Jon Pinder
2024-12-16
Fantastic course, in superb condition. Some very challenging holes! Fantastic clubhouse with views over the course
Des Rushe
2024-12-08
Some quirky tee shot blind holes where it is nearly impossible to stay on fairway with a good drive.
Michael Heywood
2024-11-21
Very friendly welcome, beautiful course (challenging at times due to unexpected run offs) but spoiled by very slow play (5 hour round) and rude group behind us. Would you walk onto your next tee (man to yellow, lady to red) and talk on your mobile phone while the previous players (us) were waiting to tee off? They did. Appalling.
Klaus Fuchs
2024-11-18
Trotz der vorherigen Regenfälle war der Platz in einem hervorragenden Zustand und konnte problemlos mit Buggy bewältigt werden.
Auch die natürliche Umgebung war bemerkenswert, nicht aber die Spielzeit von deutlich über 5 Stunden für uns als 4er Flight. Man wünscht sich schon einen
engagierten Marshall, wenn der vorherige Flight bei gefühlt jeder 2 Bahn. geschlossen im Unterholz verschwindet, um einen Ball zu suchen - natürlich ohne Schläger,
dem man sich dann noch einmal auf den Weg macht.... Trotzdem, diesen Platz werden wir sicher auch in Zukunft spielen.
-**- Despite the previous rainfall, the course was in excellent condition and could easily be mastered with a buggy.
The natural surroundings were also remarkable, but not the playing time of well over 5 hours for us as a flight of 4. You really wish you had a
dedicated marshal when the previous flight disappears into the undergrowth at what felt like every 2nd hole to look for a ball - without a club, of course,
which you then set off again.... Nevertheless, we will certainly continue to play this course in the future.
Bert Ulrich
2024-11-17
Friendly staff, great course, medium weather
Roald de Groot
2024-11-15
Busy course fully booked, stuffed to the brim. No flow, had to wait at least 5 min on every hole and were not able to play the 18th due to the darkness
Stephen Copley
2024-11-12
Always a challenging course , but a good round for most of it made it probably our best trip to this course which we would normally avoid !!!!!
Edwin Weteling
2024-11-11
Nice layout in beautiful landscape but very hard to play due to thick bushes in the rough. Hitting fairways is crucial to make a good score.
Josey
2024-11-10
A very challenging course where quality straight shot are rewarded. Distance is not a requirement but accuracy is. Restaurant was passable but would recommend other places to eat. Clubhouse is very nice, clean and the staff was excellent.
Vilnis Butkevics
2024-11-10
Great golf course, chalenging greens, fair approach shots. Don't go into the rough because there isn't any. You're in the bushes
Paul Gray
2024-10-31
Excellent service and a great golf course.
Glynn Roebuck
2024-10-25
Another great course in fantastic condition. We’ve all thoroughly enjoyed everything.
Thanks for all your work.
Chris Robertson
2024-10-24
All good - easy to deal with and course in great condition esp the greens
Sarah Baker
2024-10-23
Best course we played.. don’t miss the fairways or you’re in the gorse..friendly staff very professional set up.. beautiful views.. can’t wait to return
Michael Kähler
2024-10-22
Wir haben wegen Starkregen unsere gebuchte Runde auf den 21.10. verschieben können. Es hat sich wieder gelohnt. Guter Platz mit erhöhtem Clubhaus, man hat einen schönen Rundblick in die Umgebung. Der Platz spielt sich zügig, manchmal verliert man einen guten Ball in den Dornenbüschen. Die Grüns waren recht schnell und spurtreu. Die Wege zu den nächsten Abschläge sind recht weit, daher ist ein Buggy empfehlenswert. Immer gerne wieder ! -**- Due to heavy rain, we were able to postpone our booked tour to 21 October. It was worth it again. Good course with an elevated clubhouse, you have a beautiful panoramic view of the surrounding area. The course plays quickly, sometimes you lose a good ball in the thorn bushes. The greens were quite fast and true to line. The distances to the next tees are quite long, so a buggy is recommended. Always happy to play again!
Graham Cookson
2024-10-21
Good condition, greens very good. Pace of play better than the 18/10/24
Charles Valade
2024-10-19
Rained out and didn’t play it.
John Redmond
2024-10-19
Course in good condition. Very helpful staff.
Graham Cookson
2024-10-19
Course was in great condition and very enjoyable to play but needs active marshalling. The 10th tee had 7 groups on so either extra groups had been let out at 10 or a group had gone off the course for a drink/food. Either way this led to a lengthy delay for everyone who followed.
Andrew Dickinson
2024-10-14
Lads love it they wish we had booked another round there .
Henk van Tunen
2024-10-09
Het is en blijft een moeilijke baan om te spelen, maar hij ligt er fantastisch bij!
Wat positief stemt is verder, dat je ziet dat er geïnvesteerd wordt.
Niet alleen opnieuw in de wegen er naar toe, maar ook in de baan. -**- It is and remains a difficult course to play, but it looks fantastic!
What is also positive is that you see that investments are being made.
Not only again in the roads leading to it, but also in the course.
Steve Curry
2024-10-07
This course was in excellent condition with the greens being exceptional. Probably as good a greens I’ve ever played on. Very quick and very true. Difficult test of golf however due to some blind shots. Also a real pity we played behind two 5 balls using 3 buggies. Round was painfully slow and really spoilt the experience to be honest. Pity the course management allow this to happen. And my rating Will unfortunately rate my experience rather than the actual good quality of the course condition.
Eamonn Ryan
2024-10-07
Espiche is a challenging course, but it was an enjoyable experience and we will go back!
Jo Maddams
2024-10-06
It was a mad scramble for a buggy but we got one just before our tee time
Michael
2024-10-06
What a challenging course. Fantastic greens. The fairways bounded by dense foliage could be more generous. Pack plenty of balls
John Carroll
2024-10-06
Improving golf course in good condition, including fairways,greens and bunkers. Condition of tees should be better. Excellent clubhouse and facilities.
Desmond Finnegan
2024-10-04
Challenging course with narrow fairways and a nice flight
Andrew Ward
2024-09-30
Course in good condition, greens very interesting. Quite tight off the tee. Pleasant and helpful staff, restaurant and bar staff and service good.
Mark Thomson
2024-09-23
Really good course, albeit very difficult given recent conditions.
Brian
2024-09-16
Course in excellent condition and quite quiet so we were round in 3-45. Course would be great except for a few unfair holes!
Olav Burmester
2024-09-16
Wie immer alles super. -**- As always, everything is great.
Andy Davies
2024-09-15
Excellent course with superb greens. Some tough holes to deal with but overall a great test.
Very nice welcome on the golf reception and excellent food and drinks post round.
Julie Fisk
2024-09-06
A very unrewarding course, especially in a howling gale! Lovely clubhouse.
Ian Beattie
2024-09-05
Espiche was good, maybe need to play it again, as there is a few holes where local knowledge would have hepled
Wayne Baber
2024-08-31
Enjoyable but tough course.
Great condition and beautiful clubhouse.
JULIAN REDDING
2024-07-25
Nice course but had an altercation with a player. Also, stuck behind a 4-ball who blatently didn't understand about letting people through if they are looking for their balls. No marshall on the course to manage this.
PATRICK O SHEA
2024-07-17
Lovely challenging course in beautiful setting. Easily punished if tee shots were wayward. Greens had been sanded & spiked & so meant putting was difficult. Fantastic clubhouse & food.
Nick Boyce
2024-06-25
|Fantastic setting and clubhouse and amazing facilities. Really tough course and not very forgiving. Would play again now I know the course a bit better.
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Michael
2024-06-13
Fantastic Greens but the design of the course requires too much accuracy for a regular golfer as 10 and 17 handicappers I wouldn't expect to lose 12 balls between us.
Sonja Weddemar
2024-06-06
Sehr schöner Platz, exzellente Grüns! Ruhiger Platz ohne Wartezeiten. Man muss aber unbedingt auf den Fairways liegen, ansonsten verschwindet jeder Ball in Hecken und Gebüschen. Beim 1. SPIEL mind. 8 Bälle weg.
