PLICHTA
2024-12-10
Très bon parcours , entretien très bon. -**- Great course, very good interview.
Håkan Kallur
2024-11-24
Good shape but far too many blind holes. Impossible to play first time.
Kishor Chauhan
2024-11-13
Too late t times
Mark Gill
2024-10-15
Very good
Michael
2024-10-06
The course is a great layout but the greens were a little inconsistent. The food was typical golf fare but was poor quality.
Andrew Kieran
2024-09-30
Played Gramacho, Alto and Pinta over three days and Vale da Pinta was most disappointing - particularly given the cost. Gramacho was comfortably the pick for us with Alto a great value option too.
Diana Kyle
2024-09-26
The course was as lovely as ever. Unfortunately the last six holes were very wet for us!
Andy Davies
2024-09-18
Very good course but not sure it’s worth the price that is charged. We also asked for a small discount for an extra buggy for our third player but this was abruptly declined which was disappointing given how much we had paid already.
To counter this though the lady behind the bar was a delight and a credit to the club.
Juergen Ege
2024-09-14
Nice Course, a bit hillie, Cart is realy helpful
Derek Laidlaw
2024-09-12
Suits our handicap
richard mockett
2024-09-02
Not in great condition and too short. Staff also rude
PATRICK O SHEA
2024-07-17
Very slow play & lots of waiting around to drive off at various tees. At one stage 4 other groups were queued up behind us from hole 5 onwards. Not a very relaxing round. Clubhouse was dated & soulless. We saw no drinks cart on the course!
Mick Long
2024-07-12
Booking was easy. Course was good but greens were not in good condition and need attention.
Stephen Oliver
2024-07-09
Thé course was in ok condition for time of year, greens have a problem but appeared to provide even roll. Course, was busy and our round was disrupted by a very angry man from Holland , who accused us of hitting balls at him, when in actual fact he had appeared out of the bushes after we had hit our drives and did not see him. Despite our apologies he ranted on very loudly, attracting the attention of the Marshall, who advised him to calm down and allowed us to continue ahead of the angry man!!
Alan Cherry
2024-07-05
Greens and fairways very good. Buggy's very good.
Ian Lyall
2024-07-02
Nice afternoon. Club was concerned about our pace of play based on our first tee performance but we got into the swing and let groups through. No issues. Will return. The casual golfers out there need to rake bunkers and repair pitch marks.
MATTHEW HOLLANDS
2024-07-01
Tee booked 1048. Was allowed to go out at 1025due to spaces. 2 ball, got round in 3 hours 30mins. Great course, layout. Greens mostly in great condition, some with brown patches, but to be fair thoroughly enjoyable. Challenging and makes you play strategically. Love to play again. Played on a Monday, so not very busy.
Neil Rodgerson
2024-06-28
Played here for over 20 years. Never seen the greens in so bad condition. Very disappointed.
Aart-Jan Smit
2024-06-18
We had a great trip, appartments were very nice and the golfcourses beautifull. Thanks for arranging it.
Neville Hudson
2024-06-18
We have played pinta many times before, but not for about 5 years and it was a pleasure to go back and it is different to many other courses.
Ian Lyall
2024-06-15
Excellent afternoon for the two of us with a buggy. Staff very helpful and friendly. Bit slow in front but we were a 2 ball.
Henk Tunen
2024-06-07
Like earlier Silves and Gramacho this course also made a good impression.
Steve Jones
2024-05-24
Excellent day and the course was in good condition. Well maintained
Derek Laidlaw
2024-05-22
Lovely golf course which suits our handicaps
Graeme Kellett
2024-05-17
Very poorly organised no buggy available so we had trolly instead
Surely this must happen everyday
Barbara McGuiness
2024-05-16
Pinta in great condition staff exceptionally friendly will definitely be back
Simon Bussell
2024-05-12
We really enjoyed our visit here. From the check-in to pre-round lunch and post-round beers we were treated very well by helpful friendly staff. The course itself was in good condition and the greens played true but not too fast. The course was also not too crowded which meant we could maintain a good constant rythym to our round. All enjoyed the day and we put this course down as one to return too.
Scott Couper
2024-05-08
Helpful staff. Tricky nice course, not long but fun.
Rebecca Draper
2024-05-08
5hrs 15m to play 18 holes!
Lack of toilets on the course and only saw buggy bar once ( after 13 holes) to Bea be to get more water as you don’t pass the clubhouse at all during the round.
Enjoyed the course but in hot weather no water stations/buggy bar/clubhouse access, long waits on tee boxes (4 groups on one hole at one point) and lack of toilets made it less enjoyable!
Ulrike Eekers
2024-05-05
Very good
alexander whyte
2024-05-01
Nice course
Breda O'Callaghan
2024-04-28
Unable to secure a buggy half a hour before tee time
Very slow .. Took four hours a 30 minutes to play the course
Steve Jones
2024-04-27
Lovely course but slow play. Ran into to issues early on the 15th when the sprinklers came on and were on every hole thereafter. Absolutely spoiled the game
Adrian Fraser Jones
2024-04-25
Great day out and course in good condition
Keith Browne
2024-04-24
Very enjoyable course
Vincent Greenan
2024-04-14
Disappointed no buggy’s available for our group. Difficult course to work. Course was in great shape.
Michael
2024-04-08
How great is it to escape the wet muddy conditions in the UK and play 18 holes of golf in bright sunshine!
Steve Jones
2024-04-06
Good standard course and well presented. Facilities are scarce with the bar closed when we finished our round
Stefan Kobewka
2024-03-31
Windy day at Vale da Pinta
Peter Maxfield
2024-03-20
Good
Marit Lindøe
2024-03-07
Very nice ????
