Monte Rei
Monte Rei Vale de Lobo - Royal Course
The Monte Rei golf course is set in the picturesque foothills
of the Eastern Algarve, with sweeping views of the Serra do
Caldeirão mountains to the north and the Atlantic Ocean
to the south. The Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course
opened for play in June 2007. This par 72 Championship golf
course measuring 6567 metres from the Tournament tees
offers a truly unique design; with water coming into play on
eleven of the eighteen holes. The golf course’s presentation
is highly individual, each hole a design gem blending
effortlessly into this natural canvas, from its ingeniously
shaped and sculptured bunkers, to the impressive
presentation and attention to detail making every hole as
remarkable as the next. The Royal Golf Course has rolling fairways set amidst pine trees
and beautiful lakes surrounded by wild flowers. Its features include
the almost island green of the 9th and the famous 16th, with
cliff-top carryover – one of the most celebrated golfing images in
the world, which has become the veritable symbol of golf in the
Algarve. But there are many other challenges along its length, in
particular numerous narrow fairways, bordered by age-old pine
forest, which make the Royal a real test of a golfer’s accuracy and
concentration. This course was designed by top American golf
architect Rocky Roquemore, based on original drawings made by
Sir Henry Cotton.
Vale de Lobo - Ocean Course Colina Verde
The Ocean Golf Course features undulating fairways which run
alongside nature reserve, before leading gently down to the shores
of the Atlantic. Its emblematic holes are two challenging and
spectacular Par 4s, the 11th and the 14th – which treat golfers to
some of the most spectacular views in the Algarve – and the Par 3
15th, which runs alongside the beach. Playing to your handicap on
The Ocean course is a difficult task, due to the challenging design
and distracting beauty that it provides. The 9-hole Executive par 3 golf course is suitable for players
of all levels. Straight forward enough to be enjoyable for
beginners, but also testing enough for the experienced
player wishing to sharpen their iron play and short game.
With average playing time of one and a half hours, there is
plenty of time if you so wish to take in one of the 18-hole
championship courses in the locality the same day.
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