Amendoeira O’Connor Jnr Course

Nice course, good condition a lot easier than the Faldo.

We arrived on the Thursday and enjoyed an afternoon round with the course to ourselves. When we played it again in the morning on Saturday. It was noticeably busier, but we were not held up.

Great flat layout with plenty of water and fun holes to play. Demanding 2nd shots around here

O'Connor was preferred for the wider fairways, however there is more water on this course so for the high handicappers take plenty of balls

As above. Great course, brilliant condition and we all enjoyed the experience.

tee time booked for 10.30. NO WAITING . Averaged 4.16 hours a round with time to search for wayward shots.

a much easier test and even in the afternoons we were never held up. a good course to relax and enjoy your second round of the day. Course in very good condition.

Stunning course though quite challenging for our group which was mainly high handicappers. Would have liked a halfway house or more drinks carts but other than that, amazing

was delayed by an hour from our tee time because they did not have enough buggies. This meant we had to rush some of the holes to finish before it was too dark to continue. Apart from the buggies this is another great course and very well kept.

not as tough as faldo but enjoyable.

Slightly easier course than the Faldo, generous fairways but still a good test of golf (h/c 6)

The greens on this course were in awful condition, lots of pitch marks where too many people using it, scored greens, sand sall over the greens. The ball bobbled all the way to the hole when putting and often went off line because of it1

Course was generally in good condition but the greens were poor and had a lot of sand spread all over them as well as lots of unrepaired pitch marks.

Buggies were a must but in short supply for later tee-off times meaning our tee-off was delayed for 45 minutes and we were unable to complete more than 14 holes before the light went. Our second round was a mid-morning tee-off so no buggy issues but 5 hours is given as the standard time for a round

Better condition but bunkers not raked, Tough test and greens were a little better on our day, Slow play never good

the course is a good standard for a mid handicap, make it harder and play off the whites for low handicaps. Standard 5hr round abroad which is fine unless you tee off after 1.30. WARNING: If you tee off after 1.30/2 you wont finish your round this time of year. You will be told its down to slow play, its not, its down to not enough buggies being available. We didn't finish our round on the final day and neither did a lot of other groups we spoke to, the resort know this will happen but wont tell you until half way around. Basically ruining our final competition day. 13 holes played!!!!

Greens had been worked on so not at there best,but a stunning course And would definitely go again.

Played 3 rounds on the course, the greens weren't in good condition- a bit slow and bumpy. Sand inconsistent in bunkers. Overall a good course, difficult if you aren't playing well. Buggies hard to get in afternoon, 1 hr wait typical. Rounds generally slow but enjoyable.

Having played here 3 times before the greens were very poor. Bobbly, loads of pitch marks and generally poor. Tee time was 30 mins late and round took 6 hours which is unacceptable. We won’t be back.

The O'Conner course is the easier of the two on the resort, mainly because it is relitively flat and their are no blind tee shots. Their are quite a few challenging second shots which are over large water hazards. Overall I would say this is a good society course for all handicaps

Amazing

First class best I have played on

Nice course, well maintained, very pleasant to play

The course was in great condition and playable for all standards of golfers off the tee with wide fairways. The difficulty was it’s length and the greens were well protected by water and bunkers. Most of the approaches were narrow as well. The back nine was generally into a wind which increased the difficulty up another notch. Probably not a course to play if you are a complete beginner. The marshals were friendly but would ask you to pick your ball up and catch up the group in front if you were slow. It didn’t happen to us but some other groups were grumbling about it in the club house. Our four ball rounds took us 4 hours 20mins with waiting on a few holes and the marshals thought we were fast so that gives a guide to the pace of play. The drinks trolley came round twice in the round so we were kept refreshed. A great course and we loved it.

The course is great overall but I was disappointed with the speed of the greens, my course back home in Scotland's greens are much faster and we don't have close to near the weather Portugal has the luxury of. Besides that we had a great time playing this course

Loved this course. Not as challenging or hilly as Faldo. All round better experience with loads of toilet buildings throughout. A few more lakes and water hazards which are visually stunning. Great for every ability.

