Oceanico Old Course – Saturday 7th April. Weekly Competition

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The Oceanico Old Course is a favourite of many who have played it and as recently as January of this year was voted Portugal’s #1 course in Today’s Golfer Travel Awards .The vote was carried out by readers of the UK’s most read golf publication, with it emerging a convincing winner with an impressive 31% of the nominations. The roll of honour also saw Portugal’s Algarve coast named the ‘best-value’ golfing destination in continental Europe with 32% of the vote – praise indeed.

Plenty of inspiration abound this week as many of us watched the Masters at Augusta and come the day the recent week of inclement weather had subsided to blue skies and sun once again. Tees and fairways were excellent – the recent rains had done them good, however, the greens were on the slower side than normal though generally true. It was pleasure to return back to this magnificent course and we look forward to our return this summer.

1st: Fraser Graham (h/c10): 37pts (17+20)

2nd: Simon D Turner (h/c 15): 34pts (20+14)

3rd: Peter Vaughan (h/c12): 33pts (16+17)

Nearest The Pin (15th): Fraser Graham

Vale Do Lobo Ocean GC – Saturday 31st March ’12. Weekly Competition

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Play Vale Do Lobo Ocean and you will rarely have a special view ahead of you; it is probably more spectacular than its sister course The Royal. Essentially the front nine is new Ocean and the back part the original layout. Either way you play it is a treat so no wonder we had another good turnout of x14 players again for the competition today.

Special welcome to newcomers Brian Norris and Clive Hill who had been playing a San Lorenzo tournament the week before.

Rain had finally arrived in the Algarve this week much to the delight of the golf courses who have experienced a very dry winter todate. The greens whilst adundant with grass were slow and uneven – not usually a Vale Do Lobo trait. The morning rain subsided to leave us playing once again under blue skies and sunshine.

1st: Simon D Turner (h/c 15): 31pts (13+18)

2nd: Clive Hill (h/c 13): 31pts (14+17)

3rd: Tommy Jensen (h/c16): 30pts (12+18)

4th: Igor.Jnr (h/c 28): 30pts (13+17)

Nearest The Pin (7th): Uncontested

Salgados – Saturday 24th March. Weekly Compettion

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An ensemble of x14 players gathered at Salgados GC for our regular Saturday competition. Because if its coastal location the wind is virtually always a companion on the course yet there was some strong scoring and we averaged 32.1pts over the whole field; a great performance indeed. A warm welcome was extended to Debbie Wilson and Clare Daniel returning back for another Society game. It was thier first time at Salgados and loved it – good scoring too with 29pts each. Well done girls.

1st: Tony Roberts: 38pts (18+20)

2nd: Michael Dickson 38pts (21+17)

3rd: Sean Horkan: 36pts

Nearest The Pin: Sean Horkan