West Cliffs Golf Links - latest comments and reviews

Richard Trist 2023-09-14
Good course but a 5 hour round spoiled the experience when you are waiting on every shot

Jerry Fish 2023-09-03
One of the most beautiful courses I’ve ever played and very well maintained! I will definitely go back! Improvement opportunities are the buggy’s are need to be replaced in my opinion with a digital screen. Very common in the U. S. Especially for this course as there are a few holes where you really can’t see the fairway very well and some blind spots too! A digital screen can share info about each hole, distance and electronic score keeping just to name a few benefits. The clubhouse was pretty week compared to other courses I’ve played in Portugal. Minimal chooses if you need balls and the ladies were very nice but appeared to be more receptionist and just collecting money from what I could see. It’s also very small!

Roseman Hassan 2023-08-12
The course in good condition

Ariejan Tulen 2023-06-16
Beautiful golf course that regularly turns out to be too big for our level!

David parsons 2023-05-27
I booked what i thought was a two ball slot only to find we were paired with another couple. I think you should make it very clear at the booking process that this could occur.

Stuart young 2023-05-24
Lovely golf course but took 5 hours 15 minutes for our round which is way too much. They need to have Marshall’s out on the course to speed play up. 4 hours 30 minutes should be plenty of time for a round

Hubert Kamml 2023-04-30
Interessanter Course mit einer Vielzahl von schwierigen Löchern. Stark gebucht. Staff im Streß. 5:30 für eine Runde (Start um 10:00) ist viel zu lang. Keine Elektrotrolleys oder Buggy am Ankunftstag buchbar (wären sinnvoll). -**- Interesting course with a variety of difficult holes. Heavily booked. Staff in stress. 5:30 for a round (start at 10:00) is far too long. No electric trolleys or buggies available on arrival day (would be useful).

VAN IERLAND 2023-02-21
Very busy !

Brian Hegarty 2022-10-02
Greens were poor

Anthony Barry 2022-10-01
Great

Ruud Bol 2022-09-28
High expectaitions after reading reviews. Very disapointed. Lttle variation in holes. Noten so special.

Laurence Roberts 2022-09-26
Far too slow at 51/2 hours. Each buggy given a tracker but not sure why they bother because nobody can have been checking on whichever group was causing the problem. Eventually the daylight failed, leaving a few disappointed golfers behind us too. The course itself is very challenging and excellent. The clubhouse staff all very good.

Graham Childs 2022-09-19
incredibly hard but stunning

Jose kramer 2022-09-12
Beautiful !!!

Alfonso Palacios Muñoz 2022-09-11
Gran campo, se nota la calidad en cuanto llegas a la casa club. Campo no muy largo si sales de los tee 55, pero difícil de jugar si no colocas bien la bola en calle. Greenes muy movidos.

Manuel Coelho 2022-09-05
Magnificent golf course design and immacualtely maintained, will play it again soon.

Christophe Sieber 2022-08-08
This golf course is absolutely amazing, it fits to very good players hcp<10 as it’s very narrow. The course is in perfect conditions. If you are an occasional player, bring 10-20 balls in your bag.

Jon Atcherley 2022-07-04
Great course and great value for money - Clubhouse is very nice too.

Joachim Mahn 2022-06-22
Fantastic Golf course. On my way! Scenic view Follower the Last one. Perfect. Bit too much traffic on the course. We had to wait too Long, cause a few guys Were very slow. So only 9 of 10 points

Charbonnier Alain 2022-06-21
Super parcours TB entretenu

Andrew Denton 2022-06-12
Best course

Ian Sampson 2022-06-11
Great course in superb condition. Make sure you get the right tees

Ben Walker 2022-05-30
Lovely

Simon Kaye 2022-05-14
Excellent course and courteous staff at every touch point

AMIGUINHO CORDEIRO Michel 2022-05-03
Many thanks to Marisa for her flexibility, kindness and efficiency

Tom Lawlor 2022-04-25
Greens were a little slow. Some bunkers weren’t well maintained. Reception tried to overcharge us.

