Espiche Golf Course - latest comments and reviews

Andrew Butler 2025-10-08
Our group thought Espiche was one of the best courses they have played. Will definitely play there again.

Stephen Wardale 2025-10-06
Pristine golf course. Some very difficult holes with sloping fairways but very enjoyable.

Mr Ray Boyle 2025-10-02
Excellent course in prime condition

Rick Hewland 2025-09-26
A Slow round but the course was very good.

Olav Burmester 2025-09-22
Wunderschöner Golfplatz, spielen immer wieder gerne seit Eröffnung der Anlage .

R.B.H. Hesling 2025-09-15
Five hours for 18 holes, no comment, a disaster! That was our last round on Espiche, we don‘t want to play here anymore.

Andrew Davies 2025-09-03
Very nice welcome at the golf reception followed by a tough 18 holes in windy conditions. Course is in great condition with excellent greens. Lovely post round drink and bite to eat with great service.

Nelson Gusmao 2025-08-13
Espiche Golf A beautiful, challenging course, beautifully set in nature, and well-maintained, for "true golfers," where game strategy is crucial, and affordable with exceptional service. Our Rating= 5 ***** by Beirões Golfe

bigkim 2025-07-30
all hole were blind hole. we easily lost ball eventhouh good shot. there are no yardage book.

Edgar Lehmann 2025-07-09
all fine !

Pat Wallace 2025-06-26
Challenging course but greens and course condition. You need to be prepared to loose a few balls !!

Rick Hewland 2025-06-23
Good

stuart smith 2025-06-20
Excellent service, simple process, great rates. Perfect way to book. Many thanks

Adrian Erasmus 2025-06-19
Really tough course due to narrow fairways and unforgiving rough. Still a good experience.

Philip Rush 2025-06-17
Fantastic

Roger Moyse 2025-06-10
Challenging course. Take plenty of spare balls....

Cyril Joyce 2025-06-09
A fine course with helpful and friendly staff. However in my opinion it is more suited to lower handicap golfers ie <10, as any errant shot is generally lost. Perhaps the club would allow used golf ball sales on the course as this would ease the pain of so many lost balls. We had a particularly tough day as it was very windy.

Cyril Joyce 2025-06-05
Would suggest only single figure hamdicapers should take on this challenge.paryif there is wind.

Andrew Ward 2025-05-23
Pleasant lunch beforehand and great views. Tricky course with quite a few blind holes. High winds made scoring difficult. Very friendly clubhouse staff. I would return again.

Bob Teuton 2025-05-14
OK.

Eric Deprey 2025-05-10
Difficult but nice

Mark Dunlop 2025-05-01
tricky course , fairway goes straight to scrub and bushes - lost ball , greens average but good layout

Jon Cofield 2025-04-07
A challenging course which has narrower fairways than most courses in the area. It is a well designed course with a nice clubhouse. It was let down by the disappointing greens which were bumpy and inconsistent and some fairways were bare otherwise it would have scored higher than a 6/10. Accuracy and course management is the key.

David Houghton 2025-03-31
Very welcoming club with great buzz in the bar/restaurant, course was in great shape considering the weeks of rain and the layout is excellent & so peaceful up in the hills, greens ran true enough but looked a little bare

Doris 2025-03-11
The course is a little bit boring not at all challenging. It is only up and down. Maintenance is ok. Staff is extremely friendly, the food in the restaurant was excellent.

Jason Walker 2025-03-09
Personally I didnt have a good day

Adrian Brooks 2025-02-23
Lovely and hospitable course as usual. Course in great nick. Grass either side of fairways cut far too short on some of the sloping holes penalising good shots. But very enjoyable.

Kjetil Larsen 2025-02-23
Nice clubhouse, friendly staff and great layout of the course. The course conditions however, were not the best with bumpy and uneven greens and lots of ground under repair in the general area. The bunkers were good with new sand and they were well raked, though.

Norma askew 2025-01-30
Course was in average condition compared with previous years

Paul Gray 2025-01-17
A lovely golf course with friendly staff.

