Vilamoura Victoria Golf Course

Vilamoura focuses on the “millennial generation”

Posted on by

Vilamoura focuses on the millennial generation

Vilamoura – “millennial generation”

Vilamoura World (VW) has several projects under development, such as Lacustre City, Quintinhas condominium and the Sea View project, a port to attract superyachts. Having a waiting list for moorings at the marina, through an investment of 12 million euros to attract vessels over 25 meters.

The Sea View project will also allow a new differentiated shopping area through the opening of new restaurants and bars with incomparable sea and marina views.

Vilamoura World being the guardians of Vilamoura today, are focused on creating new products, attractive and more sustainable with a very long-term vision to meet the interests and values of the millennial generation, younger, more sophisticated and with environmental concerns, giving more importance to the Vilamoura‘s green areas.

The Vilamoura‘s historic and world-famous golf courses; The Old Course, Victoria, Pinhal, Millennium, Laguna and Vila Sol offer the perfect combination for a memorable golf vacation.

Not only in Vilamoura but also in the neighbouring and luxurious Quinta do Lago & Vale do Lobo areas, where the challenging and attractive golf courses; Quinta do Lago South & North, Laranjal, Vale do Lobo Ocean & Royal, Pinheiros Altos and San Lorenzo, delight all golfers who visit us.

Tee Times Golf Agency congratulates Vilamoura World for the new projects that greatly contribute to the development of Vilamoura and the Algarve and will always have attractive golf packages available to satisfy the demand of all golfing or leisure customers, such as:
Golf Package Hotel Dom Pedro Vilamoura & Hotel Dom Pedro Marina **** – 3 nights accommodation & 3 rounds (special offer for groups), 3 nights accommodation & 2 rounds, 3 nights accommodation & 3 rounds, 4 nights accommodation & 3 rounds at Vale do Lobo golf courses, 4 nights accommodation & 2 rounds at Quinta do Lago golf courses, 5 nights accommodation & 5 rounds, 7 nights accommodation & 5 rounds and for a long stay of 21 nights accommodation & 21 rounds.

Source: idealista/news

Portuguese PGA plans at least two Golf tournaments in 2021

Posted on by
Portuguese PGA. Pedro Lima Pinto and Nelson Cavalheiro

Pedro Lima Pinto and Nelson Cavalheiro intend to organize the National Professionals Championship in 2021, Photo: Rui Frazão

Portuguese PGA

At a time when the pandemic forced the Portuguese Golf Federation (FPG) to postpone until March the start of the season, the Portuguese PGA confirmed that they will organize some tournaments in 2021, although it is still premature to announce dates and locations.

In a statement published on the official website of the Professional Portuguese Golf Players Association, the following can be read: «PGA Portugal will also organize the PGA Portugal Championship at the end of the year and will continue to develop efforts in the current scenario for the organization of more tournaments and the Pro-Ams.

One of the tournaments being planned, in addition to the aforementioned PGA Portugal Championship, is the Solverde National PGA Championship, the National Professional Golf Championship.

In the past, this tournament was played at Oporto Golf Club between 2015 and 2019 and Vidago Golf Course in 2020.

The most likely dates will be the months of July or September, but we will have to wait for the international calendars, mainly for the Challenge Tour.

For now, the best scenario on the table will be three tournaments for Portuguese Golf Professionals in 2021 with the PGA Portugal, not counting the Pro-Am.

In total, there will be five tournaments on the FPG circuit, in addition to the Absolute National Championship which, for the second consecutive year, will also host professionals. These six events will be organized by the FPG.

Adding the FPG tournaments to the PGA tournaments in Portugal, we may have a total of nine events in 2021 that will form what we can informally call a National Golf Circuit.

If these nine tournaments are confirmed, we will be facing an attractive and competitive season, with all the events counting for the ranking of the Portuguese PGA.

In addition to these nine national tournaments, Portuguese professionals (and the best amateurs) also aim to participate in the two international tournaments in our country: the Portugal Masters of the European Tour (the first European division), in Vilamoura, disputed at Vilamoura Victoria Golf Course, and the Portuguese Open at Royal Óbidos Golf Course, on the Challenge Tour (the second division of European professional golf).

The best national golfers, even if there is no competition abroad, if everything goes according to planed, they can participate in a total of 11 Golf Tournaments.

It is almost one tournament average per month, which, in this pandemic context, is a remarkable effort by FPG and Portuguese PGA.

Of course, everything will depend on fighting COVID-19. The first tournament of the FPG Circuit was scheduled for February and has already been postponed to March.

A message published on social networks by FPG announced the following: “Considering the legislative changes introduced by Decree nº 3-B / 2021, of 19 January, now clarified by Decree nº 3-C / 2021, of 22 January, which determined a limitation to the practice and training of golf by all those who are not professionals or with equivalent activity, the Portuguese Golf Federation believes should suspend the holding of competitions scheduled until February 15th. Thus, the following new dates for the competitions mentioned below are now fixed to be played at Montado Hotel & Golf Resort: 1st Tournament of the FPG Circuit – 6 and 7 March, 91st International Women’s Amateur Championship of Portugal – 12 to 15 May; 91st International Male Amateur Championship of Portugal – 18 to 21 May ».

Tee Times Golf Agency will release all the updates on dates and golf courses chosen for these and all the Portuguese Golf Tournaments promptly, as well as, will have the pleasure of organizing all Golf Packages for its participants and supporters, suggesting the best hotels and golf courses in each region.

Source: Hugo Ribeiro / Tee Times Golf (teetimes.pt) for Record

Filipe Lima prefers the Portugal Golf Masters to the Challenge Golf Tour

Posted on by
Filipe Lima

Filipe Lima

Filipe Lima prefers the Portugal Golf Masters

Filipe Lima has no doubts and ensures that he will choose the Portugal Golf Masters, to be played in Vilamoura at Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course over the South African swing of the Challenge Golf Tour.

The 39-years-old Portuguese has the prestige to play in full time on the Challenge Golf Tour in 2021, but will choose to compete in the second European division and concentrate more on the opportunities he has to play in the main European level, not feeling that way, affected for the Challenge Golf Tour decision to postpone its three tournaments in South Africa from February to April and May.

Last season, when he realized that the pandemic would damage the competitive calendar, the Portuguese golfer resident in France took the opportunity to reduce the competitions, given the promise of the European circuit organizers to freeze the categories and keep them for 2021.

Likely, Filipe Lima would only enter the Oman Open Golf in March, so if the Challenge Golf Tour kicks off in February, as planned, he could try his luck.

Filipe Lima has a special affection for the Portugal Golf Masters in Vilamoura played at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course. He is the second Portuguese with the best honours in this competition. He cut four times and in 2017 tied with Ricardo Melo Gouveia in 5th place, with whom he shares this national record.

It would be a weight reinforcement to have him at the Montado Hotel & Golf Resort (1st Tournament of the FPG Circuit). Ricardo Melo Gouveia has already perfectly admitted the possibility of starting his 2021 season in Palmela and, after all, Lima and Melo Gouveia are the two players who represented Portugal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016.

Tee Times Golf Agency shares the special affection for the Portugal Masters and the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course, having for this tournament and all the golf holidays vast suggestions of golf packages including the best hotels and golf courses in the region, highlighting the Hotels: Tivoli Marina Vilamoura, Vila Galé (Ampalius & Marina), Dom Pedro (Vilamoura & Marina) and all the other Vilamoura courses (Pinhal, Laguna, Millennium & Old course).

Source: Hugo Ribeiro / Tee Times Golf (teetimes.pt) for Record