Dona Filipa Hotel 5★ · Vale do Lobo · Algarve

Short Break Golf Challenge

An official tournament, with scorecard, committee and prize-giving

This isn't a getaway with a friendly round at the end. It's an official tournament, with scorecard, committee and prize-giving: three rounds on Sir Henry Cotton's courses — the Royal on the 12th and 14th, the Ocean on the 13th — closing with a cocktail and dinner. There are prizes for the top two finishers, best scratch, nearest the pin, longest drive and Texas Scramble, so you're competing right up to the last day even if you're not in the lead. And the Royal's 16th — two hundred and twenty-four metres over three red cliffs — is played with a scorecard in hand, which is a different thing altogether. Dates are fixed and places limited: 11 to 15 February 2027.

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Short Break Golf Challenge 2027

from €825

FOUR NIGHTS · THREE ROUNDS · ROYAL AND OCEAN · 11–15 FEBRUARY 2027

Entry, the three rounds, transfers to the course, the welcome cocktail and the prize-giving dinner, with four nights at the Dona Filipa in a Classic Golf View room and VIP treatment on arrival. A closed price set by the organisers: it doesn't go up.

Per person in a double Classic Golf View room · official tournament price, fixed dates 11 to 15 February 2027.

One of only two weeks played with a scorecard. Vale do Lobo is played year-round, but only two weeks are played competitively: this one in February and the Amateur Week in January. If what you're after isn't a round but a result, these are the two.

Rest of your trip, your way

On top of the stay we build whatever you want to experience, booked and quoted firm: Almancil's fine dining, ten minutes away; the spa; the Ria Formosa boardwalks and a boat ride through the channels; Faro and Loulé; and, forty minutes away, the Morgado do Quintão winery, where tastings happen beneath a thousand-year-old olive tree. Tell us who's travelling and what they feel like. Designing your bespoke trip costs nothing: the initial proposal and one revision. From the third version onward, finalising the itinerary costs €100, fully deducted from your trip's price if you book it with us.

Your trip includes

Included

  • Four nights at the Dona Filipa Hotel 5★, double Classic Golf View room, with breakfast.
  • VIP treatment in the room on arrival.
  • Welcome cocktail.
  • Tournament entry and three rounds on the Vale do Lobo courses: Royal on the 12th and 14th, Ocean on the 13th.
  • Prize-giving cocktail and dinner.
  • Hotel-to-course transfers, included by the organisers.
  • Prizes for the top two finishers, best scratch, nearest the pin, longest drive and Texas Scramble.

Not included

  • Flights.
  • Airport transfers.
  • Loulé tourist tax (paid at the hotel).
  • Buggy.
  • Golf equipment rental.
  • Meals and dinners not mentioned.
  • Personal extras.

Extras and add-ons, with their price

  • Supplements: single room €330 · Premium €120 · Premium Golf/Sea €160, for the whole stay.
  • Extra night: €213 for a double Classic Golf View room; €203 single.
  • Limited places. Confirmed strictly in order of registration.

Price

From €825 per person

Per person in a double Classic Golf View room. Official tournament price, fixed dates 11 to 15 February 2027.

Booking conditions

Handicap: maximum 26 for men, 32 for women.

Cancellation policy

A 30% deposit is due on confirmation, non-refundable, with the rest due 45 days before arrival. Cancellation fees: 30% up to 45 days out, 50% from 45 to 31 days, and 100% from 30 days out, for no-shows or early departures. Cancelling within 14 days of booking, with more than 60 days still to go before arrival, refunds everything paid, deposit included. We recommend taking out cancellation insurance. Full conditions at ophirtravel.com/politicas_condiciones/condiciones.

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