Situated in the Quinta do Lago luxury resort and forming part of the Ria Formosa Natural Park, San Lorenzo Golf Course lingers long in the memory of all who play it – a combination of natural beauty, pristine presentation and hole after hole of challenging golf.
San Lorenzo golf course has been named One of the Top 15 Golf Resorts in Continental Europe together with its sister hotel Dona Filipa by Golf World magazine. Guests of Hotel Dona Filipa have privileged access to San Lorenzo golf course and benefit from a free 10-min. courtesy bus ride.
While much of the San Lorenzo Golf Course goes through typical Algarvian pinewoods, it also opens to stunning ocean views and distant mountain backdrops. A good part of San Lorenzo is virtually an extension of the surrounded nature of Ria Formosa with fairways that run alongside saltwater marshes and freshwater lagoons. This protected environment is the habitat of over 70 bird species. The impeccable maintenance of San Lorenzo golf as well as the careful course management are definitively user friendly.
The two 9-hole groupings form a figure of 8, with the comfortable clubhouse at their centre. A round at San Lorenzo Golf Course, in the Algarve, begins with an enticing but almost unachievable Par 5, before continuing to the three following holes along rolling, pine tree fringed fairways. It is from hole Nr. 5 however, that the most extraordinary part begins, offering wonderful views over the Atlantic Ocean. The exquisite beauty of the Ria Formosa is intensively present at the two Par 4's, 6th and 7th, that hug the edges of the wetlands. At hole Nr. 8 San Lorenzo course turns back inland and faces the largest of its two lakes. This Par 5 is the most difficult hole, because it requires three perfect shots to reach the - virtually-island - green.
The next Par 5 are 10th and 15th (exercise of bunker dodging) and in between you will experience a serie of challenging Par 4 where your best accuracy skills will be required. San Lorenzo golf course again turns seawards and ends with Nr. 18, a Par 4 hole, which green is surrounded by the waters of the second lake. A remarkable end to remember for ever!
We had a great holiday, thank you.
The hotel Dona Filipa was very pleasant. Nice room, very good breakfast, nice pool area and very pleasant staff throughout.
Shuttle to and from golf courses was excellent. The golf courses of San Lorenzo and Pinheiros Altos were in good condition (fairways on both courses could be a bit better though). We will certainly consider returning to Dona Filipa again and will use your services.
