Quinta do Lago’s Laranjal golf course has been hailed by Golf Magazin, Germany’s number one golf publication, as its favourite Algarve course.
Opened in 2008 and built on an old orange grove, Laranjal is the personal favourite of Ryder Cup-winning captain Paul McGinley. Featuring lightning-fast giant-sized greens, well-placed water features and a plethora of Augusta-style bunkers among its many highlights, the course is a great challenge for players of all levels and is a must-play venue for golfers visiting the Algarve.
Golf Magazin describes Laranjal as “one of the most beautiful and best places” and emphasises that “service is excellent … and check-in at the pro shop is quick and easy … The accurately-cut fairways meander around the former orange tree plantation, the greens are mega-fast while the bunkers dazzle with their powder-fine white sand.”
Quinta do Lago’s new North Course, officially opened by Paul McGinley last autumn, and named ‘Europe’s Best New Course’ at the 2014 World Golf Awards, also won glowing praise from Golf Magazin’s Algarve review and Golf Magazin’s enthusiasm for the North Course is unmistakable.“The condition of the course is sensational. The fairways are like carpets and it has strategically-placed bunkers and fast greens with several plateaus. Everything is spic and span, and is beautifully positioned in a pine forest.”
Completing Quinta do Lago’s trio of first-class championship venues is the prestigious South Course – an eight-time venue of the Portuguese Open – complemented by outstanding practice facilities including Europe’s only Paul McGinley Golf Academy, the only TaylorMade Performance Centre in Southern Europe and a new short game area.
Laranjal, the North Course and the South Course are among the shining jewels of the Algarve with its fantastic range of top class golfing venues. For further information on Quinta do Lago and its facilities, phone + 351 289 390 700 or visit www.quintadolago.com