Portugal Golf – Portuguese Vítor Lopes equals the world record for eagles in one golf round

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Palmares Golf Course. Vitor Lopes equals world record with 4 eagles in one round.

Vitor Lopes equalled world record at Palmares

There are very few golfers who have ever recorded four eagles in a single round, and Vitor Lopes will go down in history as one of them, after a remarkable golf round at Palmares. Additionally, he had one eagle that was also a hole-in-one.

The 26-year-old Portuguese golfer from Vilamoura shot 61 (-11) on the outstanding Palmares golf course, in the Algarve, his best professional golf round. Vítor Lopes made eagles on holes 6 (Par-5), 11 (Par-5), 17 (Par-3), and 18 (Par-5).

As a result, he took over the Palmares Classic international tournament, with 10,000 euros in prize money, as part of the PT Tour, which brings together 74 players in Lagos.

Speaking to PT Tour organiser José Correia about his hole-in-one on the 17th hole, the Challenge Tour player stated, “It was my second hole-in-one, but in official tournaments, as a professional golfer, it was my first and I’m really thrilled”.

Vítor Lopes, the seventh best Portuguese in the world golf ranking, showed once again that he is not intimidated by the wind.

The record for most eagles in a single round of golf is 4, according to Guinness World Records, however there are many different regional golfing circuits across the world. In comparison, 4 is the most you’ll see on the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour, or the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Palmares golf course is a popular golf holiday destination in Portugal and ranked 38th in the top 100 best European golf courses in 2022.

Book your golf holidays in the Algarve with Tee Times Golf Agency and enjoy some of the finest golf courses in Europe.

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Portugal Golf – Ángel Ayora wins the 93rd Portuguese International Amateur Golf Championship

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Montado Golf Course. Montado hosted the 93rd International Amateur Golf Championship of Portugal.

Montado Golf Course hosted the 93rd International Amateur Golf Championship of Portugal

The journey, the sights, and the victory all meant something to Ángel Ayora. The 18-year-old Spaniard from Málaga won his first Men’s International Amateur Golf Championship of Portugal. Hugo Camelo (4th) and João Iglésias (9th), both from the Portuguese national team, placed in the top 10.

The Par 72 Montado golf course, at the Montado Hotel & Golf Resort, in the Lisbon region, has hosted the International Amateur Golf Championship of Portugal every year since 2011, and this year was no exception. This year, Ángel Ayora won by six strokes over the Englishman Jack McPhail, with a total of 272 strokes.

“I’m very happy”, said Ángel Ayora, absolute national runner-up in Spain in 2022 and member of Club de Golf La Cañada. “I played very well and solidly, managing to keep the ball low against the wind we faced this week. The truth is that I didn’t let myself be affected by anything and I left with an excellent result”.

There was a Spanish double in this year’s International Amateur Championships of Portugal, since on January 28 the women’s competition had been won by Rocío Tejedo, from Valencia.

For the second consecutive year, Hugo Camelo was the best Portuguese in the final table, but if in 2022 he had been 16th, this time he got a top-5.

Montado golf course, near Sesimbra, is one of the finest in the Lisbon region, which is the second most popular golf holiday destination in Portugal. This region has a wide variety of stunning golf courses and some of them are among the best golf courses in Europe.

Book your golf holidays in the Lisbon region with Tee Times Golf Agency and enjoy the outstanding golf courses and the vibrant Portuguese culture that will give you a unique golf holiday experience.

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Portugal Golf Holidays – Algarve hasn’t had so many tourists in January in 20 years

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Albufeira. The most popular destination for golf holidays in Portugal had a great January

More people spent their holidays in the Algarve this January

The largest hotel association in southern Portugal announced that January’s average occupancy rate in the Algarve, the most famous destination for golf holidays in Portugal, was 36.9 percent, the highest percentage in that month of the past 20 years.

The first data on the monthly development of activity in the sector was provided by the Association of Hotels and Tourist Enterprises of the Algarve (AHETA), and the number of this year is close to the percentages obtained in 2000 (40.3 percent) and 2001 (37.5 percent).

Room occupancy in January 2023 was 3.8 percentage points higher than in January 2019 (the year before the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic) and 2.6 percentage points higher than in January 2020. (one month before the start of the pandemic).

The average number of guests staying in a hotel in the Algarve in January this year was 11.7 percent more than in January 2022.

The association claims that the growth was driven mostly by the Irish (+1.0 pp) and British (+0.4 pp) markets. Meanwhile, AHETA notes that the markets in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Canada all had “significant gains” compared to 2019.

Tavira (+18 pp), Faro (+13.2 pp), and Vilamoura/Quinta do Lago (+11.5 pp) saw the greatest gains compared to 2019.

The Algarve has some of the best golf courses in Europe, like Monte Rei (considered the best in Portugal) and Quinta do Lago South. Last year, 5 golf courses in the region have been placed among Europe’s top 100, which proves the excellence of the Algarve.

Book your golf holidays in the Algarve with Tee Times Golf Agency and enjoy the best golf holidays of your life.

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