Komme sehr gerne wieder - toller Platz!!! Gastronomie auch sehr gut - nur kein Steak bestellen! (Zäh) Burger und Risotto sehr zu empfehlen. -**- Very nice course, excellent greens! Quiet course with no waiting times. But you have to lie on the fairways, otherwise every ball disappears into hedges and bushes. At least 8 balls gone on the 1st GAME.
Would love to come back - great course!!! Catering also very good - just don't order a steak! (Tough) Burgers and risotto highly recommended.
Ian Godfrey
2024-06-06
Very challenging course but enjoyable. The clubhouse is really nice and the only downside is the distance from Vilamoura so a tee time of no later than 11.30 is essential.
Robert Schneider
2024-06-05
The course is dry and the fairways are very sloped so a good drive may end up in the rough or worse. The greens were in good shape.
Michael Webber
2024-06-04
Overall in pretty good condition. Friendly staff and good service. Greens not perfect, but perfect for the price.
Graham Cookson
2024-06-03
Club selection and being straight is a must for Espiche, course and greens in good condition.
Paul Kilburn
2024-05-16
Best course of the trip but very difficult, keep the driver in the bag
Cathy Proto
2024-05-13
Strong winds when played today made some holes pretty challenging but enjoyed the well-maintained course - the greens were in excellent condition.
Frank Haidinger
2024-04-27
Course is good condition. Driving Range is in bad condition, sand with some grass in between. Short game area is ok. Good restaurant, but waiters sometimes slow.
Ray Boyle
2024-04-20
Perfect
Cyril Joyce
2024-04-16
Well maintained with very wide fairways but if you do miss them you will lose balls!
Nigel Lander
2024-04-14
Unfortunately Espiche had no buggy’s, as they were all booked out. The course was interesting but with some punishing cross sloops which swing even a good shot into trouble. Its certainly a course you need to play a few times understand the lines. Also they need water. It’s dry as a bone already.
From the works around the course they are putting in new irrigation, reclaimed treated I would guess. I think I will wait until this is working before I return but it is a good test, insane in places but a good test. ( I thought the days of 300 + yard drives were gone but no a 540 yard par 5 was reduced to a drive and 7 iron uphill.).
Ian Godfrey
2024-04-14
With Espiche being an hours drive from Vilamoura the teetime of 1.20 pm was to late. The pace was slow and as the course is challenging with people were looking for balls. By the 11th hole we realised we would not be finished until around 6.30pm and decided to quit. I would like to play Espiche again but it would need to be a teetime of between 11 and not later than 12. Also a shortage of buggies caused problems for some players.
Nicolas Diemert
2024-04-05
Nidia is extremely professional and very efficient ! She did an amazing job organizing our golf trip !!!
Kevin Henley
2024-03-29
Tougher course but still enjoyable, breakfast good - got absolutely soaked on back nine so didnt hang around afterwards and drip everywhere !
We will be back, in fact already booked October and plans for November too
Neil Rodgerson
2024-03-23
Great layout. Still need to let the semi rough grow to stop balls running in to trees/ scrub. Can be very unfair. Will speed play up massively
Petteri Salminen
2024-03-20
A beautiful course and it is walkable one. Everything in good order and the staff very friendly
Petteri Salminen
2024-03-17
Nice and challenging course. Some blind spots so easy to loose the ball when not familiar with the course.
Howard Lonsdale
2024-03-16
Greens not at there best.
The course is very difficult for high handicap golfers.
Raymond Günther
2024-03-14
Abgelegener Platz, mit ein paar unübersichtlichen Bahnen, mit stärkerem Wind ist er sehr schwer zu spielen. Ist zu Fuß noch gut zu schaffen. -**- Remote course, with a few unclear holes, very difficult to play in stronger winds. Still easy to manage on foot.
Stefan Kobewka
2024-03-12
Very friendly & professional staff.
Tite Dan
2024-03-06
Alles ok!
Howard Lonsdale
2024-03-04
Everything was good from start to finish course is quite challenging but in good condition
Robert Harper
2024-02-22
Very good
Robert Harper
2024-02-21
Very good
Raimund Kuehl
2024-02-17
Great nature and fabulous golf course
Mark Boon
2024-02-13
We arrived straight from an early flight, the course was in good condition but the greens were not of an excellent standard we would perhaps give them 6/10 they did not have a complete covering of grass and were quite bobbly. The course layout is good, but some sharp inclines to walk up but nothing too bad. It was a good venue for an opening round for tired golfers.
Beate Gallhoff
2024-02-03
Der Golfplatz liegt wunderschön. Er ist neben den Fairways sehr naturbelassen.. Eigentlich ist dieser Golfplatz ein Juwel. Aber da die Fairways sehr schmal sind, ist hier ei sehr präzises Spiel verlangt. Das wäre ja auch gut, aber leider hängen die Faiways, sodass die Bälle durch das sehr sehr kurz gemäht Gras und den knochenharten Boden in den Büschen verschwinden.. wmWenn es einmal passiert, dann kann man noch mit "den Schultern zucken". Aber nach dem 7. verschwundenen Ball wird es ärgerlich. Man sollte mal vom Management überlegen, das Gras ein wenig höher wachsen zu lassen, damit die Bälle gehalten werden können. So macht das Golfen keinen Spaß. Aus diesem Grund muss ich leider eine schlechte Bewertung abgeben. -**- The golf course is beautifully situated. It is very natural next to the fairways. This golf course is actually a jewel. But as the fairways are very narrow, a very precise game is required here. That would be a good thing, but unfortunately the fairways hang so that the balls disappear into the bushes due to the very short mown grass and the bone-hard ground... wmIf it happens once, you can still "shrug your shoulders". But after the 7th ball disappears, it gets annoying. The management should consider letting the grass grow a little higher so that the balls can be held. Golf is no fun like this. For this reason, I unfortunately have to give it a poor rating.
Hans Bytomski
2024-02-03
Fairways hard. Nice place.
Alexander Whyte
2024-02-01
2 many people on the course with no handicap or etiquette so slow, course very hard and dry greens inconsistent ????
Jason Partridge
2024-01-21
Greens were a little funky, very hard surface to land on and fringes very grippy.
Lovely views and staff and clubhouse were very welcoming.
Carlos Santo
2023-12-20
Nice course and staff are very helpful.
Rogier Snoo
2023-12-12
Espiche was new to me. It's in the middle of nowhere, but from the moment the clubhouse emerges on top of the hill it has impressive views on almost all holes. Spectacular course, punishing when you miss fairways. You better be on top of your game when playing here. Quality was outstanding. One of my new favorite courses in the Algarve.
Thi Vanada Kim
2023-12-08
Good course in general, food and service.
Paul Baker
2023-12-02
Great course
Carl drinkwater
2023-11-30
Loved the course now compared to a few years back
Stuart Montgomery
2023-11-27
Good welcome and warm feeling from the staff - nice clubhouse and great views.
Very tight unforgiving fairways and if slightly wayward it’s a provisional ball as very little chance of finding your ball off the fairway. Greens were pretty true and fast - couple of silly holes but overall good experience
Sanna Voutilainen
2023-11-25
Very frendly caddiemaster service. Course is tuff but beautiful
Michael Heywood
2023-11-19
Very nice course with a warm welcome.
Stephen Richard Copley
2023-11-11
Course in very good condition and greens good. Still feel it treats good shots unfairly with run offs from the fairway centres to scrub at the edges, which does drive you mad !
Christopher Brighton
2023-11-06
Fantastic course in great condition, always a real challenge and one I will keep coming back to.
Olav Salzer
2023-11-05
Very good greens
Heather Hardy
2023-10-30
Most of our group loved it but I lose too many balls there - probably says more about my game than about Espiche though.
The terrace and lunch were really excellent with good food and beautiful views.
Gareth Thompson
2023-10-29
Quite remote and a difficult course off the tee as wayward tee shots often find trouble.
