The Els Club Vilamoura
The Els Club Vilamoura: Arnold Palmer (Palmer Course Design) (2005). Jordan Smith won the 2022 Portugal Masters here with 254 (−30).
The Els Club Vilamoura: Arnold Palmer (Palmer Course Design) (2005). Jordan Smith won the 2022 Portugal Masters here with 254 (−30).
The Els Club Vilamoura: Arnold Palmer (Palmer Course Design) (2005). Jordan Smith won the 2022 Portugal Masters here with 254 (−30).
Updated October 24, 2026
17 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jordan Smith | 254 (−30) | lowest winning score in this event · by 3 strokes · DP World Tour |
| 2021 | Thomas Pieters | 265 (−19) | by 2 strokes · DP World Tour |
| 2020 | George Coetzee | 268 (−16) | by 2 strokes · DP World Tour |
| 2019 | Steven Brown | 267 (−17) | by 1 stroke · DP World Tour |
| 2018 | Tom Lewis | 262 (−22) | by 3 strokes · DP World Tour |
| 2017 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 264 (−20) | by 4 strokes · DP World Tour |
| 2016 | Pádraig Harrington | 261 (−23) | by 1 stroke · European Tour |
| 2015 | Andy Sullivan | 261 (−23) | by 9 strokes · European Tour |
| 2014 | Alexander Lévy | 124 (−18) | by 3 strokes (shortened to 36 holes) · European Tour |
| 2013 | David Lynn | 266 (−18) | by 1 stroke · European Tour |
| 2012 | Shane Lowry | 270 (−14) | by 1 stroke · European Tour |
| 2011 | Tom Lewis | 267 (−21) | by 2 strokes · European Tour |
| 2010 | Richard Green | 270 (−18) | by 2 strokes · European Tour |
| 2009 | Lee Westwood | 265 (−23) | by 2 strokes · European Tour |
| 2008 | Álvaro Quirós | 269 (−19) | by 3 strokes · European Tour |
| 2007 | Steve Webster | 263 (−25) | by 2 strokes · European Tour |
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Stephen Dodd & Bradley Dredge | World Golf Championships |
The Victoria was chosen to host the 2005 World Cup before it had even opened; Wales' Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge won by two from England and Sweden after rain cut the event to 54 holes.
Source: Golf Business News - Palmer opens first course in Portugal · Wikipedia: 2005 WGC-World Cup
Persistent rain cut the 2014 Portugal Masters to 54 and then 36 holes; Alexander Lévy, 18 under after rounds of 63 and 61, had played one hole of round three when organisers decided the 36-hole scores would stand.
Source: BBC Sport (2014)
Jordan Smith won the 2022 Portugal Masters at 254, 30 under par, three strokes ahead of Gavin Green.
Arnold Palmer's design brought water into play on the 11th, 12th and 13th, a stretch named "The Victoria Corner"; the course has 32 acres of lakes, with a large lake between the 14th and 18th.
Source: Golf Business News - Palmer opens first course in Portugal
Cascading waterfalls on the par-5 17th form a hazard on the approach.
Source: Golf Business News - Palmer opens first course in Portugal
Redesigned from the Victoria Course and relaunched as the private Els Club Vilamoura, the course is promoted as Europe's first Ernie Els design.
Source: The Els Club Vilamoura - Guests · The Els Club Vilamoura - home
At 7,176 yards the Victoria was the longest 18-hole layout in Portugal when it opened (2004), with at least five tees on every hole; it was Palmer Course Design's first course in the country.
Source: Golf Business News - Palmer opens first course in Portugal
Arnold Palmer (Palmer Course Design)
Victoria Course redesigned by Ernie Els and relaunched as private The Els Club Vilamoura (site copyright 2024)
Source: The Els Club Vilamoura - home
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Portugal Masters 27–30 October 2022 | Jordan Smith | DP World Tour |
| 2021 | Portugal Masters 4–7 November 2021 | Thomas Pieters | DP World Tour |
| 2020 | Portugal Masters 10–13 September 2020 | George Coetzee | DP World Tour |
| 2019 | Portugal Masters 24–27 October 2019 | Steven Brown | DP World Tour |
| 2018 | Portugal Masters 20–23 September 2018 | Tom Lewis | DP World Tour |
| 2017 | Portugal Masters 21–24 September 2017 | Lucas Bjerregaard | DP World Tour |
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's tour-course research (profiles, championship history, the tour's visits since 2017, stories, details and course changes, each with its sources). A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. The light in the room is the sun's real position on the last day of a recorded visit.
The routing and ground are drawn from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). The clubhouse is drawn by GNN from reference photographs; the photographs stay private.
Data: dom-pedro-victoria-golf-course.json. Spot an error? See corrections.