Alexander Whyte
2024-01-29
Nice course
Stephen Bassi
2024-01-14
Nice course in good condition
Deb Reynolds
2023-12-13
We had a very enjoyable day, we got to play on our own and teed off early ???? Beautiful views of the old olive trees. The greens were firm but good, the only thing I thought that could be improved is, in the mornings at this time of year the ground is very wet, maybe they could swish the greens?
Rogier Snoo
2023-12-12
Prety course with a lot of elevation changes. It's not that long but from the back tees hole 13 has a terrifying teeshot an hole 18 is a very long and challenging par 5. Quality of the course was fine.
Eric Segers
2023-12-09
Overall good conditions,not all holes are equally good.Practice facilities to far away
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Stefan Kobewka
2023-12-02
Greens and fairways were in great condition, but the bunkers were in an awful state. There has been a lot of rain so understand the problem - nonetheless every bunker should have been GUR
Stuart Montgomery
2023-11-27
Good condition for both fairways and true, pretty quick greens. Play off White tees to make it a reasonable test.
Nice friendly staff and outside terrace has a very pleasant view over a couple of the opening holes.
Will definitely play this course again.
Damien Bateson
2023-11-08
Evening,our experience today at pinta was perfect ,course was immaculate ,we paid 45€ on twilight and got 14 holes in which was a great result
Damian Hackett
2023-11-03
Good course, challenging, undulating but good for all standards of golfers
Achim Reith
2023-10-27
Nice little course. Not very long, however enjoyable to play. Driving range is only reachable by car or buggy (which I didn't get until 10 minutes prior tee-time).
Neil Elliott
2023-10-22
Better reception at Gramacho
Euan Esslemont
2023-10-17
Good greens.
Good fun to play..
Good facilities.
Colin Rae
2023-10-14
Coarse is a lovely place to have a game of golf. Great selection of holes. We had a 14.24 teetime and did not finish until 19.00hrs. It was very disappointing that the club house closed at 19.00hrs which left us in the dark until our pickup arrived after 20.00hrs. No refreshments or food available at this time. The rating of 5 is relating to the lack of post match food and refreshments.
Liam Kearney
2023-10-12
We enjoyed Pinta. We have played it many times before and it is still a nice course. We found the grass on the greens a little hard/stiff making accurate putting difficult.(This may be due to the severe heat and drought this Summer)
Graham Cookson
2023-10-10
An interesting layout but disappointing greens. The round took five hours which is unacceptable.
Kevin Snowball
2023-10-09
Greens were in poor condition and play was very slow. No Marshall to speed up slow groups
Paul Tolley
2023-10-07
Poor greens
Arrived to find we had no booking at 12:54 as per voucher however Maria was very helpful and accommodated us.
John Carroll
2023-10-05
Course reasonable but greens a bit slow and hairy.
Christine Woods
2023-10-02
Today there was the October golf festival being held. There were no buggies except that we had to wait till morning players had finished their rounds. It was a shambles with some of the afternoon players having to wait up to 60 minutes. We actually waited approx 20 minutes, then the play was extremely slow. It took our 4 ball 5 hours and 20 minutes to play 18 holes. No one from the club comes around to try to move slow players on. Very disappointing
Andrew Head
2023-10-02
Course overbooked for the day, had to delay tee time for 1/2 hour due to lack of buggies, very slow play, took 5-1/2. Hrs to complete 17 holes, no Marshall’s moving people on.
Course very good but disappointing having to wait so long.
Michael Butterworth
2023-09-27
Well designed course, each hole quite different, some v tough holes. greens not at their best but still playable.
Jack Beavis
2023-09-23
Very nice, although our first round we played they had just had green maintenance, it would have been nice to have known this but we still really enjoyed it. Our second round was fantastic.
Nick Jones
2023-09-22
Course fairways and greens could be better. There were some bald patches on greens.
Eamonn Ryan
2023-09-18
Course suffering from the high temperatures. Greens in poor condition.
Jonny Bryce
2023-09-07
Course was a little disappointing and thought it’s sister course Gramacho was in much better condition and better designed course. The greens were terrible given it had just reopened from maintenance and very bobbly and slow.
Paul Antony Chapman
2023-07-27
Really enjoyed Pinta. Some very attractive holes viewed from the tee. We had the benefit of playing with a member who guided us on the few blind tee shots (thank you Peter). Will play again for sure.
Alexander Loeffen
2023-06-28
Like Gramcho en beautiful course, but we've seen even better ones. javascript:save_rate(8,29)
Dave Giles
2023-06-11
Beautiful course not long but really rewards well placed tee shots
Richard petch
2023-06-10
2 many doglegs for myself but the course was in excellent condition.
DAVID GREATHEAD
2023-06-04
Qualty of course very, but marshalling of slow play non existant. Compacted sand in bunkers not acceptable.
Stephen Booth
2023-05-28
Excellent course and service
Geoff Dobinson
2023-05-25
Helpful staff, tee off on time and nice course.
Christine Woods
2023-05-18
The Greens were not up to their usual standard
Brian Trenbirth
2023-05-16
Enjoyed the course although the greens were not at their best
Paul Halewood
2023-05-14
Excellent course with varied interesting layout. Buggy essential.
Mark Wilkinson
2023-05-12
First time of playing was tricky with all the dog legs but good fun. Greens were disappointing.
Terence White
2023-05-04
A course we have played before and will play again next year, a lovely set up , a nice club house with nice staff , one downside was the pace of play by people who were walking , I understand walking will take more time as I've done before but the should the buggies through when appropriate , we had people queuing both ahead and behind us , no sign of a Martial? All in a great day.
Ian Geoffrey Mitchell
2023-04-24
We would have enjoyed our visit more if the course had been more actively stewarded. We could easily have completed 18 holes on a twilight rate but the group we were stuck behind broke many of the basic rules of golf. They parked buggies in silly places that stopped us playing our first shot, we’re obviously not up to playing off the white tees and thus took ages. Losing balls. Etc. the list is endless. We started at 3.25 and it’s was so slow that 2 groups of decent golfers gave up on the 4th they couldn’t bear it.