Dave Bocarro 2022-04-18
Very good.

Martin Georg Hilke 2021-09-29
Good Course, phantastic landscape, weak restaurant…

Philippe Weyens 2021-09-26
Highly challenging.

Richard Trotter 2021-09-19
Good course superb greens......

Joeri Van Bogaert 2021-08-19
Positive: Beautiful views and nature next to the magnification complex. But: 1- golf course designed by someone that never played golf in his life 2- tee boxes all directed towards to woods instead of the fairways 3- greens surrounded by bushes instead of leaving a little space for error 4- greens not receptive even when playing a par 3 - 130m shot with an 8 iron 5- fairways turning and turning asking for blind shots without any indication of the hazards 6- hidden water hazards without high sticks to show the hazards 7- tee-box fairway distance requiring often a carry of +190m from yellow equivalent tees, with these fairways being narrow and declining towards the water 8- non markings on where to go to the next for the next hole/tee boxes 9- tee boxes not marked from the paths, ao you have to go up the tee-box to know which one it is 10- oddly shaped greens on par 3 without area collecting balls if you miss it, but only deep rough around the greens 11- Club house is modern but no terras in the sun available so cold 12- staff is not professional in the club house and waiting for drinks takes ages 13- the caddie master and greenkeepers staff in charge is really friendly and good 14- people at the pro-shop are cool, distant and not customer oriented My advice is to hire a golf director that finishes the course and manages the staff

Andrew Denton 2021-08-02
Excellent course. Reception advised you booked us in for 8.50 am when we turned up at 10.50 am

Jacques Sleven 2020-03-23
4th time we played it it is amazing. Very difficult but amazing. One day we will know how to play it. Will be back

Lars Hansen 2020-03-10
Fabulous setting......starter joined our walking 2 ball with another two ball in a buggy- which makes for a rather ''brisk'' walk to ensure we kept the pace (buggies in front and buggies behind). .......no real time to enjoy the scenery! Design and maintenance top notch.

Jim Dowling 2020-03-01
Very good

Richard Parker 2020-02-25
Incredible golf course, congratulations

John Whiteley 2020-02-02
Course in excellent

Tom Lawlor 2020-01-25
Very enjoyable. Lovely clubhouse, friendly staff. Course was in super condition. Really enjoyable day

Steve Wallace 2020-01-23
Great Course and well looked after.

Marco Heinrichs 2019-12-26
Everything great.

Thierry Leroy 2019-11-15
Excellent -challenging- course. Very well maintained.

Klaus Schmidt 2019-11-12
excellent course

Hoang Hang 2019-11-10
Very very beautiful golf course

Todd Lindsay 2019-11-02
Visually stunning. Great condition. So tough to play, especially in the wind.

Lillian Nervik 2019-10-20
Brearhtakinh wiew! The course is in perfect condision! Love it!

Philippe Frey 2019-10-17
Great and very nice

KOTA Dayananda 2019-09-29
Very good course& well organised golf club

KOTA Dayananda 2019-09-27
Good

Martin Zwemmer 2019-09-21
The course is stunningly beautiful. However because of long carries to fairways not easy for high handicappers. Clubhouse is good, so is restaurant. Staff is friendly.

Bernd Neumann 2019-09-21
Nice course. Only the paths could be in better condition.

Peter Ciccone 2019-09-20
Absolutely superb layout with terrific views in a natural habitat. Only reasons for not giving a rating of ten were slow greens and slow pace of play on the day of our visit. Will definetely return.

Andrew Molloy 2019-09-18
Great course and lovely clubhouse only downside is it’s a little far from the city.

Jeffrey Pharoah 2019-09-18
A course that has a fantastic layout and will get better as it evolves. Outrageous walking distance between greens and tees.

Max De Bleser 2019-09-11
perfect

Alan Williamson 2019-09-02
Great golf course, a real challenge and excellent facilities.

Richard Huddlestone 2019-08-29
Very nice gold course albeit don’t stray from the fairway

Mark Thorpe 2019-08-27
Nice course but very quiet so unfortunately ended up playing as a one ball - all organisation and hospitality prefect.

