Penha Longa Resort

The general resort is very impressive with a good service and facilities in around the clubhouse. The practice facilities are also very good. However, while the Atlantic Championship course is apparently very good the Monastery course is in poor repair, water logged in many places, even in the middle of summer, and with rubbish pilled up in a couple of places. Also, as it is the smaller course there are no refreshment options. The value for money was very low

Globalement le parcours Atlantis Championship est un beau parcours avec des fairways larges, bien diversifiés dans une campagne environnante superbe (sintra et ses collines typiques). Accueil sympathique mais tout est axé sur le touriste golfeur et l’ambiance est assez artificielle.. tarifs relativement élevé pour un parcours sympa mais pas exceptionnel à mon humble avis.

Pro: -Very unique historical setting around the cool old monastery buildings. -Top class buggies with gps, ice-bucket and music speakers with Bluetooth connection. -Complementary fruit and bottles of water at the start. -Great restaurant. Great kitchen! The menu is amazing. -Good value. -Decent showers. -Nice pro-shop. -Food cart on the course. -The robot mowers do a good job cutting the fairways. -On-course water refill. -Good sand in bunkers. -Beautiful nature with old trees and many birds around the course. Con: -Modest training facilities. Small driving range . Small chipping green. -On top of your green fee you have to play for driving range balls. -Many of the tee boxes were terrible. -Some poor fairways with bare patches. -An incredible number of molehills. It looks like a real mole infestation. -In general, the maintenance could be better. It feels like the trees and bushes next to the golf holes are becoming overgrown. It feels like the holes need to be opened up a bit more. -A lot of noise from the nearby racecourse. -It seemed like some of the greenkeepers did not care much about the golfers. One just kept working his brushcutter next to us as we were hitting our next golfshot. Monastery course: -Spicy design with bumps twists and turns. -Penal course. -Compact, narrow holes. Target practice. -it feels like the maintenance on this course is less than on the Atlantic course. Atlantic course: -Demanding course. -More space than the Monastery course, but still quite narrow on some holes. -A lot of variation. Sometimes it opens up, then it is narrow again. Some short holes, some long holes. -Some great holes. Especially the iconic hole 6 with the aqueduct ruins behind the green. -Unfortunately some poor holes too (hole 13 for example). -The rough is very thick, so if you miss the narrow fairways, it is often hard to find your ball.

Mooie golfbanen. Lijkt mij lichtjes verwaarloosd. Moesten ze eens de baan en de faciliteiten opfrissen zou het een top club kunnen zijn. Er zijn sommige holes die geweldig zijn en dan andere holes die minder goed of zelfs slecht zijn. Soms lijkt het als je van de ene hole naar de andere gaat dat het niet dezelfde baan is. Een ding dat wel stoorde is dat er net naast de golfbaan een groot race circuit is. Er was immens veel geluidhinder van de scheurende motoren. De oude overblijfselen van de romeinse tijden op twee holes zijn prachtig.

We played this course in March of this year and thoroughly enjoyed the variety it offered throughout the round. The holes are nicely varied, which keeps the course interesting and enjoyable from start to finish. The course was in good condition during our visit, with well-maintained fairways and particularly nice greens that rolled true and looked excellent. The elevation changes across the layout add both character and challenge to the course. Because of those height differences, we would definitely recommend taking a buggy, especially if you want to fully enjoy the round without tiring yourself out too much. Overall, it’s a well-presented and enjoyable course that offers a fun mix of scenery, variety, and playability.