Dave Beauchamp 2025-01-06
The whole experience was brilliant

Frank Haidinger 2024-12-29
Driving Range is closed. (Small) Short game area and putting green are open. Tee boxes are hard, sometimes difficult to set a tee. Currently the fairways are dry and hard. Several small spots on the fairways with maintenance activities for improving the watering system. Greens are in good condition, hard and fast. With the current conditions of the fairways the course is not forgiving. Overall, most of the fairways are narrow and the greens small.

Jon Pinder 2024-12-16
Fantastic course, in superb condition. Some very challenging holes! Fantastic clubhouse with views over the course

Des Rushe 2024-12-08
Some quirky tee shot blind holes where it is nearly impossible to stay on fairway with a good drive.

Michael Heywood 2024-11-21
Very friendly welcome, beautiful course (challenging at times due to unexpected run offs) but spoiled by very slow play (5 hour round) and rude group behind us. Would you walk onto your next tee (man to yellow, lady to red) and talk on your mobile phone while the previous players (us) were waiting to tee off? They did. Appalling.

Klaus Fuchs 2024-11-18
Trotz der vorherigen Regenfälle war der Platz in einem hervorragenden Zustand und konnte problemlos mit Buggy bewältigt werden. Auch die natürliche Umgebung war bemerkenswert, nicht aber die Spielzeit von deutlich über 5 Stunden für uns als 4er Flight. Man wünscht sich schon einen engagierten Marshall, wenn der vorherige Flight bei gefühlt jeder 2 Bahn. geschlossen im Unterholz verschwindet, um einen Ball zu suchen - natürlich ohne Schläger, dem man sich dann noch einmal auf den Weg macht.... Trotzdem, diesen Platz werden wir sicher auch in Zukunft spielen. -**- Despite the previous rainfall, the course was in excellent condition and could easily be mastered with a buggy. The natural surroundings were also remarkable, but not the playing time of well over 5 hours for us as a flight of 4. You really wish you had a dedicated marshal when the previous flight disappears into the undergrowth at what felt like every 2nd hole to look for a ball - without a club, of course, which you then set off again.... Nevertheless, we will certainly continue to play this course in the future.

Bert Ulrich 2024-11-17
Friendly staff, great course, medium weather

Roald de Groot 2024-11-15
Busy course fully booked, stuffed to the brim. No flow, had to wait at least 5 min on every hole and were not able to play the 18th due to the darkness

Stephen Copley 2024-11-12
Always a challenging course , but a good round for most of it made it probably our best trip to this course which we would normally avoid !!!!!

Edwin Weteling 2024-11-11
Nice layout in beautiful landscape but very hard to play due to thick bushes in the rough. Hitting fairways is crucial to make a good score.

Josey 2024-11-10
A very challenging course where quality straight shot are rewarded. Distance is not a requirement but accuracy is. Restaurant was passable but would recommend other places to eat. Clubhouse is very nice, clean and the staff was excellent.

Vilnis Butkevics 2024-11-10
Great golf course, chalenging greens, fair approach shots. Don't go into the rough because there isn't any. You're in the bushes

Paul Gray 2024-10-31
Excellent service and a great golf course.

Glynn Roebuck 2024-10-25
Another great course in fantastic condition. We’ve all thoroughly enjoyed everything. Thanks for all your work.

Chris Robertson 2024-10-24
All good - easy to deal with and course in great condition esp the greens

Sarah Baker 2024-10-23
Best course we played.. don’t miss the fairways or you’re in the gorse..friendly staff very professional set up.. beautiful views.. can’t wait to return

Michael Kähler 2024-10-22
Wir haben wegen Starkregen unsere gebuchte Runde auf den 21.10. verschieben können. Es hat sich wieder gelohnt. Guter Platz mit erhöhtem Clubhaus, man hat einen schönen Rundblick in die Umgebung. Der Platz spielt sich zügig, manchmal verliert man einen guten Ball in den Dornenbüschen. Die Grüns waren recht schnell und spurtreu. Die Wege zu den nächsten Abschläge sind recht weit, daher ist ein Buggy empfehlenswert. Immer gerne wieder ! -**- Due to heavy rain, we were able to postpone our booked tour to 21 October. It was worth it again. Good course with an elevated clubhouse, you have a beautiful panoramic view of the surrounding area. The course plays quickly, sometimes you lose a good ball in the thorn bushes. The greens were quite fast and true to line. The distances to the next tees are quite long, so a buggy is recommended. Always happy to play again!

