Sat, 1st Aug 2015 In August many courses are holding Charity Golf Tournaments for local worthy causes. Amongst them are the following: Vila Sol course on the 9th of August; Penina course on the 15th of August; Gramacho course on the 22nd of August; Monte Rei course on the 29th of August. Details can be obtained from the courses. |
Sat, 1st Aug 2015 We are pleased to announce that in the middle of August the 24 year-old Portuguese golfer Ricardo Gouveia from Lisbon moved into 119th place in the World Rankings. This is the highest position that any Portuguese golfer has ever attained since World Golf Rankings came into existence. |
Laguna Sat, 1st Aug 2015 Local golfer Dave Harper repeated his win of the Supercraft Trophy organised by the Atlantic Society on the Laguna course at Vilamoura. |
Benamor Sat, 1st Aug 2015 The 2015 Goldra Golf Tournament will be held on the Benamor Course near Tavira on the 29th August - in favour of the Goldra Dog Sanctuary. It will be an Individual Stapleford competition and details may be obtained by contacting sue@thegoldradogsanctuary.com |
Laranjal Sat, 1st Aug 2015 Sixteen year old Joao Girao won the McGinley Junior Cup at Quinta do Lago Laranjal Course with a two-under-par round of 70. He was also presented with a wild-card for the 2015 BMW Junior Championship taking place on the North Course in October |
Penina Championship Sat, 1st Aug 2015 86 golfers participated in an event on the Penina Championship Course on August 15th which was followed by a gala dinner and raising a total of just under €10,000 for local charities. |
Monte Rei Sat, 1st Aug 2015 Over 80 golfers participated in the Monte Rei Course Charity Tournament on the 28th of August raising over € 7.000. The winner was Hassan Dahabiyeh with Jacques Bonneval second. |
Vale da Pinta Sat, 1st Aug 2015 On the 25th August the Rhiannon Trophy was held on the Pinta course in Carvoeiro with 100 participants. Job van Dalen won the day with 445 points with Gillian Duplessis taking second place. This is a special Trophy to raise funds to assist a child with special needs. |
Sat, 1st Aug 2015 Shane Lowry - (Ireland) WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone - Akron - USA - 6th to 9th August 2015 With two strokes in hand Irish golfer Shane Lowry beat Bubba Watson from the USA to win this important Trophy This is his third win on the Tour and he moved into 22nd position in the World Ranking and 6th place in the Race to Dubai. |
Sat, 1st Aug 2015 Hannah Burke - (England) Tipsport Golf Masters Golf Park Pilsen - Prague - Czech Republic - 7th to 9th August 2015 English golfer Hannah Burke claimed the win by two strokes from Nicole Brach Larsen from Denmark. The victory placed Burke in eleventh place in the LET Rankings |
Sat, 1st Aug 2015 Jason Day - (Australia) USA PGA Championship Whistling Straits - Kohler - Wisconsin - USA - 13th to 16th August 2015 Australian golfer Jason Day claimed victory from American golfer Jordan Spieth by three strokes in this outstanding Masters event. It was also his third win on the Tour. Jason Day moved into 3rd place in the World Rankings. |
Sat, 1st Aug 2015 David Horsey - (England) Made in Denmark Himmerland - Farso - Denmark - 20th to 23rd August 2015 English golfer David Horsey claimed victory in his fourth win on the Tour when he finished two strokes less than Kristoffer Broberg from Sweden. He moved to 161st place in the World Rankings and to 56th position in the Race to Dubai. |
Sat, 1st Aug 2015 Thomas Pieters - (Belgium) DD Real Czech Masters Albatross - Prague - Czech Republic - 27th to 30th August 2015 After 48 attempts on the Tour the 23 year-old Belgium Thomas Pieters captured his maiden win with a three stroke lead over Pelle Edberg from Sweden. He moved to 141st place in the World Rankings to 53rd position in the Race to Dubai. |