Robert Jacob
2023-10-21
Espiche is a little hidden gem. We were very surprised and impressed with how nice the course was. Tight course, driver not needed on most holes and the greens were in excellent condition
Peter Frampton
2023-10-17
We were not told the buggies needed booking and would not offer us any. Fortunately the golfer that played with us the previous day saw our problem and let the 2 players who could not walk his buggy and he joined us again. Really need to tell people that buggies need pre-booking. Course was good, greens were the best I have played in the Algarve.
Conor O'Brien
2023-10-17
Very well maintained course with good greens, fairways and bunkers. Very tight course so easy to lose balls even with good shots on some holes. Lovely clubhouse and setting.
Adrian Brooks
2023-10-16
Course was in great conditions as usual. Very friendly staff.
Bill Robertson
2023-10-13
Beautiful and quiet as ever. Always worth a visit
Mark Joseph Narey
2023-10-12
The course played really well & I would most definitely play to again. The downside of our visit was too many people on the course. Five & a half hours is at leas one & a half hours too long. It spoiled the day !!
Chris Robertson
2023-10-10
Excellent service - staff friendly and attentive - the best greens that I have played in the Algarve
Graham Cookson
2023-10-08
Course was in excellent condition, greens were top notch!
John Carroll
2023-10-05
Tight course with improving greens and fairways. Good bunkers condition and a good test for accurate players.
Michael Butterworth
2023-09-27
As always immaculate condition from tee to green. This course should be rated so much higher. Strange how, Palmeres which is in absolutely shocking condition but is still rated 3rd best in Algarve. Espiche is up there with Monte Rei & Troia on condition & maybe swap places with Palmeres.
Andrea Grote
2023-09-24
Der Platz war in einem guten Zustand, die Grüns hervorragend! Die einzelnen Löcher sind interessant zu spielen, allerdings ist der Platz ein Ballfresser. Viele Schräglagen, so dass der Ball sehr schnell in die angrenzenden Büsche läuft und auch nicht mehr gefunden werden kann. Schade sind die eingeschränkten Öffnungszeiten der Küche im sehr netten Clubhausrestaurant mit schöner Aussicht auf den Platz. Bis 16 Uhr muss man bestellt haben, danach gibt es nur noch allerdings sehr leckere Baguettes. Küche ist ansonsten wirklich gut! -**- The course was in good condition, the greens excellent! The individual holes are interesting to play, but the course is a ball eater. Many sloping positions, so that the ball runs very quickly into the adjacent bushes and can also no longer be found. The limited opening hours of the kitchen in the very nice clubhouse restaurant with a beautiful view of the course are a pity. You have to order by 4 p.m., after that there are only very tasty baguettes. Otherwise, the cuisine is really good!
Colin Dennis
2023-09-24
We received a great and helpful welcome from all the staff at Espiche. The course was in excellent condition generally although some of the tees were worn.
Derek Mc Feely
2023-09-18
A tight course, unforgiven if wayward in your shots. A bit neglected in areas., but enjoyable.
Darren Springhall
2023-09-12
The clubhouse is spectacular but it is obviously only the start of the development with road construction still underway. The course itself is quite hilly but there are some very beautiful holes. The greens, tees and fairways were in great condition. However, many of the fairways have run-offs which on another course would put you in the rough. The lack of rough means that we lost lots of balls from decent shots either in the scrub to the side or small valleys. I’m sure if you played the course often you would work out where you can and cannot hit the ball but this is easier said than done with the wind in the hills. Not a course for high handicappers unless they let the rough grow to keep balls in play.
Andrew Davies
2023-09-11
Lovely course that improves each year. Greens superb. Only one minor issue - the majority of the pins were at the back of the green in tough positions making it overly hard for holiday golf. Nice clubhouse for after golf refreshments.
Brian Trenbirth
2023-09-09
Espiche course was in excellent condition and the Green fee was good. My only issue was that the round was very slow due to a 4 ball ahead of us otherwise a good round.
Jonny Bryce
2023-09-07
Course was in good condition considering irrigation issues but very tight and penal. Not helped as we played in high winds.
John Hancock
2023-08-08
The most picturesque golf course you will see. Fantastic layout set within the natural contours of the land. Course in great condition and requires accuracy off the tee.
Very friendly and helpful staff, great food in the gecko restaurant.
A proper golf club!
David Elliott
2023-06-19
Nice course , unfair at times good shots can be easily lost due to sloping fairways AND BLIND SHOTs , course and greens in good condition. Our group lost several balls some to good shots.
Gareth Toms
2023-06-11
Very tight, difficult course from the tee. In very good condition, greens quite slow.
Graham Cookson
2023-06-07
Good course layout, bunkers could be maintained better? Greens in excellent condition, would play the course again.
Frank Haidinger
2023-06-04
Course requires accurate play. Small greens. Fairways dry and hard, bunkers wet. Green and tee boxes in good condition. Wind is an additional challenge.
Quality of the restaurant? Good question. We left after being ignored for more than 15 minutes.
spliethoff Hans
2023-05-29
Great course and well kept
CARL HOWARTH
2023-05-25
played here 8 years ago and the addition of the clubhouse is a good step forward and looks great, on the course i commented last time about there being no rough so you went from fairway to dense wooded areas, this has been partly improved on some holes but not enough, the bushes are penal as its a lost ball every time the rough that is now there is not grown as its so thin as to be non existent it badly need some watering to get some growth in it [ not always possible with the climate }but its really a lottery when you hit the right part or the fairway and it disappears over the hill and isn,t seen again {the 10th being one example} progress has been made but not enough as all 4 of us said we will not play it again, greens were good though,
Jan Remie
2023-05-14
A very windy and warm day at Espiche. We love this course as the always changing winds makes it even more difficult to enjoy a good score. Unfortunately today it was slow play with two groups of young guys In the flights in front of us. Nevertheless we enjoyed the round.
Chris Fortescue
2023-05-01
Amazing clubhouse, great course, very challenging! Make sure you take plenty of balls!
George Drummond
2023-04-26
Great course in fab condition
Kirsten van der Tooren
2023-04-24
Nice golf course, 1st 9 holes great to play, 2nd 9 fairways narrower and more challenging. Modern clubhouse and restaurant. Nice and helpful staff.
Jim Lewis
2023-04-02
Good course, with lots of variety of holes. Rough has not been cleaned out much, so an errant ball is easily lost. Beautiful clubhouse up on a hill, with excellent food. Don’t believe your google maps if it tells you to come in from from the north.
Stephanie
2023-03-30
Very nice golf course with a very interesting layout, pretty hilly. The condition was ok, the staff was very friendly. Defenetly worth playing.
Hans van Leeuwen
2023-03-21
Het begint met vriendelijke en behulpzame ontvangst bij de receptie. Daarna uitstekende faciliteiten, zoals restaurant, driving range etc. Vriendelijke baan, maar pas op voor de rough. Van het geheel hebben we genoten. -**- It starts with friendly and helpful reception at reception. Then excellent facilities such as restaurant, driving range etc. Friendly course, but watch out for the rough. Of the whole, we enjoyed it.
Nina
2023-03-07
WE had a very windy day, so it was difficult to play this ourse for the first time.
Markovic
2023-02-15
Great day on the golf ??
Beate Gallhoff
2023-02-09
Der Golfplatz liegt sehr schön gelegen in der Nähe von Lagos. Leider ist der Platz an einigen Löchern kaum spielbar, da die Bälle trotz gut platzierten Drives durch die Topographie des Platzes in die angrenzenden Büsche Rollen. Das Gras ist so herunteegemäht, dass der Ball dadurch nicht zu stoppen ist. Sehr schade, denn der Platz hat tolle Löcher und würde so viel mehr Spaß bedeuten! Daher die etwas schlechte Benotung. -**- The golf course is beautifully situated near Lagos. Unfortunately, the course is hardly playable on some holes, as the balls roll into the adjacent bushes due to the topography of the course, despite well-placed drives. The grass is so mown down that the ball cannot be stopped. It's a pity, because the course has great holes and would be so much more fun! Hence the somewhat poor grade.
