Journey overview
The last project of Sir Cotton
Alto Golf was the last golf course to be designed by the legendary Sir Henry Cotton in the Algarve. Designed along parkland lines the Alto Golf Course spans across two gently sloping valleys. After Sir Cotton death, the project was continued by Peter Dobereiner, a well known golf journalist.
The location
Alto Golf Course is located between the picturesquevillage of Alvor and Praia da Rocha, and 5 kilometres from the city of Portimao, in the Algarve.
The Alto Golf Course, with the beautiful Monchique mountains as its backdrop, runs through two valleys and offers winding fairways and gently undulating greens.
The natural advantages of the Alto terrain have been used to sculpt a garden-like golf course with mature pine, carob, almond, fig and olive trees lining the fairways and giving a long-settled feeling.
Try the birdie at the Giant...
On the first nine holes of Alto Golf, players have the added pleasure of enjoying an excellent view over Lagos Bay. The back nine of Alto Golf, set on rolling slopes, includes the remarkable "O Gigante",The Giant at 604 metres, one of the longest in Europe.
Any player who manages a birdie here will receive a certificate and his or her name will be inscribed on the club's roll of honour.
The words of the Master
Sir Henry Cotton discribed Alto Golf: "The undulating terrain makes each hole a new challenge, from mastering the double-dogleg to softly putting the tiered greens. It is a golf course for those who like challenge in their game."
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