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Richard McMurdo (England) 02/01/08

One of my ‘always play’ courses in the Algarve is Palmares as it’s a mixture of links golf on the front 9 holes and then fruit tree lined fairway parkland on the back 9. However, the trick with this course is to stay away from the busy times and 'negotiate' your tee-off with the members, otherwise you'll round will be slow and frustrating. The opening hole starts with a tricky downhill tee shot leaving a mid iron to a well bunkered green. From here you play a mixture of links holes with an interesting short par-4 over water (or a dried up seawater pond in the Summer) before returning to parkland. Of the par-5’s the 17th is a definite eagle opportunity, even for mid handicappers, so long as you get your driver away. The course condition can be varied, but play it just before or after a Pro-Am event and you'll get it in very good condition. Palmares offers a good, well kept, fast putting green that has shaded spots for keeping out of the sun.

Value for Money	8
Challenge	8
Off Course	8

Ian Chambers (England) 26/03/07

Played Palmeras on the 20/3/07. What a joke ! 30 mins late off the tee because they are the only club in the area with 8 min tee times and with as poor an opening hole as the 1st is the delays just rack up. We were due to tee off at 1.48 but didn't start till 2.20 which meant it was dark by the time we finished. No applology and no refund. Pro shop expensive, bar dreadful.

The course itself was tatty with poor bunkers and greens. The stoke saver isn't worht the money as it is out by yards and yards

Value for Money	5
Challenge	7
Off Course	6

Geoff Gill (England) 03/07/06

Played this course on Tuesday the 27th June 2006, and was very impressed from start to finish... the course itself was immaculate and had lovely views over the bay... the pro shop however was very expensive at 100 Euros for a tee shirt, but this is the price you pay in the algarve... favourite hole had to be the tricky par 5 5th which runs along the beach front with a very narrow fairway, which is followed by a trickly little dog leg par 4 where you can take on the green if you are brave enough... they even had a 1 million dollar challange on the par 3 eighth where if you had a hole in one you went to las vegas to play from 1 million dollars or if you hit the green you won a cap (Which were 32 euros in the pro shop) I took it on and only won the cap... who needs las vegas anyway... the back 9 was not as good as the front nine but still some tricky little holes, and if the pin placements were naughty you are in for some fun... for example they had the pin on the 9th at the front, and it is a two teer green with a huge step in the middle going downhill, I hit the back of the green and could not keep my first put on the green and ended up 4 putting, but what a challenge... I will definatly go back next time im in the algarve...

Value for Money	8
Challenge	7
Off Course	9

chris millingtoncmillington (England) 18/07/05

panoramic views.perhaps not for purists but my personal favorite on the algarve inc.quinta old course etc.

Value for Money	10
Challenge	7
Off Course	10

Les Oborn (England) 25/09/04

Played here 24/09/2004. First seven holes very good then very similar to Scarborough North Cliff's inland holes. Approaches to greens had been watered too much for my liking.

Very friendly staff but restaurant closed just after six, so no food when we finished.

Need to employ a course ranger, as play was very slow (like all the other courses we played, nobody asked to see a handicap certificate and this was possibly why faster players were not invited to play through).

A relatively testing back nine with the 17th being the most memorable.

Ceri Rees (England) 19/05/04

Just played 6 rounds in the Algarve in a group of 8 players and to a man we all thought that the first 6 holes were very good with nice surroundings and good condition greens. After that the conditions were the same but the course became very similar to public parkland courses in England. We will not be revisting next year.