Graham Blades
2023-02-02
Unfortunately very windy and cold with it, but did not spoil the experience at this very challenging but very fair test of golf for all skill levels
Eamonn Cormican
2023-01-27
loved it
Paul Gray
2023-01-11
Great golf course but unlike any other on the Algarve.
Mr. Deprey
2023-01-06
Difficult!!
Martin Georg Hilke
2022-12-13
Very well maintained course, fast fairways, fair bunkers and in combination with the nature one of the best courses in this region
Martin Georg Hilke
2022-12-04
You have to love this course.
Michael Heywood
2022-12-03
Excellent golf course, most enjoyable, nice people, will play there again
Martine Vermeire
2022-11-30
Very nice golf course, fairways and greens well maintained. Very friendly staff.
Rene Claude Jaunin
2022-11-21
Not my design lots of blind shot and small landing zones for drives.
Eberhard Kerp
2022-11-16
Friendly and competent service.
Restaurant with little offers but tasty food and good drinks.
Fairways in good condition, greens with potential to improve.
Steven Johnston
2022-11-14
Course was in good condition, but very tight off the tees ! The greens were good. We were well looked after by reception and the starter.
Michael Badrock
2022-11-14
Course in very good condition.Welcoming staff.Good food
Thomas Thrane
2022-11-12
High Quality tricky Course in excellent condition. Bring plenty of balls if you hcp is 12+
Matthias Streif
2022-11-11
I d like the Nice Court But we have to weit every hole.
amanda gilbert
2022-11-09
Espiche in excellent condition
Max De Groot
2022-11-06
Enjoyed playing again Espiche. Would appreciate maximum 3balls instead of 4balls with only 9 minutes difference. The more so because pace in play is not monitored anywhere. It took us 5 hours of which 1 hour of waiting ….
John Stanley
2022-10-28
Very good golf course probably not for high handy caps you need to be straight of the tee.
Henk Van Der Lit
2022-10-28
Espiche is, especially with some wind, not an easy course to play for older (+ 80) people as we are.
Still like every year we enjoy being around, forget about the scores and accept to loose a few balls.
Marina Debbaudt
2022-10-22
Verry good
Harry Coomer
2022-10-22
Lovely course, great condition greens very good. We will be returning. Only thing was, Sat nav to us to a locked gate. No longer used access. Staff very friendly
Neil Jones
2022-10-17
Nice course, good condition. Not overly long (off the yellows) but tight. Back nine tougher than the front. Decent value for money. Nice views. Buggy highly recommended!
Adrian Brooks
2022-10-17
Course in superb condition. Staff very friendly and helpful.
Thomas Ewald
2022-10-14
Catastrophal….. a group was placed inbetween, so Teetime 20 minutes late. Ground on fairways Hard as a rock.
5 houres to go……… The starter told us, that normaly 200 can play a day - today are 220 people on the course.
Guys- Money is not everything……… Some day you‘ll pay the bill
Paul Mullane
2022-10-14
Friendly staff wonderful beautiful clubs house good food the course is very tight and a lot of slopes where you ball will run out under bushes the course and greens were in good condition but not a wonderful course for anyone but straight hitters
Thanks Paul
Nigel Morgan
2022-10-12
Excellent course. Well looked after and great facilities.
Not a course for high handicappers. Greens excellent.
Chris Robertson
2022-10-11
All was as expected - the arrangements were good and we were well received
David
2022-10-10
Greens were in excellent condition and course and club house were far better than last time I played it
David
2022-10-07
Great course and facilities. Staff incredibly helpful. Lovely clubhouse, great food.
Bring your A game as it’s a real test!
Daniel Ryley
2022-10-07
Excellent course, probably best i have played in The Algarve. Tight, but rewarding. Greens excellent. Slight disappointment with lack of shower facilities in clubhouse.
Malc Kendall
2022-10-07
Course in good condition enjoyed the day 5 hour round but only to be expected
Martine Noirez
2022-10-02
Nous avons apprécié la qualité d'ensemble du parcours. Bien intégré dans la nature.Une petite remarque sur l' horaire de réservation: départ à 14h53 au lieu de 14h45 prévu....
Christopher John Brighton
2022-10-02
Best course we played whilst out here. Very tough with strategy needed from the tee on almost all holes. Very welcoming and organised clubhouse. Will be back.
Colin Dennis
2022-09-25
Overall our visit was very smooth. The course is in great condition considering the low rainfall and hear this year.
The only issue was that they seem to have limited numbers of biggies and we were unable to hire one.
Andrew Davies
2022-09-21
Apart from the rain which unloaded on us a few times during our round this was a very enjoyable course to play. We have played it before and it continues to get better as it matures. Well worth a visit.
Olav Burmester
2022-09-16
Wie immer gut, wir mussten den Termin wegen Regen verschieben, kein Problem von seiten Espische. Good as always, we had to postpone due to rain, no problem from Espische's side.
Andrea Grote
2022-09-09
Der Platz ist in einem für die derzeitigen Witterungsverhältnisse gutem Zustand! Die Grüns sind wie immer hervorragend! Schade, dass die Gastronomie die letzte Essensbestellung schon um 17 Uhr, und das bei stark eingeschränkter Karte, annimmt.
Richard White KKF Grp
2022-09-06
Amazing golf course and very nice clubhouse.
Stuart Anscombe
2022-08-11
Good course but very tough
Christian Pelz
2022-08-08
Gut
Bill Townson
2022-08-06
Played here 5 years ago. The course remains essentially the same....miss a fairway you will probably play off rocks, out of bushes or simply not find your ball. A robust course in a sensitive environment remains the challenge of decent players. If your a novice bring plenty of ammo! A pleasant welcome from all staff.
Ian Cogger
2022-06-27
Too difficult to have an enjoyable round
Gareth Toms
2022-06-21
Very challenging course in good condition
Dave Giles
2022-06-13
A real tough test of your golf . Accuracy is a must, . Loved the course staff were excellent
Christophe Dupuy
2022-06-12
varié et au calme en pleine nature
j ai adoré
rapport qualité prix
John Rowcroft
2022-06-09
Very nice overall, good looking large green but you are punished for wayward shots.
George Grant
2022-05-28
Excellent all round from pro shop to bar
Carl Olsson
2022-05-13
The fairways were in poor condition and the bunkers weren’t great but otherwise ok. No sat-nav in the buggies so no distance information available
Tee Times reply: Distance marks on the fairways 100/150 meters to the green
Kevin Mathews
2022-05-10
we loved this course although on a windy day. In great condition with lovely views.
William Robertson
2022-05-03
Always a pleasant welcome from reception and starter and a lovely peaceful course. Take plenty of balls however as the rough is wildlife not human friendly
William Robertson
2022-04-29
Very friendly staff and a very enjoyable days golf.
Dirk Groen
2022-04-11
Beautiful course with magnificent views at a reasonable price. It was nice to play a 2 ball in the afternoon. No waiting times at the tees and enough time to play your own game.
Wolfgang Haller
2022-04-04
Friendly staff on the reception, course is not in good shape (too dry), especially the greens compared to other courses in this area. However in nice scenic landscape.
COISNE
2022-03-29
Espiche is Nice!
Heinz-Gerd Schumacher
2022-03-28
Very dry fairways
Thomas Kostrewa
2022-03-25
nice course, not long but partly heavy greens
Kari Kauppinen
2022-03-18
This course is tricky. If you hit outside from fairways, you easily lose golf balls as there are thorn bushes. All fairways which have these thorn bushes should have lateral water hazards in order to speed play. Some blind holes. In restaurant you couldn't get any food before 9:00 am. The staff was very friendly.
Brian Morgans
2022-03-17
Overall the golf course was very enjoyable. Nice layout with a variety of holes. Rolling landscape and a lot of fun to play. Unfortunately the greens were not in very good shape at the moment. Even with the current green situation it did not take away from our enjoyment. The starter was very nice with a great personality. The club house was beautiful and tied in with all the beautiful stone work on the course. We would return and my rating would be higher if the greens were in better shape.
