» Check-in at Octant Hotels Praia Verde
» 19h30 - Welcome Cocktail @ Monte Rei
9th December
» 09h36 - 1st Round @ Monte Rei
» 09h30 - 1st Round @ Quinta do Vale
» Free evening
10th December
» 09h36 - 2nd Round @ Monte Rei
» 09h30 - 2nd Round @ Quinta da Ria
» Free evening
11th December
» 09h30 - 3rd Round @ Quinta do Vale
» 09h10 - 3rd Round @ Quinta da Ria
» 19h00 - Award Ceremony Dinner @ Octant Praia Verde
12th December
» Check-out and departure from Octant Hotels Praia Verde
All rounds include shared buggy and practice balls
Includes:
3 rounds of golf (Monte Rei, Quinta da Ria and Quinta do Vale)
Practice Range Balls
Shared Buggy
Welcome Cocktail Dinatoire
Prize Giving Dinner
Hotel & Golf Package at Octant Praia Verde Hotel Double/Twin Room: 802€ (price per person, based on 2 pax sharing)
Single Room: 1042€
Supplement for Sea View Room: Available on request
Includes:
- 4 nights’ accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Welcome Cocktail Dinatoire
- Award Ceremony Dinner (set menu)
- 1 round of 18 holes in Monte Rei
- 1 round of 18 holes in Quinta do Vale
- 1 round of 18 holes in Quinta da Ria
- 1 hour access to practice facilities prior to the rounds of golf with unlimited range balls
- Shared buggy included on the 3 rounds of Golf
4th Edition Sotavento Golf Trophy
After the success of last year's event, Monte Rei, alongside Quinta da Ria and Quinta do Vale, have teamed up once again to host the 4th edition of the Sotavento Golf Trophy.
The tournament’s format will be Stableford and will feature 3 of the best Golf Courses in the East Algarve along with a Welcome Cocktail dinatoire and a Prize Giving dinner at Monte Rei.
Notes
◊ The tournament played in Individual Stableford format
◊ Maximum handicap is 36
◊ Net and Gross prizes
◊ Special prizes for the longest drive and nearest to the pin
◊ Prize draw
Golf Competition
Monte Rei North Golf Course Tavira, Algarve
Monte Rei Golf Course is Jack Nicklaus's only design in Portugal, and the first of his Signature courses to reach the country when it opened in 2007. The North Course sits in the eastern Algarve, in the foothills of the Serra do Caldeirão, with mountains behind and the Atlantic in view to the south, on a 1,000-acre estate near Tavira. It held Portugal's number one ranking for close to fifteen years, a run few layouts anywhere can match.
Water comes into play on eleven of the eighteen holes, and the routing keeps each one in its own corridor, so there's rarely a view of another group's game. It's a par-72 layout of eight par-4s, five par-3s and five par-5s, running to over 6,500 metres from the championship tees, with doglegs on several holes and tees set high enough to catch the wind. The 13th is the signature hole: a downhill par-4 from an elevated tee, its green pinched between a lake and a run of sand. The 18th closes matters with a 550-yard par-5, the lake shadowing the approach and, for the longest hitters, still tempting a run at the green in two.
The buggy is included in the green fee, useful across terrain that rolls more than it lets on, and the practice facilities stretch to a full driving range and an on-site academy with resident professionals. A clubhouse restaurant and snack bar, locker rooms and pro shop round out the day. Book a round at Monte Rei and see why it's held its place among Portugal's finest for the better part of two decades. (...)
Quinta do Vale Golf Course Castro Marim, Algarve
Seve Ballesteros only put his name on a handful of courses, and Quinta do Vale, set in a natural valley above the Guadiana River with Spain visible across the water, is one of his most distinctive. The layout itself tells you as much: six par 3s, six par 4s, and six par 5s, a deliberately unconventional structure that keeps the round from ever settling into a rhythm.
Water is the story on the front nine, coming into play on most of the opening holes and demanding real discipline off the tee, especially with the coastal breeze that tends to pick up as the round goes on. The back nine moves into more sheltered, undulating ground, giving some relief before the closing stretch asks for one more decision. This is a course built on options rather than a single correct line, true to Seve's own game: every hole rewards the golfer willing to take on a risk, while still leaving a safer route for anyone playing it smart. Bring a few spare balls for the water, and treat a calm day here as a gift.
Facilities include a driving range, a resident academy, and a clubhouse restaurant with sweeping views back over the valley and river. Quinta do Vale pairs naturally with the other east Algarve courses nearby for a golfer looking to build a full trip around this quieter, less-crowded corner of the region. (...)
Quinta da Ria Golf Course Tavira, Algarve
Quinta da Ria sits inside the Ria Formosa Natural Park, on a stretch of the eastern Algarve where no villa or apartment block is allowed to interrupt the view. It is a rare thing in this region: a course with nothing around it but wetland, olive trees, and the sea. Designed by Rocky Roquemore and opened in 2002, it rewards patience over power, and the courses's own guests will tell you it's worth the drive east.
Five lakes work their way through the round, most notably guarding the 10th green, and the back nine edges close enough to the Atlantic that the sea breeze becomes a permanent playing partner. The par-3 17th is the hole most golfers remember: its green sits beside a small island that doubles as a bird sanctuary, a genuinely rare sight mid-round. Thick rough and flat, deceptively tricky bunkers punish anything sprayed off line, and the wind means club selection here is never quite as simple as the scorecard suggests.
Facilities include a driving range, a resident academy, and a clubhouse restaurant serving Portuguese food with a view back over the course. Quinta da Ria pairs naturally with its sister course, Quinta de Cima, next door, for golfers looking to spend a full trip on this quieter side of the Algarve. For anyone tired of playing the same handful of famous names, this is the detour worth making. (...)
Competition Hotel Suggestion
Octant Praia Verde Hotel Monte Gordo, Algarve
Spacious, light-filled suites are designed for comfort and freedom, with fully equipped kitchens, generous living areas, and private balconies opening onto garden greens or shimmering ocean blues. Every detail encourages you to settle in, breathe deeper, and stay a little longer.
Days unfold between refreshing dips in the pools, moments of calm with a massage, and long walks along the beach just steps away. As evening falls, the restaurant becomes a place of soft light and sea air, where fresh seafood and Mediterranean flavours turn dinner into a ritual, best enjoyed with a glass raised to the horizon.
Less than an hour from Faro Airport, Suite Hotel Praia Verde offers a rare balance: secluded, serene, and effortlessly connected. It’s not just a stay. It’s a return to simplicity, beauty, and time well spent. (...)