Jonathan Brooks 2019-08-01
Superb venue - would recommend anyone adds to their golfing itinerary in the Óbidos region - bring lots of balls though as a tough track !

Ashley Bissett 2019-07-05
One of the best courses you will ever play and incredible value for money. Fantastic experience.

Jon Atcherley 2019-07-01
Wow - What a course. This is up there with some of the best courses I have ever played. 17th and 18th are amazing finishing holes. For the price you pay at other courses, this doesn't get any better. Nice relaxed clubhouse and very friendly. This course is a must and will be back next year.

Barry Donovan 2019-06-11
Too difficult for mere mortals. Lovely location and natural design but the course has been ‘tricked ‘ up . Crazy greens

Chris Parr 2019-06-11
Wow what an experience playing here, spectacular views and a really challenging course one of the best in Europe

Michael Knebel 2019-06-08
Very demanding course. Players get tired after 12 holes. Loosing many Balls......takes time .

Hans Juergen Roethig 2019-06-05
First class golf course in absolute fabulous conditions!

Véronique Gantoy 2019-06-04
Parcours magnifique. Greens extras. Paysage sublime. A faire absolument

Wolfgang Mäder 2019-05-30
Great golfcourse! A lot of fun

Shaun Carney 2019-05-29
Great course and good layout. Challenging greens. Wonderful clubhouse. Rough extremely punishing if you missed a fair way. Would highly recommend.

Bettina Wolff 2019-05-28
Fantastic golf course, great check in experience, very enjoyable.

Beate Butte 2019-05-28
Nice course, we thought the greens were a bit too hard (HCP 5)

Gillian Smith 2019-05-27
Fabulous course, well organised and great experience.

Tim Newman 2019-05-15
The GPS for playing groups is a great idea and this is the best trip we’ve had for speed of play

Marc Berger 2019-05-04
We were not lucky because of a severe sea fog. The course was very challenging and the greens fast. Hope to play another time with better conditions.

Petri Vesa 2019-05-02
Course in good shape although the weather was not so nice. Some of par 3:s were tricky in the strong wind

Tom Lawlor 2019-05-01
Course in great condition and some lovely views. Some bunkers could be better maintained.

Jeff Pinsent 2019-04-30
Impeccable service as always from a great team and the course is just breath taking and a real challenge

Papp Miklos 2019-04-22
great golf experience

Andrew Burns 2019-04-04
Tough course - amazing

Patrik HELLE 2019-04-03
excellent golf course, unfortunatelly veeeeery slow playing pace (5h 15m).

Ling Wai Hong 2019-04-01
We enjoyed the course the most. Marshall was very rigid in keeping the pace as it was very busy that day.

Soren Stougaard 2019-03-31
Dont mis this golfcourse, superior !

Urs luther 2019-03-30
Very inteesting corse in pristine condition Stromgly booked - slow play Nevertheless a must to play

Brent 2019-03-28
Great course with very friendly staff. Highly recommended!

Brent 2019-03-25
Awe inspiring! What an exoerience!

Billy O’Sullivan 2019-03-18
Fantastic golf course, very challenging in every way.

Simon Kaye 2019-01-03
Excellent

Schrepfer Juergen 2018-12-11
Beautiful landscape. Challenging course. Take some extra balls with you, if you miss the fairway you might not find your ball in the dunes.

Siobhan Patterson 2018-10-21
Excellent course, a tough test,

Gilles Herbst 2018-10-19
The round was great.

Maike Blum 2018-10-14
Best Course ever!

Knut Schroeder 2018-10-13
New course. Need more time to complete details on the course. Information missing about minimum distance for tee of on various holes.