The course is a decent challenge it has some hard holes and another time we would have enjoyed it. we stopped at the 13th especially as it was raining and we had to drive back to Villamoura. We would have to think seriously about playing it again.
Peter Tweed
2023-04-19
Love this course but today there were no buggies available and it is not the easiest course to walk round when you have a heart condition. Also, because of slow play we were only able to complete 15 holes !
Paul Haran
2023-04-13
Catering could be improved good course
Michael
2023-04-09
Great weather and course in great condition
Stefan Kobewka
2023-04-06
Nicely presented course
Ian Goulcher
2023-04-05
Good course and a good test.
Derek Laidlaw
2023-04-03
Excellent set up for golfers and very friendly staff.
Fran Mackey
2023-04-02
Favourite course of the trip
Eamonn Ryan
2023-03-27
Great day at Pinta!
Jan Remie
2023-03-19
Nice hilly golf course. Average maintained fairways, and relative slow greens. Took us 5 hours for the round due to extreme slow four-ball in front of us. Unfriendly caddy master and outdated club house.
rob schepp
2023-03-09
We really liked the golfcourse. Holes aren ‘t long but very well by bunkers protected greens and the whole golfcourse is very ondulated. We really liked the ten’s hole. And the very old olive trees all over the golf course. Impressive! Look at the plate halfway left on the 18 th hole near the very old olive tree. It will tell you the age
Very nice greens.
We will come back next year.
Leon Miller
2023-03-06
Fantastic experience. I was nervous at first due to it being my first time. But glad I did.
Robert Duncan Tipping
2023-02-18
A very good course layout
Alexander Lewis
2023-01-17
Course still wet under foot
Michael
2023-01-15
I have used tee times many times to book golf in the Algarve. There service is consistently good. Enjoyed a round at Vale Da Pinta. Reports of snow in the UK!
Brian Marsh
2022-12-30
Course in excellent condition, a total joy to play.
Johannes Vreeker
2022-11-15
Nice course with good fairways but greens need to be replaced for the present quality is far below the neighborhood courses!
Steven Johnston
2022-11-14
Course in good condition, well looked after by reception and the starter. Forgiving course off the tees.
Libor Stehno
2022-11-07
Yes
Libor Stehno
2022-11-03
Very good cours
Max De Groot
2022-11-02
Unfortunate to get a tee time at 12h54 even though we booked several months ago. We ended too late in twilight
Tom Jones
2022-11-01
Great course. Buggys a bit expensive
Adrian Henderson
2022-10-25
Very good layout. Lots of good holes each in isolation to the other. Greens were a bit uneven but passable. Enjoyable challenge despite the slow play. No practice area available near the clubhouse and no buggy available until 10 minutes before tee time?
John Shpughnessy
2022-10-24
Greens in very poor condition
Andrew Simner
2022-10-22
Lush green forgiving.
John Shpughnessy
2022-10-20
Greens not in good condition.
Michael
2022-10-16
I find Tee times very reliable. I use them when in Portugal and the booking process is straightforward and there are never issues when arriving at the course. I played Pinta today and the course was great and the October weather was stunning.
Sam Stock
2022-10-14
Good course , greens a bit rough
Chris Robertson
2022-10-11
All arrangements were as agreed and we were welcomed well
David Stewart
2022-10-10
Excellent course
Paul Mullane
2022-10-07
The course was in good condition staff very helpful and friendly the pace of play was fair for this time of the year the greens were in poor condition and should be much better I met up with a wonderful couple from Holland Bert & Renne and there friend Vickey from England who were great company and fun to play with and all are very good golfers it was a Pleasure to meet ye and play around with ye and would hope to meet any of them again.
Thanks Paul
Daniel Ryley
2022-10-05
Clubhouse excellent.
Course good, greens weren’t at their best but still rolled ok. Same as Silves on Monday - no cart going round selling water, so make sure to stock up before you tee off. At least we were told that as we checked in, unlike at Silves where no-one said a word so we had to ration on back 9.
Stephanie
2022-10-04
Very diversified Golf course in average condition. Greens and facilities, Restaurant and restrooms, could use an update. Very friendly staff. All together a good experience.
John Redmond
2022-10-03
Greens in terrible condition
Bill Robertson
2022-09-27
Excellent although slow because very busy!
Elinor Webb
2022-09-27
Course in great condition staff helpful no complimentary water in buggy no on course refreshments.
Bruce Whipham
2022-09-22
The Golf Course is excellent!!
The greens are Absolutely Terrible!!
So Sad!!!
Jane Sheppard
2022-09-16
Staff not very welcoming
David Brown
2022-09-15
Great track. Staff were really helpful.
Sacha Joanne Haken
2022-07-08
Nice quiet course, definitely need a buggy!!
Conie Mascarenhas
2022-07-06
Enjoyed the Golf course as I had played there many years ago. Disappointed as there were no towels to have a shower after the game and only toasted sandwiches available.
Check in staff were wonderful.
Ronny Krogh
2022-07-04
Course is ok facilities non existent. Not even a menu at the bar just burgers or toast. Pestana courses just scream stay away
Lars Fins
2022-07-04
Nice course - bad greens.
Chris DREW
2022-06-29
Very good reception desk young ladies, even took us to show us the Locker Rooms.
Starter/ Buggy Master a bit “Gruff”, not vey welcoming, but I discovered after that he was trying to do 2 jobs at the same Time and was Harassed! Very busy and we were put with 2 others who were excellent company. Course fine, but the Greens had some kind of disease and didn’t not look good. The Secondary flag on the Greens were all in the same place which did not indicate front, middle or back.
Hans Jørgen Ekmann
2022-06-17
After having played several courses over the last few weeks, where you could not rely on the GPS distances, it was a relief to finaly play a course in such very good condition and with relyable GPS measures!
