Espiche golf in harm ony w ith natu re Espiche Golf at the western end of the Algarve is
are indigenous trees, wild flowers, and birdlife in
unlike anything you’ll find in the Quinta do Lago
abundance.
area. This lovely course designed by South African, Peter Sauerman, has the same high standards of
Espiche Golf, inland from the historic town of
service, design and course condition that discerning
Lagos, opened in 2012 but feels mature beyond
golfers playing the more expensive Quinta do
its years, and that’s because construction of the
Lago courses expect - but what sets it apart is the
course actually started over 30 years ago! Set in
way the course sits naturally within its unspoilt
an ecologically sensitive area, it took a long time
landscape. Surrounded by farms, vineyards and
to bring the project to fruition. The course is the
virgin Portuguese countryside, with beautiful far-
vision of Englishman Peter Thornton, a former
reaching views of the Serra de Monchique hills, there
musician who played guitar with 70s pop group
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