was slow and the last 5 holes we had to wait som e minutes.
Andrew Flynn
2018-03-11
Cracking course, unfortunately the weather was poor on the day. A lot of work currently taking place on course, will definitely play again
Thomas Wicker
2018-03-05
Tough course because long distance but fair because wide fairways, second 9 you have to play arround the water , perfect greens
Colin Smith
2018-03-02
We had not played the course for some years. We were very pleased that we decided to return. Both the course and the clubhouse facilities were great.
Shame that heavy rain spoilt the enjoyment of the last few holes, but you cannot blame the course for that! Would recommend to anyone.
Alan Smith
2018-03-01
Everybody in our party enjoyed all the courses played.
Jan Sklepek
2018-02-17
Gerade sehr trocken, aber trotzdem gut gepflegt. Anspruchsvoll, super Clubhaus.
Zeljko Lovkovic
2018-01-16
Lack of real spirit for me somehow, just long (but possible to score well), too yellow fairways compared to Pinhal/Old course and other courses in the area.
Still very nice facility, club house and all around it and people working in (on that -high level).
David Mitchell
2018-01-12
Quick good service
Markus Gutzler
2018-01-08
Course in good condition, staff is very unfriendly to people who don't play there. My wife was not allowed to walk with me to the driving range.
Frank McGinty
2018-01-03
Difficult course but a very enjoyable experience.
Clive Sims
2017-12-29
Excellent
Axel Heuser
2017-12-28
Hier zu spielen, macht großen Spaß. Die ondulierten Fairways und die schnellen Grüns fordern jeden Golfer heraus. Der Championshipplatz mit seinen 5 Abschlägen (weiß, gelb, gold, blau, rot ) ist in einem tadellosen Zustand. Im Greenfee inbegriffen ist der Besuch der Drivingranch. Hier sind die Übungsbälle pyramidenförmig aufgeschichtet.
William Forrest
2017-12-19
Another superb course. Only issue was drop in staff standards since we last played here and since takeover by Dom Pedro Golf. This is a serious issue given the cost of playing this course
Thomas O'Neill
2017-12-14
The course was in very good condition and a good challenge, as always.
The staff were both courteous and helpful.
Regina Paetzke
2017-11-21
Very nice course, excellent condition
Tilman
2017-11-17
Very Nice Course, Front and backnine with two different caracters, fair layout, Risk and Reward for competetive Players. Very enjoyable Play!
Rainer Albath
2017-11-15
Nice.... in Good condition this Year!
John Deveney
2017-11-14
This place is really becoming something rather special, course and staff really good.
Pieter Driessen
2017-11-10
We had lovely round had Old course, very friendly. Good service. Rent buggy, water included. Spend about 200 euro buggybar.
Only problem is 4 euro for a can of beer. Way overpriced. But if you are thirsty you have to.
Victoria,
Defenitely not that friendly, and no water in buggy. Sorry for price you pay, at least little bit of water.
And same for beer, but if you are thirsty you have to
Tomorrow we play Millenium.
We will see
Thank you
Nicole Strauss
2017-11-07
We had have great pleasure ! Well organized
David Evans
2017-10-31
Great golf course and great service from all concerned at the course. A good test for all standards of golfer.
John Ferguson
2017-10-28
One of the finest tests of golf in the Algarve
Aidan Foley
2017-10-26
Great course..great day
Dan Carter
2017-10-24
Great fun!
Graham Holden
2017-10-23
Excellent golf course, superb condition generally, excellent club house and facilities
Per Lokken
2017-10-19
Very good golf Course
Eoin Hanrahan
2017-10-18
Fantastic course and excellent service. We hope to be back!
Peter Frampton
2017-10-17
Course was in excellent condition. It was very windy, so made a long course even harder.
Pace of play was good.
Staff as always were very nice and friendly.
Buggy team and starter were all friendly.
Food in the clubhouse was very good.
Still prefer the Old Course but Victoria is a close second.
Graham Holden
2017-10-16
The course was generally in excellent condition, and the greens were reasonable and running at 9 on the stimp meter.
The practice facilities are first class.
The food was lovely and service from all of the staff was very good indeed.
Peter Clement
2017-10-14
Excellent layout and condition very good.
Neil williamson
2017-10-14
Always love playing Victoria although the greens were not very good but we didn't tee off until
14.40 so a lot of golfers had already played that day.
