Praia D’El Rey Golf & Country Club

The residential development takes away something from the overall appearance and the conditioning isn’t too pleasant either. But let us be clear; this is still a wonderful course, with enthralling holes among the dunes and pines.

Despite being less than a decade old, Praia D’El Rey Golf & Country Club has risen steadily in Golf World’s Top 100 Courses in Europe. The design is simply fantastic. A true links golf course with a number of holes hugging the Atlantic Ocean and a number of sand dunes comparible with Royal St George’s or Birkdale. Combine this with the resort’s superb all-round facilities and you can understand why natives of Lisbon view this as their finest offering.

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Taking full advantage of the existing natural features and landscape contours, the renowned American golf architect Cabell B. Robinson designed a dramatic succession of 18 holes, enriched by an intricate mesh of deep bunkers, sloping greens and sandy dunes, in sharp contrast with lush fairways and luxuriant pine tree woods, thus creating an award-winning golfing experience for golfers of all levels. Praia D’El Rey is a mixture of seaside links and parkland holes with a par of 73.

• Course has: Bar
• Course has: Buggy Hire
• Course has: Driving Range
• Course has: Practice Green
• Course has: Pro Shop
• Course has: Restaurant
• Course has: Trolley Hire
• Course has: Dress Code
• Course has: Club Hire
• Course has: Handicap