Location: Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal | Ranking: #68 — The Global Golfer Top 100
Type: Heathland/Links Hybrid | Designer: Tom Simpson (1929), Kyle Phillips renovation (2004)
Editor’s Note: Penha Longa Atlantic Course is perhaps the finest resort course on the Iberian Peninsula — and yet it is the hidden gem of Portuguese golf, consistently overlooked by visitors heading to the Algarve. Kyle Phillips redesigned the Tom Simpson original in 2004, creating a course that combines Sintra’s UNESCO landscape with dramatic Atlantic views from the high holes. The Ritz-Carlton hotel on site completes one of Europe’s most underappreciated golf-luxury combinations.
Contact & Booking
- Website: penhalonga.com | Green Fees: From €165 | Rating / Slope: 74.1 / 137 | Airport: Lisbon (LIS) — 30 mins.
Championship Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Yards | 415 | 555 | 185 | 420 | 408 | 430 | 195 | 548 | 428 | 3,584 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Yards | 402 | 182 | 425 | 548 | 415 | 430 | 195 | 550 | 432 | 3,579 | 6,953 |
Par 4Par 3Par 5
Key Notes & 19th Hole
- The Sintra Hills: The UNESCO-protected Sintra mountains rise directly behind the course — the Portuguese royal palaces of Pena and Sintra are visible from the high holes. The combination of golf and world-heritage cultural landscape is unique in European resort golf.
- Ritz-Carlton Penha Longa (5★): The finest hotel in the Lisbon area — palatial, spa-equipped and set within the Sintra natural park. Book via Expedia →
- Lisbon: 30 minutes away — one of Europe’s great cities. Pastéis de nata at Pastéis de Belém, seafood at Cervejaria Ramiro and fado in Mouraria are mandatory.