Golf in Comporta and Troia: The Complete Guide
An hour south of Lisbon, the rice paddies and pine forests of Comporta have become European golf's newest pilgrimage. David McLay Kidd's Dunas course, named the world's best new course of 2023, now has a sibling in Sergio Garcia's first ever design at Torre, opened in October 2025, while the Robert Trent Jones Sr classic at Troia rests through a 2026 renovation before a March 2027 return. Barefoot luxury, empty beaches, and two of the most talked about new courses in the world.
Photograph: Dunas Comporta, via Google
Why golf here
Comporta was famous long before it had great golf: a strip of rice paddies, umbrella pines and white sand on the Atlantic side of the Sado estuary where Lisbon's designers and Europe's quiet money built thatched villas and kept the place deliberately low rise. The golf arrived in two waves. First came Troia in 1980, a Robert Trent Jones Sr championship course threaded through the dunes at the tip of the peninsula, whose par 4 third the architect counted among the best holes he ever built. Then, four decades later, the Terras da Comporta development changed the region's standing entirely: the Dunas course by David McLay Kidd, his first design in mainland Europe, opened in October 2023 and was immediately named the world's best new course, and the Torre course, the first design by Masters champion Sergio Garcia, followed in October 2025.
The result is a destination unlike anywhere else in Iberia. The golf is sand based, walkable and wild, closer in spirit to the great links and heathland courses than to the manicured resort corridors of the Algarve, and the setting is pure Alentejo: storks on the rice fields, dolphins in the estuary, beach restaurants with bare feet in the sand. It is a two to four night trip rather than a full golf week, often paired with Lisbon or the Silver Coast, and it books out fast in the prime months because the courses are new, the hotels are small and the word is out.
The Comporta and Troia courses to build around
Dunas, Terras da Comporta
The reason the golf world now knows Comporta. McLay Kidd, the architect of Bandon Dunes, shaped a par 71 across 84 hectares of natural sandy terrain between the pines and the ocean breeze, and the awards followed immediately: world's and Europe's best new course of 2023 and a top ten entry in continental Europe's rankings. Wide corridors, vast rumpled greens and firm running turf make it playable for every handicap and endlessly replayable for good players. Green fees have listed around 185 euro in 2026, the premium round of the region.
Torre, Terras da Comporta
The first course Sergio Garcia has ever designed, inaugurated in October 2025 a short drive from Dunas and already collecting praise as one of Europe's best new layouts. Garcia and his team worked the same sandy, pine flecked ground into a different question: more movement into the greens, more half shots, a course built by a player who made his living on feel. Playing both Terras courses in one stay is the new Comporta itinerary, and early tee sheets are tight; book it first.
Troia Golf
The original. Trent Jones Sr laid this par 72 along the beach at the tip of the Troia peninsula in 1980, with Arrabida across the water and his beloved par 4 third playing straight at the sea, a hole he placed in his own ideal eighteen. Tight fairways, wind and small greens long made it one of Portugal's sternest tests and a fixture in continental Europe's top 100. It closed temporarily in 2026 for an extensive renovation and is scheduled to reopen in March 2027; confirm dates with the resort, and read our full Troia course profile for the history.
Course facts and designers verified June 2026 from club, developer and operator listings. Always confirm access and fees directly before booking.
Indicative costs and the season
This is boutique territory, and it prices like it. The Terras da Comporta courses sit at the top of the Portuguese fee scale, with Dunas listing around 185 euro in 2026, and the hotels run from charming guesthouses to some of the most expensive beds in Portugal in August. Spring and autumn are the golfing sweet spot.
| Course | Designer | Indicative 2026 standing |
|---|---|---|
| Dunas, Terras da Comporta | David McLay Kidd, 2023 | around 185 euro; the premium round |
| Torre, Terras da Comporta | Sergio Garcia, 2025 | top of the local range; book earliest |
| Troia Golf | Robert Trent Jones Sr, 1980 | closed 2026; reopening March 2027 |
Indicative standing from club and operator listings, verified June 2026. Every fee is third party pricing that moves with season and demand; always confirm directly before booking.
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Three nights, barefoot
Fly to Lisbon, drive an hour and a quarter south via Alcacer do Sal or cross the Sado on the Setubal ferry, and base once. Everything sits within thirty minutes.
Dunas
Arrive from Lisbon by late morning and play the McLay Kidd course in the afternoon wind, the round the trip is built on. Dinner at a beach restaurant on the Carvalhal sand, ten minutes from the course.
Torre
Sergio Garcia's first design the next morning, then the afternoon among the rice fields and boutiques of Comporta village, or on horseback along the beach, the region's signature non golf hour.
Dunas again, or the estuary
The strongest case in Portugal for a repeat round; Dunas plays differently with every wind. Non replayers take the boat onto the Sado for the resident dolphins, then drive back north for a Lisbon night. From March 2027, slot the reopened Troia here instead.
Plan your Comporta golf trip
Tee times on both Terras courses, the right boutique hotel and the Lisbon add on handled: tell us roughly when and who is traveling, and one concierge builds the trip and costs it to the head, with no obligation.
Golf in Comporta and Troia: common questions
What golf courses are in Comporta?
Terras da Comporta now has two: the Dunas course, David McLay Kidd's first design in mainland Europe, opened in October 2023 and was named the world's best new course that year, and the Torre course, the first design by Sergio Garcia, inaugurated in October 2025. Across the peninsula, Troia Golf is the region's classic, a Robert Trent Jones Sr championship course from 1980, closed during 2026 for a full renovation and scheduled to reopen in March 2027.
Is Troia Golf open in 2026?
No. Troia Golf closed temporarily in 2026 for an extensive renovation and is scheduled to reopen in March 2027. Until then, golf in the region runs through the two Terras da Comporta courses, Dunas and Torre, which between them give a Comporta trip two of the most acclaimed new courses in Europe. Confirm reopening dates directly with the resort before planning around Troia.
When is the best time to play golf in Comporta?
Spring and autumn, roughly April to June and September to October, bring warm settled weather, quiet fairways and the sandy turf at its best. July and August are hot and busy with the Lisbon beach crowd, when Comporta's hotels price at their highest. Winters are mild and very quiet, the best value window, with the Atlantic breeze a factor on the exposed dune holes in every season.
How do you get to Comporta and where do you stay?
Fly to Lisbon and drive about an hour to an hour and a quarter south, either around via Alcacer do Sal or across the Sado on the Setubal to Troia ferry. Comporta village and the Carvalhal coast hold the boutique hotels the area is famous for, including Sublime Comporta and Quinta da Comporta, while the Troia Resort puts aparthotel beds beside the marina and the golf. A single base covers every course within thirty minutes.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts, opening dates and indicative fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.