[{"pk":9843,"msg":"","name":"Marc Heijnis","date":"2026-05-12T09:06:36","classification":5},{"pk":9506,"msg":"Course is gone to pot !!! Waste of money ","name":"Anna Hannigan ","date":"2025-10-01T11:32:05","classification":4},{"pk":9401,"msg":"","name":"Jan Dresselhuys ","date":"2025-06-12T13:08:31","classification":1},{"pk":9399,"msg":"","name":"Peter Raab","date":"2025-06-09T16:19:57","classification":3},{"pk":9387,"msg":"The greens were disgusting.  I have seen better fairways on a municipal golf course.\r\nThere has been a serious lack of investment in this course.\r\n\r\nHowever, the welcome and facilities were top notch.\r\n\r\nThe food in the 19th was superb. Sorry !!!","name":"James Crowther","date":"2025-06-07T17:21:29","classification":1},{"pk":9015,"msg":"Very sad to see the condition of the hotel, cart paths, tees and buggies. The greens were ok.\r\nI would suggest that you consider whether you want to consider sending guests there. We read some reviews prior to going so expected the worst.","name":"John Isachsen","date":"2024-10-11T11:36:04","classification":3},{"pk":8968,"msg":"Real shame because this is a great layout but it is the worst conditioned course I have ever played. Staff not that friendly, driving range abysmal and virtually unplayable. I was advised that the issue was down to a dry summer and government guidelines on water usage. Fairways have gone completely, no grass anymore and will not recover unless significant investment in the place. Avoid at all costs. ","name":"Nicholas Hogan","date":"2024-10-04T12:03:04","classification":1},{"pk":8697,"msg":"Maintenance course overall rather well, fairways very dry, lack of water?","name":"Jan Dresselhuys","date":"2024-05-12T12:09:05","classification":3},{"pk":8621,"msg":"","name":"Richard Sykes","date":"2024-03-31T09:01:16","classification":4},{"pk":8365,"msg":"|The greens are good but in general this course is in terrible condition. |It is badly in need of investment. It has the feel of a course that no money has been spent on it in decades! \r\nI have some friends coming over shortly and they definitely will not be playing it","name":"Derek O'Leary","date":"2023-10-27T11:59:47","classification":4},{"pk":8222,"msg":"What was once an excellent course is now a disaster, there has been no  investment in the upkeep of the course and it shows. \r\nAvoid at all costs. ","name":"Ken Hewitt","date":"2023-09-24T10:26:09","classification":1},{"pk":8117,"msg":"Played Penina in June 2023 with three colleagues (with high handicaps ranging from 14 - 23).\r\nThe course is a typical Henry Cotton design - fairly narrow fairways, lined with trees leading to greens that are like upside-down saucers.  Admittedly, it's a good challenge for all players, but it's very repetitive and rather boring. \r\nAlthough the greens were in good condition the overall impression of the course is that it is tired and it needs a lot of TLC (and money) to bring it back to the standard portrayed in the course's advertisements.\r\nIn short, there are a number of more picturesque, challenging, enjoyable and cheaper courses in the Western Algarve.  ","name":"Nigel Mapletoft","date":"2023-06-29T15:57:03","classification":2},{"pk":7948,"msg":"Rudest staff I have ever come across. We were not important to them. The course was disgusting. Patchy fairways, tee boxes which had no grass. Such a shame for a once great complex. Will never go back. ","name":"Jeff Bull","date":"2023-04-25T09:15:03","classification":5},{"pk":7680,"msg":" A real challenge to all levels of golfers. Strategically placed water hazards which necessitate thought and consideration as to shit choice and positioning. The course showed a ,asked improvement from the time we played it a year ago but further improvement ( including signposting) required to bring it to its former glory. 8/10","name":"Peter Chubb","date":"2022-10-18T12:08:57","classification":4},{"pk":7615,"msg":"Staff and clubhouse are very good. \r\n\r\nCourse is very nice, but a bit boring, lots of flat, straight holes very few that stand out. \r\n\r\nDriving range and balls very poor quality. \r\n\r\nOnly 2 showers available for guests. \r\n\r\nBreakfast is incredible value. \r\n\r\nA few bunkers were in a poor state. 