Raymond Gray
2017-10-12
Favourite venue for our party. Course in excellent condition and provided a good challenge.
Sharon Watson
2017-10-07
We played 2 days after the masters when everythingnwas being dismantled and the course was playing tough. Loved it for the experience alone, but it was tough!
Steve Brunton
2017-09-21
Very good and tough, just before the Masters
Kenny McDonald
2017-09-19
a very tough challenge but still a great experience
Neil Turner
2017-09-18
Victoria was being prepared for the Portuguese masters - it played long with the rough being allowed to grow - but it's a great championship golf course - a proper golfing test.
Service is excellent including complimentary use of the driving range.
Seamus o neill
2017-08-26
Top class
Erwin van der Stap
2017-08-23
Superb course, superb service! Free range balls when playing, water in the buggy, very friendly staff
Danny French
2017-07-22
Cheapest buggies at €25. Challenging championship course but fair.
Derek Scott
2017-07-16
Abosolutely abysmal -disappointed and felt ripped off to pay a full high cost green fee on a course that was being prepared for the Portugal masters. On the day we played the greens were poor, covered in sand and the fairways were filled with sand, slit and saturated. I understand the course had been closed for 3 weeks prior to the day we played. Worst experience on our annual trip to Portugal...we should have been informed and given the option to play elsewhere or pay a considerably reduced green fee...this did not happen. It was better to play from the rough than the fairways.
Brendan Collins
2017-06-27
Rather ordinary front nine but exceptional back nine making for a good experience. Courses well maintained.
Josh Pitsillides
2017-06-22
Quite possibly the best course I have played in Vilamoura. The only slight let down was that we were there for an 8am tee off but the pro shop didn't open until 7.30am and the range wasn't ready until 7.45am, leaving us little time to practice. The facilities and course were top notch though, will be back next year.
Robert Harris
2017-06-06
Stunning course! Great greens and faiways! Great club house facilities
Mary Bradshaw
2017-06-03
Excellent, loved it.
Paul Pheby
2017-05-24
Tough course off the back tees,not helped by strong winds! The best of the Oceanica group and a fine layout
Craig Frame
2017-05-23
Very nice course, great to play a European Tour regular
Anthony Coombs
2017-05-21
You always love the courses where you play well and there is something about this course that gets my game going. We were fortunate to start at the 10th tee allowing us to take on the 12th and 14th before the afternoon breeze kicked in. This course is always well presented, but some the yellow teeing grounds were
a little over played.
Ray Seager
2017-05-20
Fantastic service, expertly run ,nice touch with free range balls.
Clive Sims
2017-05-18
Excellent
Bobinski
2017-05-16
perfect - especially with pricing and services !! ( good price for buggy, free balls for driving and free of charge trolleys !!
Ian Green
2017-05-15
3rd time we have visited the course, and most peoples favourite. Views around the course are amazing, the course was in fantastic condition , again with plenty of challenges.
All 5 courses we played were fantastic, hospitality and service at all 5 was superb, and I would recommend them to any golfer looking for courses to consider in the Algarve !!!
Alan Williams
2017-05-13
Excellent course. Helpful staff. Great facility, good catering. A must play
Per Lokken
2017-05-09
Excellent Course
Per Lokken
2017-05-09
Excellent Course
Ian Fisher
2017-05-08
Superb course & facilities! Very tough course, but very enjoyable!
Mark Punter
2017-05-03
Victoria was disappointing. Probably the worst condition I have seen the course in. Greens were slow and the general condition of fairway and rough were not up to Victoria standard. Even the course decoration is starting to look tired. Time for an upgrade.
Paul Maclean
2017-04-23
Always a pleasure playing here - from being met in the car park by someone who takes your clubs to the clubhouse, to the friendly reception staff, the starter and people who load your clubs onto the buggy. Very classy, and makes things easy. Always enjoy the course - it was in great condition and another great day's golf.