Matthias Rück
2022-03-03
It´s a hilly course with tight and narrow fairways. The course is in top condition, and fun to play! Maybe not really enjoyable for high-handicappers.
rob schepp
2022-02-26
Great golfcourse. Friendly reception.
Norma Askew
2022-01-31
Lovely day on espiche
Catherine Wilson
2022-01-15
Wonderful clubhouse with exceptional views. Tricky course. Bring plenty of balls.
Marion Brosens
2022-01-11
Beautiful surroundings and always in good shape.
Odette Isler
2022-01-04
Love it. Friendly reception and restaurant service. Always nice to play Espiche
Kinkel Dagmar
2021-12-19
Good strokes and bad positions because of the many inclines
Norbert van der Plas
2021-12-11
Firm fairways and speedy greens.
Geoff Davison
2021-12-07
Enyoyed playing at Espiche after a 2/3 year gap. Course was in good condition and the greens putted well despite their brownish colour. As always there is only one way to play Espiche and that is hitting the ball straight! Any deviation and there is a very good chance of a lost ball especially with the fast running fairways. In this respect there seems to be inconsistency in what is deemed red penalty areas and other areas, equally penalising which have no designation. A few marker posts would also help visitors on blind holes.
Martin Georg Hilke
2021-12-04
We played the course in December 2019, before covid.
One of the best courses in the south.
Remind the fast fairways!…
Drew Newman
2021-12-02
Good facility with excellent staff. The course is in good condition but there is significant wild boar damage just off a few of the fairways.
Stephen Copley
2021-11-29
well manicured course with challenging holes. Too challenging for me on this occasion !!!!
Great clubhouse with good food. Would highly recommend to any straight hitter
Bert Snoek
2021-11-13
Course in excellent condition : fairways, green and bunker.
Friendly staff and all well organized.
Matthew Watson
2021-11-10
Excellent.
Anette Sander
2021-11-08
Very nice course and fun flight partners
Alastair Carmichael
2021-10-29
We’ve played Espiche before and have always enjoyed it. Yesterday, however the course was very busy and the round was just too slow
Thomas Ewald
2021-10-23
The greens are greate, fast and in perfect conditions.
The fairways are to dry and you have a lot of blind shots.
So often you‘ll find your ball never again - rolls, rolls and gone……
In front of us a turnement was played, so we need
nearly 5 Hours to go…… Sorry, that information would have
been important, to change the Teetime.
Maurice Mulville
2021-10-22
Pro Shop very busy, course is very nice but too punishing. Meaning good shots hit the middle of the fairway , get the wrong bounce and you end up in a hassard of bush and suffer penalty shots and lost balls ! This slows down play dramatically.
E. Korma
2021-10-20
The course is well layed out, with a few blind shots. Well kept fairways and greens (not the fastest around). It is very busy in this period of year so full flights (4-balls) and it took us 5 hours. Played the course a few days earlier in a 3-ball, which took us 4:30hrs. When you tee off at 12:20 you'll arrive at the clubhouse around 17:15 and you might want to eat something after your first drink. Guess what? Kitchen closed, Sir... This is R I D I C U L O U S!!! In high season I expect that I can eat something in a clubhouse.
Anyway the weather was fantastic and the golf was very enjoyable.
Nick Medlam
2021-10-16
Excellent course condition. Experience marred by exceptionally slow play from 10th hole onwards. First 9 holes in 2 Hrs 5 Mins. Holes 10-18 in 3 Hrs 10 Mins.
Total Round 5 Hrs 15 Mins. Espiche Golf Club needs to deploy course marshal to expedite slow play.
Malc Kendall
2021-10-13
Very enjoyable day tough course especially if you stray off straight
Malachy Coleman
2021-10-12
Course was difficult with hidden traps and unsuitable for average holiday golfer. Our 4 ball lost in excess of 10 golf balls.
Internal out of bounds were deemed to be unfair. It was our first time playing course and these obstacles were not evident from tee.
Please accept this as constructive comment.
David Thomas
2021-10-10
Fantastic coarse.
Westley Macey
2021-10-05
Best conditioned course of our 4 rounds over the week lovely clubhouse testing course would definitely like to play again
Norbert van der Plas
2021-09-29
Perfect round with perfect greens. They were very fast. Stimp??
We will come back!
Norbert van der Plas
2021-09-24
Wonderfull round. Not easy to play, but very beautifull. Greens in good condition, but perhaps they could need a haircut.
Richard Rosendahl
2021-09-17
as usual, i ve lost too many balls..but came back on the back 9 with a great score
Dorte Lægteskov
2021-09-11
Wondefull course. We had a very good experience. Wonderfull cluhouse.
Andrea Grote
2021-09-10
Grüns in einem sehr guten Zustand. Auch die Fairways sind bis auf wenige braune Stellen sehr gut. Platz ist sehr schön angelegt und macht viel Spaß. Buggy ist für weniger Sportliche zu empfehlen, da es schon viel hoch und runter geht und die Wege zwischen den Bahnen teilweise recht lang sind. Sehr schönes, interessantes Clubhaus, von dem aus man einen schönen Blick über den Platz hat.
Andy Davies
2021-09-10
Excellent golf course but a little off the beaten track. Allow yourself extra time to get there - we got lost and only arrived on the last minute. First 2 holes were a write off due to the rush. After that it was superb. Nice layout with top class greens. We found ourselves behind some very slow players who didn’t wave us through so it was a 5 hour round.
Nice food and beverage choices at good prices.
Overall well worth a visit.
Andrew
2021-09-05
Great course, in excellent condition.
Tough track, with a premium on hitting the ball straight of the tees and fingers crossed for a good bounce.
Miss the fairway and you are looking at a penalty
Brian Trenbirth
2021-09-05
Tricky course in great condition. Clubhouse facilities the best.
Hilário Dionísio Peixeiro
2021-08-19
Como esperado, excelente nivel de profissionalismo, no acolhimento, resolução de pequena situação, no restaurante e no campo.
Véronique Gantoy
2021-06-19
Accueil club house peu aimable voire désagréable. Restaurant bon. Beau parcours. Très difficile si vent.
Paul Gray
2021-01-25
A fantastic course , unique in the Algarve
Tim Triglone
2020-03-23
Lovely layout but very unfair at times.
Siegfried Wagner
2020-03-16
Although the unsual circumstances of Corona Pandemia the stuff at the reception was very friendly and helpful. Appreciate that.
Juha Tonttila
2020-03-12
Too much waiting on the tee boxes
Graham Lucas
2020-03-06
Enjoyed this course, interesting hole variety and countryside views, but lost many balls as there is not much rough beside fairways and scrub is dense
Henk Van Derlit
2020-02-28
We had an enjoyable round of golf today at Espiche.
The course is challanging, not always fair, but the greens are in good shape
Brian Trenbirth
2020-02-13
The course was in good condition but not quite as good as the last time we played in September. Although the greens did not look good they putted well and were fast. As usual the clubhouse facilities and food were excellent.
David McKee
2020-02-09
A tough course that makes you think about your next shot. The clubhouse was nice, and the views were superb!
guy HILAIRE
2020-02-07
Parcours joué le 06/02/20, Le parcours est dans un très bon état, les fairways sont propres et roulants. Les greens sont complexes par leurs taille, leurs différents de niveaux, L’entretien et la qualité "sable" des bunkers est exceptionnel. Ce parcours est vallonné, Piégeur ou la moindre erreur se paye cash. Le personnel, "accueil, club housse, starter, Marshall" est excellent , souriant et professionnel. Enfin un parcours qui n'est pas pollué par l’immobilier environnante. Le TOP.
David Askew
2020-02-03
Great day ... greens were brilliant condition
Hans Bytomski
2020-01-24
Good Golfcourse
Roland Nilsson
2020-01-22
Great facilities and good services
Mr. Kim Breivik
2020-01-14
Great facilities and lovely natural location without the ‘fish bowl’ effect.
David Dunlop
2019-12-21
Loved it. Fabulous club house and really enjoyed the course albeit it is difficult in the wind.
Martin Georg Hilke
2019-12-10
Sunny Weather and one of the best places to play Golf at Algarve.
