Escape the winter chill with a golf holiday to Salgados Golf Club in the Algarve, Portugal – one of the best winter golf destinations for relatively short travel time, warmer temperatures and great golf.
By the time January settles in across the UK, Ireland, and much of Western Europe, your home course can feel like a distant memory: frozen fairways, waterlogged greens and daylight that barely outlasts a lunch break. The good news is that fresh air, green grass and winter sunshine are only a short flight away. Salgados Golf Club in the Algarve, Portugal is one of the best answers to the question: where to play this winter?
Short Flights and No Jet Lag
Faro Airport is served by regular flights from major cities across Western Europe, with journey times of around three hours from many of them. Portugal also shares the UK’s time zone, so there’s no jet lag and no adjusting your body clock. You can leave on a Friday morning and be hitting balls on the range by the afternoon, which makes Salgados Golf Club as practical for a long weekend as it is for a week away.
A Course to Enjoy All Winter
Once you arrive, the course delivers. This 18-hole, par-72 layout is relatively flat and a pleasure to play whatever your handicap, especially after weeks of heavy winter ground at home. Lagoons and water features beside the Salgados Lagoon Nature Reserve add just enough bite to reward accurate shots and smart course management, so even low handicappers will want a second go.
Simulators and Clubhouse for Rainy Days
If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the day doesn’t have to end early. On-site simulators let you sharpen your game while the clubhouse serves good food and drinks, ideal for talking through the round that got away and the putt that nearly dropped.
Winter Golf Breaks for Couples, Families and Groups
What makes Salgados Golf Club particularly well suited to a winter golf trip is how easily it works for everyone in your group. Couples can stay at the Algarve Marriott Salgados Golf Resort & Spa, set between the beach and the lagoon, with outdoor pools and a wellness hub for a slower pace between rounds. Families will find plenty to enjoy at Marriott Residences Salgados Resort, where spacious residences, a kids’ club and a choice of pools keep golfers and non-golfers equally happy. Golf groups, from societies to friends on their annual golf trip, can bundle accommodation, multiple rounds and breakfast into one simple stay-and-play package, with the option to add rounds or rooms as plans grow.
Plan Your Winter Golf Break in the Algarve
It all adds up to a winter break that combines great golf, genuine variety and good value, with the beach just minutes away and home just a few hours behind you.
Ready to swap grey skies for Algarve sunshine? Explore our golf stay packages and book yours today.
