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European Tour golf, Open Portugal is back!

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European Tour golf in Portugal

European Tour golf Morgado Golf Resort

European Tour golf Morgado Golf Resort

Seven years later, European Tour golf returns to Portugal and will be hosted at the Morgado Golf Resort in the Algarve.

The European Tour golf announced today the definitive calendar for 2017 and in it, surprise, there is the “Open of Portugal in the Morgado Golf Resort (full name of the tournament), from 11 to 14 May at the Morgado Golf Course, the Nau Hotels & Resorts Group, in Portimão. The complex has another course, the Álamos Golf Course.

A welcome return, since it was not held since 2010 (under the Estoril Open title in Portugal) in Penha Longa, with victory of the Danish Thomas Bjorn, recently nominated captain of Europe in the Ryder Cup. The event therefore returns to the Algarve, since between 2007 and 2010 was played in Greater Lisbon courses (Oitavos Dunes, Cascais, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and Penha Longa in 2010).

It will be the 55th edition of one of the oldest and most emblematic events of the main European circuit. It will have a prize money of 500,000 Euros and will be dual, in the sense of scoring simultaneously for the European Tour and the Challenge Tour, as was the Madeira Open, which this year will not be played after 23 consecutive editions.

Open Portugal


The Open Portugal is one of three back-to-back races, alongside The Rocco Forte Open – Verdura (18-21 May) in Sicily, Italy, and the Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation (19-22 October).

The Portuguese Open at the Morgado Golf Resort will be hosted by NAU Hotels & Resorts, owner of the golf course, the Portuguese Golf Federation (FPG) and the PGA of Portugal, in association with the European Tour and the Challenge Tour.

Portugal voted the best golf destination in the world for the third time

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Portugal voted the best golf destination in the world for the third time
 
Portugal was chosen on Saturday as the best golf destination in the world for the third time in a row, receiving the prize awarded by the World Golf Awards, which awards the ‘Oscars’ of the sport.

In a ceremony held at the Conrad Algarve Hotel at Quinta do Lago, Portugal once again was selected ahead of destinations such as England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey or Italy that competed in the same category.
World’s Best!
“Portugal will continue to work on attracting new segments [golf course professionals, corporate golf, women and young people] and supporting the flagship event: Portugal Masters, already scheduled for September 21 to 24 2017″, emphasized Turismo de Portugal, President, Luís Araújo.

There are currently 91 golf courses in Portugal (of which 66 are 18 or 27 holes). The Algarve is the region with the largest number of golf courses (44%), followed by the region of Lisbon (17.58%).

According to the organization, the World Golf Award “aims to stimulate the golf tourism industry and results from the online voting of professionals related to the sector, specialized tour operators and the media dedicated to golf, but also the public in general.”

PORTUGAL MASTERS – RICARDO MELO GOUVEIA AND PADRAIG HARRINGTON SET NEW RECORDS

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Ricardo Melo Gouveia set New Record at Portugal Master

Portugal Masters

Ricardo Melo Gouveia

Portuguese star golfer recorded the best al-time performance of a Portuguese golfer with 15 below par as the Irish equaled the best tournament result on 23 under.

Ricardo Melo Gouveia failed the ambitious goal of becoming the first Portuguese to finish the Portugal Masters in the top-10, but has every reason to feel proud as he leaves Vilamoura with a new national record in the most important Portuguese tournament integrated on the European Tour, with a prize money over 2 million euros.

The other national record that the Portuguese # 1 aimed, the best result so far is that was not achieved and will continue in the hands of Ricardo Santos with its 16th place in 2012.

Nevertheless, Ricardo Melo Gouveia 22nd place (tied) is the third best ever result of a Portuguese after such 16th place of Ricardo Santos and 21st reached by Filipe Lima in 2007.

The 28,800 euros he pocketed converted into points, allowing him to climb from 95th to 92nd place in the Race to Dubai, but only the top-70 will qualify for the Turkish Airlines Open, two weeks from now. “Ricky” must now dream of many dropouts to enter into the Turkish millionaire event.

Ricardo Melo Gouveia marked the 10th Portugal Masters and was also marked by it, because for many years, played for Vilamoura Golf Club: “The reception on the 18th hole was the greatest I’ve had since I play the Portugal Masters, was great feel this unconditional support, feel the affection of the public. This year I was in a lot of tournaments that always appeared two or three Portuguese. In the Middle East and in places where you did not expect, but this week is very different. We are in Portugal and it is great to feel all this support. “

Who is not Portuguese but also has represented once the Oceânico Golf, received a huge support of most of the 9,484 spectators who came today through the gates of the Victoria Golf Club was Padraig Harrington, as to say in the press conference that he felt playing “at home away from home.”

“Paddy” has played the Open de Portugal in several courses, and the World Cup in this same course designed by Arnold Palmer and this was his sixth participation in the Portugal Masters, where he had been 3rd in 2009. It was therefore time to win in Portugal, a country that suits you and where you come to play “from the amateur days in 1999 ‘.

It was a last exciting journey, with several changes in the lead and everything was decided only in the last putt on the last hole of the last group. Andy Sullivan, last year’s champion watching on television what was happening, waiting for a slip of Harrington to reach the play-off, but eventually witnessing a final fantastic chip and putt of his rival.