Oceanico Millennium G C – 25thMay 2013
17 members and guests turned up for another Chez Carlos Society golf day on a bright but breezy day.
Millennium Golf Course is a very pleasant course consisting of easy walking undulating fairways and firm but fair greens. Its feature is the contrasting 5 holes accessed under the main road which meander through the pine trees, measured against the remaining holes which have a much more open aspect running through parkland. Many suggest that Millennium is the easiest of all the Vilamoura Golf Courses – but beware – there are many places that can catch you out, particularly through those pine trees! The course was in particularly good condition.
On the day, we had Nearest the Pin prizes – one each for the men and the ladies. Unfortunately no lady held the putting surface and so the bottle of wine must wait for another day! The men, however, did not do much better, but eventually from the last match, Mike Dickson produced a fine shot to pip first time guest, Michael Lowry, by a few feet.
Mike, consistent player that he is, also managed to secure 3rd spot with a score of 35 points beating Peter Bell on the back 9 countback. David Exley shot a creditable 38 points, but he was beaten for 1st place by Heather Ward’s brilliant 39 points. Beware the handicap committee for your next outing!
We retired to Chez Carlos restaurant for the prize presentation and nibbles and refreshments were provided by Felipe and gratefully received. Quite a few stayed on for dinner which was also excellent.
Vilamoura Golf
Forthcoming events (June & July)
The Chez Carlos Golf Society has fixed its summer itinerary (at least till August) and it features some of the very best courses in the Algarve and après golf.
Reserve you place now as they are limited but the good news it is easy to do so! Just go to http://www.algarve-golfsociety.com/ and scroll down the competition page and simply ‘put your name down’. You will receive an email back to confirm your registration.
This year we have the Quinta Do Lago Series starting at the award winning Laranjal golf course on Sunday 9th June for a member’s price of just €62.50. This includes 18 holes golf, lunch and for an extra €5.00 entry into the sweep to win some great prizes. In July we repeat it again on Quinta North on Saturday 13th July and again in August on Quinta South. They are not to be missed!
Forthcoming are two great Charity Golf Days this year supporting The Portuguese Association of Cerebral Palsy (Vale Da Pinta) and the children’s charity ‘Make a Wish’ (Boavista). Again, register through the site to secure your name for these worthwhile causes.
Formed in 1993 the Chez Carlos Golf Society now has a membership of over 50 players and a very active mailing list of all nationalities thereby ensuring a playing field of those who love their golf. Après golf is invariably at one of our two host venues in Vilamoura – the spiritual home of the Society ‘Chez Carlos Bar & Restaurant’ and its neighbour Dell’s ‘Parkies Bar.’ There is ample parking outside each of these on the day.
The Chez Carlos Golf Society confirmed dates are as follows:
JUNE’13
Saturday 1st June: Pinhal, Vilamoura
Sunday 9th June: The Quinta Series: Laranjal
Saturday 15th June: Salgados
Tuesday 18th June: Boavista Charity Golf Event
Saturday 22nd June: Laguna, Vilamoura
Saturday 29th June: Vale da Pinta Charity Golf Event with special guest appearance.
JULY’13
Saturday 6th July: The Old Course, Vilamoura
Saturday 13th July: The Quinta Series: North
Saturday 20th July: Millennium, Vilamoura
Saturday 27th July: ‘O’ Connor Jnr
Our new August itinerary will be released soon and there are some great locations coming up.
Membership renewal was due 1st March’13 so let us know if you plan to do so, alternatively, guests are always welcome.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Oceanico Laguna , 11th May 2013
On a lovely summer day 11 players took part on a stableford competition at Laguna golf course. The course was in very good condition – tee boxes, fairways and greens.
Most of the semi-rough was cut well so didn’t add any extra difficulty to the game. The wind was pretty strong, especially on the back nine, where it was head on from fourteen almost to eighteen. It was Carlos Ferreira who adopted pretty well to the conditions and took the win with 34pts, leaving 2nd for the new member John MacElrean with 29pts who also won Nearest the Pin on the 17th. It was a demanding shot today requiring a 4 iron for most players.
It would appear that last week’s trip to the west coast of Ireland paid dividend for Carlos in the blustery conditions. Afterwards the group went back to Chez Carlos restaurant where Filipe presented us some complimentary tasty black pork ribs and carpacho with toast. Member David Bowles and friend Andrea enjoyed their last meal in Portugal till October at the Chez Carlos restaurant – a delicious plate of fresh crab and grilled lobster. ‘Some of the best we’ve ever had’ they commented. We look forward to seeing them back in later in the year.
It was another great day of golf played in the best of spirit
