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Monte Rei

Jack Nicklaus’s signature course in the eastern hills, repeatedly ranked the best in Portugal.

Holes
18
PariExpected shots for a good player to finish the whole course. Most 18-hole courses are par 72.
72
Designer
Jack Nicklaus
2007
Company
Monte Rei
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Course notes

About the course

The superb Monte Rei Golf Course is located in the interior area of the Algarve and lies near to the town of Tavira. This new outstanding signature course by Jack Nicklaus offers everything a player would expect of this international golfer and designer. The Monte Rei Course is laid out in the rolling hills to the north of the Via Infante (A22) motorway. Each hole presents an attractive visual challenge combining a variety of testing factors to ensure golfers of most standards can play the course with enjoyment and challenge at every hole. Detail combined with natural aspects, already existing or specially created, provides a course to be remembered.

Facilities

  • Driving range
  • Putting green
  • Short-game area
  • Golf academy
  • Pro shop
  • Restaurant & bar

Description and facilities from AlgarveGolf.net.

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How the course plays

Par mixiPar is how many shots a good player is expected to take. A par 3 is short, a par 4 medium, a par 5 long.

6,567 m

White · Par 72

  • Par 35
  • Par 48
  • Par 55

What stands out

Longest hole
Hole 6 · 535 m · Par 5
Stroke index 1iThe hole officially ranked as the hardest on the course (stroke index 1).
Hole 15 · Par 4
HoleNineiWhich half of the course. OUT is holes 1–9, IN is 10–18.PariExpected shots on that hole.SIiStroke index: 1 is the hardest hole on the course, 18 the easiest.WhiteiLength of the hole from the white tees, in metres.
1OUT410394 m
2OUT56509 m
3OUT42379 m
4OUT414358 m
5OUT316170 m
6OUT54535 m
7OUT38214 m
8OUT512497 m
9OUT318154 m
10IN45414 m
11IN311206 m
12IN47344 m
13IN49404 m
14IN317181 m
15IN41378 m
16IN513525 m
17IN43404 m
18IN515501 m

Hole lengthsiEach bar is one hole. A longer bar means a longer hole. Colour is the par: 3, 4 or 5.

  • Par 3
  • Par 4
  • Par 5

OUT

  • 1394 m
  • 2SI 6509 m
  • 3SI 2379 m
  • 4358 m
  • 5170 m
  • 6SI 4535 m
  • 7214 m
  • 8497 m
  • 9154 m

IN

  • 10SI 5414 m
  • 11206 m
  • 12344 m
  • 13404 m
  • 14181 m
  • 15SI 1378 m
  • 16525 m
  • 17SI 3404 m
  • 18501 m

From the teesiTees are the starting points. White is the usual full length; yellow and red start closer to the green.

  • White6,567 m
  • Yellow6,030 m
  • Blue5,713 m
  • Red4,845 m

Front and backiA round is 18 holes in two groups of 9. This compares how long each nine is.

  • OUT · Par 363,210 m
  • IN · Par 363,357 m

Against this guideiHow long an 18-hole round is here, compared with the middle course in this Sortami guide. Not an official ranking.

  • This course6,567 m
  • Guide median6,157 m

Scorecard metres from Monte Rei Golf & Country Club.

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