Palheiro Golf Course - latest comments and reviews

Graham Ash 2024-03-20
Excellent

Juha-Pekka Lehtinen 2024-03-16
Nice course and good condition

David Seal 2023-12-26
Very nice fast greens the staff were fantastic and helpful. No numbers on tee boxes which wasn’t helpful as had never played there before. Buggies very run down it actually broke down on the 15th and we had to come in and push it up some hills. The staff said they are getting new buggies in the new year and gave us a free buggy for our next time which was great. All in all a lovely course with great views lovely staff and clubhouse.

Antti Vienola 2023-11-29
It’s not a standard policy that prebooked teetimes can’t be changed.

Jukka Hakkila 2023-11-29
Quite nice cource bunkers half done Greens good. The club hire again all too high!!!. You have to bring your own clubs for sure

JULIEN DIXON 2023-07-27
A really wonderful golf course. Need to pay extra to hire the Taylor Made Stealth clubs as the older ones are very tired. Friendly staff who will do anything to make your day as enjoyable as possible.

Dan Hartley 2023-07-19
Lovely views, interesting holes, and friendly staff in the clubhouse..Condition of tees and greens below average.

Alan 2023-07-03
Fantastic course and staff

Kummer Marcel 2023-06-12
Very nice course, stunning view and challenging holes. You have to play exactly to score well.

Jeremy Corbin 2023-06-04
Very nice course. Greens true and undulating. Great views. Course was very quiet in May. Courtesy bus is a money saver if you don't have a car but they time your pickup so you arrive at the corse about 10 mins before your tee time so only a quick practice putt if you're lucky!

Reinhard Pongratz 2023-03-04
Wonderful course with an outstanding view! Nice and flexible staff.

Roman Divinec 2022-11-22
great service, lady from reception was very kind :-); golf course was in really good condition.Thank you

Roman Divinec 2022-11-18

Katarina Kalašová 2022-11-18

Reinhard Fasching 2022-10-26
Everything was ok, stuff friendly and helpful, only thing is the booking could be mor efficient, 2x4 slow groups in front and a few 2 groups behind them. So we played after the 3rd hole with the 2 in front. There was no marshal on the course. Minus for the Tee positions,, mostly yellow was on blue, and the bunkers were in bad conditions. It was hard rain 4 days ago, but they did not work on the bunkers since there. Greens excellent for this conditions.

Darius Ceburnis 2022-06-23
excellent service and play

Ian Finlay 2022-06-14
Enjoyable as always

Sue Harris 2022-05-16
We will certainly be returning here again - a challenging course to play, but very enjoyable.

Sue Harris 2022-05-16
Staff are so helpful - recommend a buggy!!

Sue Harris 2022-05-16
What a lovely course to play - the views are amazing. All the staff were so helpful and the view from the balcony with a well deserved drink afterwards was stunning.

Michael Kähler 2022-05-05
Schöner Stadtplatz, ca 15 Minuten vom Centrum Funchals. Cart sehr empfohlen, € 36,00. Kupierte Fairways und sehr schnelle tricky Grüns. Tolle Ausblicke. Gemütliches Clubhaus und und kompetentes Sekretariat.// Beautiful town square, about 15 minutes from the center of Funchal. Cart highly recommended, €36.00. Docked fairways and very fast tricky greens. Great views. Cozy clubhouse and competent secretariat.

Pauli Nuutinen 2022-04-28
Everything else worked pretty well but the round itself was slow 5 hours 15 minutes. The reception very friendly.

Michael jonea 2022-04-26
Excellent Golf Course and facilities

Monique Van Wezel 2022-04-21
What a beautiful golf course! We enjoyed a lot. It was not easy with all those height differences. We played there 2 times. The second time with strong wind, that was a nice challenge.

Julian Hill 2022-03-16
Excellent greens, well kept course and very hilly. There is a great deal of 'green to tee' walking and the signage to the 'next green' is not particularly clear. We love the walk and pulling trolleys, but on this occasion we wish we had booked a buggy!!

Olav Salzer 2022-02-02
Good service

Keith Conway 2022-01-11
Tough course with lots of elevation changes. Very difficult with a buggy as can not drive on most fairways so long walks to ball when playing to opposite side of fairway for course position.

John Hall 2021-12-07
Fantastic course with great views

Alan palmer 2021-11-12
Great course, greens are the toughest ever. Really shouldn’t let people who cannot play golf on the course. 5 hour round for a 2 ball with buggy just isn’t good enough.

Kevin Mann 2021-11-05
Lovely course. Great views of the island. Nice clubhouse for a drink & food after. Good day out.

Kevin Mann 2021-11-02
Great day. Might take a buggy next time though, it's a very hilly hike!

