Dave and I play golf together and when he mentioned his wife had been looking at villas in Vale do Lobo for their two-week summer break Authentic Oscar Robertson Jersey , I jumped at the offer to join him on course for a few days. He said his only condition to renting an Algarve villa
was that it had to be within a 5-minute drive of the Royal Golf Course at Vale
do Lobo as friends at his golf club hadn?t stopped raving about cliff-edge
course, the famous 16th with its cliff-top carryover as well as the near ?island
green? at the 9th.
The Vale Do Lobo rental villa was fantastic ? a luxury 5-bed bungalow-style property which was spacious and light and had its
own private heated pool and Jacuzzi. He was already using three of the bedrooms
with his kids and parents staying but the villa was easily big enough for 10 ? I
think in part because all the rooms had sliding glass doors onto the terraces or
lawns which opened every room up into a garden room. It really was spectacular ?
even its secluded setting up a private winding drive was just great.
Golf was booked for days two and three of our stay and the weather obliged with blue skies and a cooling breeze which actually picked up to make
the Royal?s well known 16th a bit of a beast. The Royal ? an 18-hole par 72 ?
demands that you hit the ball fairly straight and Dave found himself ?going for
swim? a fair few times. I think I just got lucky ? apart from one re-bounder.
That?s one fig tree I won?t forget?
The cliff-edge Royal course was stunning ? all rolling fairways lined with pine trees and offering a fair few
stretches of water. We had amazing early morning views over the Atlantic. I
could play this course every day for a week, but Dave had pre-booked the Ocean
Course as he reckoned that the course would suit his game a bit better as it
requires a fair amount of shot shaping. It?s also a nice change having the two
neighbouring courses offering links and parkland golf.
The first day we?d rented a buggy from the 19th - the Parque do Golfe complex which is located
at the centre of the Vale do Lobo resort ? but decided against taking one the
second day as the Ocean Course is pretty much downhill on the back nine. The
clubhouse has everything you need from club rental to short game practice areas
as well as a well-stocked pro shop, restaurant and bar. Vale do Lobo Golf ?
twice host to the Portuguese Open - is fairly busy with tournaments year round
so don?t leave bookings to chance.
The green fees are fairly pricey so be wise and book ahead or choose one of the resort packages such as the welcome
card, resort card or courtesy card to keep fees down.
The ?ladies? were happy enough spending time at nearby Barringtons ? a health and beauty spa with
a children?s pool ? although to be fair apart from the odd venture to the beach,
supermarket and restaurants the villa was like a luxury hotel in its own right
with a great sun deck, pool and Jacuzzi.
Vale do Lobo is easily accessed from Faro airport. I think the transfer to the villa took about 25 mins with
several detours to drive past places of interest - mainly villas of the rich and
famous ? that our friends had Lou and Dave had discovered. Dave I and will
certainly be back for more golf here as it?s just such a spectacular venue with
all mod cons. Can?t recommend it enough if you?re feeling flush.
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