Graham Cookson 2024-10-21
Good condition, greens very good. Pace of play better than the 18/10/24

Charles Valade 2024-10-19
Rained out and didn’t play it.

John Redmond 2024-10-19
Course in good condition. Very helpful staff.

Graham Cookson 2024-10-19
Course was in great condition and very enjoyable to play but needs active marshalling. The 10th tee had 7 groups on so either extra groups had been let out at 10 or a group had gone off the course for a drink/food. Either way this led to a lengthy delay for everyone who followed.

Andrew Dickinson 2024-10-14
Lads love it they wish we had booked another round there .

Henk van Tunen 2024-10-09
Het is en blijft een moeilijke baan om te spelen, maar hij ligt er fantastisch bij! Wat positief stemt is verder, dat je ziet dat er geïnvesteerd wordt. Niet alleen opnieuw in de wegen er naar toe, maar ook in de baan. -**- It is and remains a difficult course to play, but it looks fantastic! What is also positive is that you see that investments are being made. Not only again in the roads leading to it, but also in the course.

Steve Curry 2024-10-07
This course was in excellent condition with the greens being exceptional. Probably as good a greens I’ve ever played on. Very quick and very true. Difficult test of golf however due to some blind shots. Also a real pity we played behind two 5 balls using 3 buggies. Round was painfully slow and really spoilt the experience to be honest. Pity the course management allow this to happen. And my rating Will unfortunately rate my experience rather than the actual good quality of the course condition.

Eamonn Ryan 2024-10-07
Espiche is a challenging course, but it was an enjoyable experience and we will go back!

Jo Maddams 2024-10-06
It was a mad scramble for a buggy but we got one just before our tee time

Michael 2024-10-06
What a challenging course. Fantastic greens. The fairways bounded by dense foliage could be more generous. Pack plenty of balls

John Carroll 2024-10-06
Improving golf course in good condition, including fairways,greens and bunkers. Condition of tees should be better. Excellent clubhouse and facilities.

Desmond Finnegan 2024-10-04
Challenging course with narrow fairways and a nice flight

Andrew Ward 2024-09-30
Course in good condition, greens very interesting. Quite tight off the tee. Pleasant and helpful staff, restaurant and bar staff and service good.

Mark Thomson 2024-09-23
Really good course, albeit very difficult given recent conditions.

Brian 2024-09-16
Course in excellent condition and quite quiet so we were round in 3-45. Course would be great except for a few unfair holes!

Olav Burmester 2024-09-16
Wie immer alles super. -**- As always, everything is great.

Andy Davies 2024-09-15
Excellent course with superb greens. Some tough holes to deal with but overall a great test. Very nice welcome on the golf reception and excellent food and drinks post round.

Julie Fisk 2024-09-06
A very unrewarding course, especially in a howling gale! Lovely clubhouse.

Ian Beattie 2024-09-05
Espiche was good, maybe need to play it again, as there is a few holes where local knowledge would have hepled

Wayne Baber 2024-08-31
Enjoyable but tough course. Great condition and beautiful clubhouse.

JULIAN REDDING 2024-07-25
Nice course but had an altercation with a player. Also, stuck behind a 4-ball who blatently didn't understand about letting people through if they are looking for their balls. No marshall on the course to manage this.

PATRICK O SHEA 2024-07-17
Lovely challenging course in beautiful setting. Easily punished if tee shots were wayward. Greens had been sanded & spiked & so meant putting was difficult. Fantastic clubhouse & food.