Timo Kahila
2017-04-19
Really top but had an extremely windy day there
Benny Talt
2017-04-19
I am sorry to say that Victoria was not in good condition when we played it as their was sand on the fairways and on the greens , this is my 5th time playing this course and I have to say I have never seen it in such bad condition. 5/10
Lenni Vainio
2017-04-09
Course was very wet when we played but is fantastic course
Klaus Abraham
2017-04-09
Excellent
Alan Kane
2017-03-30
Great course but difficult. Golf starter was fantastic and very welcoming
Susan Booth
2017-03-28
Our first visit to Victoria. Very impressive operation and a warm welcome from everyone. Course is a good test of golf and was in very good condition. Would love to play it again without the windy weather!
kevin birchall
2017-03-24
best facilities of the week
Defranoux Daniel
2017-03-16
Luxury golf, hand trolley offered, free practice ball, a little hard for women as the holes are long! I was pleased.
Vilma Chapman
2017-03-08
Very challenging, immaculate course. Some very good interesting holes
Michal Hatle
2017-02-27
generally ok, maybe better maitenance (cutting dense leafs alongside fairways in places golfers cannot see due to horizons) would improve game and its pace...
Glenn Dunbar
2017-02-24
Best course ever played on.
Thomas whiteside
2017-01-27
Quality everything about this course is first class from the tee to green. Yes. it's more expensive but by far the best experience.
Schreyer
2017-01-13
Magnifique! les gens fort sympathiques, notre préféré de tous
Axel Heuser
2017-01-04
Eu adoro jogar em Victoria. Undulating and bride fairways. Perfeito.
Nico Kraszkiewicz
2016-11-24
over the top! great course conditions, fast green, challenging!
John Deveney
2016-11-18
Another favourite which never fails.
Would struggle to find a negative comment.
Staff always excellent.
Ben Jones
2016-10-21
Best course in Vilamoura and probably the best i have ever played, Everything first class from the time you arrive until you leave.
Ralph Keyes
2016-10-19
very enjoyable but condition of greens poor the first day we played. Better the second day.
James Angwin
2016-10-15
Best course of the four, a joy to play. It was being prepared for the forthcoming tour event and again was not in the condition it should be for the green fee paid.
Ian lewis
2016-10-13
Very disappointed with its condition
mike williams
2016-10-09
Best course of the trip, service excellent and a must for next trip.
charles valade
2016-10-05
Course was in great shape and staff was friendly and efficient. Love this course and its people.
Maurice Rogers
2016-09-27
Excellent
Mark Illingworth
2016-09-15
Excellent course very good set up, thoroughly enjoyed the course, although again the greens were very slow.
Tom Keenan
2016-09-13
We love the challenge of Victoria especially the finishing holes.
Liz osborne
2016-09-10
Very professional club. Course amazing
Melvin McAleer
2016-08-10
Excellent for both courses
Jon Burrows
2016-08-08
Top course
Miguel de Paiva Couceiro
2016-07-18
Great course, have known it since the beginning. Staff most helpful and very kind.
Celio Carreto
2016-07-06
Don't play when the course had maintenance! Bad greens and fairways. Not worth the money.
Peter Lamont
2016-06-27
I love this course however it is very difficult for the holiday golfer. you need to be in the full of your health to enjoy the home stretch.
Steve williams
2016-06-20
Very tough course but to be expected, as the Portuguese open is played here, we all thoroughly enjoyed the experience, hope to come back and try to improve our pretty average scores !!
Steve White
2016-06-07
Good experience as in previous years
Ian Green
2016-06-06
Excellent condition, a great day
Trevor Swift
2016-06-04
Good to play a course that you see the pros play
Karen Shaw
2016-06-01
Excellent as usual
Philip Halpenny
2016-06-01
Good condition all round
Kevin Steele
2016-05-22
Another fine course but difficult for handicap golfers; suggest putting the tees further forward.
Cliff Morgan
2016-05-16
As above, withstood the weather really well and thoroughly enjoyed our game.
Sam Fisher
2016-05-16
Stunning course
Paddy McConnell
2016-05-10
Greens were very poor. Overall least value for money by a distance.
Jim Igoe
2016-05-03
Always an enjoyable experience although the greens were very slow by normal standards
John Bennett
2016-04-22
Very good
Peter Grant
2016-04-16
Always enjoy Victoria course.
Eriks Eglitis
2016-04-15
Very impressive course, worth returning.