90% of the course was in very good condition.","name":"Craig Rumens","date":"2022-10-06T17:11:34","classification":3},{"pk":7599,"msg":"Good course in acceptable condition but bunkers had almost no sand - Penina used to be regarded as a premier course but it has fallen behind many other Algarve courses.","name":"Rod Smith","date":"2022-10-04T09:12:04","classification":3},{"pk":7338,"msg":"Having not been to Penina for probably ten years it was a great disappointment. The course was really shabby and unkempt. We caught a fourball after three holes and a single player just in front of us and the four refused to allow either of us pass through. Five hours and ten minutes later we gave up on the 16th hole. Every tee box needed a 10 minute wait for them to clear before we could drive. Five minutes between tee times is of no use when the fourball needed 20 minutes every hole.","name":"Graham Albone","date":"2022-05-13T17:21:25","classification":2},{"pk":7310,"msg":"Greens very good but the rest of the course is very tatty. Needs some money and effort spent on it. But 79 Euro including a buggy is pretty good value for money.","name":"Stephen Kelly","date":"2022-05-03T15:21:56","classification":3},{"pk":7288,"msg":"","name":"Patrick Gardiner","date":"2022-04-26T13:48:29","classification":5},{"pk":7017,"msg":"Very disappointed- not up to expectations. Course very ‘tired’ - signage poor - greens only average - many bare patches on fairways . Over played - wait times on the course were bad - one tee we waited 15 minutes . Standard of players on the course - very poor -no etiquette.\r\n\r\nLooks as if the management were favouring the hotel guests and not looking after other customers. Would not return.","name":"Peter Chubb","date":"2021-12-14T09:14:20","classification":2},{"pk":6789,"msg":"","name":"Daryl Bell","date":"2020-02-21T09:42:43","classification":4},{"pk":6599,"msg":"","name":"John Muggeridge","date":"2019-11-17T17:05:34","classification":3},{"pk":6577,"msg":"","name":"Nick Rijken","date":"2019-11-04T11:37:46","classification":4},{"pk":6551,"msg":"Very pleasant course, good maintenance, great service and place. To be recommended","name":"Yves Kursner","date":"2019-10-30T10:37:43","classification":3},{"pk":6522,"msg":"It rained all day but Great course, will play again when in the area.","name":"Geoff Chapman","date":"2019-10-22T14:56:20","classification":5},{"pk":6279,"msg":"","name":"Mark Scanlan","date":"2019-08-21T19:21:13","classification":4},{"pk":6237,"msg":"Great course with very good practice facilities, felt the service was wanting, no course guides. An enjoyable course to play, didn't feel rushed at all. Would play again.","name":"Graham Carter","date":"2019-08-02T19:27:20","classification":4},{"pk":6171,"msg":"","name":"James Wren","date":"2019-07-01T10:17:29","classification":3},{"pk":5891,"msg":"Interesting flat course.  Not the same as other Courses in the Algarve.  Good Quality of the tee boxes and greens.  Interesting twilight rate.  Buggy not needed.  (Too expensive) ","name":"Bart Stenneken","date":"2019-04-27T13:51:02","classification":4},{"pk":5652,"msg":"Service and food in clubhouse restaurant not of a quality expected for such a club. Golf reception service and friendliness excellent","name":"Dave Clark","date":"2019-02-28T08:02:59","classification":4},{"pk":5615,"msg":"","name":"Barry Summerfield ","date":"2019-02-20T20:47:29","classification":3},{"pk":5420,"msg":"","name":"Ellis Pagden","date":"2018-10-22T19:49:08","classification":3},{"pk":5417,"msg":"For 10 players we had reserved a first tee time through you at 11.04 on 21st October\r\nWhen we arrived at the course we were told the booking was 11.28 which we reluctantly accepted. We were then told there was a minimum 20 minute delay and we eventually teed off at 12.00\r\nThere was a Pro-Am competition which took priority over us - poor communication and disappointing.","name":"Rod Smith","date":"2018-10-22T15:50:54","classification":2},{"pk":5382,"msg":"","name":"Adrian Jones","date":"2018-10-11T22:40:33","classification":3},{"pk":5324,"msg":"","name":"Martin Mills","date":"2018-09-21T13:11:47","classification":2},{"pk":5319,"msg":"Very fair course and straightforward to play, very flat and therefore buggy not needed.\r\nAn enjoyable holiday course with a mix of challenging and easier holes.\r\nWill definitely return.","name":"Marc Roat","date":"2018-09-20T20:55:50","classification":5},{"pk":5286,"msg":"Despite several others saying this course was \"tired\" I found it in great condition. Whilst the fairways are tree lined there's plenty of room; the greens were in great nick and the course was pleasant to go round.