Portugal Golf – Salgados golf course in Algarve

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Salgados golf course Bacalhau Strings Tournament

Salgados golf course Bacalhau Strings Tournament

An invitation was extended from Salgados Golf Course to Chez Carlos Golf Society to participate in their *Strings* tournament.

7 of our members accepted and were met with a warm day with an abundance of wind and anyone who has played Salgados knows that means some difficult playing conditions are in your immediate future.

The golf course itself is actually in top notch condition and the greens were quite quick. Putts had to be judged for speed quite precisely or there was a penalty to be paid for any exuberant efforts that missed.

The greens were near perfect for roll and it is appreciated that it was apparent the earlier groups made the effort to repair their pitch marks which isn’t always the case around the Algarve. The concept of the Strings game was somewhat lost on a few of our members but the round actually moved along at a reasonable pace. None of our Chez Carlos group placed in the prizes for scoring, but Jim Gillis came away with the long drive prize of one large bacalhau. As has been the case in these Salgados events, the lunch provided afterwards was spectacular.

Several codfish dishes and plenty of other options for those born without the I like fish gene, with an assortment of salad options and a well-done sweets and fruit table for dessert. The cheesecake was amazing and there was plenty of wine which seemed to be much appreciated by all. Simply said, the value for these events hosted by Salgados are unbeatable and everyone has a great time. Its a bit of an earlier start than our usual, but highly recommended to try at least once.

By Jim Gillis organizer of C.C.G. Society

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A colony of 550 Flamingos were born in the Algarve
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Portugal Golf – A colony of 550 Flamingos were born in the Algarve

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A colony of 550 Flamingos were born in the Algarve

A colony of 550 Flamingos were born in the Algarve

For the first time, in Portugal, a colony of flamingos has nested in the Castro Marim & Vila Real de Santo Antonio Nature Reserve. About 3000 flamingos remained in a salt pan at Cerro do Bufo, where they built about 800 nests with eggs, which, when they hatch, gave rise to about 550 offspring.

The species usually migrates from Portugal in the summer, but the drought and pandemic may help explain the unprecedented nesting in the national territory.

This nesting and its positive result may be confirmed next year and become a recurrent situation, which would represent an important adaptation of the species to different conditions than it has always had in the usual places, thus enabling the diversification of the nesting places and maintenance of the species population in the geographical area of the Mediterranean.

In the Sado and Tejo Estuary Nature Reserve, around fifty nests were built simultaneously in each of them. However, either due to the change in physical conditions that occurred in the places or because there were a very small number of couples, the nesting was not completed. In these last two cases, the nests were abandoned.

The construction of nests has been known since the late 1990s in the main protected areas in wetlands, namely the Tejo and Sado Estuary Nature Reserve and Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António Nature Reserve, and, still, in other places. However, the construction of the nests does not constitute, in itself, confirmation of nesting, since juveniles born in those places were never observed.

Diverse people and entities also contributed to the results obtained. ICNF is especially grateful for all “the collaboration provided by the company Compasal and other various entities in terms of its availability to maintain all environmental and safety conditions, thus enabling the successful nesting”.

They also thank the photographer Agostinho Gomes for the photographic report with which he followed the entire process and for all the care and sensitivity with which he did it, having made it available to ICNF and the public.

Thanks are also extended to the Nature Watchers of the Algarve’s Regional Directorate of Nature and Forests Conservation, in particular those of the Castro Marim Nature Reserve and Vila Real de Santo António, for all their efforts to maintain safety and tranquillity on site, which has allowed the nesting and development process to be maintained, without disturbances that could compromise it.

For Tee Times Golf Agency, this wonderful nature event reinforces the quality and tranquillity of the environmental conditions in our Algarve. In any of the regions, a golf break or family vacation will always be splendid and full of magical and breathtaking moments.

For the observation of these enchanting flamingos or a unique golf break, we suggest the Village Houses (2 or 3 bedrooms) of Castro Marim Golf and Country Club Resort **** located in a paradise of nature. Right next door and equally unmissable the golf courses, Monte Rei North golf course (the best in Portugal), Quinta do Vale golf course, Quinta da Ria & Cima golf courses in the stunning Robinson Club Quinta da Ria Golf Resort****. For a golf break with a stunning sea view, Hotel Eurotel Altura**** will delight any visitor.

