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Former World No. 1 Lee Westwood Returns to Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Ten Years Later

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Portugal Masters 2019. Lee Westwood

Lee Westwood

The 46-year-old Englishman, is one of the biggest golf champions ever in Vilamoura, and joins his compatriots Eddie Pepperell and Andy Sullivan, the 2015 winner.

Westwood will make his first appearance at the Portugual Masters tournament since winning ten years ago in the Algarve his 30th international title, while Sullivan earned his third European Tour trophy at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course in 2015, with a huge advantage of 9 strokes over the second – a record in the Portugal Masters.

In 2009, Westwood broke a two-year career in Portugal without a European Tour win, beating italian Francesco Molinari by two shots, thanks to three rounds -6 par for an aggregate of -23 par, the second best result ever in Vilamoura tournament history.
That victory catapulted him to a peak that culminated, later that season in a Race to Dubai victory and became No. 1 European Tour player of the Year. The following year, he became the first Englishman since Nick Faldo in 1994 to rise to the top of the world rankings.
“I have happy memories of Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course from my win there in 2009,” said Westwood, who had reached 26 top-tens between his 2007 British Masters and Portugal Masters triumphs in 2009 without raising any trophy during that period.
“I had a series of ‘almost’ between these two wins and that made me very happy to have finally crossed the line in Portugal,” he added.

Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course

Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course

“Many players have been telling me about how this tournament has grown in recent years and I look forward to returning and witnessing this growth. It also gives me the opportunity to prepare for the Nedbank Golf Challenge title defense (November 14-17 in South Africa). So I’m excited about this week (in Portugal), ”concluded the 46-year-old, who has 43 titles in his career, including 24 on the European Tour and 2 on the PGA Tour.
As for Andy Sullivan, who was Westwood‘s partner in the 2006 European Ryder Cup team at Hazeltine (United States), he was almost becoming the first and only player to win the Portugal Masters in consecutive years.
After the win in 2015, interestingly also 23 under Par as Westwood, the 32-year-old British was runner-up in 2016, just one shot from Irishman Padraig Harrington, another of the illustrious holders of the Portuguese golf tournament, with three Majors in is career.
“The Portugal Masters is an event I always look to when the calendar is announced,” said Sullivan. “It’s a big tournament and it’s always nice to be back in a golf course where we’ve won before. I always take my family with me and they enjoy being there as much as I do – and it never hurts to have extra support when we compete, ”added the most smiling golfer.

“This tournament gives us the opportunity to start winning an eland for the last three tournaments of the year. I really want to finish the golf season hard and this event is the ideal platform for that, ”concluded Sully’, winner of three international golf titles.
Eddie Pepperell, for his part, has won twice on the European Tour and also confirmed his presence at the Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course, with the aim of maintaining his top-50 status in the world golf ranking, which gives him access to Majors and the World Golf Championships.

Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course

Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course

The Portugal Masters 2019 will then have the presence of a luxury English quintet if we had Tom Lewis double winner at the Victoria golf course and title defender, and Oliver Fisher who last year in the Algarve became the first player completing a golf round in 59 shots on the European Tour.
Also new is the presence of Thomas Bjorn, the captain of the European team that won the Ryder Cup in 2018 in France. Bjorn won the Portuguese Open in 2010 and is a veteran with 21 international titles.

Portugal Masters tickets are available from 8€ for ages 12 to 17; 17€ for promotional tickets and 20€ for adults.

The package tickets for the 5 days are available from 24€ for a youth ticket, 50€ for promotions and 60€ for adults. Tickets for sale in
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Ladies European Tour Qualifying School at Dom Pedro Golf Collection

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Vilamoura Millennium Golf Course. Dom Pedro Golf Collection

Ladies European Tour Qualifying School at Dom Pedro Golf Collection

Dom Pedro Golf: Europe’s finest golfing venue will welcome the next player’s generation
through two tournaments this November and December

Dom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection has revealed a sensational new affiliation with the Ladies European Tour (LET) to host its Qualifying School this November and December.

