portugal

[Beedee]

Nice. Have you got a villa out there?

Unfortunately not. There's a group of us who go every year. We stay in the same apartments in Pera, about 10km west of Albufiera. It's very close to Salgados and the Amendoeira complex.

 

[IanM]

Went mid October twice. Pissed it down, and you can forget about sunbathing. Canaries or Turkey for you, my friend.

Careful crossing the road!

 

[Deleted member 18121]

I'm going there next Wednesday.... I'll report back how it was.

I'm here now... Last day tomorrow when flying back.

They say it's 27/28 here but it feels hotter on courses in land. Definitely sun bathing weather and hunting shade when on the course.

 

[Tashyboy]

We go to Portugal late September most years (pre covid) and the weather in the Algarve is excellent. Golf in shorts and swim in the sea. Need a parasol on the beach too. Cant remember rain in Sept even once. We have been in Nov and Feb and had some days playing in shorts and some rained off. Goodness knows what you've been looking at.

Going to Palmares this Sept after being Covided off for past few years, can't wait. Nice hotel on the beach near the course. Have some friends who live on the course, so getting mates rates to play. Marvellous, can't wait. .

Palmares is one of my worldwide fave courses, I could never tire of it. So many holes I have played and thought I could walk back and play that again.

 

[IanM]

Palmares is one of my worldwide fave courses, I could never tire of it. So many holes I have played and thought I could walk back and play that again.

We thought you were going back to play 3 off the tee!

 

[Tashyboy]

We thought you were going back to play 3 off the tee!

??? am sure it was Palmares where there was a Couple of bags of balls on the tee. Someone was sat in a car 20 yards away and had placed them there, and you could buy a dozen Pro V1s for €15.

 

[IanM]

"He" was there on my last visit... not uncommon on the Algarve.

 

[peld]

I've got end of November booked - anyone been that time of year? still shorts weather during the day?

Been the Algarve plenty of times but this is the latest I will have been.

 

[arnieboy]

It's pot luck really. I have been in October and there was a fair bit of rain, been in January and it was sunshine all day. Chilly in the evenings though!

 

[IanM]

I've got end of November booked - anyone been that time of year? still shorts weather during the day?

Been the Algarve plenty of times but this is the latest I will have been.

We've been there for my birthday in the third week of November quite a few times. Have played in shorts, but have also been rained off!! One year at Penina, I got to the 12th then all hell broke loose! Biblical rain and winds...and we'd teed off in perfect weather. But the rest of the week was excellent!!

Either way, it will be better weather than the UK!