Enrico Chiocci 2018-09-27
Very Perfect and cheap Service.......Raccomanded

Fredrik Elwing 2018-09-18
Played the course for the second time, scenery is at times spectacular! Course experience remains a bit mixed, its a tough course to walk, 10,5km in very hilly terrain. Some of the holes are bordering on being a bit unfair when even good shots sometimes get penalised. On the day, the fairways were not mowed, a bit soft and yielded no roll, greens were very slow. Overall, the course would probably benefit from a bit more maintenance. Its the type of course thats interesting to play every once in a while but I wouldn't want to have it as my home course.

jacques sleven 2018-06-24
Maybe too difficult for the higher hcp

Mr Dobbin 2018-06-16
We teed off in the fog at .8.40 I’d call it unplayable No idea where we were going I’m sure it’s a cracker on a clear day Couldn’t see 50 m in front A little better back 9 Overall staff not as welcoming as Royal Obidos or the offering Hard to believe climate can be so different only 90 minutes from Lisbon Not a great golf day I’ll hope algarve will be better

Robin Edwards 2018-06-14
I was very happy with your service in booking for me not only West Cliffs, but Praia Del Rey & Royal Obidos.

Richard Dentith 2018-06-13
A really interesting and beautiful course in an amazing setting. Weather wasn't too good so detracted slightly from the experience

Eric de Bruin 2018-06-11
Difficult golf course, very challenging. One of the best courses we ever played in Portugal.

cox 2018-06-07
The house in Praia d el Rey was very roomy, tastefully decorated, clean. The location in the resort was top .We recommend it .

Alex Bedford 2018-06-05
Play was too slow. Marshals did not do enough to sort problem. No drinks trolley.

Claude H Lalonde 2018-06-02
One of the best golf courses I’ve played.

Francois Guerin 2018-06-01
beau et très exigeant parcours avec certains point de vue envoutant....que du bonheur

David Rundle 2018-05-25
West Cliffs is super golf course but quite unforgiving if not on your game. Very scenic with the ocean a backdrop to many of the holes.

Tony Orre 2018-05-21
Very windy day, narrow fairways made the course a bit too difficult.

Pat Lavelle 2018-05-18
Beautiful course greens needed a shave but all and all a great challenge slow play was an issue five and a half hours to play. Staff were very helpful and friendly the bottles of water was a nice touch.

Malcolm Thomas 2018-05-18
Friendly welcome. Course in good condition and we’ll presented. However, far too much sand in the bunkers which meant the balls were always plugging in them if the ball came in from a height. Greens in very good condition but were on the slow side - this was due to the fact that they needed a cut!! Just under 5 hours for the round which is very slow indeed. No coursed Marshall on the back 9 holes which was disappointing. Far too many poor golfers playing a tough course.

Andy Goodwin 2018-05-12
Played here for the first time so had 2 rounds during our trip. Course was stunning. On first day play was very slow - over 5 hours to get round. On the second time our tee time was delayed 30 mins due to course maintenance which was odd! A drinks / snacks buggy would be good. Otherwise fantastic but challenging course

Peter Heinecke 2018-05-08
Great! West Cliffs is most fantastic, it will be one of the best Links courses I ever played when it is finished.

H.Seubring-Vierveijzer 2018-05-07
Nice looking course, with a lot of wild flowers.. The only reason the course isn’t easy is because of the long rough after the t-box and the green hardly to read for average player.

Mr Mia 2018-05-07
Unforgiving course but spectacular. Same comments as above Praia Del Rey.

simon davis 2018-05-03
Very tuff test of golf

Mr Matthew Cohen 2018-04-27
Amazingly sculpted course out of dunes topography. Stunning views from 5th hole onwards. Incredibly penal if you're offline off the tee, as if you miss the fairway and first cut as.i rough, you're in desert like sandy transition with bushes, plants, footprints, tyre tracks, etc.. Easy to lose a ball or have an unplayable. Some greens very severe with front to back slopes and tiers, and being firm, unless you strike perfectly, will not hold. With dramatic run offs, deep bunkers, transition or water around most greens, you need to make sure you miss in the right place.....or else. Wonderful experienceoberall, but don't play medal, you'll take all day! Fabulous clubhouse and excellent food and service.

rolof regouin 2018-04-09
still exceptional and stunning........absolutely beautiful.........till they will start building houses and apartments....

