First bowl played on crown green
Amendoeira Bowls Club was officially opened on March 15 by Oceânico founder owner Simon Burgess, who played the first bowls on the crown green and flat green. Simon Burgess displayed
Golf Course presentation
A third golf course at Quinta do Lago will be presented to press and commercial partners tomorrow (Saturday). The Laranjal Golf Course is a par 72, 18 hole course and
Golf course targeted by armed robbers
Three masked men, one armed with a gun, robbed the reception area of the Oceânico Pinhal golf course in Vilamoura on Monday morning. In a statement, Oceânico said: “There was
Sunny days for Greys
Nick Clayton was the winner of the latest Golf For Greys golf tournament at the Alamos course. His 44 Stableford score was two and four strokes too good for Andrew
Rallying around!
By Skip Bandele sport@algarveresident.com The return of former world champion Marcus Gronholm after a year’s absence will be the major attraction at the April 2 to 5 2009 Vodafone Rally
Racing changes
Portimão’s season-opening F1 Power Boat World Championship race has been brought forward to the first April weekend in order to avoid clashing with the Portuguese A1GP race scheduled to be
Champions change
The Vale de Lobo Grand Champions ATP Tour tennis summer highlight has changed its dates for the first time in the nine years of its existence to the second week
Tough competition for England
By CHRIS WRIGHT sport@algarveresident.com England’s young lions were given a lesson in the finer skills of football when they lost 2-0 to Portugal at Albufeira on Saturday. England Youth Development
Roaring into action
By SKIP BANDELE sport@algarveresident.com While the new Lola B08/80 Le Mans coupe was put through its paces at the Motor Park this week in preparation for the coming season and
Spanish ace
Eighteen-year-old Spanish tennis starlet Sandra Soler-Sola received the winner’s cheque at the 6th Portimãoo Tivoli Ladies Open after beating Russian top seed Nina Bratchikova 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the final.