Golf in Portugal: Madeira Islands Open

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Portugal Golf - Madeira Islands - Santo da Serra Golf Club

Portugal Golf – Madeira Islands – Santo da Serra Golf Club – European Tour 2014

Golf in Portugal: The Santo da Serra Golf Club is considered one of the most spectacular golf courses in Europe, with unbelievable mountain views and sea waterfront.

Built in 1937, the Santo da Serra Golf was re-designed by Robert Trent Jones in 1991, is located in the village of Santo da Serra, a short distance from Funchal and within 15 minutes from Madeira International Airport.

27 holes available for play, all characterized by generous “fairways” and “greens” and a choice of positions of tees, which favors all abilities.

The Madeira Islands Golf Open is on the European Tour calendar, from 8th May to 11th May 2014, bringing together annually the best practitioners of the sport that hole by hole, try to win. Last year’s winner: Peter Uihlein. The last two days of each tournament are played only by the top seventy players from the first two days of the tournament.

You can’t miss this chance to visit the islands of Madeira and Porto Santo this week. Take advantage of the excellent conditions that the two islands offer you, with its three golf courses, to practice this sport and meet the beautiful villages, surroundings and landscapes.

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Portugal Holidays: Elected Best Destination

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Portugal Holidays and Golf Pleasure

Portugal Holidays and Golf Pleasure

Portugal was recently elected as “Best Holiday Destination by plane (Europe)” by Zoover Awards 2014 that distinguish destinations and tourist attractions as well as accommodation in more than 25 countries. The results are based on the reviews from the users of the site zoover.com, with more than 150 million views per year.

Portugal achieved a total score of 9.12 (on a scale of 1 to 10), with special attention to the categories “hospitality” (9.23), “reached by plane” (9.19), “gastronomy” (9.03) and “culture” (9.16 ).

João Cotrim de Figueiredo, President of “Turismo de Portugal” (portuguese turism agency) extols that “Tourism is a plan of our country and that this recognition as the best holiday destination by plane in Europe is the result of excellence in the promotion of Portugal, whose reputation has been consolidated in a sustained manner. ”

The Zoover Awards elects the best accommodation in Europe, as well as the best and most popular destinations worldwide. The awards ceremony took place last Thursday in Amsterdam, the headquarters of the Telegraaf, the largest daily newspaper in the Netherlands.

Source: publituris.pt

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Spain Golf: The overwhelming Miguel Angel Jimenez will also be present at the Open of Spain.

Spain Golf - Miguel Angel Jimenez

Miguel Angel Jimenez, one of the great icons of Spain golf currently in fourth place in the recent U.S. Masters, where he gave a lesson in game for 50 years, will also be present at the Open of Spain, to be held in the PGA Catalunya Resort from 15 to 18 May next.

The Malaga golf player with 20 wins on the European Tour in his career outside the Ryder Cup golfer 2004 and 2010, among other significant successes – is one of the great references on an interesting squad of players vying for the title conquered in Girona between payroll Spaniards Sergio Garcia and Alvaro Quiros 2002 in 2010 so far century.

Traditionally an excellent entertainer and undisputed reference in every edition of the Open of Spain, Miguel Angel Jimenez has made ​​its way to act on the golf courses as a way of life praised in all corners of the world.

A year ago, the Malaga born Spain golf player, considered one of the most charismatic golfers from both sides of the pond, the U.S. trade press described as “interesting player” – joined the select group of players with more than 600 units European Tour tournaments, among which also include Sam Torrance, Barry Lane, Roger Chapman, Eamonn Darcy and Malcolm McKenzie.

Last December increased their deeds by becoming the oldest player to win a European Tour by winning the Hong Kong Open.

Miguel Angel Jimenez was born in Churriana (Málaga) on January 5, 1964 and turned pro in 1982. Their first appearance on the European Tour took place at the Open of Spain, 1983 in Las Brisas (Marbella, Málaga).

In 1997 – “one of the most extraordinary of my life weeks,” he said then he was vice-captain to the orders of his great friend Seve Ballesteros, a legend of Spain golf, in the Ryder Cup 1997, held at Valderrama, and repeated since the last edition held in Medinah in Chicago.

Source: OpenGolf.es