The 2nd Pepe Gancedo Trophy was played at Santo Antonio golf course on 12th August.

Pepe Gancedo (1938-2016) was the course architect for the Parque da Floresta golf course which opened in 1987. One of Spain´s most famous golf course architects, his design philosophy was to make courses enjoyable, traditional, challenging and memorable, with minimal alteration to the existing terrain. To commemorate his work, the competition was played for the first time on the 30th anniversary of the course opening and the intention is that this will become a popular annual event for golfers in the Algarve.

The Algarve resort attracts a full field of elite juniors from across Europe for a fun-filled week of family activities and intense competition.

The Oceânico World Golf Kids Championship returned to Amendoeira Golf Resort for its tenth staging last week. 140 of the world’s most promising young golfers descended on the resort for an unforgettable week of golf and celebrations to mark the 10^th anniversary of the prestigious event.

Spain has come out on top in the Padel Nations Cup by Barral, which for the first time was held at the Tennis Academy in Vale do Lobo on August 2nd and 3rd 2018.

Spanish players Juan Martin Diaz and Aday Santana, beat Miguel Oliveira and Vasco Pascoal from Portugal in front of a full house during the final of the Padel Nations Cup held on August 3rd.

With under a week until entries close for the 2018 Oceânico World Kids Golf Championship (OWKG), Amendoeira has announced a partnership with the Portugal Pro Golf Tour, which will see the winner of the U18 category play in an event of their choice on the Algarve’s premier golf Tour.

Over 350,000 golfers visit Leadingcourses.com each month. Based on their rankings, Monte Rei Golf & Country Club – with an average rating of 9,18 – has been voted Best Golf Club in Portugal in 2018 in the Golfers’ Choice Rankings.

The rankings for best golf club are compiled based on numerous aspects influencing the quality of the golf club, such as the golf course itself, the overall impression of the club, maintenance, facilities such as practice facilities, clubhouse and the perceived value for money.

The Guadiana Challenge was born in September 2014 when Nick Robinson and a friend stand up paddled 32km from Mértola to Alcoutim.

This was such an incredible trip that he couldn't wait to share it with other, like minded paddlers. Nick posted details of the journey on his Algarve SUP website and a few people asked to be notified of when he was going down again. He hadn't planned anything but thought how incredible it would be to do the trip with a group of people.

Espiche Golf is delighted to share the exciting news that Frederico Champalimaud will be joining as the new General Manager and as Marketing Director for the hotel and real estate project in the adjoining land to the course.

We would like to take this occasion to honour and thank our outgoing GM, Luis Rocha, for the tremendous work he has done over the past couple of years at Espiche. Under his leadership, we have seen great improvements in every area and our course has become one of the most popular in the entire Algarve. He and we are proud of the tremendous team he has built and we wish him every success in his future endeavours.

A busy year of events for the resort culminates in successful hosting of the inaugural EuroPro Tour Championship and prestigious awards for leading Algarve destination
Amendoeira Golf Resort is celebrating a landmark season in its nine-year history as the recipient of two prestigious awards in recent weeks, closely following the climax of a calendar of prominent events in 2017.
First up for the Portuguese resort were the Travel & Hospitality Awards in October, where Amendoeira was recognised as the Algarve Resort of the Year, beating off stiff competition in one of Europe’s most-visited and competitive destinations. This was closely followed by further success at the Luxury Travel Group Awards, held on 6th November at London’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, as Amendoeira scooped the Luxury Hotel & Golf Resort of the Year title.