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António Sobrinho Wins Optilink PGA Open

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Tee Times Portugal Golf – António Sobrinho Wins Optilink PGA Open

Tee Times Portugal Golf – António Sobrinho Wins Optilink PGA Open at Palmares, Lagos, Portugal.

António Sobrinho proved that at age 44, completed last March, can still tap his foot to the best and won the Optilink PGA Open, the second tournament of the PGA Tour Portugal 2015.

The tournament of 6000 euros in prize money was held in Alvor and Lagos routes of Onyria Palmares Beach & Golf Resort in Lagos, Algarve.

The best Portuguese players were present, except for the injured Ricardo Santos and two residents abroad: Filipe Lima (France) and António Rosado (South Africa).

António Sobrinho, with the record of 11 titles of national champion, the last of which in 2008, totaled 139 strokes, 5 under par, with rounds of 74 and 65, and prevented the best ranked Portuguese in the world ranking, Ricardo Melo Gouveia, to add your 2nd consecutive trophy at the PGA Tour Portugal.

13 years ago, when António Sobrinho lived a memorable 2002 season in which he won almost all titles (failed only one) of the PGA Tour Portugal would not have been news his triumph in Palmares.

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Tee Times Portugal Golf – Palmares Golf Course – Lagos, Portugal

But at age 44, to be able to overcome opponents who are stars of the Challenge Tour, as Melo Gouveia and Figueiredo, both only 23 years old, and recognized national golf values, much younger, as Gonçalo Pinto, Hugo Santos, Miguel Gaspar and members of the amateur national team FPG, is not for everyone.

For many years nicknamed “The Portuguese Tiger Woods”, is the case to say that should change nickname for “The Portuguese Miguel Angel Jiménez”, alluding to the Spanish who, at 50, continues to be the best in the European Tour. The triumph in Onyria Palmares broke a double fast of three years of “left overs”.

His last title dated February 2012, a tournament played at Pestana Golf Resort’s Vale da Pinta, Carvoeiro, which included the Algarve Winter Tour, the international precursor circuit current Algarve Pro Golf Tour.

The next tournament on the PGA Tour Portugal 2015 will be the Liberty Seguros PGA Open, on 4th and 5th of June, also on the Palmares golf course.

Source: pgaportugal.pt

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Tee Times Golf – 2015 Masters PGA Tournament – USA

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Tee Times Golf – 2015 Masters PGA Tournament – Augusta National Golf Club, US

Tee Times Golf – 2015 Masters PGA Tournament – USA – 9th to 12th April 2015

Finally. It’s here – the season’s first major championship, the Masters. Practice sessions started last Monday the 6th and the first round wil start Thursday the 9th and the last will end on Sunday the 12th.

The Masters is strictly an invitation Tournament. The qualification regulations are the principal means of determining the player invitation list.

The player field being small, many Tournament formalities and regulations are eliminated. The first consideration is to provide a first class golf course in as beautiful and nearly perfect condition as effort can make it; and, secondly, to show our player guests every possible courtesy.

The chief objective of the Masters is to stage a golf show that is enjoyable to all – our members, patrons and player guests, and to interested golfers generally. We would also like, if we can, to contribute something to the advancement of the game.

It’s been eight long months since the last major, when Rory McIlroy took the PGA Championship at Valhalla. Since then, anyone who loves golf has been dying for the Masters to get here.

Aside from the fact that it’s, well, the Masters, there are so many other reasons to be excited for this week. Tiger Woods is back. Rory McIlroy has a chance to complete the career grand slam and win his third consecutive major. Bubba Watson could make it three wins in four years. It’s Ben Crenshaw’s final Masters. The list goes on.

Here are 10 players to keep an eye on at Augusta National.

10. Tiger Woods: Did you see any of the highlights of Tiger from his practice session at Augusta National on Monday? I’ve never seen him like that. He looked human instead of robotic. Including the four victories, Tiger has racked up 13 top-8 finishes in the Masters since 1997.

9. Jimmy Walker: Over the last two seasons, no player on the PGA Tour has been better than Walker. Since October of 2013 when the Tour’s wraparound schedule began, Walker has collected five wins and a total of 15 top 10s. He heads to Augusta having won in his last start — a home game — in San Antonio.

8. Patrick Reed: To succeed on the PGA Tour, one has to have that belief in self. Not everyone is as forthcoming with that belief as Reed, but boy can he play. He won two NCAA championships while playing for Augusta State, so it’s safe to say there’s no major he’d rather win more than the Masters in his college town.

7. Dustin Johnson: In five starts at Augusta National, Johnson’s best finish is a T13 in 2013. It’s the only major in which he’s failed to record a top 10. Something has got to give there. For a long time now, Johnson has been one of the most talented players on the PGA Tour. The only thing missing from his resume is a major.