Sigrid Oeztoprak
2019-12-07
Very nice to Play on Espiche Golf course.
RITOUET
2019-12-03
Really good and interresting. Perfect conditions and warm welcoming.
jean legault
2019-11-25
Très beau golf bien entretenu. Nous y retournons dans quelques jours.
Smits
2019-11-19
Very nice course with fast & difficult greens
Max de Groot
2019-11-06
Lovely natural golf course. Club house with stunning panorama. Personnel seemed not quite interested in serving drinks.
Thijs Beetstra
2019-11-04
Great golf course.
Henk Van Derlit
2019-10-27
It was a pleasure to play at Espiche today. The course is in fine condition, the people. are
and as an extra present the expected rain did not arrive when we put on the course.
Certainly we will play Espiche again, during the rest of our stay in the Algarve.
David Standing
2019-10-25
Not played Espiche for 10 year , transformation in 10 years has produced a wonderful club house and a very good golf course. Will go back.
Marjolaine Knight
2019-10-15
It was to far for the quality of this golf! To much blind shot! We won’t repeat the experience over there!
But they have a very nice Club House with a nice view!
Liam Kearney
2019-10-15
Course was in good order and all enjoyed it
Ted Kennedy
2019-10-10
This course was by far the best and most challenging we played in Portugal it was our 5th and last course. Palmares ran it close but this was more enjoyable. Everything was in pristine condition from tee to green. Staff were courteous and a pleasure to deal with. Will definitely play here again.
Jan Vermeesch
2019-10-10
Wonderful challenging course with the best clubhouse around.
Philip A Lander
2019-10-07
Very good course looked after us great.
Cliff Morgan
2019-10-01
Very challenging course, definitely better suited to low handicappers, but worth playing.
Peter Streets
2019-09-30
Lovely golf course
Andrew Ford
2019-09-19
As we had to miss our original tee time due to illness, we expected to lose our round of golf. We were contacted via yourselves from Espiche to offer us to rebook without any extra cost. This was an unexpected and brilliant surprise.. When we played our round , the course was in a great condition considering the lack of rainfall and all the staff were very helpful. I will certainly play here again.
Cliff Mottershead
2019-09-18
Great golf course, pristine greens, perfect fairways and a great thinking golfers course.
Lovely club house to finish with welcoming staff.
Jim Hardman
2019-09-16
Lovely course but a bit to tight
Mark Wincer
2019-09-15
Friendly and great clubhouse facilities
Odette Silvério
2019-09-13
It’s always nice to play Espiche....Interesting course with greens in a superb condition. Thank you Pauline for the warm welcome and congratulations for managing such a great team.
Richard Gray
2019-09-12
A tight course with some difficult undulations and slopes.
david brooks
2019-09-10
Beautiful course. Fantastic condition. Hard to play in the wind. But very very enjoyable. Would recommend 100%
Chris Rudling
2019-09-10
Course in good condition.
Some fairway bunkers GUR.
Pleasant staff on reception and in the restaurant.
8/10
Jason wilks
2019-09-09
Lovely course in great condition. Greens fantastic and very consistent for all 18 holes. Defo play again
Guy Sambrook
2019-09-07
Excellent course and club house.
David Levitus
2019-08-11
Very enjoyable
Thierry Courbois
2019-07-31
Disapointed that for such warm country no water is provided at the start and/or on the course.
Course was well maintained
Robin Fledderus
2019-06-24
The best golfcourse we played in Algarve
BORRACELLI Michel
2019-06-18
Parfait
david salvesen
2019-06-16
Choose was in poor condition.
Round was very slow with no sign of a marshall to spped things up.
Overall very disappointed.
Gareth Toms
2019-06-12
Very good course, excellent greens
Adam Roche
2019-06-12
Lovely people, great club house, course is hard !
Breuer
2019-06-11
Friedly staff, relaxed setting; driving range a bit off-track; nice golf course, reasonably demanding but a bit on the very dry side; beautiful club house, superb terrace, nicest fish&chips - a must-try - no joke!
James Ridgway
2019-05-27
Wonderful course, wonderful club house.
Robert Wood
2019-05-24
A tough, beautiful course, worth the effort to drive 10k inland. I am a good 8 handicapper and in the wind (which I guess is most days given it is close to a wind farm), it is a real test of accuracy. My wife loved it too
Jason Pierce
2019-05-11
Bring lots of balls! Course was in good condition, although greens were a little sandy in places but generally rolled well. Course is very tight in places and if you are wide don’t even bother looking for your ball. Course is high up in the hills so exposed and very windy
Kim Bennett
2019-05-11
Absolutely superb golf course. Challenging in places but a fair test. It was also in excellent condition. The Club house is amazing and we were able to get a very pleasant breakfast. It was a little less busy than the Pestana courses courses we are playing for the rest of the week, which was good. Will return and would highly recommend.
Pascal Plichta
2019-05-10
Tres bon acceuil. Terrain vallonné. Possible de le faire sans buggy. Fairways pas très larges.il faut être precis.
Chris Rudling
2019-05-07
Great course, played three rounds in good condition, have to be straight off the tee as you could lose balls, will definitely be back to play it again.
Good club house, excellent service and food.
David Weeks
2019-05-03
Excellent course in very good condition. Staff very friendly and couldn't fault the service.
McDonald
2019-05-03
Friendly staff, but course wasn’t cared for the best. Needed some maintenance work
Michael Mullins
2019-04-23
Very difficult
Caren Lottermann
2019-04-20
Perfect Service and quick responses.
Dr. Markus Feidicker
2019-04-14
nice golf course, but need a lot of balls since almost every ball not on fairway is lost due to bushes. Fairways very hard, so balls jumping all over the place. Nice clubhouse. Friendly personnel.
Richard Oakley
2019-04-09
A tough challenge but fair. Our group of 7 found more golf balls than we lost!
Vortmann
2019-04-07
Top and challenging Course, unfriendly employess at the clubhouse, practice areas to far away -, Price For Token at the driving area unacceptable
Carmel Murphy
2019-04-01
Enjoyed playing there & staff were very friendly.
Charles Coe
2019-04-01
Very unfair golf course. Semi rough would help.
dirk groeneweg
2019-03-25
too windy and a great loss of balls
WINKELMANN Brigitte
2019-02-26
The course was very dry and for this reason difficult to play (Balls bounced in every direction). Interessting layout; but the holes were obviously several days on the same place. Good value for 148 Euro incl. Buggy.
Cathy Cirko
2019-02-16
It was great.
Roland Nilsson
2019-01-30
Nice and friendly good service
Bill Young
2019-01-04
Espiche is a fantastic golf course in great condition for January. Staff are friendly and make visitors very welcome.
Martin Georg Hilke
2018-12-10
Always a pretty good place to play ambitious golf...Fast fairways and putting greens. Top clubhouse. One of the best courses at algarve...
Ian Brotherston
2018-12-04
A hidden gem. A thinking golfers course. It is wider than it looks but as it was so firm and there was little to no rough shots that were off line did find toruble. The greens are large, sloping and fast so do not get the wrong side of the hole. The course is in a relatively remote spot and in a beautiful spot. At the time of year we played (late November) it was also outstanding value for money.
Daphne Ledger
2018-11-21
Super course would certainly play it ahain
James Bruce
2018-11-10
Great service from the agency.
Golf course in excellent condition.
Greens very fast especially on downhill putts.
Great golf challenge.
Kevin Ephgrave
2018-10-26
Course played well. Always a test to remember which side of the fairway to hit given some of the undulations in play. Greens were good. Clubhouse and food/service still great. Overall the group enjoyed the day.
Roger Moyse
2018-10-21
Good course very good food for lunch.
Chris Secular
2018-10-17
Great course and clubhouse
Neville Reilly
2018-10-16
Excellent course condition
celeste o'regan
2018-10-08
Very tight course. Would need to be very accurate off tee. Staff couldn’t be more helpful. Really enjoyable round of golf.