Jan Montell 2021-10-17
Mediocre condition in general, greens good, very slow round and no Marshall.

Claudine Thiry 2021-08-27
Very nice golf course. Friendly and helpful staff.

Thomas Hawker 2021-07-19
The staff was very friendly, and the views were fantastic. However, the golf course was very dry, the greens were ok. The sand bunkers, well, let’s just say there was no sand in them. The layout was funky, and I understand that this is a golf course on the top and side hill of a mountain on an island.

Dan Jiang 2021-07-07
Very good course. A1 green. Very friendly staff, the lady in the pro shop and the gentleman in the bar.

Paul Frohn 2021-07-07
Great round on a beautiful course. Fairways a bit dry but playable, greens in excellent conditions, Some tees put forward. Friendly staff.

Hans-Georg Kämmerling 2021-06-03
Nice day on a nice course

Andrew Neil Shearlaw 2021-05-30
Excellent and challenging course. Friendly staff. Great course to play

Hans-Georg Kämmerling 2021-05-28
Fantastic course and very friendly and helpful staff

Joao Almeida da Silva 2021-01-02
All perfect; course suffering a bit from winter but nice to play. Superb staff.

DAVID J BANTICK 2020-12-22
A tricky, challenging course in a beautiful setting.

Petteri Pietilä 2020-12-20
Very friendly service. Nice course layout. Good condition greens. Overall condition mediocre.

Jochen Happe 2020-12-17
Golf course is absolutely fantastic. Great views, wonderful nature, greens are difficult to reach in regulation ;-). Not 10 points because of not available driving range. The drive ways for the buggy show deep holes and you can not drive at the fairway ´s so using a buggy does not really make sense.

Thomas Wachtel 2020-03-16
Very nice and challenging course; beautiful landscape with great views; friendly staff at the pro shop and restaurant; some places between the holes need a repair.

Erismann-Litschgi Claudia 2020-01-27
Wieder eine schöne Runde, heute waren die Greens einiges langsamer, als vor zwei Tagen....

Erismann-Litschgi Claudia 2020-01-20
EVERY TIME WE HAVE PLAYED THIS COURSE IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE, FANTASTIC HOLES UP AND DOWN. THE GREENS ACTUALLY ARE FAST AND IN GOOD CONDITION RIENCE WE LOVE THATTHE TIME

Elina Nora 2020-01-05
The course was again very nice. But the trolleys are too bad to be paid for.

Elisabeth Brandy 2020-01-04
Very friendly and good service!

Elina Nora 2019-12-31
It was a beautiful course! We enjoyed it very much.

Pasi Heikkinen 2019-12-12
Green' s were in very good condition. TeeBoxes and fairways fair but not good. Very friendly and good Service in golf club :)

Elisabeth Becker 2019-11-27
interessanter Platz, leider durch den trockenen Sommer die Fairways nicht mehr grün. Aber sensationelle Aussicht, freundlicher Service, stilvolle Atmosphäre und gute Restauration. Buggy wird empfohlen.

Guus Kanters 2019-10-14
Perfect

J R Glassey 2019-09-25
Very challenging, especially hole 17

Ian lovell 2019-09-13
First the positives: nice facilities, warm welcome, not busy (1pm Friday) and amazing views. Not an easy course when you don’t know it, plenty of blind shots and hidden hazards. Not a long course, accuracy pays! Now the not so good stuff: some bare fairways, no sand at all in some bunkers and greens really not up to standard. Shame really, this could be a really great golfing experience.

Dominic Golding 2019-09-01
The course played very well today. The greens are in good condition, although they did play a little slow. The fringes of the fairways have one or two barren patches in places, however the main central parts of the fairway (where we hope to land) were very good. It's a hilly golf course so don't expect many flat lies. The ball will always roll with the slope so you need to think where you want to land the ball. Superb views of the sea and the bay of Funchal (particularly from the 16th tee). Staff were all friendly, very helpful and welcoming. A thoroughly enjoyable day.

Peter McFarlane 2019-08-17
Great layout which you have to pick your way round. Course guidebook very useful. Greens had been worked on so not at their best but still a very enjoyable and helpful staff.

Joeps van steen 2019-06-13
Nice course difficult but very expierencend. fairways is very dry, so only green to see on the greens.

May Hughes 2019-05-13
Quite delightful golf course. Staff all very helpful. We will most certainly return in the future

H.-G. Geratz 2019-04-01
Alles war in Ordnung! Vielen Dank für Ihre Mühe!

Thomas Augustin 2019-03-15
Der Platz ist sehr abwechslungsreich, Fairways teilweise trocken, durch die Schräglagen ist auch ein guter Schlag nicht immer gut im Ergebnis. Durch die Höhendifferenz mit Trolley nur bei guter Kondition empfehlenswert. Sehr nette Gastronomie, super Aussicht auf Funchal

Werner Killmaier 2019-02-26
great views. interesting holes. The cours is on foot very exhausting.