Nick Boyce 2024-06-25
|Fantastic setting and clubhouse and amazing facilities. Really tough course and not very forgiving. Would play again now I know the course a bit better.
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Michael 2024-06-13
Fantastic Greens but the design of the course requires too much accuracy for a regular golfer as 10 and 17 handicappers I wouldn't expect to lose 12 balls between us.

Sonja Weddemar 2024-06-06
Sehr schöner Platz, exzellente Grüns! Ruhiger Platz ohne Wartezeiten. Man muss aber unbedingt auf den Fairways liegen, ansonsten verschwindet jeder Ball in Hecken und Gebüschen. Beim 1. SPIEL mind. 8 Bälle weg. Komme sehr gerne wieder - toller Platz!!! Gastronomie auch sehr gut - nur kein Steak bestellen! (Zäh) Burger und Risotto sehr zu empfehlen. -**- Very nice course, excellent greens! Quiet course with no waiting times. But you have to lie on the fairways, otherwise every ball disappears into hedges and bushes. At least 8 balls gone on the 1st GAME. Would love to come back - great course!!! Catering also very good - just don't order a steak! (Tough) Burgers and risotto highly recommended.

Ian Godfrey 2024-06-06
Very challenging course but enjoyable. The clubhouse is really nice and the only downside is the distance from Vilamoura so a tee time of no later than 11.30 is essential.

Robert Schneider 2024-06-05
The course is dry and the fairways are very sloped so a good drive may end up in the rough or worse. The greens were in good shape.

Michael Webber 2024-06-04
Overall in pretty good condition. Friendly staff and good service. Greens not perfect, but perfect for the price.

Graham Cookson 2024-06-03
Club selection and being straight is a must for Espiche, course and greens in good condition.

Paul Kilburn 2024-05-16
Best course of the trip but very difficult, keep the driver in the bag

Cathy Proto 2024-05-13
Strong winds when played today made some holes pretty challenging but enjoyed the well-maintained course - the greens were in excellent condition.

Frank Haidinger 2024-04-27
Course is good condition. Driving Range is in bad condition, sand with some grass in between. Short game area is ok. Good restaurant, but waiters sometimes slow.

Ray Boyle 2024-04-20
Perfect

Cyril Joyce 2024-04-16
Well maintained with very wide fairways but if you do miss them you will lose balls!

Nigel Lander 2024-04-14
Unfortunately Espiche had no buggy’s, as they were all booked out. The course was interesting but with some punishing cross sloops which swing even a good shot into trouble. Its certainly a course you need to play a few times understand the lines. Also they need water. It’s dry as a bone already. From the works around the course they are putting in new irrigation, reclaimed treated I would guess. I think I will wait until this is working before I return but it is a good test, insane in places but a good test. ( I thought the days of 300 + yard drives were gone but no a 540 yard par 5 was reduced to a drive and 7 iron uphill.).

Ian Godfrey 2024-04-14
With Espiche being an hours drive from Vilamoura the teetime of 1.20 pm was to late. The pace was slow and as the course is challenging with people were looking for balls. By the 11th hole we realised we would not be finished until around 6.30pm and decided to quit. I would like to play Espiche again but it would need to be a teetime of between 11 and not later than 12. Also a shortage of buggies caused problems for some players.

Nicolas Diemert 2024-04-05
Nidia is extremely professional and very efficient ! She did an amazing job organizing our golf trip !!!

Kevin Henley 2024-03-29
Tougher course but still enjoyable, breakfast good - got absolutely soaked on back nine so didnt hang around afterwards and drip everywhere ! We will be back, in fact already booked October and plans for November too

Neil Rodgerson 2024-03-23
Great layout. Still need to let the semi rough grow to stop balls running in to trees/ scrub. Can be very unfair. Will speed play up massively

Petteri Salminen 2024-03-20
A beautiful course and it is walkable one. Everything in good order and the staff very friendly

Petteri Salminen 2024-03-17
Nice and challenging course. Some blind spots so easy to loose the ball when not familiar with the course.

