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Quinta da Ria

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Quinta da Ria is a superb resort course, situated within the boundaries of the stunning Formosa National Park. Like its sister course, Quinta de Cima, the layout was designed by Rocky Roquemore, and extends all the way down to the spectacular shoreline.

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Quinta da Ria

With the sea on one side, and the mountains towering on the other, Quinta da Ria's setting is awesome, and the golf course lives up to its billing too. The 6,579 yard layout is built around the five man-made lakes that are the focal point of the landscape, which also provide the course's irrigation.

More than 300 trees have been planted around the course, and there is a restriction on construction, ensuring that the integrity of the environment remains intact. The signature holes are undoubtedly the 16th and 17th, which are carved through the lakes, and can either make or break your round.

These outstanding holes and the stunning surroundings help to explain why Quinta da Ria has become a mainstay of a golf holiday around the Eastern area of the sunny Algarve.

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9.0
Excellent
106 reviews
Condition overall 9.0
Condition of greens 9.2
Speed of round 66.6%
Value for money 8.8
Facilities 8.4
Difficulty 66.6%
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Gareth

2 Dec 2025

Excellent
10.0

Leonard

27 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Loved every minute,practice area,Marshall all brilliant

Allan

27 Oct 2025

Very Good
8.0

It was ok,,

Philip

20 Oct 2025

Very Good
8.0

Excellent course both courses had a great layout , staff were brilliant and very well organised regarding buggies and tee times etc

Peter

20 Oct 2025

Good
6.0

The course was ok, decent views, condition was ok, but had hoped for better.

Maryanne

19 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Very enjoyable day and pace of play was about right. Again Spongy Greens that took a while to get used to, but some high scoring in the group so someone liked them :)

Simon

16 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Another lovely course with seaside views. Great condition if a little over-watered and boggy in places.

Raymond

14 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Roy

11 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Very good course in great condition. Very good greens.

Taylor

8 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Mark

6 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Great course

Alexander

6 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Fantastic course with amazing scenery

John

2 Oct 2025

Very Good
8.0

Great course in great condition, everyone in our group enjoyed playing this despite having reservations having experienced De Cima the day before

Andrew

1 Oct 2025

Very Good
8.0

Absolutely fine as a layout. Good for a mixed handicap groups. Not worth a second visit.

Andrew

29 Sep 2025

Excellent
10.0

Good course, not as good as the two Quinta courses but it was a decent test of golf with some very good holes. The late tee time we had 14.40 (4 times) meant two of our groups were unable to get a drink afterwards as the shut the bar/clubhouse at 7pm.

Eamonn

24 Sep 2025

Excellent
10.0

Nice course. Play was a bit slow as some locals jumped on right before us. Good fairways and greens. Clubhouse was nice and staff were friendly. Would recommend.

Gareth

23 Sep 2025

Excellent
10.0

Enjoyed the course very much. A little over watered in places (not the greens). Weather conditions changed on our last round (very windy). Played in the afternoon, rather slow compared to other rounds.

Thomas

13 Sep 2025

Excellent
10.0

1st time there great

Craig

29 Aug 2025

Very Good
8.0

Great opening course. Very windy which did make it a challenging round, the course itself was quite open but very enjoyable.

Anthony

25 Aug 2025

Good
6.0

It rained before our round so we were not allowed buggies, which we booked. So even though I could not walk the course because of medical reasons they did not care

Stephen

22 Aug 2025

Excellent
10.0

Luke

16 Jun 2025

Excellent
10.0

Only slight complaint is the driving range was shut when we were there. Heavy wind made it difficult Lovely course

Matthew

10 Jun 2025

Very Good
8.0

Was quite a drive from Villamoura

Robert

5 Jun 2025

Excellent
10.0

Excellent course. Beautiful views of the coast.

Cameron

18 May 2025

Excellent
10.0

Early tee time was very helpful (particularly given the previous days experience with a later tee time and slow pace). Staff very helpful - they even opened their kitchen early so we could get breakfast. We will definitely go back.

