Top 5 Golf Courses in Portugal to Play With Your Open Fairways Membership

11 July 2023

Below we list the top 5 best golf courses in Portugal that you can play to 50 % green fee discount with the Golfamore Card. The list is based on top100golfcourses.com's list of the best golf courses in Portugal.

5. Penha Longa (Atlántico)

This 18-hole course was designed by none other than Robert Trent Jones Jr. When the course opened in 1992, it received a lot of attention and two years later hosted the Portuguese Open. The golf course winds up and down the hills relatively close to the Atlantic coast, offering many fantastic views during the round. You'll occasionally have to hit bold tee shots and tricky shots, only to land close to the pin on beautiful greens. You are guaranteed to feel the excitement in every shot! The golf course is ranked Portugal's 12^th best golf course according to top100golfcourses.com. You play with 50% green fee discount with the Golfamore card.

4. Praia D´el Rey

Praia D´ El Rey is one of the region's finest golf courses - a unique course you simply cannot miss! Here you play on a course that offers a great variety of holes and environments. Everything from undulating sand dunes, large bunkers and links-inspired holes. Therefore, you have to play strategically from tee to green! The golf course also has varying landscapes, from holes with lots of vegetation to holes that are right next to the Atlantic coast. In other words, this course offers a challenging round of golf and fantastic views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Berlengas Islands!

The golf course is ranked Portugal's 8^th best golf course according to top100golfcourses.com. You play with 50% green fee discount with the Golfamore card.

3. Troia Golf

Troia Golf is located south of Lisbon, a short distance by ferry from the city of Setúbal. Here you will find one of Portugal's most exciting and challenging golf courses. Robert Trent Jones Senior has designed and crafted the golf course with bold bunkers, elevated greens and dog-legs. Troia has several magical holes that must be experienced on site!

The golf course is ranked Portugal's 4^th best golf course according to top100golfcourses.com. You play with 50% green fee discount with the Golfamore card.

2. Palmares Ocean & Living

Palmares is one of the Algarve's first golf courses, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. His ambition was to design a course with high standards for international golf tournaments, but which would also provide a wonderful experience for the club's members and visitors. The golf course is located near the popular tourist resort of Lagos, so you can combine golf with holidays. Palmare's layout has a mix of links-inspired holes and parkland-inspired holes, providing both interesting and challenging holes.

The golf course is ranked Portugal's 3^rd  best golf course according to top100golfcourses.com. You play with 50% green fee discount with the Golfamore card.

1. West Cliffs

An hour's drive north of Lisbon along the Silver Coast is West Cliffs, Portugal's second-best golf course. Designed by golf course architect Cynthia Dye of the world-renowned Dye Designs Group, it opened for play in summer 2017. There are stunning panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean on every hole, with occasional glimpses of the Berlengas Islands and Óbidos Lagoon. The layout of this fantastic course has been created on over 200 hectares of natural landscape, undulating sand dunes and varied coastal vegetation. This golf course guarantees you an unforgettable experience! 

The golf course is ranked Portugal's 2^nd  best golf course according to top100golfcourses.com. You play with 50% green fee discount with the Golfamore card.

All offers in Portugal

If you have an Open Fairways membership that includes both the Open Fairways card and the Golfamore card, you have a total of 84 different offers to take advantage of in Portugal. So start planning your trip to Portugal by checking out the list of offers here.