Vincent Scholten 2018-04-07
Very poor route navigation signs, even for experienced traveller hard to find. Beautiful golf course however. Kitchen closes already at 7 pm ...

Véronique Gantoy 2018-04-01
Golf superbe. A découvrir absolument.

Patrick Hart 2018-04-01
Fantastic course. Greens were amazing and the course is a real challenge. Lots of blind shots and the wind adds to the difficulty, a real test to golfers of any ability.

Stephen Evans 2018-03-21
Friendly and efficient

Jussi Kotkanen 2018-03-19
Excellent course and service

Mr Whiteley 2018-02-27
The staff are excellent both at golf reception and starters. The course is still settling down with buggy paths just sandy tracks, but the greens, surrounds and fairways play well for a 9 month old course.

Simon Kaye 2018-02-08
Excellent course, spoiled by group of Italian golfers ahead who failed to rake bunkers rendering many unplayable. The problem was reported to the marshall at the end of the 1st hole, but no action was taken allowing the problem to be repeated throughout the course. We complained to the individuals concerned on the 17th tee. They were apologetic. This could have been resolved by the marshall

Max Wenzel 2018-02-06
Really good golf course and in excellent condition.

Fredrik Elwing 2017-11-29
We enjoyed a nice albeit quite windy day out at West Cliffs with a fair amount of sunshine and some stunning scenery. The course itself we also enjoyed however it was certainly a challenge in very blustery conditions, we enjoyed most aspects of the course however, given that the fairways are quite narrow in places, coupled with the wind, results in many shots missing the fairway.......BALLS ARE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND OFF THE FAIRWAYS, THIS WILL SLOW DOWN PLAY TO PAINFUL 5-6 HOUR ROUNDS, WE FEAR, WHEN THE COURSE GETS BUSY! ALSO, IF THE GREENS GET MUCH QUICKER THAN THEY WERE TODAY, WHEN THEY WERE QUITE SLOW, THEY WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MASTER GIVEN THE NARROW SHAPE AND UNDULATING SHAPE OF MOST OF THEM!

Inacio Cunha 2017-11-28
Very difficult golf course, beautiful views. Greens incredibly fast. Distance between Greens and Tee boxes too far, defenitely a cart course too long to walk.

michael katzler 2017-11-21
Good looking course but too difficult to enjoy. I play off 10 handicap and the course although not too long is just too hard for my standard far prefer golf at Praia or Óbidos

Nick Ring 2017-11-14
Excellent course in very good condition with great clubhouse & facilities. Very difficult even off yellow tees so waiting every hole & took over 5hrs.

Alistair Todd 2017-11-11
Wonderful golf course and great customer service from the starter and Claudia on reception

GRAHAME LAMB 2017-11-08
Stunning golf course, it gets better every time I play it

John Whiteley 2017-11-02
The course is starting to come together and is certainly better for playing . The greens are are true test with many subtle insulation. The staff are friendly and helpful especially Claudia on golf reception. My only criticism would be the bunkers which had lots of soft sand leading to plugged balls in bunkers faces and lack of courtesy by players not raking them. A tough but fair challenge.

Mickey Phillips 2017-10-29
Also difficult in places, but a very beautiful course.

Elizabeth Fiatarone 2017-10-24
Fabulous golf course- interesting fairways and excellent greens. Really enjoyed the layout of this course a fantastic design

Richard Monkhouse 2017-10-16
Excellent! Thank you.

Jim ward 2017-10-05
Exceptional

Padraic Delaney 2017-09-28
West Cliffs was incredible, some of the views and the whole course layout was just impeccable. I can see why it has been rated 25th in Europe this year.

Cheryl Myles 2017-09-23
Unfortunately we played this course in thick mist. So can't really tell you much about it. Where our balls landed seemed in good condition and so were the greens. Such a shame because we anticipated some great views. Quite tough, but not sure the weather helped.

Mr. Grant Prior 2017-09-16
Very impressive

David Badrick 2017-08-29
Shame about the fog!!

michiel de heer 2017-08-03
Difficult and tight. Not always fair. Great clubhouse. Close to the sea so quite some days with mist