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Gramacho Course

It is one of only a few courses in the world with 18 sets of tees and fairways, but with 27 greens. This means players are able to enjoy the same course time and time again with slightly different challenges. Holes 1 through 4 and 14 through 18 have two greens each, and your approach to each hole will vary depending on which greens are in play.

Even though this course has hosted the Portuguese Ladies Open on a number of occasions, Pestana Gramacho is well-known as a championship course that is playable for all abilities, even those with a very high handicap.

Apart from the fantastic design, Fream and Price managed to incorporate the traditional landscape into the layout by using the natural stone outcrops, historical dry stone walling and existing ancient trees, along with some artfully sculpted lakes and bunkers.

Experienced golfers will certainly know that they have played a superb golf course with its testing par of 71 and a tiger tee length of nearly 6,700 yards.

Course Information
Par	72
Designed by	Ronald Fream, Nick Price
Opened for play	1991

Tees
Championship	6,678 yards	SSS 69.8
White	6,049 yards	SSS 69.8
Yellow	6,699 yards	SSS 68.1
Red	5,224 yards	SSS 70.6

Features

Golf Buggies
Pitch and Putt
Pro Shop
Tuition
Putting Greens
Practice Area
Golf Club Hire
Club House
Championship Standard Course

Excellent

Buggies not available to book in advance which could have been an issue with a couple of our travelling party. Also at 50 euros a buggy, rather expensive.

Christopher – Reviewed 22 May 2023

8.0

Very Good

Again have played here a few times and one of our club members from home has an apartment on site so he joined us for the round the course was in good condition

Geoff – Reviewed 17 May 2023

Excellent

What a pleasure to play this beautiful course. The only downside being the extremely slow play. Refreshments on the course were a welcome surprise given the experience on the other 3 Pestana course we played. Villas on either side of the fairways on some holes were bit daunting but loved it, overall

Alan – Reviewed 14 May 2023

8.0

Very Good

Nice course. Good practice area nearby.

Mark – Reviewed 14 May 2023

Excellent

Love this course. Enough of a challenge for our group with a range of handicaps. A course that is easy to walk. Greens were good. Great club house.

Jackie – Reviewed 3 May 2023

Excellent

Rob – Reviewed 19 Apr 2023

8.0

Very Good

Lawrence – Reviewed 3 Apr 2023

4.0

Average

Nicholas – Reviewed 3 Apr 2023

8.0

Very Good

Greens improved a lot from last visit.

Richard – Reviewed 5 Mar 2023

Excellent

First time playing the course will definitely play again

Daniel – Reviewed 27 Feb 2023

8.0

Very Good

Nice course but slow

Melvyn – Reviewed 21 Feb 2023

8.0

Very Good

Paul – Reviewed 13 Feb 2023

6.0

Good

Heavy rain through the week left it soggy but can't really blame them for that. Quite a tough walk.

Geoffrey – Reviewed 20 Dec 2022

8.0

Very Good

Too congested on the day waited to tee off on all of the first 9 holes. Minor improvement on back 9. Course was the most challenging of the 4 played.

Philip – Reviewed 10 Nov 2022

8.0

Very Good

Probably best hiring a buggy on this hilly course, but one of the better courses.

Bill – Reviewed 22 Oct 2022

8.0

Very Good

Slow due to number of golfers on course

Delwyn – Reviewed 20 Oct 2022

8.0

Very Good

Slow play spoilt our round,course easy due to length of holes,good condition and greens also well kept

Charles – Reviewed 14 Oct 2022

8.0

Very Good

Steven – Reviewed 13 Oct 2022

6.0

Good

Kerion – Reviewed 5 Oct 2022

8.0

Very Good

Sue – Reviewed 30 Sep 2022

Excellent

Only downside we had to battle to get buggies

Sean – Reviewed 28 Sep 2022

Excellent

Richard – Reviewed 20 Sep 2022

Excellent

George – Reviewed 16 Sep 2022

8.0

Very Good

The greens were really slow and untidy.

Ian – Reviewed 14 Sep 2022

8.0

Very Good

Course was kept well, greens were tough but fair. Surprised the pin position didn't change while we were there, not that I'm complaining. Fairways were a bit slow, but also helped with some wayward shots.

Allan – Reviewed 11 Aug 2022

Excellent

Lovely course to play

Alan – Reviewed 21 Jun 2022

6.0

Good

My first time, very enjoyable, greens were varied speeds. Fairways and rough tangly spongy grass not what I’m used to. 👍🏼

Nigel – Reviewed 20 Jun 2022

6.0

Good

As above

Mike – Reviewed 15 Jun 2022

Excellent

The best of the 3 courses we played.