Tom

16 May 2025

Excellent
10.0

Lovely course, everything as expected.

Christian

14 May 2025

Excellent
10.0

Great course

Craig

12 May 2025

Very Good
8.0

Very windy day which resulted in a very slow round. 2 groups waiting on the par 3 5th and 3 groups waiting on the par 3 16th. These should be call up holes but 20mph+ onshore winds didn’t help. No buggies available due to our mid afternoon tee time so given a couple of club cars which were old but worked! We gave up at 16 as 4hrs 45mins had already elapsed!

David

11 May 2025

Excellent
10.0

John

9 May 2025

Very Good
8.0

Tanya

28 Apr 2025

Excellent
10.0

Beautiful.

Paul

28 Apr 2025

Excellent
10.0

Lovely looking golf course. Nice and open.

Karen

22 Apr 2025

Very Good
8.0

Sion

17 Apr 2025

Excellent
10.0

The golf courses we played were fantastic and really well-chosen. Each one offered its own unique challenge and was kept in excellent condition. The variety kept things interesting, and the scenic views made every round a memorable one. Everything ran smoothly, making it a truly enjoyable golfing holiday from start to finish.

Tom

14 Apr 2025

Excellent
10.0

Christopher

4 Apr 2025

Excellent
10.0

Great course I think it shutting this year for seven months redoing the course

Neal

31 Mar 2025

Very Good
8.0

Unfortunately for us we had no buggies due to the weather, was quite a slog for many of our ageing group

Benedicte

30 Mar 2025

Very Good
8.0

We were very unlucky as they had had so much rain. The grass around the greens was very long.

Andrew

12 Mar 2025

Very Good
8.0

Weather conditions made it challenging but overall good. Disappointing that we had to pay deposits for everything, loackers/clubs/tokens for trolleys and range etc. Food poor ar clubhouse. Staff friendly

Grace

29 Jan 2025

Very Good
8.0

Good course but extremely wet and muddy underfoot due to weather which can’t be helped. Good experience.

Rachel

15 Nov 2024

Excellent
10.0

Lovely course in great condition. Views are fantastic. Even managed a Hole-in-One on hole no 2 par 3 and received certificate from company. Lovely course to finish our holiday.

paul

26 Oct 2024

Excellent
10.0

Alexander

21 Oct 2024

Excellent
10.0

Fantastic course .

Gary

8 Oct 2024

Very Good
8.0

i was very disappointed i have booked thru your company for years and have always been told that you cannot pre book buggies in the Algarve to my disappointment one of us could not play as there was only 1 buggy left

John

1 Oct 2024

Very Good
8.0

We loved this course. we thought the greens were in excellent condition. the staff were attentive and present on the course and the starter worked hard to make sure a delay that occurred early in the morning was ironed out

Michael

1 Oct 2024

Very Good
8.0

Good value for money, good condition All round . Would definitely play again

Callum

16 Sep 2024

Good
6.0

Anthony

24 Jun 2024

Excellent
10.0

Excellent greens and some very challenging holes - beautiful views to the sea - fantastic

Kevan

24 Jun 2024

Very Good
8.0

Nice course with a lovely layout, lots of different holes really enjoyed both courses but favoured cima .but would not hesitate to play both again

Martin

11 Jun 2024

Excellent
10.0

Had a group of 8. Personally my favourite course in excellent condition. Very picturesque course. Would of liked a refreshment buggy around more often, only came once.

Vaughan

28 May 2024

Excellent
10.0

Great course in great condition. No drinking fountains on the course, no halfway hut or mobile drinks service though.

Christopher

27 May 2024

Excellent
10.0

Best course of the week - terrific! Slight criticisms - bunkers were wet (there had been no rain) and, whilst greens were fast and true, practice green was very much faster!

Bent

24 May 2024

Very Good
8.0

A good course and set-up.

Ian

22 May 2024

Excellent
10.0

Great course with good greens and lovely views. Play however can be very, very slow and there was no marshalling whatsoever to try and keep things moving. Lots of French and German holiday golfers who appear to have no knowledge of golf etiquette.