Herzog Peter 2019-02-20
We had a.very slow flight in front of us which resultet in total of more the 5 1/2 hours which is not akzeptable. Course, yand the rest was very good.

Arnhold August 2019-02-14
Alles sehr gut organisiert.

Christopher Reid 2019-01-22
FIRST CLASS. GREAT COURSE. STAFF VERY FRIENDLY

Martyn Seal 2019-01-10
Very easy checking in and course was very quiet. Course is very hilly and some players may need a buggy to do 18 holes. Tricky layout and need to hit irons off some tees. Greens were undulating and will be easier if you play a few times. Bunkers were not good. Overall interesting course with good layout and great views of Funchal and the sea

Oliver Kirchel 2018-12-26
Layout des Platzes 1A. Grüns so lala. Damen an der Rezeption top. Bedienung im Restaurant 3-. Auf jeden Fall den Platz spielen.

Andreas Gunderlach 2018-12-03
Very nice serviceteam and a wonderful place for playing ??????????? golf !

Martin Wisdom 2018-11-15
Crazy price to pay for 18 holes of golf - especially in foggy wet conditions - price for buggy far too high - shame enjoyed the course and clubhouse

Sari Dahl-Ylén 2018-10-14
Good.

Davison 2018-10-07
Transfers to and from the Golf course were on time and worked well. The staff at Palheiro were very friendly and helpful. We had a buggy and were glad we did, some of the hills are very long and steep. Enjoyed the golf but were unlucky to have a 3 ball ahead all beginners so we were waiting most shots. The round took 5 hours.

Amstutz Christian 2018-05-24
very friendly

Dr. Frank Kopperschmidt 2018-04-14
A very good golf course, not easy walking - pull trolleys make no sense so best carry your bag or have a buggy . 75 % of the holes are first class, but there are some weak ones near the derelict prison for instance. All in all a recommendable holiday course.

Andrew Stevenson 2018-04-11
Very enjoyable; course in good condition and greens very good.

Mark Good 2018-03-26
Pickup on time. good

Andris Nikitins 2018-03-14
Everything was ok.

Randy Schummer 2018-03-12
one of our best golf journeys

Patricia Bernegger 2018-03-09
Nice, senic course. Quite Good condition, in spite of a lot of rain. Very hilly.

Zircher 2018-03-01
Good

Bil Root 2018-02-25
Challenging course but enjoyable. Long walks green to tee is walking.

josephine wyss 2018-02-21
Very friendly reception. Nice golf course, unfortunately a bit wet at this time of the year. On the whole, we enjoyed our play there. Food is also good at the clubhouse

Ingrid Hoeller 2018-02-19
Very kind stuff. Place is hilly and close. Not easy to play. Buggy recommended.

Ingrid Hoeller 2018-02-19
Very kind staff. Buggy recommended.

Simo Peho 2018-02-12
Little bit too much blind fairways for long driving players. Better weather than Santo da Serra.

Ingrid Hoeller 2018-02-10
Everything was perfect. Very kind and friendly staff.

Carole Drury 2018-01-14
Welcomed to the club and expected. Challenging course but helped by having a buggy. Nice bar/food area. Outstanding views over Funchal but access to the club is quite difficult being very steep

magnus af trolle 2017-12-29
Beautiful golf Course! Good service but the condition of fairways are very poor and dry!

Christopher DREW 2017-12-26
Friendly welcome, greens OK, some fairways are poor,but they're working on them, so I am sure they will improve.

Päivi Lepola 2017-12-22
Golf course with amazing view, but fairways in poor condition. Staff friendly.

Kai 2017-12-20
Nice design of the course. A little bit dry.

Christopher DREW 2017-12-19
Very warm welcome and the receptionist was excellent advising us of the buggy deal. You certainly needed one! Greens were very good,but fairways needed attention,but to be fair they were hollow tining as we played.

Feierabend 2017-11-17
It was a nice course. The prices for the driving range and the halfway house are quite high!

john bakker 2016-11-02
Fantastic staff. Great transfer driver. Everyone was very accommodating. Great looking golf course with fantastic views and memorable holes. Greens and fairways were below par but very playable. Clubhouse has a great bar with the best views.

Pauli Nuutinen 2016-05-31
Challeging course, somewhat dry faiways, greens not in good condition. Service at clubhouse very good.

Alan palmer 2016-05-27
Both courses are fantastic , and all staff are very accommodating as we had to swop days of booked golf due to bad weather in santo da Serra. Great holiday and golf , thank you.