Group Golf Holidays in Western Algarve

The right base sets the tone for the whole trip, and the Western Algarve gives a group room to choose. For a relaxed, low-key week, the Tivoli Carvoeiro sits above one of the prettiest stretches of the coast, walking distance from the bars and restaurants of Carvoeiro itself — easy to keep a group of 12 together without anyone needing a taxi. For golfers who want the lively, all-in-one resort feel, the Vila Gale Ampalius in Vilamoura puts the marina, the dining and the nightlife on your doorstep. And for the purists, the Penina Hotel & Golf Resort near Portimao is a piece of Algarve golf history with its own course in the grounds — roll out of bed and onto the first tee.

We hold your rooming list and lay it out exactly as your group wants it: twins for the sharers, singles for the snorers, the captain’s suite if there is a captain’s kitty to cover it. You tell us once. We get it right.

This is championship country, and a week here can take your group across a genuinely varied roster. Amendoeira alone gives you two contrasting tests: the O’Connor Jnr course, a generous, strategic layout that rewards course management, and the Faldo course, a tougher, desert-edged design that will sort the handicaps out and settle a few wagers. Pestana Vale da Pinta winds through olive and almond groves with greens that demand a deft touch, while Pestana Alto in Portimao climbs for clifftop sea views your group will be photographing all day. And no Western Algarve trip is complete without Salgados in Albufeira, the links-style favourite running alongside the lagoon and the beach.

We build the tee sheet around your group — staggered start times so the four-balls go out clean, the harder courses placed mid-week when legs are fresh, and the order arranged so the post-round drinks always work. One specialist books every slot, so there is no double-booked tee time and no confusion at the pro shop.

For larger groups, first-time organisers, or anyone who simply wants to switch off and enjoy the week, we offer hosted and escorted group tours. A Golf Planet Holidays host travels with your party, manages the tee sheet on the ground, coordinates the transfers and is there to smooth out anything the day throws at you. The organiser gets to actually play their own golf instead of running the trip.

Hosted or not, the principle is the same: one named specialist owns your booking end to end. No call centre, no being passed around, no chasing. They know your group, your courses and your rooming list, and they are the single point of contact whenever you need them — before you go and while you are away.

Every Golf Planet Holidays group trip is quoted and billed in pounds sterling, with no surprise currency conversions on your card statement. We are a UK tailor-made specialist, your holiday is ATOL Protected, and your money is held in trust until you have travelled — protection that matters more, not less, when you are collecting deposits from 16 people.

Travelling from the US? The Western Algarve is one of Europe’s best-value golf destinations, and with the dollar’s buying power the green fees and resort stays here stretch a long way against comparable courses back home. Flights are an add-on rather than baked into the headline price, so you keep control of your own routing and air miles — we simply build the ground arrangements, the golf and the transfers around the flights that suit your group best.