Excellent condition, wide range of challenges. Difficult in the wind.. excellent practice facilities. Thoroughly enjoyable golf course

Excellent golf course one of my favourites in Portugal

Great for big hitters but some of our party struggled over the carries. I loved it but found the course not as scenic as Faldo.

Again just too many people on the course at times... there was one occasion where we sat behind 2 four balls on a tee waiting to play as people in front were playing ridiculously slow

Slightly easy than the Faldo course,but very enjoyable to play.

Less challenging than the Faldo course, but still a good test.

Most enjoyable

O’connor was a fantastic course with wide fairways but you could always find trouble if you were wayward enough.

To many tee times booked waited on every shot but worth the wait

We played the O'Connor for the first time as we had played the Faldo course previously on 2 occasions, this course did not fail with some spectacular holes, it is a bit easier than the Faldo as its flat and you don't have the massive hills to climb, if you have not played this course then give it a go and if you don't want the buggy which is in with the price then its easy walking.

really enjoyed this track , suited to your average golfer , however still a challenge to low handicappers, once again greens slow , appeared the grass was going to seed a bit. overall very good though.

Again a challenging course with lots of hazards to test you. Another interesting but slightly different to Faldo. I couldn't way which I preferred as both were great to play.

Tough course with lots of water. Weather conditions weren’t great which made it a tough day to score. One for the low handicappers!

Beautiful challenging golf course, well organised by very friendly staff & well spaced tee times so avoiding queues at any tee.

This course and Faldo are good but expensive.

a good blend with the Faldo course on site, flatter and much easier to play , but positioning more important than power

All loved it ..pity it was blowing a gale !! Expensive but everything quality , including staff, but you’d never buy a shirt there !!!

Totally different from the Faldo course a bit easier but still testing. Course conditions on both courses was really good. All staff concerned maintain the course to a high standard.

Forgiving fairways and receptive greens. Played quite long. The resort had experienced heavy rainfall prior to our visit and bunkers were a little poor

Course was nice but nothing special.

Very enjoyable course,but dependant on which tees you play off,very hard from yellow and longer

Loved the course was more playable.Condition was great and much quicker round.

this course was slightly easier than Faldo but still very enjoyable.

The course was fine - condition good - pace of play was painfully slow ( a real problem) - no on course stewarding either

Keep on the fairway and it’s straightforward. Pay attention to the course planner. Nice condition and a fun round.

Good course pace of play was better than the Faldo but may have been due to less players on the course. Start delayed due to no buggies due to first out taking 5 hours plus to get round.

Not played the course for several years and the level of service and course condition has gone down. Very slow pace of play and no starter on 1st. Condition of the course was fairly scruffy compared to previous although the greens were still very good. Would give this a miss in future.

Good fairways good greens reasonably forgiving.Complimentary buggies. Enjoyable to play.

Our second round on Thursday 11th Oct was painfully slow. The course was crammed, far too many players on the course which spoiled it for everyone. 6hrs 10 minutes is beyond ridiculous However this is a course which is enjoyable for golfers of all levels

Nice course, no hold ups apart from 1 hole.

We all really enjoyed the course which we were told was the easier of the two. Greens very receptive.

Many of my group actually preferred this course to the Faldo - still has some daunting tee shots & many tough approach shots over or round water, but fairways are a little more generous & were in excellent condition, as were the greens.

Very nice course, in excellent condition, would definitely want to play it again

Nice course for golfers of any standard.Condition was ok can tell it is played a lot.But myself playing off 5 really enjoyed it.

2 great courses

Course was in outstanding condition difficult but fair and fun

The round on day 1 was great as it was a Wednesday, the Friday round took nearly 6 hours due to sheer number of people on the course

The O'Connor course was fantastic, in great condition and a great test. Greens were excellent and it was well maintained

Great course. Great staff . Buggy's were a cock up didn't get last buggy until tee time and therefor no practice .

Loved it

As above the courses were brilliant. We were probably fortunate that there not many golfers at the time so my wife and I played as a two ball on all three rounds with very little waiting.