At Amendoeira Golf Resort, you’ll discover two world-class championship golf courses, designed by golfing legends Sir Nick Faldo and Christy O’Connor Jnr. For something truly unique, we also offer Portugal’s only floodlit 9-hole golf course, where you can experience the thrill of night-time play.In the Golf Academy our team will help you improve your game, with the help of unique high-tech machines like "Trackman", and by practicing on the driving range or booking a lesson with our certified professor.
Golf with a view
An experience you simply cannot miss
Faldo Course
Designed by Sir Nick Faldo with strategic play in mind this 6578m Par 72 championship course demands careful positioning to score well.
"The land at Amendoeira is dramatic and the project has the potential to be a real talking point in the Algarve. With so many courses in the region, that's no mean feat", pointed out Nick Faldo, during his visit in 2007.
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
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.
This course has tees that are generally connected to the fairways, but its greater overall distance, the water hazards and big greens provide its challenge. Golfers must also be prepared to read the subtly contoured putting surfaces that are strong features.
Pitch & Putt – Academy Course
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.
Amendoeira Golf Academy
The Amendoeira Golf Academy offers a wide variety of training programs to meet the needs of men, women, and juniors. These programmes cater for every standard of golfer from beginner to amateur, competitor to touring professional. Whatever your age or ability, there is a programme for you. They all feature a maximum 5:1 student to teacher ratio to allow for plenty of personalized instruction designed to deliver maximum results within the time available, with the help of high tech machines like "Trackman".
Along with technical proficiency, our instructors will help promote mental efficiency, equipment evaluation, equipment fitting, quality nutrition and physical fitness. At the end of the lesson players will receive a personalized CD/DVD of the lesson. This will include the original swing and the analysis which will be compared with a professional swing, the drills prescribed by the instructor and a final comparison of the original swing to the new swing.
Facilities
To complement the sophisticated hi-tech video and computer analysis, a good deal of traditional analysis is imperative to its success. Amendoeira Golf Academy offers a range of outdoor practice facilities.
- Academy course - 9 hole, par 3 floodlit course
- Driving Range
- Practice Putting Greens
- Long & short game practice areas
- V1, captures and analysis video
- Trackman, evaluates sing mechanics and number data
- BodiTrak, records weight distribution, balance information and pressure center during a strike
- SAM PuttLab, putt analysis and training software
Training Programmes
From beginners to low handicappers, our fully certified teaching golf professionals offer a complete menu of private lessons. Choose from individual lessons, shared lessons or a playing lesson on the golf course.
Additionally, we offer more comprehensive training programmes, these include:
- 1/2, One, Two, Three & Five Day Schools
- Junior Golf School
- Corporate Clinics
Membership
Become an annual Golf Member at Amendoeira Golf Courses and enjoy our fantastic facilities year-round. As a member, you'll receive exclusive discounts and privileges, enhancing your golfing experience. Join our vibrant community and take advantage of everything Amendoeira has to offer.
Discover our tournaments
Our two championship courses offer the perfect conditions to host tournaments. Throughout the entire year, several competitions take place in Amendoeira Golf Resort.
Find out here which tournaments are going to happen, when and how to take part in them.
Amendoeira World Kids Golf 2025
World Kids Golf Championship will be held on Amendoeira Golf Resort's world class golf courses on 22rd to 25th of July 2025. With two fantastic golf courses, an incredible clubhouse and accommodation on site the event could not be more fun, organized and relaxing for our golfing families.
This event allows boys and girls, aged 7 to 18, an opportunity to showcase their skills and advance in the game. The child's year of birth determines their age category.
If you need any information, please contact us:
T: +351 282 320 671
E: amendoeira@amendoeiraresort.com
You can register for the 2025 edition now!