Mark Barnish
2018-10-08
Tough wind conditions but course set up fairly and in excellent condition overal excellent course and facilities
mr m rajowski
2018-10-03
great golf course will play again
Andrew Wilson
2018-10-02
We liked Espiche very much although a buggy is essential as are a good supply of balls!
Alan Robinson
2018-09-09
Excellent course it's a challenge. Probably the best greens I've played all year. You have got to be straight. Club house is beautiful and food excellent.
Graeme
2018-08-24
Beautiful course, friendly and helpful staff
Hoang Hang
2018-07-27
Very good course, technically very interesting, but to much windy today ....
Matthias Anklam
2018-07-14
Wie immer, tolle Qualität mit einem super Layout.
Per Svensson
2018-07-14
Nice course a bit tight, needs precision from tee. Greens where really slow but will be better they said.
Paul Loverseed
2018-07-08
Toughest course we played however very enjoyable with some stunning holes.
Phil Sharpe
2018-07-01
Always a tough golf course as it’s so narrow but one that is in absolutely great condition. An excellent clubhouse with stunning views and very friendly and helpful staff.
Would love it if the clubhouse restaurant brought back their old breakfast menu, the current one is far more limited for those that want to eat there before teeing off in the morning.
arseniy tarasov
2018-06-28
Really interesting and challenging course, very windy, in good condition. And not crowded.
Stephen Curley
2018-06-28
Fantastic clubhouse, staff & food. However the course, whilst in great condition, is unfair. The course needs some redesign to ensure that good shots are not punished
David Elcock
2018-06-24
Beautiful setting but in a strong wind the tightness of the course was demoralising
Gareth Toms
2018-06-18
Very nice golf course, a tough challenge and take a good number of golf balls
gerard kelly
2018-06-10
This is not a long course but has a high degree of difficulty.
Beautifully maintained without the use of any fertiliser. In a conservation area so chemical use prohibited. This means fairways do not have the rich green of course which use fertilisers and weed control agents.
I had read about the difficult rating of the course in advance so as my party of 7 are all mid teen handicaps we played scramble format for our 3 rounds. Really enjoyable. However I know it would have been dry challenging to play single stroke format. Beautiful clubhouse and brilliant staff.
kuhl
2018-06-02
Top !!
Becker, Frank
2018-05-21
Nice surrounding, but very difficult two play, especially with wind. There are holes without a landing zone
LAFITTE
2018-05-07
Parcours magnifique et très bon accueil! Un parcours avec de nombreux trous à l'aveugle donc il faut un petit stock de balles. Très belle expérience ????
David Burton
2018-05-03
I like the course, quite tight in places but a good challenge and vegetation wild plants in colour in Spring made the course very attractive scenically.
Good, modern clubhouse centrally located on high point so there are good views of the course.
Darren Gatward
2018-05-01
Course is too severe / unfair in windy conditions, with firm sloping fairways the ball easily rolled into bushes that frame every hole with very narrow fairways on most holes. I lost 2 balls after hitting them down the middle of the fairway, while the 2 guys I played with who were 20+ handicappers must have lost more than 30 balls between them in one round. I won’t be be returning to this course again.
Stuart Armstrong
2018-04-27
The clubhouse and facilities are first class. Unfortunately the course is too hilly and off the fairway is dense bush making it almost impossible to find balls. We suffered from several lost balls as people around us did making our round 5 hours 30 minutes which is excessive for us. We will Unfortunately not choose this course again.
colin armitage
2018-04-16
Difficult golf course with only limited room for error. Not long but demands accuracy and even good shots can finish in unexpected places. It needs some control rough grass areas on the edge of fairways to limit the number of decent shots going into the rubbish - ball lost, expensive round. However it is set in a lovely spot in the countryside and a has pleasant clubhouse to return to. Staff polite as can be. Would definitely play again.
Tania Segers
2018-04-01
Very good. No comments. Excellent facilities, friendly staff, very nice clubhouse.
Markus Ruebenkamp
2018-03-27
Perfect Service when we booked our tee times!
Klaus Krausen
2018-03-20
Nice course in rural area. Almost no housing estates in surroundings. Friendly personal. Modern club facilities.
The course requires precise centered long play. Otherwise shrubs and bushes close along the fairways are fast
using up one's ball reserves.
H. Seifert
2018-03-14
All holes without any rough, balls run while hitting a fairway simply in the scrub, under this conditions combined with wind unfair course with little fun, friendly and helpfully staff and very good service in the club restaurant
Martin West
2018-03-12
Great experience but we gound it tough however we manage the course much better the 2 nd time around
Martin West
2018-03-12
Great customer service great course but tough to score well would definitely play this course again
Nick Fry
2018-03-08
Slow pace of play
Grass too tightly cut
Course not in great condition
Petrusch
2018-03-06
The fairway was Brown and extremely fast. No ball stayed, precisely diven shots left the Palace. The roughs wäre dense. You need many balls.
Thomas Wicker
2018-03-05
A bit too far away from Vilamoura , but nice course, some blind holes, if you are not straight the ball is gone, greens were in bad conditions, better to use carts
Barry Summerfield
2018-02-01
Reception was prompt and efficient. The starter was very helpful. The course is quite tough and it is very easy to lose balls if you stray off the fairway.. The course was in good condition.
tony Laframboise
2018-01-29
The service and staff were excellent. The course was dry and impossible to play. Not a course I would recommend
Roy Denton
2018-01-23
Excellent service from teetimes.
Lose to many balls!
Roberta alder
2018-01-20
Friendly staff. Beautiful views from every hole. I found the course difficult but my husband loved the challenge. It’s not an easy walk but doable. The greens ran fast and were a challenge. Would play again.
Roy Denton
2018-01-15
Teetimes response time excellent, and no problem at Espiche did not even need copy of voucher.
Tee Times reply: We are so popular ! Thank you Roy
Martin Georg Hilke
2017-12-16
Always a Challenge, we lost our Balls and find other Balls....
Top Clubhouse!
Eckhardt Teiber
2017-12-07
Very friendly staff and starter.
Golfcourse in very good shape
William Young
2017-11-27
Excellent course and excellent staff. We had a great time
David James
2017-11-20
Really enjoyed our game. Great course and the staff were all very helpful and polite. We will return.
Bep Van Der Pas
2017-11-16
At Espiche the course wins, not the players, they stand no chance.
Markus Ruebenkamp
2017-11-12
Great Course, brillant Greens!
Christopher Hunt
2017-11-11
For the money I think this is the best course on the Western Algarve. A real challenge with plenty of different holes. The staff are really friendly - not like some of the "corporate" courses. Great day out.
Frank Dickhaus
2017-11-10
Nice course, well kept greens, but speed of play could be better
Germ Kemper
2017-11-09
Espische is also a very nice course.
No buggy nessasary here.
Rick Gaetz
2017-11-06
The course and service was great. Enjoyed our round of golf.
Odette
2017-11-02
Course in very good condition in particular the greens
Van der Lit
2017-11-01
The course is in very good condition, especially considering the very dry monthes.
The greens are not very fast, but honest.
All in all a very pleasant day at Espiche.
Kind regards.
Henk van der Lit
John Reilly
2017-10-25
Excellent
Odette
2017-10-23
Friendly service and outstanding course condition. Will come back.
Tony Walsh
2017-10-23
Excellent course with really friendly staff. No problem ordering food which was delivered to us on the course.
Graham Holden
2017-10-23
Excellent golf course, much improved in last few years, brilliant new club house and facilities
Michael Hardman
2017-10-21
Course and greens in great condition. Not a course we would wish to play again as the fairways are too narrow with thick bushes catching anything but the straightest shots. In my view the fairways need widening and bushes removing. Until this is done and bushes removed from behind greens will not be a course for holiday golf or higher handicaps. Clubhouse and views great
Mark Barnish
2017-10-20
Had overbooked the golf course on the day (including a coach party of approx 40) so very slow, obtaining buggies we had booked was chaotic and staff seemed a bit overwhelmed
Jaap Schaap
2017-10-16
Excellent, again!!
Sean Drona
2017-10-16
First class course and Clubhouse.
