It was more luck than judgement that we chose Quinta Do Vale this week. With the central Algarve still busy with residue golfers here for the Portugal Masters it would have been near impossible to increase the tee times to the numbers that we required. In the end we had x24 players many of whom had never played the Sevy Ballesteros designed course. A combination of six Par 3’s, six Par 4’s and six Par 5’s that look out over the Guadiana River to Spain it is well worth a visit especially if you nip over the border and fill the car up with fuel which is much cheaper either that and/or buy some nice Rioja!
Blue skies greeted us after a week of indifferent weather. It was a return back to the individual format with two nearest the pins and everybody had the option of a complimentary buggy. A great deal on offer today through the Society considering it is high season. Few scores made it into the thirties which indicated how hard many found this course.
Once again we headed back to Parkies Bar for some nibbles and refreshments – our thanks to Dell and his team.
1st: Pat Quinlan (h/cap 7): 33pts
2nd: Helena Burke (h/cap 19): 32pts (b/6:10)
3rd: Jim Kearney (h/cap 17): 32pts (b/6:9)
Nearest The Pin:
9th: JJ Burke
16th: Lynda Dickson