Paul Whittaker
2016-04-08
victoria is great and very professional. lots of heavy wear follwing tournament crowds but it will recover
John Walsh
2016-03-21
Very good
Rien Schakenraad
2016-03-21
Great course that is why we came back to it again :-)
lynn fletcher
2016-03-17
Excellent course back nine very hard
Rene Olthof
2016-03-17
nice course, maybe a bit more difficult when there is wind
Penny Dawson
2016-02-26
Easy to use and courteous
Eckhardt Teiber
2016-02-10
Empfang und Starter sehr freundlich. Golfplatz in hervorragendem Zustand. Schwieriger Platz. Aus sportlicher Sicht ein must have!
Lee Carter
2016-02-10
Great Course in good condition, good test of golf and great facilities
Trevor Wills
2016-02-04
This was the cream of the courses for us and we had a very enjoyable day. Again it was a little challenging but a great experience. Course knowledge helps a lot and for most of these we were playing for the first time but look forward to returning.
Andy Robinson
2016-02-02
Great course, very good condition. Always a challenge off the back tees.
Fiedler, Manfred
2016-01-31
Sehr gut, auch beste Kommunikation durch deutsche Sprache an der Rezeption!
Torben iversholt
2015-12-12
One of the best courses we have played in Portugal (played more than 40). Great design, beautiful And excellent maintenance. Fine service by staff.
David Lyng
2015-12-10
This was the least enjoyable of the three. If fact we were sorry we chose this course to play . Too many people playing this course. We were held up from start to finish. There was no course ranger to ensure that people kept their correct position behind the group in front. In fact the group in front of us were so slow and inconsiderate that it spoiled our day. The course ranger's absents seems to me is a policy of the golf course management. My experience of the Victoria that day is that it's money grabbing and once they have it they do not ensure the customer has an enjoyable day. Never again will I ever consider playing the Victoria. Too expensive for what it is.
Trevor Ward
2015-12-03
Fabulous course with splendid greens, thoroughly enjoyed our game
geoff ball
2015-11-29
Golf course and service all good
Doris Hormann
2015-11-25
Interessanter Platz, überhaupt die Back Nine. Allerdings das Semirough für Frauen-Handgelenke schwer zu bewältigen.
colin jenner
2015-11-10
It rained before during and after. Course was waterlogged.
James small
2015-11-06
very good
Terry Richards
2015-11-01
Due to previous days bad weather the rough on the Course was very severe. The group lost 10 golf balls
Terry Richards
2015-11-01
Due to previous days bad weather the rough on the Course was very severe. The group lost 10 golf balls
David Stewart
2015-10-31
Excelent
Tee Times
2011-10-14
Overview
Opened in 2004, the Oceânico Victoria Golf Course was designed by American golfing legend and seven-time Major winner Arnold Palmer at a cost of €18million and with an aim of being one of the finest golf complexes in Europe, and it is certainly up there with the best.
Playing at 7,231 yards from the championship tees, the par 72 design hosted the World Cup the year following its inauguration and has, since the first playing of the event in 2007, accommodated the Portugal Masters and its four previous winners, Steve Webster, Alvaro Quiros, Lee Westwood and Richard Green.
Comprising four par fives, four par threes and ten par fours – including the beastly 510-yard seventh and the incredibly challenging 463-yard 18th – officials have the choice of numerous tees with which to vary individual holes throughout the tournament days.
There are four lakes at Oceânico Victoria, covering a total of 13 of the course’s 90 hectares, and the watery hazards come into play on seven holes: the aforementioned seventh, the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 17th and 18th.
Martin Kaymer, the highest-ranked player on show this week, is the current holder of the course record having fired an incredible 11 under par 61 in the opening round of the first Portugal Masters back in 2007, a magnificent effort that consisted of 11 birdies including five in a row to finish.
The course is in superb condition and with a forecast befitting of Portugal’s glorious reputation, with temperatures peaking in the late 20s and a testing breeze that should top out at around 15 mph, the stage is set for another memorable week in Vilamoura.
Fairways
The fairways at the Oceânico Victoria are generally fairly wide and receptive for the highly-skilled professional golfer, but with water coming into play on almost half the holes and an abundance of fairway bunkers ready to capitalise on errant drives, accuracy from the tee is imperative.
There are doglegs left at the fourth, fifth and seventh holes that may encourage the draw, but above all players will be mainly searching for arrow-straight tee shots, with sometimes an iron providing the best chance of ideal positioning.
Tournament Director, David Williams, said: “The fairways will be in very good condition, and although not particularly tight it will be more important to ensure hitting them with the rough a bit more penal this year.
