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Penina Golf Course

Penina was the first golf course to be built in the Algarve. It is a Championship Course and is considered to be the masterpiece of Sir Henry Cotton. Penina has hosted several of the Portuguese Open Championships.

Penina also features two 9 hole loops : The Resort Course and The Academy Course.

Text provided by the Portuguese Tourist Office
Penina golf course in the Western Algarve in Portugal
Situated in the heart of the Algarve, the Penina Championship Course is considered the most brilliant project of Sir Henry Cotton, triple champion of the British Open who became a golf architect.

This was the first golf caurse to be built. back in 1966. The experienced Cotton was one of the first to recognize the Algarve’s huge potential as a golfing destination.

The quality and the success of this course encouraged the subsequent construction of many other courses that now exist in the region.

The championship course opened in 1966 and has been completely rebuilt during 1994/95, maintaining its main original features.

It is a fairly flat parkland type course with almost four hundred thousand trees, plenty of water, many bunkers, with wide greens and a vast tee area, making this a real championship course.

A new lake has been built to protect the green of hole 5. The undulations on the fairway of hole 9, five new bunkers together with more water around the green of hole 13 (which became a small island), deeper bunkers and new tees are features added to the original layout.

Penina also features two 9 hole courses by Sir Henry Cotton: The Resort Course, a pleasant Par 35 with 2,987 metres; and The Academy Course, a Par 30 with 1,851 metres.

Architect

Sir Henry Cotton

Number of Holes

18 Championship course - 9 Resort course - 9 Academy course

Length

6,439m Championship course - 2,987m Resort course - 1,861m Academy course

Par

73 Championship course - 35 Resort course - 30 Academy course

Address

P.O. Box 146, Penina, 8502 Portimao

Telephone

(+ 351) 282 41 54 15

Fax

(+ 351) 282 41 50 00

Facilities

Driving Range - 3 Putting Greens - Practice Circuit - Golf Shop
Hotel - Restaurants - Bars - Swimming Pool - Solarium - Tennis Courts - Horse riding - Snooker - Sailing

Directions

Follow the EN 125 towards Sagres and the course is 4 km after the Portimao junction

Handicap required

Championship only Men 28 - Ladies 36

Accommodation

	Manor Houses Privately owned houses with separate guest accommodation
	Pousadas and Traditional Hotels Hotels in Castles, Monasteries, Palaces, Convents, etc. or in areas of outstanding beauty
	Modern Hotels Modern Hotels, Resorts and Apartments
	Villas and Houses Detached Quintas, independent Houses and Villas with private pool, rented direct from owners,
	Estate cottages Self catering Cottages and Houses with shared pool, usually in the grounds of a Manor House.
Suggested Accommodation
	Villas Albufeira area
	Villas Almancil area
	Villas Alvor area
	Villas Carvoeiro area
	Villas Lagos area
	Villas Loule area
	Villas Monchique area
	Villas Portimao area
	Villas Sagres area
	Villas Silves area
	Villas Vilamoura area

DISCOUNT RESERVATION INFORMATION
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A booking fee of 18 euros, per person, is also payable, this covers any number of rounds or courses in a single booking

PORTUGUESE GOLF MAPS Road map with the golf courses marked
Included is a guide book giving the number and length of the holes, and detailed information for each golf course

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