6. Adam Scott: The 2013 Masters champ — the first-ever Australian-born player to win a green jacket — is flying under the radar this week at Augusta National. And that’s just the way he likes it. With all eyes on the likes of Tiger, Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Bubba Watson, Scott can just go about his work.

5. Henrik Stenson: Here’s another player flying under the radar at Augusta National. Stenson — the No. 2-ranked player in the world — is still in search of his first major championship win. The Masters is the lone major where Stenson has failed to record a top 10. He’s poised to change that.

4. Jason Day: Day has pretty much put it out there that there’s no tournament he’d rather win than this one. He tied for second in the 2011 Masters and was third in 2013. Perhaps the only problem facing Day at Augusta National is harnessing his desire to win and not letting it get in the way of his play.

3. Jordan Spieth: While Walker has been the hottest player on the Tour over the last 24+ months, no player has been hotter the last month than the 21-year-old Spieth. In nine starts this season, he has already amassed six top-10 finishes, including a win at the Valspar Championship, followed by back-to-back runner-up finishes — all of those in his last three starts.

2. Rory McIlroy: McIlroy has the chance to complete the career grand slam this week at Augusta National. It would also be his third consecutive major victory and would have everyone ecstatic about the possibility of a “Rory Slam” come June at the U.S. Open. His play early on this season has left something to be desired for the world’s No. 1 player. But he’s fired up for this week.

1. Bubba Watson: Watson is deservedly the favorite this week at Augusta National. He’s the defending champ and has won the tournament in two of the last three years. Because of that success, Watson’s confidence has been sky high and it’s shown in his results.

Source: masters.com, pga.com

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Tee Times Portugal Golf – 2015 Madeira Islands Open

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Tee Times Portugal Golf – 2015 Madeira Islands Open

Tee Times Portugal Golf – 2015 Madeira Islands Open – Started on 20th to 22nd March 2015

The Madeira Islands Open BPI – Portugal – got its start postponed to today, Friday the 20th, due to the strong wind that was felt in Santo da Serra Golf Club, in Machico, Madeira.

Santo da Serra Golf Club – Above the bay of Machico, where the first Portuguese sailors disembarked. Here, golf and nature live in perfect harmony with sport and the environment. Be it competition or pleasure, the passions of those who play at Santo da Serra are always satisfied. The Machico and Desertas Courses are those usually used for the Madeira Island Open whilst the Serras Course, mildly flat, maintains the same level of play.

Tee Times Portugal Golf - 2015 Madeira Islands Open

Tee Times Portugal Golf – 2015 Madeira Islands Open

With the tournament reduced to 54 holes after strong winds prevented any play on Thursday, strong breezes again caused a delay on this morning with play starting one hour and 50 minutes later than planned.

Sweden’s Jacob Glennemo got play started at 9:40am, and with the first four groups having completed their opening hole, Javier Ballesteros – son of legendary five-time Major winner Seve – was the only player to have carded a birdie.

But it was Joachim B Hansen took the clubhouse lead during the first round of the Madeira Islands Open – BPI – Portugal with a four under par 68.

The 24 year old Dane, who lost his European Tour card last season after failing to register a top-ten finish, birdied two of his first three holes after starting on Santo da Serra Golf Club’s back nine.

This European Tour Professional Golf Tournament with 600.000, Euros in prize money was suspended from the start, and the decision to definitely postpone the opening day for today was communicated yeasterday at 2pm, by the race director, the Spanish Jose Maria Zamora.

“We had the misfortune of having presented a day with a lot of wind, with an average speed of 35/40 km/h and there were times with gusts that reached the 80 km/h. This causes the ball to move on the greens, to not be still, so you can not play in these conditions.” said Zamora.

The forecasts for today, the tournament director seemed to be more confident, “I am optimistic about the wind, will do much less wind tomorrow. It is expected rain, but if it does not rain much no problem. Also depends on the height of the clouds: if the height of the field, we have the same problem last year. But I am optimistic and I believe that Madeira and the Madeira Open deserve a good end. I am optimistic and we will try to do 54 holes, “praised José Maria Zamora.

The director also explained that, given the weather forecasts, the field can not be touched. “We choosed to not cut the greens: We were expecting this strong wind but still we can not cheat the wind and being so strong we had to decide that today we do not play.” Zamora said that cutting the greens would leave them faster and unplayable.

Let’s hope for better weather next days to come to a wonderful conclusion of this wonderful tournament at Santo da Serra Golf Club, in Madeira, Portugal.

Source: Golftattoo.com, europeantour.com

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