Vale do Lobo Ocean and Royal Golf Courses

Avoid unless you like waiting on every single Tee and incredibly rude staff.Over priced; greens covered in pitch marks; Tee boxes in very poor condition; over 5 hours a round, mostly waiting; aggressive staff.They squeeze as many on the course as possible, mostly in carts so one slow play holds everyone up. This isn't golf, it's players knocking the ball 150 yds then speeding up to it, waiting 5 mins, then knocking the ball forward 150 and repeating.There are a few picturesque holes but nothing worth waiting on every shot for, and taking well over 5 hours a round.I personally witnessed a ranger shouting aggressively at groups to hurry up, which was pointless as it's the clubs fault putting too many players on the course, one incident in particular whilst the group in front (lady with her young daughter) were Teeing off 20 metres away, the young girl was too shaken to hit her shot and they ended up not playing the hole as a result.The staff member didn't see a problem with his actions. I later heard this had happened several times and when i mentioned this it was denied by the club, despite several witnesses.Many other nicer GOLF courses in the area and never have i seen such atrocious staff.Also the driving range (a few mats) is limited to 140 yds and pretty pointless.Avoid, not a pleasant experience unless the course is not busy with tourists, which doesn't happen and is what they're banking upon. Never become a member!!!