5:30 – 7:00pm: Registration and Welcome Cocktail
Saturday, 05th December
08:30am: First round, 18 holes at Old Course, Millennium & Pinhal golf courses;
07:00pm: Cocktail "Dinatoire"
Sunday, 06th December
08:30am: Second round, 18 holes at Old Course, Millennium & Pinhal golf courses
Monday, 7th December
08:30am: Final round, 18 holes at Old Course, Millennium & Pinhal golf courses;
07:30pm: Prize Giving Ceremony and Gala Dinner
€ 732 Stay in Double Classic room BB (shared by 2 people)
€ 930 Stay in Single Classic room BB
Non-Golfer (accommodation & social events):
€ 402 Stay in Double Classic room BB (shared by 2 people)
Tournament Only (without accommodation):
€ 490
Tournament Package Includes:
- 4 nights accommodation at Hyatt Regency Vilamoura Algarve
- 3 rounds of golf
- Driving range balls | Pull trolley
- Half-way snacks
- Welcome Cocktail | Cocktail “Dinatoire”
- Gala dinner | Great prizes
SPECIAL DEALS:
- Free golf transfers
- Airport transfers and car rental special deals
- Rental clubs available - many options to choose from
XXXVIII - Grande Troféu Vilamoura 2026
One of the most prestigious and biggest amateurs tournaments in Portugal since 1987 - Grande Troféu Vilamoura. Internationally recognized, it has been a success since the beginning.
A great opportunity for keen amateur golfers to take part in a "friendly" but challenging competition. Stroke Play. Players are grouped by categories and alternately play the 3 golf courses.
Rules:
Competition Medal format within each category – 54 holes.
Prizes will be awarded on the final net and gross scores for the men’s and ladies competition within each category
Awards
General Net 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
Net Winner, runner up and 3rd place of each category (Men and Ladies)
General Gross 1st place
Gross Winner, runner up and 3rd place of each category (Men and Ladies)
Golf Competition
Vilamoura Old Course Golf Course Vilamoura, Algarve
The Old Course is Frank Pennink's original design for Vilamoura, laid out in 1969 as one of the first courses built in the resort. Martin Hawtree remodelled it in 1996, keeping Pennink's routing intact while bringing the course up to modern standards. Set in the heart of Vilamoura, twenty minutes from Faro airport, it's known across the Algarve as the Grande Dame of the region's golf courses, and hosted the Portuguese Open in 1979.
It's pure parkland golf, routed through mature umbrella pines that do most of the defending. Fairways roll gently, with a few steeper slopes, and doglegs come mainly on the back nine. Water only enters the equation once, on the 4th, the course's signature hole: a par-3 that asks for a precise tee shot up and over a large pine, to a green guarded by water on the far side. The buggy here is optional rather than essential.
The clubhouse has been rebuilt in recent years, with a British-style restaurant and snack bar, and the driving range now runs on TrackMan technology, with an on-site academy staffed by resident professionals. Locker rooms and a pro shop round things out. Book a round at one of Vilamoura's original courses, and one of the Algarve's most storied. (...)
Pinhal Golf Course Vilamoura Vilamoura, Algarve
Pinhal golf course sits in Vilamoura, on Rua da Torre D'Água, the second course built in the resort after Frank Pennink laid it out in 1976. Robert Trent Jones reworked the layout in 1985, adding doglegs and length without touching its parkland character. Fifty years on, it's still regarded as one of the Algarve's classic tests.
Umbrella and Atlantic pines line almost every fairway, closing in tight enough that a stray drive rarely finds a clean recovery. Doglegs run through much of the round, and water comes into play on the 4th, 5th, 8th and 14th. The 13th, a long par five, carries the course's signature hole status, and the back nine adds the layout's sharpest undulation.
Off the course, Pinhal keeps things simple: a driving range, resident academy, putting green, and a clubhouse restaurant that looks out over the practice area. It's a traditional course built on consistency, and regulars return to it year after year, some after decades away. Book your round with Tee Times, and see what's kept Pinhal among Vilamoura's favourites. (...)
Vilamoura Millennium Golf Course Vilamoura, Algarve
Millennium sits at the heart of Vilamoura's golf cluster, a short run from the marina and within easy reach of the resort's hotels. Opened in 2000, the course pairs a refurbished nine from the old Laguna layout with a newly built nine cut through umbrella pine woodland — a blend that gives the round two distinct characters rather than one.
The front nine, holes three to seven especially, plays tight and wooded, asking for accuracy off the tee where the pines close in. From there the course opens out, flatter and more exposed to the Algarve breeze, before water comes into play again on the closing holes. The par-3 6th is the hole most golfers remember: a lake guarding the left of the green, a deep bunker on the right, and not much margin for a loose shot. It's a course built for variety and for company — sociable enough for a mixed-ability fourball, sharp enough to punish carelessness on the closing stretch.
Facilities are shared with the neighbouring Laguna course, including a driving range, putting green, and a resident academy for anyone looking to sharpen up beforehand. The clubhouse restaurant and bar make an easy stop before or after the round, and a complimentary shuttle runs from a selection of Vilamoura hotels. For golfers splitting a week across the region's courses, Millennium is a relaxed, well-paced day out. (...)
Competition Hotel Suggestion
Hyatt Regency Vilamoura Algarve (Ex Dom Pedro Vilamoura) Vilamoura, Algarve
For golfers, the location is exceptional. Within minutes, you have access to the iconic Vilamoura golf courses, including The Els Club, Old Course, Millennium, Pinhal, and Laguna. Each round brings a different challenge, framed by immaculate fairways and the unmistakable Algarve light. After the game, the Spa Aquae becomes a welcome ritual, with a heated indoor pool, jacuzzi, and treatments designed to restore tired muscles.
Families and groups find their own rhythm here, with gardens, outdoor pools, entertainment programs, and spaces designed for all ages. Rooms open onto private balconies overlooking the sea or gardens, inviting slow mornings and calm evenings. (...)
