Penina Championship
Penina Champoinship Golf Course was previously known as the Sir Henry Cotton Championship Golf Course. The main 18 holes provide the most demanding test of a players skill in the Algarve, if not in Portugal. The inevitable difficulty that a flat landscape and terrain creates with club selection, the holes are crossed and flanked by a series of streams, ditches and water hazards, demanding precisely executed shots to avoid trouble and achieve par.|The course is beautifully maintained, winding past tall stands of eucalyptus and clumps of palm to mainly elevated greens which have subtle slopes and sometimes treacherous speeds.
Reception: Everyday from 7:45am to 8:00pm
Golf Clubs: Standard Set|Taylor Made Set
Club House: With Restaurant and Snack bar
With driving range
With an Academy
Trolleys: Manual and Electric
With locker room
Pro Shop: Everyday from 7:45am to 8:00pm
Golf Lessons: Resident professionals
With putting green
Juniors: Up to 17 years oldPenina Championship - latest comments and reviews
Simon D Turner
2026-04-04
Always a pleasure to return back to Penina Championship. Course was in good order with stunning greens. There was evidence that the recent bad winter weather had caused damage off the course. No real investment into the course to raise it to another level like some of its competitors leaves it wanting.
Steve Grant
2026-04-04
Greens excellent, fairways much improved but bunkers need more work.
Rachel Milne
2026-04-04
A fabulous course with amazing greens really enjoyed it !
Graham Ironside
2026-03-21
Very good condition for this time of year, playing very long due to the saturated ground but would certainly become back again.
Graham Ironside
2026-03-20
A lot of lying water on the fairways and semi rough but otherwise in good condition
Paul Bailey
2026-03-15
Course was not generally in good condition. Greens were however excellent
Paul Bailey
2026-02-08
Storm Leo has left the course in a mess. However the greens are superb. It's a great layout that makes you think a lot about laying up.
Samantha te Nijenhuis-Grondel
2026-01-24
Good checkin, everything was ready to start
Steve Bassi
2026-01-12
Unfortunately the course was in poor condition due to the amount of recent rainfall. A very tired complex but a great course design, it really needs investment in both the infrastructure and the course.
Mark Boon
2025-11-17
The course held up well after the recent storm and tornados that blew through.
Some standing water but we coped.
Staff were not the most attentive or welcoming, but we did not let spoil the day.
Ian Stokoe
2025-11-05
A great layout but in need of better maintenance. Many greens with bare patches and generally bumpy.
Robin Booth
2025-10-19
The course is a good golf challenge. However its current standard of maintenance is poor, particularly the quality of the tee boxes & bunkers. There were areas of some fairways that were destroyed by what we assume are animals, possibly wild boar. The greens however were good. The pro shop welcome was efficient but by no means was it warm, friendly or welcoming.
Tecnicals
*Flat - Some gentle slopes on green approaches
*Dogleg - On both 9's
*Tree Lined - Heavily with Umbrella Pines
*Buggy Recommended - If Essential
*Water hazards - On both 9's, check on course planner required
*Parkland - Totally
*Signature Hole - 5th
*Comments - Premier Championship course in West Algarve
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