Palheiro Golf

Translated by AI

Palheiro Golf, a British-style golf gem just over 600 meters above sea level overlooking Funchal and the Atlantic, has for a quarter of a century been a well-established course that offers most of what you could want, and the best of it. Short holes of barely a hundred meters over ravines alternate with sidehill par fours and par fives half a kilometer long.

Palheiro Golf, a British-style golf gem just over 600 meters above sea level overlooking Funchal and the Atlantic, has for a quarter of a century been a well-established course that offers most of what you could want, and the best of it. Short holes of barely a hundred meters over ravines alternate with sidehill par fours and par fives half a kilometer long.

In the middle of the Atlantic lies the Portuguese island of Madeira, so lush that anything will grow.

Two golf courses within half an hour’s drive of the regional capital Funchal draw golfers all year round. In addition, the neighboring island of Porto Santo has an 18-hole course.

Here we take a closer look at Palheiro, overlooking Funchal. Once in the clubhouse, with its fine restaurant, shop and other services for golfers, you get a feeling of luxury. The service is good and the prices moderate.

Snack bar and hotel

Halfway around you find the club’s hotel and a kiosk-style bistro with simple food and drinks. Anyone who wants to round off the round with something in the clubhouse restaurant has plenty to choose from. The selection is large and good, especially when it comes to the iconic drink, Madeira wine. No wonder, since the course was built by one of the bigger wine families, Blandy’s.

The same goes for the shop, if you happen to have forgotten something for the game itself.

Trolleys and golf carts can be rented, as can clubs, the latter of really high quality, and why not? Who said rental gear has to be second-rate!

This page by Bo Sjosten was originally published in Swedish on our sister site Golfjournalen.se. It has been translated by AI.