Ryder Cup star and former “Race to Dubai” champion, Tommy Fleetwood, will return to the Portugal Masters at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course, in Vilamoura, from 10 to 13 September.

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Tommy Fleetwood

Tommy Fleetwood will participate for the sixth time in the European Tour tournament, having competed in the Algarve every year between 2012 and 2016.

«I am looking forward to returning to the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course. It is a beautiful area of the world and I have beautiful memories of when I played there in the past,” said Fleetwood.

«In 2020, I started well in the Race to Dubai, with two positive weeks in the Middle East, including a 2nd place tied behind Lee Westwood in Abu Dhabi. As with everyone else, my season was suspended shortly after, but I am focused on a strong conclusion of the season and I think the Portugal Masters will be the ideal place in Europe to face a good list of participants, before heading to the US Open the following week, ”he added.

The 14th edition of the Portugal Masters is part of the “Iberian Swing” of the European Tour. Play right after the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucia Masters, which ended last Sunday in Spain. The Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos concludes this series next week.

The European Tour resumed its competitive activity in July with two “dual-ranking” events in Austria, and soon afterwards with the new six-week “UK Swing”, fulfilling the strategy of, whenever possible, holding events in succession in chosen regions, avoiding long trips whenever possible.

As with all the tournaments in the 2020 rectification calendar, the Portugal Masters will be subject to the European Tour Safety and Health Program (COVID-19 Health Strategy) and, consequently, spectators will not be allowed on the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course.

The Portugal Masters will also be covered by the new “Golf for Good” initiative of the European Tour, which aims to support the local communities where the European Circuit passes, honoring the true heroes, as key elements of the front line, at the same time that it intends promote the health benefits of golf.

The Legend Valderrama

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Valderrama Golf Club

Valderrama

The Real Club Valderrama is extraordinary compared to other realized golf clubs in Europe. It is situated in the resort of Sotogrande, San Roque in the Andalusia area of southern Spain, a couple of miles from Gibraltar.

Tee Times Golf Agency had the delight to play the Real Club Valderrama and after numerous years venturing to the far corners of the planet with the incredible fortune to play golf we found that the golf course here is basically one of the absolute best we have ever had the chance to appreciate!

From parking the car to the finish the service is five stars.

Top-notch facilities starting at the pratice area through to the golf course.

Valderrama Golf Club

Valderrama Golf Club

And afterward the colossal golf course itself which on the front nine breezes its route delicately through the cork trees over the sublimely structured parkland style holes, and the back nine which can thoroughly devastate the consequences of a decent front nine through its extremely intense – yet reasonable – format with a lot of scoring openings tempered by the ever present information that one mis-hit shot can see you effectively lose ground on your opponents.

A superior format as far as structure, area, quality and the general pleasant nature of a golf course you will be unable to discover anyplace on the planet!

It is uncommon to fall off a golf course with such a sentiment of satisfaction and a genuine encounter when your back nine play has been in complete complexity to a very much played front nine, yet Real Club Valderrama is that course. We can possibly envision how great you would feel in the event that you can assemble a strong back nine toward the finish of your round, or far superior an entire 18 holes of good quality golf more than one of the world’s really incredible greens – or better still to win in the Ryder Cup here!

The course was structured in 1974 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr, one of the extraordinary fairway designers, and was initially known as Las Aves (Sotogrande New). In 1985, Mr. Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, aquired the golf course and focused on carrying the course to an uncommon level, never found in Europe. Robert Trent Jones eagerly consented to return and overhaul his unique design of ten years sooner. Together the two men spent numerous hours strolling around the course and talking about where and how upgrades ought to be made.

Ryder Cup in Valderrama Golf Club

Ryder Cup in Valderrama Golf Club

The course was renamed Valderrama, after the old domain on which the land is arranged. The pair shared a typical point: to make a course that would introduce a trial of golf to the regular golf player and the top of the line player the same, and would draw out the best golf that is in him. Valderrama has since ascended in the Golf World rankings to turn into the No.1 fairway in territory Europe, a position gladly held since 1989.

By 1999, Real Club Valderrama was appraised the top course in territory Europe by Golf World magazine.

The fourth hole, La Cascada, is the course’s signature hole. It is a Par 5 with a lake to one side of the two-layered green. The training ground was known as the best in Europe by Nick Faldo.

Hello from Alhaurin golf course

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Alhaurin golf course

Alhaurin golf course

Dear guests

We are pleased to greet you and keep in close contact with you. Alhaurin golf course is working hard to keep the Golf Club sportingly active, providing a highly personalized attention to each client, respecting the required sanitary measures and with a great activity of tournaments, restaurants and events, to offer a 360º experience to their visitors and members.

And at the same time Alhaurin golf club is dedicating a great effort to maintaining the state of the course, and even being currently, in better condition than before the lockdown.

In reference to the current situation at a global level, of which no one is unaware, we are convinced that circumstances will be more favourable for our business in the short / medium term.

We would like you to comment on your views and in your previous experiences, forecasts, the current state you are experiencing, regarding travel for Golf holidays, and the scenarios planned between now and the end of 2020.

Regarding the rates for 2021, they are not closed yet, since, we think that they will depend a lot on the evolution of the restrictions to travel from the different issuing countries, therefore, for the moment we maintain the current prices and any changes or modifications to them we will advise you.

In order to further consolidate the relationship with you, we would love to receive you personally at our golf club, where we will be very pleased to show you the progress.

We greet you very kindly,

Alhaurín Golf management.