Amendoeira has two fantastic courses, Faldo and O’Connor Jr. Faldo is a championship course with very challenging and hilly holes – where it is recommended that you drive a golf cart which is included in the green fee. O’Connor Jr. is a flatter, wider, but slightly longer course that also meets a high standard. Both courses have awesome finishes all year round. Amendoeira also has a golf academy, fitting studio, and exceptional par 3 course with lighting.
Amendoeira Golf Resort is working hard to have the title of Portugal’s best golf course. The Faldo course at Amendoeira Golf Resort has been nominated once again for the best golf course in Portugal by the prestigious World Golf Awards. The multiple major winner Sir Nick Faldo, who designed the track, has contributed to the course becoming a favorite among the Algarve’s international golf tourists. After opening in 2008, and then hosting several notable competitions, it is no surprise that the championship course has been recognized for its world class.
Faldo
Number of holes 18
Par 72
Designed by Sir Nick Faldo with strategic play in mind this 6578m Par 72 championship course demands careful positioning to score well.
In a modern twist of a traditional recipe, cacti and wild herbs replace the role of Sunningdale’s heather, spartan Holm oaks and ancient olive trees take the place of a lush English woodland, and desert scrub bunkers of crushed limestone replace Berkshire’s sandy tracts in a golf course that revels in the classic principles of strategic play.
Faldo Course won, in 2016, the title of Portugal’s Best Golf Course, given by World Golf Awards.
O´Connor Jnr. Course
Number of holes 18
Par 72
Designed by Christy O’Connor Jnr., this course complements the neighbouring Faldo Course and also takes full advantage of being situated in a fertile valley. Its various water features, both lakes and watercourses that are spread throughout the entire course, demand accuracy and test from all golfers, and the rich topsoil has been skillfully landscaped and planted with mature palm trees, affording a lush, ornamental setting like an extensive oasis.
Academy Course
Course Length: 700 metres
The 9 hole Academy course is the only floodlit 9 hole golf course in Portugal. It is located between the Faldo Course and the O’Connor Jnr. course is ideally suited for beginners and those who wish to sharpen up their short game. It has been built to the same high standards as the Faldo Course and O’Connor Jnr. course.
Three teeing options vary the line of play into each hole and maximize every hazard designed into the green complex. The 7th is the feature hole on the course, where two of the teeing options play over water.
The 9 hole Academy course will become a sure favorite with the whole family and a must to play alongside its big brothers.
