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Founded 1993 Architect Vasconselos & R Muir-Graves Holes 18 Length White 6080 Yrds Length Yellow 5640 Yrds Length Red 5157 Yrds Par 72 Golf Director Pedro Silvestre Greenkeeper Helena Inácio Golf Pro John Wood Address Apartado 2266, 8200-917 Albufeira Telephone 289 583 030 Fax 289 591 112

Course Description
The course is set on the flat lands behind the sandy beach of Praia de Galé. The environmental nature of the course is to associate it with a typical Links Course but with the added asset of the sun. It is very open to the elements with little vegetation and lots of water hazards. It requires a technically skilled player to achieve a good result from a round due to the prevailing onshore breeze.

Situated in one of the best-known regions of the Algarve, between Albufeira and Armação de Pêra, Salgados is already a "postcard" of Portuguese golf. In fact, the proximity of the sea and the variety of lakes make this a very interesting test of golfing skills, different from other courses in the Algarve. The original project is by the Portuguese designer Pedro de Vasconcelos, with more recent contributions from other Portuguese architects. But the final layout has been heavily influenced by Robert Muir Graves.

The-6,000 metre links, replete with water obstacles, is not very long, yet you will need all your skills to reach the greens. The accuracy of the drive is crucial for achieving good scores, thus making the course a pleasant experience, especially for the technically-skilled player. The eighteen holes are well-balanced, as each half of the course has two par 5 holes of around 500 metres, and three par 3 of more than 170 metres par for the course is 72.
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Tony's Comment
This is a rare chance to play true links-style golf whilst in the Algarve, combined with it’s cheeky use of natural lakes this makes it a test of golf for the best of players. Always in excellent condition – take plenty of balls!
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Directions
Situated at Vale de Parra, 5kms west of Albufeira, on the coast between Albufeira and Armacao de Pera. It can be reached by heading for the coast from the EN 125 main road at the traffic lights at the village of Guia.
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