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Golf in Portugal: Palmares Golf Course

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Golf Tee Times Portugal - Palmares Golf Course

Golf Tee Times Portugal – Palmares Golf Course

Golf in Portugal: Palmares Golf Course is a spectacular golf course, redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr., with views to die for, over the bay of Meia Praia near Lagos, Algarve!

A player will find a mixture of Parkland and Links all designed to require greater skill to any class of player. The greens are large and very sloping and players have to face a few blind shots to them . Some people consider the course to be designed for buggies, not for golfers who like to walk the course and appreciate it.

This was another wonderful day of golf at this course, among friends and great camaraderie with Carlos Ferreira, David Bowles, Michael and Jack Hague.

Palmares Golf Course - Friends Playing

Palmares Golf Course – Friends Playing

Excellent nearby hotels and golf courses can be found. Great holiday golf packages are also available for you. Courtesy of Tee Times Golf Agency – best in Portugal.

Golf in Portugal: Oceânico Faldo Golf Course

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Oceânico Faldo Golf Course - Algarve, Portugal

Oceânico Faldo Golf Course – Algarve, Portugal – Chez Carlos Algarve Golfe Society

Golf in Portugal: The 23rd of April Chez Carlos Algarve Golf Society tournament was held at the marvelous Oceânico Faldo Golf Course in Algarve, Portugal. A Sir Nick Faldo design golf course opened in 2008 which runs side by side with O’Connor. A big up and down course with elevated greens.

The greens are not very big and are very fast, with lots of bunkers. If you don’t make the ball fly then you have some difficulty. Faldo golf course would suit players with a medium and medium low handicap and is a very friendly course for ladies enabling them to enjoy a shorter distance with 1155m between the red and yellow tees. A nice golf course with beautiful views to the country side, you will see here cacti, wild herbs and olive trees.

Yesterday it was a beautiful sunny day although slightly windy for what turned out to be a wonderful competition among all the players.

Winner Clive Davies

Chez Carlos Algarve Golf Society – 23rd April 2014 Tournament Winner: Clive Davies

Clive Davies was the winner. Afterwords you could find him celebrating and enjoying among friends at Parky’s Bar party. Well done! Cheers!

Portugal Golf – Pestana Silves Golf Course

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 Silves Golf Course
Silves golf course opened in 2006 and is located in a serene spot below the Monchique mountain range in the countryside inland from the coastal resort of Armaçao de Pera.

Finding it can prove difficult the first time you play as I was informed many of the road signs disappear from time to time. However, finding it is well worth while.

Many holes offer spectacular mountain views as well as overlooking palm trees and olive groves and the surrounding cork and citrus farms generate a true feeling of authentic Portuguese golf. Whilst the course is certainly not ‘a walk in the park’, you do get a feeling of peace and tranquillity, and even the rumble of a passing train will not disturb this ambience.

It is a course for all standards of players. Low handicappers will find it a serious challenge to come in under par. But high handicaps will always be able to enjoy their round.

And so it was on Saturday, despite the chill in the wind towards the end of our round. Scoring from the 13 players was not quite as good as normal, but perhaps that wind was a factor.

Once it had been pointed out to your organiser that he had misinterpreted one of the cards, we eventually found out who had won the prizes! The winner was never in doubt – that was our leader Carlos Ferreira (11 handicap) with 32 points. In 2nd place after a back 9 countback was Tony McInerney (22) with 30 points. Also on 30 were Ron McLachlan and David Exley.

 Ladies winner was Mary Moran (28) with 26 points. Mary also won the nearest the pin with a fine tee shot at the 16th.

 Post match refreshments and analysis of where we all went wrong was again at Chez Carlos restaurant . Another very pleasant Saturday.

 Ron McLachlan