Anthony O’Rahilly
2022-06-12
More of a traditional Algarve course design, with opportunities to open your shoulders and give it a rip, but also well positioned bunkers and hazards that level up the playing field for those of all handicaps and driving distances. The staff throughout the complex were helpful, courteous and friendly…nothing was too much trouble to make the day enjoyable.
Christophe Dupuy
2022-06-12
répétitif et sans intéret
entretien pas génial
je ne recommande pas
(son voisin gramacho est nettement mieux)
Rob Pollock
2022-06-10
Good reception, brand new buggies. Course OK, greens slower than expected. Bunkers great!
Paul Atherton
2022-06-09
It is a few years since I last played pinta. It was all I remember from last time and was in outstanding condition
Peter Tweed
2022-06-09
A enjoyable course for all handicappers
Richard Martin
2022-06-05
Very good check in. Course in good condition.
David Stewart
2022-05-17
Very enjoyable round and course in excellent condition.
Stephen Turner
2022-05-14
Friendly welcome. Efficient service. Course in very good condition.
Roald de Groot
2022-05-11
Great course, nice and open. Course in good condition, beautiful fairways and greens. Personell and facilities could have made it 9 stars
James Still
2022-05-02
Would highly recommend, great service
David Wells
2022-04-26
Tough fun golf course!
David Findlay
2022-04-25
Got very wet so came off 3 holes early. Still enjoyed what we did. Would return
David Wells
2022-04-19
Great course…. 3club wind hurt a bit
Harry Tan
2022-04-13
Lovely course with good greens and decent fairways. Some bunkers have water puddles because of the 2 days of rain but still playable. Friendly and helpful staff. Good value for money. Highly recommended. It’s playable and quite challenging. A good test for the average golfer.
David Wells
2022-04-07
Great course… fast greens
David Stewart
2022-04-04
Excellent course in very good condition with friendly helpful staff
John Dye
2022-03-30
Superb course , fabulous day first time at this course
Peter Maxfield
2022-03-30
Very good course and enjoyed the golf
John Harding
2022-03-28
Course was in good condition considering the rain that we have had. Staff were helpful.
bernard riley
2022-03-19
Excellent
Howard Lonsdale
2022-03-14
Pinta is very good test of golf, the course was in good condition ,the greens were fast and true would recommend Pinta to all golfers.
Paul Arnold
2022-02-14
Great course in very good condition, only issue was a very slow back nine waiting on every tee but at 4.5 hours probably jot the slowest recorded. Clubhouse fine, had a drink on the patio afterwards and extremely pleasant. Did notice a lot af greens staff activity on the course, like replacing bunker sand, they clearly have pride in their course. Finally greens speedy and excellent challenge, nothing ever to be taken for granted, firm and correct line rewarded with sinking it but ease off and that late turn away from the cup let’s you down!
Mark Boon
2022-02-13
This is the better layout of the two that are here. It is a good test of golf and the course was in good condition. The tee information boards need some care and updating which let it down. Overall we had a great day and enjoyable game.
Paul Gray
2022-01-29
Excellent golf course with great fairways and fast greens, although a few of the holes in the putting green were slightly crowned.
Marion Brosens
2022-01-11
Short, but difficult. Clubhouse could use some charme. Kitchen was closed, send us over to the gramacho clubhouse
Catherine Wilson
2022-01-10
Excellent course with very friendly staff.
Mark Boon
2021-12-08
A great course with a real mix of holes. It was in good condition with slick greens. Some bunkers were quite stoney though which let it down. Also a Marshall on the course would have helped play was very slow due to some four balls seemingly playing for a million pounds. Nice clubhouse with friendly staff.
Derek Cowell
2021-10-14
Course conditions fine , couldn’t finish despite teeing off 3pm too slow , no course etiquette or marshals to hurry people along ridiculous really
Andrew Duncan
2021-10-13
Excellent course, I feel telling people to hire a buggy would be beneficial as it’s a long walk between holes
hans spliethoff
2021-09-27
The play was ok but it was very busy. We had 3 flights of 4 balls in front as well as 2 and3 balls and no marshall insight. In the end, we gave up and cancelled the last 3 holes. Think there should be stricter surveillance on the course when it's so busy.. anyway but pinta is a beautiful course. Brgds
Brendan Forde
2021-09-13
Tight course .if you strayed of the fairway hard to recover your par.
Facilities staff good and drinks fair priced.
Dorte Lægteskov
2021-09-11
Pinta is a little to difficult for us. We can't complain about that, it is not your foult
Eamonn Ryan
2021-09-06
Great course. Very enjoyable
Joao Almeida da Silva
2021-08-06
Nice course, well maintained and efficient starter. 3 ball in 3:30 hours in good pace. Will come back.
Eamonn Ryan
2021-07-23
Excellent
Terence White
2021-06-27
The course was in great condition and overall a nice experience ? we had a slight problem with a marshall at between the 9th/10th hole ? he said to me we should speed up and I replied we have never played this course so maybe we were a bit slow taking into consideration we were a 4 ball
1 buggy and 2 trollies , he said the same thing to my partner who replied their was no body waiting to play in sight of us and the marshall said to him you must be BLIND , the 1st people we caught site of was on 15th when we played our shots and they were 2 holes behind , apart from this we all enjoyed our round of golf.
Alan Yeats
2021-06-04
The course was in good condition. Undulating course - some good par 3s. Would recommend.
Angela McVeigh
2021-05-26
WE LOVE PINTA GOLF COURSE
Marion Brosens
2021-04-21
Always love to play Pinta!
Andy Davies
2021-01-25
Very good course and facilities. Will play here again.
Bo Sundberg
2020-10-17
Overall ok course but some attention needed:
More sand in the bunkers, some dit just have a few millimeter of sand.
Better quality on the greens, today a bit ''bumpy''.