Anthony – Reviewed 15 Jun 2022

Excellent

Again Gramacho was in really good condition this is a course that suits all handicaps,we as a group and have played these courses many times,we have buggies on every course, 10/10

Warwick – Reviewed 13 Jun 2022

8.0

Very Good

Enjoyable challenging course

Elwyn – Reviewed 3 Jun 2022

8.0

Very Good

The service was very good and accommodating,the course was in very good condition

Tony – Reviewed 29 May 2022

Excellent

Great course in lovely surroundings

Paul – Reviewed 24 May 2022

Excellent

Fantastic condition all thourghly enjoyed the only course over the week where no golf balls were lost.

Geoff – Reviewed 20 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

Petra – Reviewed 16 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

Great course with good shaped holes. Greens were too fast for our standard of golf but good condition.

Russell – Reviewed 14 May 2022

Excellent

Started badly being told to play one 4 ball, one 3 ball and one 2 ball, after some negotiation with marshal we finally got off in three balls. After that a great experience, first time for us but would definately return.

Peter – Reviewed 12 May 2022

Excellent

This was our fav course of the 3 played (Vila Sol & Alto the others), aesthetically pleasing to the eye and a great but fair challenge, with some quirky holes! We will definitely come back and play this one next year

Alex – Reviewed 11 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

To many people on the course very slow

Blair – Reviewed 11 May 2022

8.0

Very Good

We got our tee time mixed up but the Pro shop dealt with the matter quickly.

David – Reviewed 10 May 2022

Excellent

Chris – Reviewed 9 May 2022

Excellent

Lovely resort course. Greens were in good condition. Only thing that let it down was the course ranger, condescending and chauvinistic.

Jackie – Reviewed 9 May 2022

Excellent

Richard – Reviewed 3 May 2022

Excellent

Played it twice.Enjoyed it both times A little slow on the second round but the sun was shining

Bill – Reviewed 28 Apr 2022

8.0

Very Good

Best course of three we played, worth playing.

John – Reviewed 24 Apr 2022

Excellent

great course

Steven – Reviewed 9 Apr 2022

6.0

Good

Good resort golf again but as with Pinta the greens seem tired and full of pitchmarks . Overall we enjoyed the round and the staff in the club house were happy and friendly.

Jackie – Reviewed 7 Apr 2022

Excellent

It was a little slow, although we had anticipated waiting on a few holes, due to it being a busy weekend. Very nice course which we enjoyed playing on two occasions. Only criticism was the Greens were lightning fast (too fast for us) and with a downhill putt, it was often difficult to keep the ball on the putting surface, let alone anywhere near the hole! Overall, very enjoyable though. In particular, we thought the staff in the bar/restaurant at the Gramacho were terrific - extremely attentive, service with a smile and often with great humour. Couldn't fault them.

John – Reviewed 6 Apr 2022

Excellent

Great course, interesting fairways, not too tough but v fast greens

Michael – Reviewed 30 Mar 2022

8.0

Very Good

In spite of heavy rain at times, we enjoyed this course!

Hugh – Reviewed 28 Mar 2022

8.0

Very Good

Played in very wet conditions Bunkers were hard to play out of as sand was sparse in places

David – Reviewed 19 Mar 2022

Excellent

Lovely condition, unusual and challenging holes. A real test. We got round without any lengthy hold ups. A great day. An upmarket golf club all round.

Mark – Reviewed 16 Mar 2022

Excellent

Joe – Reviewed 14 Mar 2022

Excellent

Lawrence – Reviewed 13 Mar 2022

8.0

Very Good

Returned again and all went well ..finally scored points on the seventeenth after several years of balls in the lake! Will return again

Mike – Reviewed 13 Mar 2022

Excellent

Greens were super quick especially with the strong wind

Ben – Reviewed 8 Mar 2022

8.0

Very Good

Some greens haven't fully recovered from the lockdowns.

Richard – Reviewed 6 Mar 2022

Excellent

Great course loved it

Daniel – Reviewed 13 Feb 2022

Excellent

For a 4 ball we were round in 4hrs 15 mins. Course acceptable…greens a nightmare with such Enormous swings on them

Jackie – Reviewed 12 Feb 2022

6.0

Good

If your not playing in a fourball it's a long day of waiting and some of the greens were certainly not at there best which is a shame.ive aged at gramacho in seniors tour qualifying and they always manage to get the course great so why can't they keep it like that all the time?