Jan

12 May 2024

Excellent
10.0

Great course great views sadly no buggies had been booked , not sure whose at fault

John

10 May 2024

Very Good
8.0

Alex

6 May 2024

Very Good
8.0

General consensus this was the best course we played, (ria, cima & vale). Greens were lightening quick but place and facilities top notch! We will come back!

Salil

28 Apr 2024

Excellent
10.0

Great golf course.

Christopher

27 Apr 2024

Excellent
10.0

Beautiful course with immaculate, fast & true greens. Well balanced with water adding to the challenge

Susan

26 Apr 2024

Very Good
8.0

Not as well maintained as Cima and quite tight fairways which opened up towards the end. More interesting after the 11th. Again, great for recreational golfers but probably a bit boring if your handicap is below 12-15ish.

Paul

22 Apr 2024

Very Good
8.0

Robert

13 Apr 2024

Excellent
10.0

Spot on . Greens are brutal compared to uk winter 😳

Fraser

2 Apr 2024

Excellent
10.0

Great course, just wet in places due to amount of rainfall

Christopher

1 Apr 2024

Very Good
8.0

Very good courses

Terry

14 Nov 2023

Very Good
8.0

Enjoyable

Steve

24 Oct 2023

Very Good
8.0

Service at clubhouse both check in & cafe excellent - course was wet and buggies allowed but churned the fairways up - older age clientelle so was slow

Richard

15 Oct 2023

Very Good
8.0

Mark

9 Oct 2023

Excellent
10.0

Not enough buggies but course good test

Diane

3 Oct 2023

Very Good
8.0

Had not realised we would be required to play with another couple. Fortunately they were German, spoke very good English and knew the course which was an advantage.

Roy

15 Jul 2023

Very Good
8.0

great course , bar & restaurant was not open

Alister

21 Jun 2023

Excellent
10.0

Very enjoyable round of golf on a tough but very scenic course

Ed

13 May 2023

Excellent
10.0

Only downside arrived 10.45 for a 11.40 tee, told we were not off until 13.10. So poor communication by Yourgolf. Also told by reception that de Cima round on the Thursday was 13.10 aswell contrary to Yourgolf booking confirmation of 12midday!!

Avinder

9 May 2023

Excellent
10.0

Excellent course, set in a very scenic location on the seaside, enjoyable. Gr8 course

Les

26 Apr 2023

Excellent
10.0

Hottest day of trip .still windy and playing longish great views on course by the sea everyone enjoyed the trip .all transfers tee times and buggies booked in advance. No problems with any

Mike

24 Apr 2023

Excellent
10.0

Fraser

28 Mar 2023

Excellent
10.0

Favourite course of the 3 we played, conditon of the course was fantastic.

Elaine

21 Mar 2023

Excellent
10.0

same as Quinta De Cima experience. The course is in excellent condition as always. From tee to green it's pretty much immaculate. Quinta da ria is beautiful with some holes on the ocean. V picturesque. Unfortunately it's become painfully slow ( we played three rounds here during the week and at weekend) stuck behind groups that had a professional with them who was also putting took forever and we pretty much lost the will to live. Will not return.

Dave

1 Nov 2022

Very Good
8.0

Very poor service from staff on course, difficulties in sorting out our buggies which ultimately involved almost 4 of their staff, and to be honest got the day off to a very poor start. A private function was on after the golf and made drinks very hard to get, we would have had food but no confidence that it would arrive before our taxi called for us. Doubt that any of our party would return here. As a separate issue the transfers from and to the airport and the golf courses were excellent.

