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Palmares

Three nines above Meia Praia (Alvor, Lagos and Praia), redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr in 2011 (originally Frank Pennink, 1975).

Holes
27
PariExpected shots for a good player to finish the whole course. Most 18-hole courses are par 72.
72
Par 72 for each 18-hole combination of the three nines (Alvor, Lagos, Praia).
Designer
Robert Trent Jones Jr
2011
Company
Palmares
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Course notes

About the course

The 27 hole Palmares Golf Course is located near Lagos in the Algarve. This course has been totally transformed by the American course designer Robert Trent Jones Jr. He has created a mixture of parkland with authentic Links style. The 27 holes are laid out on the side of a south-facing hill overlooking the Bay of Lagos. It is questionably the most attractive location of all the golf courses in the Algarve. The views as you play your round are often quite breathtaking.

On the Palmares Course there are three 9 hole circuits: the Alvor Course, the Lagos Course, and the Praia Course. The first nine holes run through woodland and then down to the beach with lovely views of the Alvor Estuary and the ocean. The Lagos nine take the player down to the beach and again with superb view. The last nine holes are mainly located on the actual beach among the sand dunes with a par 5 of 550 metres creating a good challenge.

Facilities

  • Driving range
  • Putting green
  • 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.

9,485 m

White · Par 108

  • Par 38
  • Par 411
  • Par 58

What stands out

Longest hole
Hole Praia 4 · 548 m · Par 5
Stroke index 1iThe hole officially ranked as the hardest on the course (stroke index 1).
Hole Alvor 9 · 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.
1Alvor42427 m
2Alvor37208 m
3Alvor44362 m
4Alvor55543 m
5Alvor49358 m
6Alvor46357 m
7Alvor35195 m
8Alvor53499 m
9Alvor41403 m
1Lagos44334 m
2Lagos41451 m
3Lagos39164 m
4Lagos52496 m
5Lagos37224 m
6Lagos55462 m
7Lagos38179 m
8Lagos56499 m
9Lagos43355 m
1Praia43367 m
2Praia54514 m
3Praia38142 m
4Praia51548 m
5Praia36198 m
6Praia45287 m
7Praia47315 m
8Praia39133 m
9Praia52465 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

Alvor

  • 1SI 2427 m
  • 2208 m
  • 3362 m
  • 4543 m
  • 5358 m
  • 6357 m
  • 7195 m
  • 8SI 3499 m
  • 9SI 1403 m

Lagos

  • 1334 m
  • 2SI 1451 m
  • 3164 m
  • 4SI 2496 m
  • 5224 m
  • 6462 m
  • 7179 m
  • 8499 m
  • 9SI 3355 m

Praia

  • 1SI 3367 m
  • 2514 m
  • 3142 m
  • 4SI 1548 m
  • 5198 m
  • 6287 m
  • 7315 m
  • 8133 m
  • 9SI 2465 m

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

  • White9,485 m
  • Yellow8,795 m
  • Red7,133 m

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

  • Alvor · Par 363,352 m
  • Lagos · Par 363,164 m
  • Praia · Par 362,969 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 course6,323 m
  • Guide median6,157 m

Scorecard metres from AlgarveGolf.net.

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