“There is now more definition to the rough, which has been extended by around 20 yards so wayward tee shots will be punished.”
Greens
The greens are one area of the course that have received some attention since last year’s event, as Williams also reflected.
He said: “There has been a lot of work done on the course in general, especially on the greens, as in previous years they have been a little too soft and receptive, leading to some very low scoring, but they have been firmed up considerably and so will therefore play a lot harder.
“This has also increased the importance of hitting as many fairways as possible to have a chance at landing the ball softly on the greens.”
Generally large and undulating, and currently running at around 11’5” on the stimpmeter, the greens are L93 Bentgrass and should provide a telling test for even the most accomplished of the Tour’s putters on view this week.
With broad fairways and non to punishing rough, a good putting week could prove the difference between first and second come Sunday.
Key holes
The par five 17th is widely regarded as the “signature hole” of the Oceânico Victoria course, proclaimed by the Oceânico group’s website as an “Arnold Palmer masterpiece”.
Playing at 589 yards from the back tees, it is the longest par five on the course and is flanked down the right hand side by 12 water cascades and several fairway bunkers. After the tee shot things don’t get any easier either, with those brave enough to attempt the green in two facing a daunting approach to the water-fronted green that also happens to be the smallest on the course. A thorough and visually stunning examination of skill and course management.
And while the 17th is described as a thing of beauty, defending champion, Australian Richard Green, believes the longest holes on the course are there for the taking.
“I think the par fives are the key here to having a great score,” he said. “On the final day [last year] I remember birdieing three of the four par fives which helped me greatly and I was eight under par for the week on them which was almost half of my 18 under par winning total. So
you can see how important they can be.
“Of the other holes, I think the one that stands out is the seventh,” Green continued. “It is a really difficult par four at over 500 yards and although, if you play it well you do have a chance for birdie, you can also make some big numbers there if you are not careful. I was level par on that hole for the four rounds last year and I’d take that again this week, no question.”
How the course played in 2010
In the 2010 Portugal Masters there were, in total, 44 eagles and an astonishing 1610 birdies, figures that are indicative of the scoring possibilities available at Oceânico Victoria.
Only 20 of those 1610 birdies, however, came at the par four 18th, ranked the hardest hole at last year’s event.
A 463-yard monster bordered the entire length by water on the left, and with plentiful fairway-bunkers littering the right side of the fairway, the finishing hole also normally plays into the Vilamoura wind.
Undoubtedly a potential round-wrecker, as shown last year, when there were 108 bogeys and 42 double bogeys posted on it, so players will be more than happy to make par on it this week.
“The 18th is a really good hole for the tournament to finish on,” said 2010 champion Green. “It’s not quite as long as the seventh, but it is still a long and demanding par four. The drive is key there to get into position but even if you do, you still face a tough second shot where you have to be careful of the water.”
At the contrasting end of the spectrum, ranked 18th in the 2010 hole averages with 14 eagles and 172 birdies to its name, and only 24 scores over par on it all week, is the par five fifth which emerged from last year with a 4.53 shot average that will leave this week’s competitors licking their lips. Par on this hole will feel more like a bogey and will indisputably represent an opportunity missed.
As Green mentioned, low scoring on the par fives is imperative for those looking to trouble the upper echelons of the leaderboard, with almost 40% of 2010’s eagles and birdies being yielded at the long third, fifth, 12th and 17th holes.
Conclusions
Despite the firming up of the greens and the extending of the rough the scoring should still be good this week in Portugal, with previous years’ winning totals numbering -18 (Green in 2010), -23 (Westwood in 2009), -19 (Quiros in 2008) and -25 (Webster in 2007).
Accuracy off the tee and good putting on the undulating greens should go well rewarded, while players will also have to contend with Vilamoura’s perpetual gusts, as Williams summarises.
“I think one of Oceânico Victoria’s challenges is its almost-constant breeze,” he said. “It’s not a gale, perhaps around 10 to 15 mph wind, so not calm, but not too windy either. But it always provides a nice challenge, and combined with firmer greens it should prove a test for this week’s world-class field.”
*Undulated - Rolling fairways
*Dogleg - Mainly on the front 9
*Exposed - Wind conditions play a big part on this course
*Water hazards - More on the back 9, but are clear from the tee
*Parkland - More Heathland feel to this course
*Signature Hole - the 12th
*Comments - European Tour venue
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