Matthew

25 Oct 2022

Very Good
8.0

Robert

11 Oct 2022

Excellent
10.0

Beautiful course with a few water hazards. Scenery as well as fairways and greens excellent

Michael

24 Aug 2022

Good
6.0

The club swapped the tee times so we played this course on the Sunday rather than the Friday as booked. This wasn’t a major issue. Both da Ria & Cima were in very good condition. The 2 main issues we had a group were 1. On arrival on the Friday were advised that Your Golf had only paid for 3 buggies where it clearly stated on our confirmation that we had booked and paid for 4. The lady at reception was helpful and provided the 4 buggies. This applied to the Sunday booking also. The 2nd issue was that the Clubhouse was closed on both days and if it wasn’t for the flexibility of the same staff member (on both days) we would not have had access to refreshments post the round. Given the hot weather this was very poor organising by Your Golf. We were advised that all golf operators were advised that the clubhouse was closed. The secondary impact was that our booked transfers had to be amended so that we were not left sitting at the clubhouse for 90 mins with no bar amenities. I had to contact Your Golf to arrange a change of time for pick up.

Karen

21 Jun 2022

Excellent
10.0

It was a busy Sat but no food offering & wont be any throughly Jul / Aug - probably something clients should be made aware of

Robert

13 May 2022

Excellent
10.0

This makes a mockery of the WHS if this is easier than my home course at 600yds longer and I lose a shot 😒 Great course a must play if in area.

Patricia

2 May 2022

Very Good
8.0

Graham

1 May 2022

Excellent
10.0

Again another beautiful presented course with some stunning holes on the back 9 especially along the coast, faultless again! Apart from the clubhouse closing at 6.30pm

Les

27 Apr 2022

Excellent
10.0

Sun shine yipee .course abd facilities all excellent .played ut before was exactly what we expected

Anthony

6 Apr 2022

Excellent
10.0

Great day

Christopher

5 Mar 2022

Very Good
8.0

Nice course, happy to play there again, but will try somewhere else just for a different experience

Alex

1 Mar 2022

Excellent
10.0

One of the best kept courses on the Algarve. Trees are main hazard and greens are tricky and fast. Good sea views and water comes into play on several holes. If they let the rough grow it would be hard.

Richard

16 Oct 2021

Very Good
8.0

Another enjoyable course suitable for all.

Robert

14 Oct 2021

Very Good
8.0

Good easy walking course

Larry

29 Feb 2020

Excellent
10.0

Challenging but playable...great condition and a beautiful setting. A must play!

Sean

14 Dec 2019

Excellent
10.0

Buggies expensive

Jim

23 Oct 2019

Very Good
8.0

The course is a good test of golf and tested our group , it is a bit disappointing to get onto the 10th tee to find that a 4 ball cut in. When asked how they managed that they said that the after 9 holes they fancied something to eat !! This obviously made our round. A lot longer than we hoped.

Bob

21 Oct 2019

Very Good
8.0

Disappointing that the greens had been hollow tined a few days before. Someone should have informed us when we were booking that this may be the case.

Martin

15 Oct 2019

Excellent
10.0

A terrific layout with some great views. A very fair course with some tough holes and some real birdie chances. Easily walkable course which is just as well as no buggies were available.Greens in good condition and lunch at the clubhouse was excellent.

Eamonn

14 Oct 2019

Good
6.0

To busy, tee times to close together, location outstanding great views over the Ria.

Nerys

30 Sep 2019

Excellent
10.0

A perfect companion to the Cima. In great condition and an enjoyable, interesting course. Friendly, helpful staff. Fabulous views. Just a delightful experience.

Kelvin

22 Sep 2019

Very Good
8.0

Would love to see more etiquette

Alan

18 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

everything perfect

Patricia

6 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

Ken

18 Mar 2019

Very Good
8.0

Served by the same clubhouse the course as markedly better than Quinta De Cima. Great views of the sea and the coastline , more challenging as the bunkers encroached onto the fairway approach. Kept us interested to the end.good course

Alan

9 Mar 2019

Very Good
8.0

Sean

15 Dec 2018

Very Good
8.0

Decent Always is

Andy

13 Oct 2018

Very Good
8.0

Excellent golf course, stunning sea views, just let down a little by very wet (sometimes boggy) fairways and semi rough. Greens slow. Despite this would play again. The new clubhouse area is looking good. It was not ready for our trip (we were advised so no problem) but the temporary facilities were very good.

Rick

8 Oct 2018

Excellent
10.0

Really enjoyed this. Some tough holes over and around water but fun.

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