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Fri, 1st Feb 2008 Further improvements to the Alto Golf & Country Club are taking place, coinciding with considerable restructuring of the resort. In January, the complex announced that Commandant Jose Barroso Pereira and Dr. Nuno Barroso Pereira had acquired a significant stake in the business. More golf course maintenance equipment, re-fitting of the golf shop and major landscaping improvements to the clubhouse surrounds are some of the projects under way. Mr. Ed Edwards has been appointed as the new Resort Director, having previously held senior management positions in golf resorts in the USA, Egypt, Oman and Ireland and consultancy roles with golf developments worldwide. |
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Sun, 1st Jul 2007 The 'Ernesto de Sousa Cup' was held on the Alto Golf Course near Alvor and was won by Amíliar Fonseca with Pedro Miguel Sousa in second place. |
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Thu, 1st Jun 2006 On the 10th of June, the Alto Golf will be holding the annual 'Norman Collisson Trophy Texas Scramble' for teams of eight golfers. This is usually a well-contested tournament where plenty tactics as well as good golf are predominate. The event takes place close to the 15th anniversary of the opening of this course in Alvor. |
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Fri, 1st Jul 2005 The 'Norman Collisson Foundation Cup' organised by Alto Golf is played annually played by teams of 8 golfers in two flights of four, on an aggregate Texas Scramble format based on one-eighth of the total handicap of each flight. The Lagos Golf Society team won the cup with 117.8 strokes net, followed by the Alto 'B' Team (119.4) and the Carvoeiro Team with (122.8). |
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Thu, 1st Jul 2004 Local knowledge prevailed at the 'Norman Collisson Foundation Cup' on 5th June at Alto Golf, with the home club teams coming in first and third on 120.6 and 123.6 strokes net respectively. The Texas Scramble event is played by teams of 8 players divided into two groups of four, with exactly one-eights of the combined handicap of each group being deducted from its own score. The Palmares team was placed second with 122.1. |
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Tue, 1st Jun 2004 The 'Collisson Trophy' is being held at Alto Golf on the 5th of June. This popular Texas Scramble event played by 8-golfer teams, split into two groups of four, is played annually to mark the anniversary of the Alto course. |
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