Tony Walsh
2017-10-16
Excellent golf course. Really friendly staff and great service. Course in great condition with some great driving holes. Organised by tee times.pt who were excellent especially Susana who looked after us so well.
R A Evans
2017-10-16
Lovely welcome starter put us out on the tenth which gave us a smooth run through a busy field. Brilliant
Wendel-Jones
2017-10-14
Excellent service, polite, courteous and helpful, complete contrast to our experience yesterday at Alto. Course in excellent condition.
Mike Sanderson
2017-10-06
Enjoyable if you keep to the fairways. Into thick scrubland and bushes if you are not straight of the tee.
Peter Streets
2017-10-05
Good course great condition our pick of the five.
Robin Vidler
2017-08-30
Hidden gem. Worth a trip out.
David Levitus
2017-08-15
Challenging course rewarded by our lovely lunch in a beautiful setting
David Levitus
2017-07-19
Beautiful and well laid out course with a fantastic clubhouse.
Alan Cooper
2017-07-14
Good
Ray Lloyd
2017-07-09
A tough course if you are off the fairway, even tougher when the wind is blowing. Great clubhouse and views.
Conor Brennan
2017-06-02
Good course and clubhouse.
Robert Cannon
2017-05-30
great value, tricky course
mark lane
2017-05-17
a quite difficult course as it is tight and unforgiving , it was windy when we played which made it even more difficult , if anyone is thinking of playing , use an iron of the tee for some holes or you will lose your ball.the course was in good condition and the green were fast .Buggies were available and they had a refreshment buggy .
Mike
2017-05-17
Fantastic service and stunning course
David Hizzett
2017-05-16
Nice new course, quite tough in places, fantastic clubhouse with fabulous views, very friendly and helpful staff.
Simon Bussell
2017-05-14
The clubhouse and facilities are outstanding but the course is hard. If you can play straight and like target or percentage golf then this course is for you!
Gordon
2017-05-12
Very tight course and don't think we will be going back as too punishing
Bill Robertson
2017-05-11
Difficult course but lovely friendly staff on and off course.
Jaap Slootweg
2017-05-05
With 6 Beaufort... difficult! ;)
Dietmar Bloch von Blottnitz
2017-04-24
Insgesamt in Ordnung. Freundlicher Service. Gepflegte Golfanlage.
Phil Sharpe
2017-04-20
Really friendly staff, great choice of breakfast and lunch times menus and course in excellent condition. Becoming one of our favourite experiences from a golf course perspective and already have booked it twice more for trips later this year.
Jeff Bull
2017-04-18
The best clubhouse in the Algarve. The greens were dreadful. The group of us actually thought the wrong grass had been planted with flower heads on some greens. Too many blind holes which made it extremely difficult for people who have never played it before. It was voted the worst of our four courses.
Bernd Bachmann
2017-04-16
Espiche has developed in recent years from an insider tip to a beautifully situated and well maintained golf course with a beautiful clubhouse. Very good price and performance ratio.
terry cotton
2017-04-07
Beautiful location and a lovely golf course in a wild and natural setting. Spectacular display of wild flowers. Very difficult due to the dense scrub lining all the fairways. Greens, however, were very poor compared to other venues played that week.
Chris Deakin
2017-03-06
Great golf course/club house with fantastic service although the course desperately needs some water or secondary rough so you don't spend all your time looking for your tee shots that have run through the fairway.
Overall experience very good.
Smit
2017-03-06
Golf course looks very nice. Unfortunately a very dry and hard ground. The drives will go very far and the will end up in the rough or worse almost every tee shot. Also the good ones. :)
You are better of keeping the distance of your tee shot under the 200 meters. When you miss the fairway you will loose your ball. Next to the holes is very harsh terrain.
I might return to this course due to the challange and the friendly people and good service.
Eduard Reinhart
2017-03-05
Netter und preisgünstiger Platz
Päivi Melkko
2017-02-25
Wonderful, peaceful
richard davies
2016-12-23
Difficult tight course, be prepared to loose a number of golf balls. Fantastic clubhouse with very friendly staff.
Bienz Peter
2016-11-19
very difficult , too many trees, lost to many balls
Bill Robertson
2016-10-20
Beautiful difficult course....stunning clubhouse
Lee bickerton
2016-10-16
Everything about the course and staff was brilliant would go back everytime
Kelvin Lawton
2016-10-09
Most wonderful setting and well maintained. But - very unforgiving for the high handicapper.
andrew shipp
2016-09-27
very helpful staff. course in very good condition,
Andy Bryant
2016-09-26
Tough course, again friendly people and thanks to the barman who stayed on a bit late so we could have drinks after our later tee-off time
Alexander Murphy
2016-09-20
Great views and clubhouse. Very difficult course, tight with nothing between fairway and bushes. Lost far more balls than usual! Not sure we would rush to play it again.
Ann Walker
2016-09-19
A beautiful course that is well worth finding
ian jetten
2016-07-05
Very good course though the rough is impossible
Jeremy Mounsey
2016-06-29
Very good & friendly
Geoff Dobinson
2016-05-27
Easy to find, excellent facilities. The reception staff were very helpful and friendly as were the starter and buggy operators. The drinks cart man was terrific and made sure he met up with us every 3/4 holes.
The course itself is very well kept and the greens well maintained.
Malcolm MacDonald
2016-05-10
Great for a quiet and fast round as it was very quiet. A true test for all levels.
neil meffin
2016-05-07
Very disappointed as only able to offer us baguettes when we fished our round of golf
Peter Watson
2016-05-05
Difficult course to play and enjoy because of the fast fairways, slopes, lack of first cut of rough and proximity of the unplayable areas. May be more enjoyable the second time round and as the course matures. Best part of the day was the meal in the clubhouse after the golf.
Mark Crichtron
2016-03-23
The whole experience - from booking through to the transfers and golf - went very smoothly. The TeeTimes team were very helpful and I would certainly recommend their service.
Michael Cavill
2016-03-04
Thanks ,5 star service.
Only problem could not pay online
Robert Lentell
2016-02-14
Not very good would not recommend narrow fairways can be coped with but vegetation right up edge which balls run into and cannot be found very frustrating.
Timo Taipalus
2016-01-21
Good
Torben iversholt
2015-12-12
Terrible golf course. All players lost at least 10 balls, due to bad design. Will never play this course again
Bill Robertson
2015-11-16
Lovely course...great staff. Deadly rough so need to hit straight every shot.
Jean Harings
2015-11-08
Nice course layout, nice holes, but no room besides the fairway. it is either fairway or a lost ball
will not play that course again
Robert Hopcroft
2015-10-19
Espiche which we found not only difficult but unfair - not an enjoyable experience. And would be very reluctant to play the course again regardless of price.
Carlos Ferreira
2012-04-25
Espiche Golf is a brand new course just North of Lagos. To get there you have to drive past Lagos and through the village of Espiche.
At the moment you will find there is only the course and a kind of check-in point, although a clubhouse is in the plans.
The 18 hole par 72 golf course is located on a hill and offers splendid views across Monchique mountains and is surrounded by the Algarve beautiful countryside. The holes have quite an interesting layout but perhaps due to the fact that it is still a very young course, with a limited investment, you go from fairway straight into the rough, which makes the ball search difficult. The course misses a generous 1st and 2nd cuts to prevent that from happening.
The course has quite a few blind holes, which is a bit of a disadvantage for those who tend to hit long drives because you simply have no clue of where the ball is going to land. The fact that it's almost always windy also doesn't help.
The greens vary a lot in shapes and sizes and are quite slopy, which make them very interesting, however they are also quite irregular because of the choice of grass, which in this particular case, doesn't grow in the winter. The good news is that the dry season is almost here and so there is a chance that this is a temporary situation.
This first group of golfers were with the Chez Carlos Golf Society and overall everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. It's not a championship course but it does provide a very pleasant experience, particularly with such a beautiful landscape of wild flowers as your backdrop. As Walter Hagen once said, 'never hurry, never worry, and always remember to smell the flowers along the way'.
Carlos Ferreira
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