Neil Macklin
2020-10-17
I really liked the design of the golf courae , it kept me interested to see the next hole.. i have to say the greens had seen better days ... i will be keen to play the course again ..
Paul Bailey
2020-03-25
Nice course, better than Gramacho ( next door), only minor moan is that there are too many holes around the same length... ( 3 wood and mid to short iron) 18th is a good very long par 5.... 3 x my best 3 wood shots
Andrew Head
2020-03-20
Another excellent course, a bit of walking between some holes but apart from that it was great.
Jan Näs
2020-03-01
Nice course, fine greens. In a good shape
Jolanda nijhuis
2020-03-01
Nice course, little bit rain
Linda Montgomery
2020-02-13
beautiful course. greens in great shape. we were able to pass a slow foursome and finished in 4 hours. Buggies are quite expensive at 45 euros. Most we've paid anywhere !!!
Maurizio Spampinato
2020-01-26
Play just 9 hole due to heavy rein.
Anyway I had the chance to play with two pro. Truly enjoyed.
clerget didier
2020-01-12
Je ne suis pas très fan de ce golf.beaucoup trop de doglegs, des trous trop tordus ,il
Faut toujours travailler la balle,pour être bien placé pour le second coup. Golf très vallonné, on ne peut pas vraiment ce faire plaisir,sur les longs coups.
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Dominik L. Zuhorn
2019-12-26
Ein abwechslungsreicher, nicht ganz einfacher Platz mit langen Wegen in befriedigendem Zustand.
Mr Ronald J Lee
2019-11-20
Challenging course. All the greens protected by bunkers. In excellent condition. Downside for us was we had paid for a buggy, 45 euros a bit expensive, as my wife had an injured foot and couldn’t do a lot of walking. There were several holes where we were not allowed to take the buggy onto the course (Including one very steep hole) so quite annoying. Would play again though
ELAINE HENDERSON
2019-11-07
A nice wide course with lots of bunkers to add to the challenge.
Martin Punch
2019-10-30
Very Welcoming, Course in good condition and not too difficult, Buggy at €45 expensive and not really necessary on this course as many players with pull trolleys
Will definitely play again.
Mick Long
2019-10-28
Good course in good condition. Some very nice holes and well run process by noce staff in good clubhouse.
Jane Sheppard
2019-10-22
Very good reception staff great course as always good very enjoyable
steven ostle
2019-10-19
VERY GOOD AGAIN SURPRISED AT THE QUALITY OF THE COURSE
Brian o shaughnessy
2019-10-11
Dxcellant
Westley Macey
2019-10-01
Fantastic layout good condition slightly slower paced round
Tony McConnell
2019-09-25
Excellent course, well laid out couple challenging holes some greens in poor conditions but did not effect overall experience. . Tee boxes in good condition course well presented.
Patricia Horstead
2019-09-16
Service was good and people were friendly. The course is not in good shape, lots of standing water, mud in one sand trap and the greens were not in great shape; very slow and bumpy.
Neil Brady
2019-09-12
Good, only issue was greens were poor.
Mal Clifford
2019-09-09
Course good and good service
James Curley
2019-09-08
The tees and fairways were ok. The greens are a disgrace I am glad I paid for twilight golf as the course does not merit fool price.
Bruce Budge
2019-08-29
Very enjoyable
Martin Redshaw
2019-07-16
Excellent booking process & golf course.
Stephen Oliver
2019-07-05
Good course which is made challenging by difficult bunker placements, and not a lot of sand in the bunkers! Otherwise a good course for all levels.
David stubbings
2019-06-24
Course in fair condition bearing in mind the lack of rainfall in recent months.
Course clean and tidy.
Three and a half hour round pretty good day.
Terry McCullough
2019-06-22
Nice course, very friendly and helpful staff
David Stewart
2019-06-21
Really enjoyable experience. Managed to get my tee time altered which was most helpful.
Robert Watt
2019-06-19
Nice course. Kept in very good condition. Friendly and helpfull staff. I will visit this one again
David Bowles
2019-06-19
An interesting challenge not long but
Place your shots in the correct area for a chance to make pa or even birdies are available. Well worth a visit.
Thelma Keating
2019-06-15
Very good course enjoyable to play .Quality of sand in bunkers should be improved
Neil Rodgerson
2019-06-14
Course in good condition. Greens really good to putt on. Staff not the friendliest.
Barry McNally
2019-06-13
Overcrowded and very slow
Kevin Burke
2019-06-12
Well organised, buggy available immediately, time sheet was spot on, course in good condition
Ben Bembrick
2019-06-10
Good challenge. Pace of play was fine even as a two ball. No issues
Robert Craig Rea
2019-06-10
Good course. Slow golf though and we didnt see much marshalling on the course to speed play along.
Sean Rynne
2019-06-04
Always enjoy playing Vale da Pinta
Brian Trenbirth
2019-06-02
Great golf course which we all enioyed
STEPHEN JORDAN
2019-05-24
We only wanted to play as a 2 ball and I know these courses like to put you into 4 balls but the starter was brilliant and sorted it so we could play as a 2 ball great course in good condition not easy
Roman Clavadetscher
2019-05-06
The Course is in good conditions.
Frank Doherty
2019-05-02
Course was good but busy, almost 5 hours!!
Dr. Markus Feidicker
2019-04-14
Interesting to play, some blind shots, but fair. Greens in good shape, fairways very dry, bunker hard. Friendly staff. Surrounding not special due to many villas next to fairway and no views. Overall nothing special.
Richard
2019-04-07
The golf cart didn’t come round with food and drinks even though we asked in the club house.
Richard Oakley
2019-04-05
Sadly round cut short by heavy rain - very disappointed no towels available to shower and dry ourselves off when returned to clubhouse.
Martin Mapplebeck
2019-03-15
Played this course many times. The greens were probably the fastest I've known them. Generally the course was presented very well.
