Portugal golf holidays – Golf Holidays Breaks in Algarve Portugal

Salgados Golf Course. Golf Holidays Breaks in Algarve

Salgados Golf Course

Golf Holidays Breaks in Algarve

The Algarve, being the most southern province of Portugal, offers a semi-tropical climate, a cold winter and hot, but very pleasant summers, providing conditions for fantastic golf breaks all year round. There are 39 Golf Courses in the Algarve from west to east and almost all of them offer several options for multiple games, “golf packages”, where the player gets advantageous discounts. We have the example of dynamic packages that start from 2 or 3 rounds and offer an additional discount, such as the Vilamoura golf courses or the Amendoeira Resort. Vilamoura also offers Taylor made packages on its 5 golf courses, the traditional Old Course, the emblematic Victoria golf course and the popular Pinhal, Millennium and Laguna golf courses owned by the Dom Pedro group and therefore the options are many and with different types of discounts. A Group of 8 or more golfers have a free round for 1 player. Golf professionals also benefit from amenities and special conditions.

Quinta do Lago also offers combinations of 3, 5 or more rounds on its three golf courses, Laranjal, Quinta do Lago South and North, offering one free player in 16 and special conditions for the golf professionals.

Vale do Lobo on the two golf courses, Ocean and Royal also offer 1 free player in 8, a package of 3 rounds with 1 free round, excellent for those who want to play more than one round of golf at Vale do Lobo golf courses in the centre of the Algarve.

For the best golf holiday, we at Tee Times Golf Agency have around 60 golf packages to choose from all golf courses in the Algarve.

The most important areas of the Algarve for your golf holidays are Vilamoura, Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago, Lagos, Portimao Carvoeiro and Tavira, all of them have a set of very important Golf Courses such as Palmares, Boavista and Espiche, in Lagos.

Portimao has the legendary Penina Golf Course designed by Sir Henry Cotton and the excellent Morgado and Alamos Golf Courses, set in a peaceful environment at the foot of the Monchique mountains. The Morgado golf course, more demanding, recently home of the Portuguese Open and the Alamos golf course shorter but very demanding golf course in the short game, very wavy greens. Two good options in the region. In Carvoeiro, we have the Vale da Pinta & Gramacho golf courses and in Albufeira, the Salgados golf course is a lot of fun and not too far to the north after the highway, golf players can find the amazing Amendoeira Resort, Faldo and O´Connor golf courses and the popular Silves golf course.

In the Tavira area, in the eastern part of the Algarve, we have the best golf course in Portugal, and one of the best in Europe, the Monte Rei North golf course with the signature of Jack Nicklaus.

A little further south two excellent golf courses, Quinta da Ria & Quinta de Cima, plus the Benamor and Castro Marim golf courses, both very popular and pleasant to play and a course designed by the legendary Severiano Ballesteros that is Quinta do Vale, complement the golf offer in Tavira which is quite comprehensive and suitable for all types of players and provide also some great golf holidays in that part of the Algarve.

Portugal golf – International Women’s Amateur Golf Championship in Portugal

Golfe do Montado Golf Course. International Women's Amateur Golf Championship in Portugal

Golfe do Montado Golf Course

Amateur Golf Championship in Montado

The 91st International Women’s Amateur Golf Championship in Portugal, which was played at the Montado Hotel & Golf Resort, from 12-15 May 2021, was won by Lucie Malchirand (22nd World Championship), who totalled 274 strokes, 14 under par, with rounds of 73-66-67-68, leaving compatriot Vairana Heck four shots away with 278 (-10), rounds of 72-79-69-67 and Spanish Andrea Revuelta Goicoechea in third place with 280 strokes, 71-74-66-69.

It was the “revenge” of Malchirand, who in 2019 had lost by the slightest difference in a great duel to her compatriot Pauline Roussin-Bouchard and who in 2020 had finished in the 11th position.

The Portuguese Sofia Barroso Sá not only significantly improved her final position compared to 2020, reaching the 12th position (when she was 22nd last year), but also achieved the best ranking of a Portuguese golf amateur since the tournament changed its format from match play to stroke play In 2008.

The previous best Portuguese position belonged to Marta Vasconcelos (Oporto Golf Course), with the 13th position in 2008, winning with 296 (+12), rounds of 75-73-71-79, in an edition with only 55 participants, held at Par 71 of the Benamor Golf Course.

Sofia and Leonor are two of the best Nacional Golf young talents, they know what they want (compete in the top level of professional golf) and are ambitious.

Both will be part of the Portuguese team in the German Girls & Boys Golf Championship, one of the most important European under-18 amateur golf competitions.

Tee Times Golf Agency highlights the great importance of this tournament for women’s golf, which gives high visibility to unique rising talent.
The modern Montado Hotel & Golf Resort is the perfect choice to enjoy the best of the Costa Azul region on a Golf Break.
With packages for 3, 4, 5 and 7 nights & 2, 3 and 5 rounds, as well as exceptional conditions for Pros and groups.
Not to be missed is the famous 18 hole green located on an island.
To better discover this region famous for its wines, nature, traditional flavours and magnificent beaches, we also suggest the Pousada de Palmela **** and the Hotel Luna Esperança Centro ****, located in a short distance from the Troia Golf Courses, Quinta do Perú Golf Course & Ribagolfe Golf Course all with very attractive golf packages to assure the best Golf Break.

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Algarve: Roundabouts on the EN 125

Algarve: Roundabouts on the EN 125

Algarve: Roundabouts on the EN 125

Along the EN125, which crosses the entire Algarve, there are about a hundred roundabouts. Some with local symbols, well arranged, others with nothing, overgrown and without any visual interest, a bad image of the local authorities.

In the eastern Algarve there is a roundabout that will be one of the most beautiful and most representative of the Algarve, as a tourist destination: at the intersection with Cabanas de Tavira.

The Benamor golf course, which is on the other side of the road, deals with this roundabout, lawn, with a “player” and a golf buggy, grass and even a bunker…

Beautiful… and a good example…

Further ahead, at the crossing to Praia Verde and Rio Seco, the Castro Marim municipality has struggled for a long time to build a roundabout, to avoid the constant accidents with victims, but it is unable to obtain authorization…

Bad… sadly bad…