\r\nService in the bar afterwards was poor as was the standard of food. Both food and drinks were overpriced.","name":"Trevor Johnston","date":"2018-08-31T19:19:48","classification":4},{"pk":5210,"msg":"","name":"Paul Hillier","date":"2018-06-19T10:33:10","classification":4},{"pk":5189,"msg":"Better then I was advised, course signs could have been better and some hazard posts were too smell to see!","name":"Roger Moore","date":"2018-06-07T19:28:04","classification":4},{"pk":5158,"msg":"Really do't have a bad thing to say about this overall experience. Great location, great course and the staff could not have been more helpful on the day. Thoroughly recommend it.","name":"James Casey","date":"2018-05-21T09:50:54","classification":5},{"pk":4839,"msg":"","name":"Ellen Rumohr","date":"2017-11-14T09:13:48","classification":4},{"pk":4780,"msg":"Old Algarve course has been let to be run down, used to be excellent.","name":"Rick Walton","date":"2017-10-24T13:11:44","classification":3},{"pk":4553,"msg":"Nice course for any kind of golfers. It was a pity that the bunkers were not properly mainteined. A little bit too expensive. ","name":"Matteo Caspani","date":"2017-08-10T11:31:19","classification":3},{"pk":4489,"msg":"Always a pleasure. Extremely busy though. ","name":"Chris Livesey","date":"2017-06-26T12:17:33","classification":4},{"pk":4438,"msg":"Great course and facilities- hotel a bit pricey","name":"Marcus Goldsworthy","date":"2017-06-10T11:12:03","classification":4},{"pk":4355,"msg":"Nice course, had heard people say that it wasn't well kept but didn't see any evidence when we were there. Service in the bar was a little slow for food but that could have been the time of day being (early evening before dinner). Not the most interesting of courses as it's so flat.","name":"Colin Stott","date":"2017-05-14T10:15:58","classification":4},{"pk":4316,"msg":"Very untidy course","name":"Dennis Lawless","date":"2017-04-30T09:35:41","classification":3},{"pk":4249,"msg":"nice course,if you hit a bad shot (as we sometimes do) you have a good chance of getting back in play so not too punishing","name":"John O'Neill","date":"2017-04-06T10:59:00","classification":4},{"pk":3955,"msg":"","name":"Lena Damtoft","date":"2016-10-31T17:05:05","classification":5},{"pk":3843,"msg":"","name":"Andy Wilson","date":"2016-10-16T14:39:52","classification":4},{"pk":3615,"msg":"","name":"Geoffrey Laney","date":"2016-09-13T18:10:43","classification":3},{"pk":3534,"msg":"","name":"Rob van Lokven","date":"2016-09-02T11:35:03","classification":4},{"pk":3494,"msg":"","name":"Geoff Laney","date":"2016-08-30T18:06:53","classification":4},{"pk":3480,"msg":"","name":"Paul Musgrave","date":"2016-08-30T14:32:24","classification":5},{"pk":3475,"msg":"They have a bad habit of putting pairs out in a 4 ball which we don't like.","name":"Stephen Wilkes","date":"2016-07-24T09:27:46","classification":5},{"pk":3472,"msg":"Course had been aerated and as a result the greens were appalling. Complete waste of money. Course should be closed for a week. Pure greed taking green fees under such circumstances. As a booking company you need to find out aeration schedule in advance and advise your clients before taking their money. A very costly and unpleasant experience of your \"service\".","name":"William Fenlon","date":"2016-07-23T09:38:48","classification":1},{"pk":3396,"msg":"Excellent condition. Great course.","name":"Chris Livesey","date":"2016-06-20T08:12:33","classification":2},{"pk":3386,"msg":"Great course but slow round , lots of couples with high handicaps so its a 5 hour round . Layout and greens really good , just too many people on the course","name":"Dave Elliott","date":"2016-06-18T16:03:00","classification":3},{"pk":3102,"msg":"My impression is of a course that is overplayed. Tees were poor for such a prestigious course","name":"David McKay","date":"2016-04-09T09:17:34","classification":3},{"pk":3088,"msg":"My experience at Penina was soured by having to fight for a refund on the hire of an ancient electric trolley that expired on the 12th hole. The golf, however was good. Greens and fairways were excellent with just the teeing areas looking a bit tired. The course is very well designed and a true test.","name":"Geoff Rance","date":"2016-04-06T10:32:53","classification":3},{"pk":2814,"msg":"","name":"Kevin Butler","date":"2015-10-25T19:45:17","classification":5},{"pk":2795,"msg":"","name":"MIkko Raunio","date":"2015-10-23T13:01:38","classification":4},{"pk":2760,"msg":"Good old parkland course. But poor greens and over 5 hours of play led to an negative experience. Way too expensive for the quality offered. ","name":"Christian Meiser","date":"2015-10-16T19:35:54","classification":4},{"pk":2694,"msg":"","name":"Ellis Pagden","date":"2015-10-05T10:18:58","classification":4},{"pk":2688,"msg":"Quite a tight course,well established and in good condition. I would definitely play the course again.","name":"Mark Burkey","date":"2015-10-05T08:12:49","classification":4},{"pk":2637,"msg":"Great English breakfast at 7.50 (including a pint if you haven't had enough to drink the night before). But don't order any extras like coffees as you end up paying more for them than the breakfast.