Clive Taylor
2019-02-23
Very enjoyable and a taxing course
WINKELMANN Brigitte
2019-02-20
Lots of ups and downs (we like it!). Buggy recommended. The battery of our buggy was empty on hole 12; after a phone call, it was exchanged within 5 minutes! That was really quick.
John Ryan
2019-02-04
4 hours 45 mins too long. Finished in pitch dark. Greens super. Fairways ok. Need course Marshall to keep slow play under control.
Max De Groot
2018-11-29
excellent golf course, please allow less flights per hour or activate slow play marshall.
Mikko Raunio
2018-11-07
Very nice course and good condition. Quite short from yellow tees, white are normal club tees there.
Fred Zickmantel
2018-11-03
Great course
Chris Secular
2018-10-17
Love this course,but it always takes 5 hours to get round!
Rory Behan
2018-10-13
Course was in decent condition and was interesting. Play is slow with tee times very close together.
Barry O'shea
2018-10-11
Everything ran Very well as usual
Gasche
2018-10-11
A wonderful course!! But teetime 07:21 too early on a cloudy day...!! It was 07:45 when we could start!
But anyway - a great course!
Lindsay Desmier
2018-10-05
Great course. Played here a few times, always very busy but moves along well.
Jeremy Nesbitt
2018-09-30
Excellent and testing course.
Phil Sharpe
2018-09-26
We really like the course at Vale da Pinta, hence us playing it for the 3rd time this month. However, the greens were really poor, particularly the back nine, so slow and not cut like the greens on the front nine. That’s the worst condition we’ve seen the greens this year over there.
John Halvey
2018-09-22
Very good
John Halvey
2018-09-21
Greens were very poor and pace of play was slow
Steven Williams
2018-09-12
Always a great course, service excellent, greens in poor condition (slow and very patchy) considering the usual high standards but assume this has something to do with the seriously high temperatures of late!
CABROLIER
2018-09-10
Parfait
Malcolm MacDonald
2018-09-10
Enjoyed the course but the greens were not very good being quite patchy
chris may
2018-08-03
Beautiful course friendly staff spoiled by extortionate price of 45 euros for an out of date buggy and 23 euros for an electric trolley. Also no halfway house or drinks cart in operation!!!
Hans Ekmann
2018-07-23
Good layout
David Levitus
2018-07-23
Nice course and good service from both the course and from teetimes.pt
Barry McNally
2018-07-15
Very happy with course
Hans Ekmann
2018-07-14
Fine layout
Verhage
2018-07-03
Very nice golf course with beautiful and fast greens
Phil Sharpe
2018-06-29
Course in good condition, with the greens running well.
Pace of play today was good, we’ll marshalled. Only criticism I have is the lack of sand in many of the bunkers.
Good menu on the 19th hole and staff always friendly.
David Elcock
2018-06-22
A feature of Pinta is the bunkers - the sand in them however was more like clay. Otherwise we enjoyed the course.
Gareth Toms
2018-06-22
Very nice course, the clubhouse felt very industrial and the staff not the most friendly
Morris McKinlay
2018-06-17
Club house, pro shop and staff all very friendly and helpful. The course is a must for any golfer to play.
Colin Dixon
2018-06-06
More challenging than Gramacho or Silves and probably the best maintained, fast and true greens
Ron Mclachlan
2018-06-03
Always enjoy playing here. Interesting course with good greens and space to enjoy your round however you are playing!
One of NY small favourites.
Philip Sharpe
2018-06-03
Played Vale da Pinta a few times now and always enjoy the course. Very friendly staff, a good choice of menu and great views from the clubhouse. Course in good condition, particularly the greens and good pace of play, which was nice as it can get busy over there.
Doug Smith
2018-06-02
Great course. One of my favorites . The fairways and greens were in really good condition. This course is well worth the challenge.
Eammon Ryan
2018-05-28
Good course and enjoyable experience
Alan Seery
2018-05-15
Very enjoyable course. Greens were good.
Paul Michael Pheby
2018-05-14
Very nice course, well kept and nice to see they had a Slow play Marshall. Spectacular par 3’s and interesting layout. Friendly welcome with good buggies. Will return.
Nicholas Georgevic
2018-05-08
Good course, greens could be quicker. Many well maintained bunkers which we visited too frequently.
Peter Heinecke
2018-05-08
Pinta is a challenge
Neil Jeffrey
2018-05-06
Loved the course and we received a warm welcome. Read a review somewhere that the clubhouse was a "shed". Not sure what kind of shed that person has but it certainly was not like the shed I have at home. Very nice and the food was good too.
Paul Moore
2018-05-03
Lots of blind tee shots due to numerous dog legs. Greens have less breaks than Gramacho. Restaurant didn't open until 10am so had to have breakfast at Gramacho 3 minutes away but no great problem. Less busy than Gramacho so you can play as a 2 ball.
Darren Gatward
2018-05-01
Nice course in good condition, very busy and round was very slow.
Nigel Wallington
2018-05-01
Good conditio,n
Katharina Cugliari
2018-04-18
One of the prettiest courses we have ever played. Difficult greens and good exercise walking the course. Stunning views!
Mick Long
2018-04-15
Punta was in good condition despite the heavy rain making the bunkers unplayable. Suited to all level of golfers. A slightly cheaper buggy rate would add to experience.
Mr N Suffolk
2018-04-15
The staff were helpful, and I was paired accordingly.
The pace of play was very slow (5 hours), due to people playing who just weren't good enough for this course.
Graham Whittington
2018-04-14
Course extremely busy but to be expected at this time of year, staff friendly and efficient, course was looking a bit tired but greens running fast and true. Still good value.
Michael McKenna
2018-03-26
Super golf course unable to finish the 18 holes because of 3 lady golfers in front which held up the whole course. Suprised no course ranger to move them along
Ray Good
2018-02-21
I found the customer satisfaction very high with Telma...well done.