The Pre-Qualifying Stage will be played around the Dom Pedro Laguna and Millennium golf courses from 27-30 November for the players needing to qualify to the final. Going side by side and sharing the clubhouse, Millennium and Laguna promise to deliver an electric ambience for those fighting it out across 72 holes.

All tournament players will be staying at the luxurious four-star Dom Pedro Vilamoura hotel overlooking the beach and close to the famous Vilamoura Marina with fantastic pubs and restaurants.

Vilamoura Victoria Golf Course. Dom Pedro Golf Collection

Vilamoura Victoria Golf Course

“We are thrilled to be welcoming the LET Qualifying School to Dom Pedro. This is an exciting opportunity for us to showcase Europe’s finest golfing destination to a new audience and play our part in discovering the next great talents of women’s golf. Offering year-round sunshine and the finest course conditions, in addition to our wider destination offering, Dom Pedro has everything a female golfer could need.” – said Pietro Dal Fabbro, CEO of Dom Pedro Golf.

The new collaboration will allow Ladies European Tour members to be able to stay at a reduced rate in any of the Dom Pedro’s hotels in Vilamoura and have unlimited access to Millennium, Laguna, Pinhal, Victoria and Old Course golf courses in December and January to be prepared for the new season.

Vilamoura Laguna Golf Course. Dom Pedro Golf Collection

Vilamoura Laguna Golf Course

We are delighted to partner with Dom Pedro Hotels & Golf Collection and I am sure that our members will enjoy the excellent conditions for a personalised stay, as well as the unique golf experience offered by the brand. Dom Pedro Vilamoura will be the perfect venue for our Qualifying School and it is rare that you find a facility with such a wide variety of superb courses and practise areas, which are all in magnificent condition. While Qualifying School can be a stressful time, the competitors can rest assured that the on and off-course facilities will be of the highest quality.” – said Mark Lichtenhein, LET Chief Executive.

Dom Pedro Golf energy efficiency for better golf courses maintenance

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Dom Pedro Golf - Old Course

Dom Pedro Golf – Old Course

Dom Pedro Golf energy efficiency for better golf courses maintenance

Dom Pedro Golf is strong committed to improve his irrigation system to make it more economically and environmentally efficient.

Dom Pedro Golf has installed a new water collection system from the lakes that, with the exact pressure, allows irrigation of Dom Pedro Golf Courses with a savings of 20 to 30% in energy, in water and also in labor.

Dom Pedro Golf - Millennium Golf Course

Dom Pedro Golf – Millennium Golf Course

The Millennium Golf Course will reduce 30.26 tonnes of CO2, and 87,500KW of energy saving in one year, and the Victoria Golf Course 61.26 tonnes of CO2 and reduce 177,000KW per year. Really impressive numbers that justify the considerable investment.

Energy efficiency will be visible on all golf courses of the Dom Pedro group in proportion to their characteristics.

Dom Pedro Golf - Victoria Golf Course

Dom Pedro Golf – Victoria Golf Course

Simão da Cunha, Head of Golf Operations, Dom Pedro Golf, said: “Our team has never worked harder to push the boundaries and ensure our courses are run in the most efficient and sustainable way possible. The work we have done with Grundfos has already shown exceptional results and will ensure our courses are not only in perfect condition all year round, but also increasingly energy efficient and more environmentally friendly.”

Dom Pedro Golf - Pinhal Golf Course

Dom Pedro Golf – Pinhal Golf Course

Summer in the Algarve, a time of year with high temperatures and no rain at all, makes maintenance of golf courses a huge challenge and often a desperate struggle from the maintenance team to keep the greens looking like a pristine green carpet, that all golfers want to enjoy.

Dom Pedro Golf - Laguna Golf Course

Dom Pedro Golf – Laguna Golf Course

Dom Pedro Golf:
– Millenium Golf Course
– Victoria Golf Course
– Old Course
– Pinhal Golf Course
– Laguna Golf Course

Dom Pedro Hotels:
Algarve
– Dom Pedro Marina
– Dom Pedro Vilamoura
– Dom Pedro Portobelo
– Dom Pedro Lagos
Lisbon
– Dom Pedro Palace
Madeira
– Dom Pedro Madeira
– Dom Pedro Garajau