Golf in Portimao

Portuguese National Club Championship – Solverde Casinos

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Portuguese National Club Championship – Solverde Casinos - Morgado Golf Course

Morgado Golf Course

Portuguese National Club Championship

The Portuguese National Club Championship of clubs took place from the 4th to the 6th of September with 19 men’s teams and 6 lady’s teams, enrolled, in a competition played in 54 holes Stroke Play, for three days (18 holes per day).

The 3 best results of each team were determined daily, which together determined the best final results.

The last day was obviously a day of great emotions and competitiveness at the Morgado Golf Course, in Portimão, with Oporto GC recovering and consolidating its first position, becoming the national champion club of 2020. In ladies, it was the Quinta do Lago team that debuted as a winner. The Visconde Pereira Machado (men) and Nini Guedes Queiroz (women) cups are thus awarded.

Portuguese National Club Championship – Solverde Casinos - Morgado Golf Course

Morgado Golf Course

The Oporto GC team wins again, after 2016, this time with the team composed by the players Vasco Manuel Carreira Alves, Afonso Girão, João Girão and Pedro Maria Sousa Machado who totaled 645 strokes (-12), one stroke advantage over the 2nd place, the Miramar team that ended with an aggregate of 646 strokes. The team from Quinta do Perú closed the podium with 674 strokes.

In the ladies competition Quinta do Lago ends up winning with an aggregate of 418 strokes (-20) and thus wins the Nini Guedes de Queiroz Cup. Miramar with 429 (-9) and Orizonte with 438 (Par) completed the podium.

The remaining results were as follows:

Men´s – 4th Vilamoura – 5th – Paredes – 6th Quinta do Lago – 7th Ilha Terceira (azores) 8th Estoril – 9th Juvegolf – 10th-Orizonte – 11th Morgado – 12th Vale de Janelas – 13th Belas – 14th Penina – 15th Amendoeira – 16th – Quinta do Fojo -17º Alto Portimão – 18th Viseu – 19th Amarante.

Ladies – 4º Quinta do Perú – 5º Oporto -6º Estoril.

The next tournament organized by the Portuguese Golf Federation and PGA Portugal will be the National Individual Absolute Championship – Audi, where amateurs and professionals will compete on an equal footing, both in men´s and in ladies, for their respective absolute titles.

Golf: Seniors – South Circuit, Opening

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Golf: Seniors - South Circuit, Opening. Pinheiros Altos Golf Course

Golf Seniors

Today was the Opening Tournament of the Southern Circuit of the Seniors Golfers National Association. It was at Pinheiros Altos (Quinta do Lago) and brought together 60 players from 24 portuguese clubs in the continent and the Azores. Excellent sunny day, without wind, and Pinheiros Altos golf course presented itself in good condition.

In net, Joaquim Mata Martins, from Beja, won with 38 points.

Gross: Steve Juster, Palmares, 29 points

Ladies: Nieves Moreno, 33 points

Senior Masters: Alfredo Aires, 34 points

Guests: Feliz Caetanop, 27 points

The first tournament of the Order of Merit of the Circuit will be on February 1st in Morgado do Reguengo golf course (Portimão).

Source: Valdemar Afonso

57.º Open de Portugal @ Morgado Golf Resort

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Open Portugal. Morgado Golf Resort

57.º Open de Portugal @ Morgado Golf Resort

RICARDO SANTOS

FIGHT FOR # 1

Ricardo Santos is one of four players with mathematical chances of moving to the top position of the “Race for Mallorca”, the Challenge Tour ranking, next Sunday, depending on the results he makes at the 57th Portuguese Open @ Morgado Golf Resort, which starts Thursday in Portimão.

The 36-year-old Algarvian is ranked 4th in the European second division hierarchy this week, a consequence of his win at Swiss Challenge, in June and other good results as 2nd place at the D + D REAL Czech Challenge in May, and 3rd place at the Rolex Trophy (also in Switzerland) in August.

According to José Correia, president of PGA Portugal, in an interview this afternoon with the tournament’s Facebook account, “Ricardo Santos has already practically secured the European Tour next year and Filipe Lima is working on that.” José Correia referred to the fact that Ricardo Santos is well ranked in the ranking and everything indicates that he will finish the season in the top-15 which will be promoted to the first division of European professional golf.

Ricardo Santos at Open Portugal @ Morgado Golf Resort

Ricardo Santos at Open Portugal @ Morgado Golf Resort

With that pressure off his shoulders, Ricardo Santos can now play more freely and the goal of being the 2019 Challenge Tour # 1 – a feat Ricardo Melo Gouveia achieved in 2015 – could be important in keeping him focused and ambitious.

«My goal is to be ranked as high as possible in the ranking. As such, winning the ranking is within my goals, ”the former double national champion told Tee Times Golf Agency in June.

For the third year in succession, Morgado Golf Resort hosts the Open de Portugal with the course in finer shape than ever. Morgado Golf Course has the features of a links course, but instead of being close to the sea, is placed in an area of parkland which, despite its location, receives harsh winds from the coast which is situated just a few kilometres away. The course has been closed to the public for five weeks which has allowed the greenkeepers to prepare it thoroughly, with the fairways in perfect condition and the rough nice and thick, offering a real test to this week’s field.

Morgado Golf Resort

Morgado Golf Resort

The 57th Portuguese Open @ Morgado Golf Resort starts at 7:30 am, with a record of 18 Portuguese competing, including Filipe Lima, last year’s runner-up. The Challenge Tour’s only Portuguese tournament, with 200,000 euros in prize money, features 12 of the 16 players who have won Challenge Tournaments this year and 11 of the top 15 in the Majorca Race. A luxury!