What is the Oldest Golf Course in the Algarve?

The oldest golf course in the Algarve is the Sir Henry Cotton Championship Course at the Penina Hotel & Golf Resort.

More about the Penina Hotel and Golf Resort Championship Course.

The Penina Hotel and Golf Resort Championship Course opened in 1966 and was designed by Sir Henry Cotton, an English golfer who won the Open Championship 3 times in 1934, 1937 and 1948.

The Sir Henry Cotton Championship Course has hosted The Portugal Open, a Challenge Tour event, five times, in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 & 2006. Past winners include Anthony Wall, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Phillip Price and John Bickerton.