Six super reasons to choose Portugal for your next golf holiday

There are more than 90 golf courses around Portugal. The concentration of the golf courses is on the Western and Eastern Algarve and you’ll find superb courses on the coast near the capital city of Lisbon. An ideal opportunity to explore this beautiful city and play tremendous golf courses.
Royal Obidos Golf Course, Golf Planet Holidays
Many of golf’s greats have designed courses in Portugal, including Jack Nicklaus, Severiano Ballesteros and Nick Faldo. Nine courses in Portugal are listed in the Top 50 golf courses in continental Europe.

Monte Rei on the Eastern Algarve comes in at 12^th
Swiftly followed by West Cliffs, north of Lisbon at 15^th
Troia south of Lisbon is 19^th
Oitavos Dunes with its modernistic hotel near Lisbon is 21^st
Oldie but goodie Palmares near Lagos is 21^st
Algarve favourite Quinto do Lago is 42^nd
One of the original favourites Vilamoura Old is 45^th
Praia D’el Rey, on the same resort as West Cliffs, is 48^th
San Lorenzo is 49th

West Cliffs Golf Club, Obidos, Lisbon Coast, Portugal. Golf Planet Holidays

3.Portugal is on the same time line as the UK. With numerous flights a day from airports all over the UK taking three hours or less, there is plenty of time to enjoy a good lunch and then head for the first tee on your day of arrival.

4. The first golf course opened in 1890 when British port producers formed Oporto Niblicks Club now known as Oporto Golf Club. Golf tourism really took off in 1966 when the magnificent Sir Henry Cotton opened Penina on the Algarve.

Penina Hotel & Golf Resort, Portimao Portugal, Western Algarve Golf Planet Holidays

5.Don’t overlook Portugal as a winter destination. While the Western Algarve looks over the Atlantic Ocean, head to the Eastern Algarve around Tavira and Monte Rei for cracking winter deals and weather influenced by the Mediterranean Sea.