Simon – Reviewed 6 Dec 2021

8.0

Very Good

Nigel – Reviewed 30 Nov 2021

8.0

Very Good

Gramacho was always the best condition but this year they have obviously had some issues on some of their greens. Luckily, 9 of the holes have an extra or a double green. Also I have to mention the fairway grass was just too springy and therefore there was no run on the fairways. Other than that, it was as enjoyable.

Bill – Reviewed 24 Oct 2021

4.0

Average

Very poor greens something needs to be done with the birds stealing the golf balls of the fairways and green.

Michael – Reviewed 18 Oct 2021

6.0

Good

Needs lockers for visitors.

Brian – Reviewed 18 Oct 2021

Excellent

Very difficult course.

Mike – Reviewed 18 Oct 2021

8.0

Very Good

Packed again, round took over 4 and a half hours as usual. That said course in good condition and always enjoyable. Need more sand in the bunkers and condition of tee boxes need improving. Also no drinks cart service out on the course.

Joe – Reviewed 13 Oct 2021

8.0

Very Good

Course in better nick than Pinta - feels as though the whole place needs some TLC. Bunkers poor & clubhouse facilities are below average.

Howard – Reviewed 10 Oct 2021

Excellent

Best of the 3 courses we played. Beautiful and fairly challenging. Put this one on your list! Only downside was our 6 was split into a 4 and a 2 (playing with 2 members) which took the edge off it a little.

Chris – Reviewed 8 Oct 2021

6.0

Good

Issue with buggies on arrival, non available fortunately this was resolved at the last minute by a very helpful Caddy Master, half the group weren’t going to play without. Course always seems wet and a lot of mud balls (have played 3 times)

Kevin – Reviewed 5 Oct 2021

8.0

Very Good

Nice course, greens a bit 2 paced and didn't look great bu played ok.

Simon – Reviewed 5 Oct 2021

Excellent

Just like the Pinta course very good ,some of the group preferred the Gramacho but most of us liked both.

Barry – Reviewed 2 Oct 2021

Excellent

Very enjoyable course helped by the fact that I have 45 points. Top quality in my view.

Michael – Reviewed 29 Sep 2021

Excellent

This was our favourite course and can't wait to play again next year.

Richard – Reviewed 28 Sep 2021

2.0

Poor

this course was not available to us we were advised we had to go to another course!!! Not happy with this

Steven – Reviewed 21 Sep 2021

8.0

Very Good

Course was a fair distance from the hotel about 40 mins. Taxi cost 45eur each way.

Nick – Reviewed 15 Sep 2021

8.0

Very Good

Good challenge with an interesting mix of holes. Best navigated with a buggy as there are frequent changes in elevation Fairways seemed a little overwatered with very little run. The 2 green option on each hole could lead to clubbing errors so a rangefinder is helpful. Greens on the slow side but ran true Excellent clubhouse with great views down 18 to relax in after the round

Jim – Reviewed 12 Sep 2021

8.0

Very Good

Enjoyed this course, but cost of 4 buggies was 180 Euros and we considered this to be expensive

Billy – Reviewed 12 Sep 2021

Excellent

Excellent course, no complaints

Paul – Reviewed 5 Sep 2021

Excellent

One of the best courses I’ve ever played, absolute must play. Stunning views and amazing condition

Michael – Reviewed 23 Aug 2021

Excellent

Course conditions faultless

Lynn – Reviewed 16 Aug 2021

8.0

Very Good

Played my best golf on this one so I have to say great but 4 hrs 45 was a bit of a slog

Lynn – Reviewed 12 Oct 2020

Excellent

Really good course, greens needed a bit of work but for the rest was amazing. Very busy course but play moved adequately. Challenging course, very well made and overall, very FUN!

Sebastian – Reviewed 28 Sep 2020

Excellent

Mike – Reviewed 16 Mar 2020

8.0

Very Good

The course was in great condition and the greens quick and true. A good test with a decent range of holes. Our group had 4 reasonable low handicap golfers and the par fours could have done with a few longer ones, it was a little short from the yellow trees we had to play from. The greens and their speed and slopes still made it a good test of golf.

Steven – Reviewed 16 Mar 2020

Excellent

Ryan – Reviewed 7 Mar 2020

Excellent

The sloping greens are a fun challenge andven though 3 holes were on alternative temporary greens these were the best I've played on.

Jim – Reviewed 2 Mar 2020

Excellent

Whent dark before we finished

Paul – Reviewed 19 Feb 2020

Excellent

Always like playing it. Lovely finishing hole

Harry – Reviewed 14 Feb 2020

Excellent

Paul – Reviewed 11 Feb 2020

Excellent

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