Higgins
2018-02-18
On time start and course in excellent condition
Jemson Chris
2017-12-04
Pinta, like Gramachio, is an excellent course for all standards of play. I have taken a group of my former colleagues to play golf at these courses many times. On every occasion we have found the course in excellent condition and we, as a group were completely satisfied with the greens and the general upkeep of the course. I would frecommend the course to anyone and we fully intend to play the course within the next few months.
Libor Stehno
2017-11-08
very good golf course , but bad tees
Thijs Beetstra
2017-11-03
We thoroughly enjoyed playing at Vale da Pinta. It is a great golfcourse, which we will certainly play more often.
Fortunately we could
Eddie Karakas
2017-11-03
Good Course
Odette
2017-11-02
It's always great to play this course
Susan Crawford
2017-11-01
Course was in great condition considering the lack of rain.
Gordon Sim
2017-10-30
Too slow did not finish before dark, course condition satisfactory
David Phillips
2017-10-26
Played many times normally in better condition
Eddie Karakas
2017-10-25
Excellent... well maintained course.
Odette
2017-10-23
Friendly service - will come back
Alan O'Brien
2017-10-23
Excellent course. A joy to play. The nicest of the Pestana courses I played.
max de groot
2017-10-22
Course is Nice but play is far too slow. Either play with three-balls instead of four-Balls or allow more time between flights
Barry Oshea
2017-10-16
V.good
Neil williamson
2017-10-14
Didn't really like the course, course condition was quite poor & the sandwiches we ordered took 45 mins
& it wasn't busy.
Tom Feeney
2017-10-13
brillient
Peter Roberts
2017-10-11
Nice course with lots of raised greens and nice clubhouse/bar area.
Mr Ian Littlejohn
2017-10-02
Nice course. We played on a Saturday, and although the course was busy, the tee times are well spread from the first tee so there was no delay during the round
Andrew Ford
2017-09-21
Love the course and in good condition as well
Neil Brady
2017-09-18
Best course of the 3, excellent.
Trevor Kerr
2017-09-12
Great layout but was in very poor condition. The greens were terrible. I emailed Pestana last week to let them know of our opinion of the greens and got a reply the following day stating that the greens were behind schedule due to the warm summer. I mentioned to them that we would not have booked it if we had known how bad they were. On top of that they charged more for lager than the other courses which was surprising as I assumed it would be standard pricing across the board
David Levitus
2017-07-26
Fair but challenging course
Alan Cooper
2017-07-14
Very helpfull and good let's us tee off on the 10th as it was all 4 balls teeing of on the 1st
Doug Smith
2017-07-06
Vale do Pinta is a really nice course. One or two blind tee shots so it's always better if you know your way round. Yesterday the greens were in great shape. Quick and true. Not one to miss.
Sean Rynne
2017-06-25
Beautiful course, thoroughly enjoyed
Jean-Guy HOTTIAUX
2017-06-17
A bit busy and the starter was a bit lost
Dave Thompson
2017-05-27
Great course and in fab condition. Hope to return
Jean Harings
2017-05-05
Difficult to play and very busy. Play was much to slow, caused by non-handicappers (or very high-..)
Karel Reznicek
2017-04-27
very pleasand holiday golfcourse
Katharina Cugliari
2017-04-19
Along with Gramacho this was another favourite. Beautiful vistas, very hilly, fun to play.
Sarah
2017-04-15
An enjoyable course.
Ronnie McGrath
2017-03-31
Not as good as Gramacho. But OK
Graham Lucas
2017-03-31
Great course, interesting contours, albeit some holes are too adjacent to villas and their 'noisy-in-peak-summer' gardens. After experiencing 5.5+-hour rounds, suggest the 'golf police' patrol more effectively to make slow players maintain a good pace.
Denis Duff
2017-03-27
We could see from the coach that there was water on the greens, in the bunkers and on the fairways at this course as we arrived to play on Thursday 16 March 2017. As the water was extensive and the rain continued to fall heavily, many of us considered the conditions to be unsafe for play. Yet we were informed that the course was open as it had been deemed playable by the Greenkeeper. We decided not to play mainly because it would not have been enjoyable due to the weather, but we were concerned that the course would have allowed us to play in what looked like unsafe conditions.
My fellow travellers asked me to relay this message to you.
Fran Mackey
2017-03-10
Beautiful course in great condition, enjoyed by all
Paul Fitzsimmons
2017-03-02
Similar to Gramacho but thought some of the course was a bit scruffy compared to last year. Again excellent greens and well bunkered.
ERNEST ROBINSON
2017-02-02
The speed of the greens was a little too fast i.e. as on the first hole, where the placement of the flag on the lower tier meant that if you landed on the upper tier, any putt down the hill ran off the green and ended up 20 metres from the green. The rest of the course was in good condition.
Libor Stehno
2016-11-16
very good course
Susan Crawford
2016-11-13
Always enjoy playing this course. Only spoiled this year by a scary thunder and lightning storm. No one told us at reception whether we were to come in if there was lightning but we made that decision ourselves!! Maybe they knew something because after the downpour following the flash and thunder right overhead, the weather cleared up and some of our party played on. The course dried out very quickly, again a testament to the maintainance that goes on at Pestana courses.
Julian Pallister
2016-10-31
Had not played for some years but in excellent condition better than i expected
Bill Robertson
2016-10-20
Very very slow...otherwise good
Raymond Gilbert
2016-10-19
Our favorite corse was Boavista, it was more relaxed and not so busy. Gramachio & Vale da Pinta was overbooked and a round could take 5 Hours.
PS could not select Boavista as favorite above,
Regards Ray
Robert Blackett
2016-10-15
Very enjoyable course, not a driver each time off the tee and strategy needed.
