Ethan
Money List Winner
Just back from holiday on the Algarve. Played Monte Rei and I think this should be on the "must play" list. The course is located on the eastern Algarve, near the Spanish border, and a couple of miles back from the sea. The plan is to build a range of super exclusive houses around this course, and build a second course, but right now there are no completed properties.
The experience of playing there is slightly surreal. They don't want the course overplayed, but the day I was there, I did not see another golfer at all. Not on the course, the range, the shop or the bar. Service is very attentive and helpful.
The course itself is a Jack Nicklaus design. It is set in hills, with holes that play downhill, uphill, dogleg and play around or up to water hazards. The greens are large and fast, the bunkers are filled with crushed marble (lovely to play from) and the driving areas are generous.
Overall, the course is a pleasure, partly because of the experience and service, but mostly because it is simply a cracking golf course. The average handicapper can play it, but the good player will still find it challenging.
http://www.monte-rei.com/
The experience of playing there is slightly surreal. They don't want the course overplayed, but the day I was there, I did not see another golfer at all. Not on the course, the range, the shop or the bar. Service is very attentive and helpful.
The course itself is a Jack Nicklaus design. It is set in hills, with holes that play downhill, uphill, dogleg and play around or up to water hazards. The greens are large and fast, the bunkers are filled with crushed marble (lovely to play from) and the driving areas are generous.
Overall, the course is a pleasure, partly because of the experience and service, but mostly because it is simply a cracking golf course. The average handicapper can play it, but the good player will still find it challenging.
http://www.monte-rei.com/