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Melo Gouveia starts Qatar Masters with a round of 67

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Tee Times Portugal Golf – Ricardo Melo Gouveia at Qatar Masters – © Getty Images

Tee Times Portugal Golf – Portuguese Melo Gouveia starts Qatar Masters with a round of 67 (Par 72), 6th place at Doha Golf Club.

The Portuguese, Algarvian Faro born player begins Qatar Masters equaling his lower stroke round in the main European Tour.

Just three days after finishing the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in 61 place, competing with names like Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler (who was the winner), Ricardo Melo Gouveia came around with the right hand in Commercial Bank Qatar Masters with a round of 67 strokes on the par-72 Doha Golf Club, giving him the sixth place tied with six players, two double strokes of leaders, composed by Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal and South African Louis Oosthuizen (No. 18 worldwide), both with 65 (-7).

At his fourth tournament as a member of the European Tour, Melo Gouveia thus gets its second 67, to match his lower stroke round in the main European Tour professionals. Their first 67 was obtained on January 14, in the opening round of the Joburg Open at the par-71 West Course at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club in South Africa. Also we can not forget that in 2012, even as amateur, landed a 67 in the third round of the Portugal Masters at the par-71 the Oceanico Victoria in Vilamoura.

The 67 today, a par-72, so has the particularity of having been his lower stroke round against the couple on the European Tour … “Today was a day well done despite the wind that was felt. I was not at my best level the tee but managed to recover well with good shots to the green and good putts, “said the best Portuguese golfer of today, current 85 in the world ranking.

Among 126 participants, Melo Gouveia sharing sixth place with Frenchman Gregory Bourdy, the Danish Thorbjorn Olesen, Scotsman Paul Lawrie, Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Tommy Fleetwood English and Swedish Kristoffer Broberg. Ahead of the Portuguese, as well as dual leaders, three players are in third place with 66: Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, Englishman Andrew Johnston and Swedish Bjorn Akesson.

Source: Golftattoo.com

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Chez Carlos Golf Society vs Parky’s Bar Cup Golf Match

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Tee Times Algarve Golf – Oceânico Laguna Golf Course – Vilamoura, Algarve

Tee Times Algarve Golf – Chez Carlos Golf Society vs Parky’s Bar Cup Golf Match Review

Here follows the review of the last Tuesday’s golf match opposing the Chez Carlos Golf Society and the Parky’s Bar Cup teams.

Dear Friends,

On Tuesday 17th November 2015 on a fantastic sunny day with 20ºC, with blue skies, Chez Carlos Golf Society faced off Parky’s Bar group at the Oceânico Laguna Golf Course, in a 12 vs. 12 match, 4 Ball Better Ball format.

Laguna was in excellent conditions, Tees and Fairways spotless, the Greens a bit hard, but fast around 8,5 to 9 feet (stimpmeter).

For the history records: 4,5 – 1,5 results win for Chez Carlos Golf Society.

Filipe at Chez Carlos Restaurant prepared excellent nibbles as usual, for the after game gathering of all players in a friendly atmosphere. Promises for a rematch where left hanging in the air.

Vilamoura home of the Masters, a European Tour golf competition, and several times voted the best golf destination in the world, due to its 6 golf courses, its accommodation capacity with several internationally renowned hotels, countless restaurants and bars and the best European recreational marina, is also planning a master plan that foresees an investment of 10 million euros.

The executive chairman of the World Vilamoura, Paul Taylor, revealed that the construction of this project L’Orangerie Phase II starts in January 2016, and the marketing of the units begin to be made from the same date. The project completion is scheduled for the summer of 2017. Phase II includes 32 units, all designed facing the golf courses.

This project is received “high interest internationally, especially from British investors, Swedish, German and Chinese, in Vilamoura development projects since the Masterplan was released.” According to the same source, the recovery of the Portuguese economy is “to attract global attention and investment we make here reinforces the reference position of Portugal as a real estate investment market in Southern Europe.”

Carlos Ferreira
Chez Carlos Golf Society

Why you should follow The Challenge Tour

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Tee Times Portugal Golf – Why You Should Follow The Challenge Tour – Ricardo Gouveia Leads

Tee Times Portugal Golf – Why you should follow The Challenge Tour

Here follows another contributed article and infographic . This time about why you should follow “The Challenge Tour”. Adding to the reasons pointed below we must make reference to the promising Portuguese players:

Currently leading the competition (ranking 1st) is Ricardo Melo Gouveia, age 24, turned professional in 2014 and number 87 at the Official World Golf  Ranking (OWGR). The player from Almancil, Algarve, currently lives in Orlando, FL (US).

There are also some honorable mentions, the next portuguese players currently ranking in the competition are José Filipe Lima (51st), Ricardo Santos (106th), Pedro Figueiredo (143rd) and João Carlota (184th).

Both players Ricardo Melo Gouveia (1st) and José Filipe Lima (51st) will play on the European Tour 2016.

“Why you should follow The Challenge Tour” (by golfonline.co.uk)

The Challenge Tour is the undiscovered gem of golfing tours. While it doesn’t receive as much attention as it’s established big brother the European Tour, the Challenge Tour is a golf tour all golf fans should turn their attention towards. It is played on some of the coolest courses you have never heard off, has produced some great players and is one of the best ways to see the next generation of golfing stars.

The Challenge Tour is particularly excellent if you love to combine golf with travel. Few other sporting events can boast venues as diverse as Turkey, Slovakia, Kenya and Kazakhstan and you could do a lot worse than planning your holidays around the Challenge Tour schedule. This guide gives you an idea of some the more interesting places visited by the Challenge Tour and what to look out for while you’re there. It also takes you through some of the hot shots currently on the tour as well as looking at major winners who graduated through its ranks.

Tee Times Portugal Golf - Why You Should Follow The Challenge Tour

Tee Times Portugal Golf – Why You Should Follow The Challenge Tour

Source: golfonline.co.uk

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