Source: jornaldoalgarve.pt

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Portugal Golf Holidays – Montado Hotel & Golf Resort host of the World Corporate Golf Challenge tournament

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Montado Hotel & Golf Resort

Montado Hotel & Golf Resort host of the World Corporate Golf Challenge tournament

The World Corporate Golf Challenge was created in 1993 as a competition open to UK companies and agencies under the sponsorship of its media partner, one of the UK’s largest newspapers, The Times.

The Golf & Business combination was successful that has remained until today. As proof of this, WCGC is nowadays one of the biggest corporate golf events in the world.

The success has already resulted in 34 participating countries, representing more than 3000 companies and covering around 60 TV channels, 26 newspapers and 24 magazines, with 16 top airlines as members. A structure, all of it, with international recognition and prestige.

During the 2020 European Football Championship, another tournament animated the prestigious Montado Hotel & Golf Resort, on May 30th and 31st 2021 which, two months earlier, hosted the International Amateur Championships in Portugal (men and women) and a few days later, hosted the Portuguese qualifications for the European Championships at an amateur level.

Belmar’s team was the great champion of the Montado Golf Course tournament and qualified for the WCGC Audi National Final 2021, for having been the best in the net classification, while Garofalo’s No. 1 team also qualified for the big summit scheduled for the West Cliffs Golf Course in Óbidos (31 July), thanks to the triumph in the gross classification.

The WCGC regulation is clear: the net classification (which selects 4 teams) prevails over the gross (which only qualifies one), but the scoring system, which counts on the results with two players from each team, provides interesting results, as players with high handicaps can win as well as elite players.

Looking only at the net classification, there were 27 players out of a total of 58 with 30 or more points and the best of all was Tiago Costa with 38 points, followed by his partner Bernardo Paes de Vasconcelos with 37 points, the same as José Henriques from JS Partners.

Ricardo Pereira and Rui Coelho were world vice-champions of companies in 2015 and, last year, they won one of the qualifying stages of the WCGC Portugal, in the Algarve, serving another sponsoring company, Turkish Airlines.

There was a very good game by these two winning teams, that not even the heavy rain, almost thunderstorm, which fell for about 15 minutes, was able to stop.

Montado Golf Course is always in good condition, the main variable is the wind but this year the weather was great.

The online tombola, a novelty in 2021, in partnership with Bee Engineering awarded assigned offers to 30 of the 58 participants and there were also special skill prizes for Lúcia Ballayer, Orlando Garcia, João Santos, Tiago Costa and Ricardo Pereira.

The 28th worldwide and 22nd national edition of WCGC Portugal 2021, began in May in Madeira, with the sponsorship of the Madeira Promotion Association, and has now continued in Montado Golf Course with the support of Garofalo. The third qualifying stage will take place at the Axis Ponte de Lima Golf Course on the 26th of June.

The Montado Hotel & Golf Resort had already hosted the National Final last year. This year there will be a fourth qualification at Morgado Golf Course on July 3rd, the Audi National Final will be on July 31st at the West Cliffs Golf Course in Óbidos and, meanwhile, it is already known that the World Final will be again at the Oitavos Dunes Golf Course, in Cascais, from 1 to 5 November 2021.

For Tee Times Golf Agency Montado Golf Course surrounded by famous muscatel vineyards planted a century ago and with some unforgettable holes of great scenic beauty, like number 13, a Par 4 that provides a great view over Palmela Castle and an excellent opportunity for a birdie is a great choice for this famous international tournament.

Also, the Montado Hotel **** with unique tranquillity and its 93 luxurious guest rooms, each overlooking the golf course is ideal for the most relaxing golf break.

We suggest the attractive golf packages for 3 nights accommodation & 2 rounds, 4 nights accommodation & 3 rounds, 5 nights accommodation & 3 rounds, 7 nights accommodation & 5 rounds or a especially golf package to satisfy every customer’s wishes.

For a longer golf break, Pousada de Palmela and Hotel Luna Esperança Centro ****, and the also great and nearby golf courses, Troia Golf Course, Peru Golf Course and Ribagolfe Golf Course, are the ideal complement for the most pleasurable Golf Break in the wonderful Costa Azul region.

Source: portugal.worldcorporategolfchallenge.com

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