<br\\>Not enough buggies - we had to delay our tee time by 35 minutes to wait for a buggy for which we had prepaid.<br\\>They try to get too many people on the course (8 minute tee times I think) so it took over 4 1/2 hours to play 16 holes after which we walked in.<br\\><br\\>","name":"Stephen Kelly","date":"2015-09-27T10:50:08","classification":4},{"pk":2600,"msg":"","name":"Carsten Otte","date":"2015-09-22T18:17:58","classification":4},{"pk":2527,"msg":"This course is beginning to look","name":"Geoffrey Laney","date":"2015-09-07T09:24:53","classification":3},{"pk":2456,"msg":"Greens were not in great condition. Slow and many marks on them. Overall not as good as previous years","name":"Brian Smith","date":"2015-07-29T16:58:49","classification":3},{"pk":2418,"msg":"","name":"Dick Andbert","date":"2015-07-08T09:09:26","classification":3},{"pk":2366,"msg":"A very enjoyable course , very nice layout tight and good greens","name":"Dave Elliott","date":"2015-06-20T17:40:57","classification":3},{"pk":2362,"msg":"","name":"David Scott","date":"2015-06-19T08:12:36","classification":4},{"pk":2243,"msg":"","name":"Chris Jongkind","date":"2015-05-11T07:52:45","classification":4},{"pk":2025,"msg":"Ok course, very flat with lots of hidden ditches just off the fairways. Greens were a little iffy but overall I enjoyed the course and the challenges it presented and the staff were very helpful too","name":"Mark Murgatroyd","date":"2015-02-24T14:35:17","classification":3},{"pk":1882,"msg":"Great course design, fairly maintained but very good greens","name":"Andreas Guth","date":"2014-12-03T17:49:20","classification":4},{"pk":1661,"msg":"course in very scruffy conditions. lots of bare patches and very patchy and bumpy greens. poor compared to other courses.","name":"Stephen Kelly","date":"2014-09-22T08:36:02","classification":4},{"pk":1615,"msg":"","name":"Stephen Mills","date":"2014-09-14T18:06:32","classification":5},{"pk":1580,"msg":"Best course I've ever played in great condition. Only down side was that if we just  turned up to pay and play it would have been cheaper by 40 euros!! Which was annoying. ","name":"Paul Syson","date":"2014-09-02T17:01:16","classification":3},{"pk":1528,"msg":"Challenging course that makes you use your coursemanagement skills. I will play it again. ","name":"Jarle Boland","date":"2014-07-23T09:19:45","classification":5},{"pk":1497,"msg":"Excellent course and facilities","name":"Dave Bell","date":"2014-07-06T09:21:38","classification":5},{"pk":1448,"msg":"Not in great condition compared with Boavista and Vale de Pinta","name":"Frank Wheeler","date":"2014-06-16T11:32:36","classification":4},{"pk":1436,"msg":"Poor signs to the course and caused me to rush for my tee.  Course was a bit tired and greens were inconsistent and poor on a few holes.","name":"Dai Bolt","date":"2014-06-12T14:32:59","classification":5},{"pk":933,"msg":"Penina championship course is an excellent layout and very enjoyable.  The condition of the course was pretty good with fast greens that ran pretty true.  It just felt like the course was just a bit overplayed and there were a lot of poor players on the course.  Course could be up there with the best in Spain and Portugal but lacks that because of the condition and number of people on the course.","name":"Martin Suttie","date":"2013-10-14T13:36:18","classification":4},{"pk":859,"msg":"","name":"Byron Light","date":"2013-10-01T07:28:32","classification":3},{"pk":782,"msg":"","name":"Giuseppe Vitale","date":"2013-09-10T11:38:19","classification":4},{"pk":693,"msg":"The cost of buggies at around £40 / round has reduced value and overall score. it is hidden when they do not offer this as a combined price. ","name":"Gregory Small","date":"2013-07-12T07:51:51","classification":4},{"pk":573,"msg":"","name":"Mike Norman","date":"2013-05-03T18:52:37","classification":4},{"pk":416,"msg":"I've played Penina for years, the Tees and Fairways were in the worst condition I've ever seen.(not just hurricane damage but long term wear). Greens ok","name":"Evan Tidman","date":"2013-01-29T08:51:50","classification":3},{"pk":297,"msg":"","name":"Jim Wilson","date":"2012-10-06T12:21:25","classification":2},{"pk":262,"msg":"","name":"Stephen Kelly","date":"2012-09-23T09:29:40","classification":4},{"pk":158,"msg":"Course in top condition. Most expensive course on our trip. ","name":"Chris Livesey","date":"2012-06-25T11:19:28","classification":5}]