Arrival and Registration
March 2nd Tuesday
Official Practice Round @ Laguna Vilamoura and Millennium Vilamoura
Welcome Cocktail
March 3rd Wednesday
1st Round of Golf (Pinhal or The Old Course or The Els Club)
March 4th Thursday
2nd Round of Golf (Pinhal or The Old Course or The Els Club)
Dinner & Party
March 5th Friday
Final Round of Golf (Pinhal or The Old Course or The Els Club)
Farewell Dinner and Prize-Giving
March 6th Saturday
Check-out and Departure
€ 2200 Twin Room (sharing)
€ 2575 Single Room
Complementary participation for the professional, including accomodation in a single room, providing a minium of 3 amateurs.
Includes:
- 5 nights B&B accommodation at the Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
- 3 Pro-Am rounds (Old Course, The Els Club, Pinhal)
- Official practice round (Millennium or Laguna)
- Transfer from/to Faro Airport, Social Event and from/to golf courses
- Welcome Gift Pack
- Golf balls for practice
- Shared buggies for all Pro-Am rounds
- On-course refreshments and snacks for the official practice day and three Pro-Am rounds
- Welcome pack
- Welcome reception evening
- Dinner & Party
- Farewell Dinner and prize-giving
- Player’s liability and bodily injury insurance on the golf courses
- Taxes
Vilamoura Pro-Am 2027
The Vilamoura Pro-Am is a premier golf tournament featuring a diverse and engaging schedule of activities. From March 1st-6th, 2027, participants will compete on renowned courses like the Old Course, The Els Club and Pinhal.
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. (...)
Vilamoura Pinhal Golf Course Vilamoura, Algarve
Vilamoura 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. (...)
The Els Club Vilamoura (ex Victoria Golf Course) Vilamoura, Algarve
Few courses in the Algarve have been through a transformation like this one. Built originally by Arnold Palmer and home to the Portugal Masters every year from 2007 to 2022, the course was stripped back to bare ground in 2023 and rebuilt from scratch by Ernie Els and his design team, a reported €17 million investment that makes this Europe's first Els Club and the Algarve's first private members' course.
Els reversed the entire back-nine routing, so nothing about the old championship rhythm carries over. New green complexes and sand-capped fairways have replaced the Palmer-era layout hole for hole. The par-5 11th is the one Els's own team points to as the round's centrepiece: water down the left off the tee, a stream tight against the green, and a genuine risk-reward decision on the second shot. It plays every bit as sharp as its pedigree suggests, and the PGA Tour Champions has already picked it to host the inaugural Portugal Invitational in 2026.
Access here works differently to the rest of Vilamoura. The Els Club is a private members' course, and non-members can only play through a stay-and-play package at the adjacent Victoria Golf Resort & Spa, with a minimum three-night stay. It's a different kind of booking, but for golfers planning a longer Algarve trip, it's a rare chance to play a tour-standard course built by one of the game's great champions. (...)
Competition Hotel Suggestion
Hilton Vilamoura Hotel Vilamoura, Algarve
Each room and suite provides stylish comfort, private balconies, and tranquil views of the gardens or nearby fairways, creating a personal retreat after a day on the links. Golf enthusiasts enjoy complimentary transfers to Vilamoura’s premier courses, including the Old Course, Pinhal, and Millennium, making every round effortless and memorable. For sunseekers, a free shuttle connects you to Falésia Beach and the vibrant Vilamoura Marina, full of dining, nightlife, and entertainment.
Culinary experiences reflect the best of Portuguese and international cuisine, with family-friendly options and supervised fun at Paradise Island ensuring everyone feels at home. From sunrise swings to evening cocktails by the gardens, Hilton Vilamoura blends refined comfort, natural beauty, and seamless access to golf and adventure, promising an unforgettable Algarve escape that lingers long after your return home. (...)
