Our take

Still the course the tour pros pick first at Quinta do Lago, generous off the tee, exacting into the greens, and a flat easy walk beneath the umbrella pines.

• Serious golfersGenerous landing areas invite the driver, so the test is all in the approach play, and breaking par takes proper iron control, not raw length. Bring your wedge game and the course gives plenty back.
• Higher handicapsOne of the friendlier famous courses to play off a higher mark, because the landing areas let you swing the driver freely and the walk is flat all day. Greens in regulation are the hard part, not staying in play.
• Buddy tripsThis is the round the group will talk about on the flight home. Book it mid-trip once the rust has gone, and let the setting beside the Ria Formosa and the pedigree do the rest.

Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.

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