Great service and friendly staff
Derek Thomas
2016-10-14
Helpful staff good course Enjoyed the round
MICHAEL MITCHELL
2016-09-23
Great course, up there with the best deep bunkers loved the 7th par 3, a real challenge.
Neil Burton
2016-09-23
poor condition of greens
smith mark
2016-09-23
Very good and efficiant
Daniel Kirwan
2016-09-16
We love Vale Da Pinta. Seems to be some problem with the Greens at the moment, hopefully that will be rectified for next year.
Malcolm MacDonald
2016-09-16
Always one of our favourites and again did not disappoint.
Alex Stewart
2016-08-20
Well received and welcoming. Loved the golf course.
Julia Bell
2016-08-13
Excellent
robert craig rea
2016-06-20
Too crowded. Very slow.
Stephen Curley
2016-06-19
Good golf course with a good clubhouse.
James Galbraith
2016-06-17
HAD SOME DELAYS NOT SURE EXACTLY WHY
Rosemary Dobson
2016-06-01
Really liked this course. Course in good condition. Play a bit slow but maybe to be expected when using buggies.
Jim Redmond
2016-05-28
Excellent course, the best of the four in my opinion. I will definitely be returning to play it again.
Derek Shortall
2016-05-23
Good
Michaelis, Ulrich
2016-05-11
Bad organization !!! When we arrived no trolleys were available, got it in last second. Four flights ahead of us 12 people had much fun but were very slow, so that we had to wait on each whole and gave up totally frustrated after 13 wholes.
Bill Robertson
2016-04-17
Brilliant day
Jonathan Lloyd
2016-03-19
Nice course but a very slow round
Eamonn Ryan
2016-03-09
Nice course. Always very enjoyable to play there
Penny Dawson
2016-02-26
Super course.
Hermann Heddens
2016-02-15
Zu viele Flights, kein Ranger, der sich um viel zu langsame Gruppen gekümmert hat. wir haben dadurch ca.
5.40 Stunden gebraucht. nie wieder Pinta.
Richard Power
2016-02-15
Challenging course, good greens and would play again.
Daniele Pierrat
2016-01-16
good
Johanna Pyykkö
2016-01-14
Exellent.
Dominik L. Zuhorn
2016-01-11
ebenfalls gut gepflegt, abwechslungsreich,
mittelschwer
Edward Aitken
2015-12-23
We had a nice experience, course was 1st class
Edward Aitken
2015-12-23
We had a nice experience, course was 1st class
Karel Reznicek
2015-11-16
Excellent conditions
Susan crawford
2015-11-08
Always love Pinta, was in great condition.
Lindsay Desmier
2015-10-27
Good course. Played here a few times, fairly short off the yellows
Michael Hardman
2015-10-27
Course in excellent condition
Ron McLachlan
2014-01-10
Tournament Review – Pestana Vale da Pinta, 4th January 2014
Vale da Pinta is located in Lagoa, Algarve, just a short drive from the seaside village of Carvoeiro.
The course opened in 1992 and has since hosted the European Tour and Seniors Tour Qualifying Finals, and that fact alone can confirm the quality of the course.
At 6127m this is not a particularly long course even off the championship tees but it is quite undulating, with Bermuda fairways, Penn Cross Bent greens, strategically placed bunkers and lakes amidst the local flora, which includes an olive tree that is over 1200 years old!
Overall a challenging but very pleasant course.
Our field of 20 this week consisted of a mixture of Chez Carlos members and regular visitors.
With 7 lady players we offered prizes this week for the leading two players from both sexes!
Nearest the Pin at the 5th was Marie Stradling and at the 15th, Neil McNeill, both winning the usual bottle of wine.
Marie also won the Ladies competition. Playing off 16 handicap she pipped Mary Strutt (18) by just one point. Mary won 2nd place on the better back 9.
For the Men, it was a family affair! Brothers Gerry(12) and Tony McInerney(20) finishing 1st and 2nd.
Gerry scored a remarkable 41 points with Tony 5 back on 36, again due to a better back 9.
Whilst it was a windy day, that helped restrict the threatening clouds to just one outburst for little more than a few minutes and it was a particularly enjoyable round.
We returned to Chez Carlos for tasters of chicken curry and French fries washed down by everyone’s favourite tipple. Thanks to Felipe and his team.
Chez Carlos Golf Society
2012-09-26
We had played Vale da Pinta course last June but it seemed eveyone liked it so much that it made sense to repeat this Algarve golfing experience. It is in fact quite a varied Algarve golf course with no two holes alike and set on beautiful undulating landscape close to the fishing village of Carvoeiro. Host to a number of pre-qualifying events for the PGA seniors’ school, it is no walk in the park.
A good entry of lady golfers meant we were able to mix the sides up and this week we returned back to our usual format of individual stableford.
After the enjoyable golf, we headed off to our local nest, the Caddyshack in Carvoeiro, where we socialised and had a pleasurable time chatting around a few nibbles and drinks. Always a day well spent!
Chez Carlos Golf Society
2012-06-09
A visit by the Algarve Golf Society to Vale Da Pinta Golf Course has been long overdue. Hosting the European Seniors Tour Qualifying final for a consecutive 8 years the course has all the credentials to make for an enjoyable game and many of the today’s Chez Carlos Golf Society 16 strong field had never played it before.
Designed by the American golf course architect Ronald Fream and inaugurated in 1992 Vale de Pinta Golf Course has earned its place as one of the best designed courses in the Algarve and in Europe. Rolling terrain crafted through an old olive grove (including one tree over 1200 years old!), carob, fig and almond trees are all there in play. Recent construction around the course has sadly spoilt its original effect nevertheless it is still worth a visit as is its neighbouring sister Golf Course Gramacho. The new clubhouse overlooking the first two holes completes the picture for this delightful course.
Pairs betterball stableford was the chosen format today off 7/8 handicap and with forward yellow tees high scores in the forties was always on.
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