Howard Lonsdale 2024-03-16
Greens not at there best. The course is very difficult for high handicap golfers.

Raymond Günther 2024-03-14
Abgelegener Platz, mit ein paar unübersichtlichen Bahnen, mit stärkerem Wind ist er sehr schwer zu spielen. Ist zu Fuß noch gut zu schaffen. -**- Remote course, with a few unclear holes, very difficult to play in stronger winds. Still easy to manage on foot.

Stefan Kobewka 2024-03-12
Very friendly & professional staff.

Tite Dan 2024-03-06
Alles ok!

Howard Lonsdale 2024-03-04
Everything was good from start to finish course is quite challenging but in good condition

Robert Harper 2024-02-22
Very good

Robert Harper 2024-02-21
Very good

Raimund Kuehl 2024-02-17
Great nature and fabulous golf course

Mark Boon 2024-02-13
We arrived straight from an early flight, the course was in good condition but the greens were not of an excellent standard we would perhaps give them 6/10 they did not have a complete covering of grass and were quite bobbly. The course layout is good, but some sharp inclines to walk up but nothing too bad. It was a good venue for an opening round for tired golfers.

Beate Gallhoff 2024-02-03
Der Golfplatz liegt wunderschön. Er ist neben den Fairways sehr naturbelassen.. Eigentlich ist dieser Golfplatz ein Juwel. Aber da die Fairways sehr schmal sind, ist hier ei sehr präzises Spiel verlangt. Das wäre ja auch gut, aber leider hängen die Faiways, sodass die Bälle durch das sehr sehr kurz gemäht Gras und den knochenharten Boden in den Büschen verschwinden.. wmWenn es einmal passiert, dann kann man noch mit "den Schultern zucken". Aber nach dem 7. verschwundenen Ball wird es ärgerlich. Man sollte mal vom Management überlegen, das Gras ein wenig höher wachsen zu lassen, damit die Bälle gehalten werden können. So macht das Golfen keinen Spaß. Aus diesem Grund muss ich leider eine schlechte Bewertung abgeben. -**- The golf course is beautifully situated. It is very natural next to the fairways. This golf course is actually a jewel. But as the fairways are very narrow, a very precise game is required here. That would be a good thing, but unfortunately the fairways hang so that the balls disappear into the bushes due to the very short mown grass and the bone-hard ground... wmIf it happens once, you can still "shrug your shoulders". But after the 7th ball disappears, it gets annoying. The management should consider letting the grass grow a little higher so that the balls can be held. Golf is no fun like this. For this reason, I unfortunately have to give it a poor rating.

Hans Bytomski 2024-02-03
Fairways hard. Nice place.

Alexander Whyte 2024-02-01
2 many people on the course with no handicap or etiquette so slow, course very hard and dry greens inconsistent ????

Jason Partridge 2024-01-21
Greens were a little funky, very hard surface to land on and fringes very grippy. Lovely views and staff and clubhouse were very welcoming.

Carlos Santo 2023-12-20
Nice course and staff are very helpful.

Rogier Snoo 2023-12-12
Espiche was new to me. It's in the middle of nowhere, but from the moment the clubhouse emerges on top of the hill it has impressive views on almost all holes. Spectacular course, punishing when you miss fairways. You better be on top of your game when playing here. Quality was outstanding. One of my new favorite courses in the Algarve.

Thi Vanada Kim 2023-12-08
Good course in general, food and service.

Paul Baker 2023-12-02
Great course

Carl drinkwater 2023-11-30
Loved the course now compared to a few years back

Stuart Montgomery 2023-11-27
Good welcome and warm feeling from the staff - nice clubhouse and great views. Very tight unforgiving fairways and if slightly wayward it’s a provisional ball as very little chance of finding your ball off the fairway. Greens were pretty true and fast - couple of silly holes but overall good experience

Sanna Voutilainen 2023-11-25
Very frendly caddiemaster service. Course is tuff but beautiful