PALMARES PROVIDES FOCAL POINT FOR 2025 GOLF SEASON IN THE ALGARVE
Palmares Ocean Living & Golf is leading the way for golf in Portugal in 2025 after being chosen to stage a number of high-profile prestigious tournaments in the Algarve this winter.
The luxury 27-hole resort has been the focal point of the region since the start of year, being selected to host no fewer than six events on the burgeoning PT Tour as well as the 44th edition of the Almond Blossom Tournament – the Algarve’s oldest amateur golf tournament – at the end of last month.
Played across a combination of Palmares’ three nine-hole loops – the Alvor, Lagos and Praia – the PT Tour tournaments have attracted a collection of Portugal and the continent’s top golfers, with notable names including leading Portuguese stars Pedro Figueireido and Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Mark Power from Ireland.
Gouveia and Lars Van Meijel have already celebrated victory at the venue over the last month and the pair will be among the players chasing success and a €15,000 prize fund when the venue stages the finale of the PT Tour, the Optilink Tour Championship, from February 25-27.
In addition, Palmares also had the honour of staging the Almond Blossom Tournament from January 21-25 last month – an event which is renowned throughout the Algarve for combining competitive spirit, camaraderie and the stunning backdrop of the Almond Blossom season.
Nuno Sepulveda, co-CEO at Details – Sports, Hospitality, Leisure – Palmares Ocean Living & Golf’s management company, said: “It’s been a great start to the golfing year at Palmares and is fully deserved for a resort that is not just one of the best in Portugal but the whole of Europe.
"Palmares offers the finest views in the region, allowing golfers to play while taking in the breathtaking vistas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Lagos. The resort is honoured to have the opportunity to host this prestigious series of tournaments and looks forward to organising many more events of this calibre in the future.”
Integrated into the natural amphitheatre of Bay of Lagos, Palmares’ 27-hole golf course – which was redesigned by the renowned Robert Trent Jones Jr. in 2011 – is regarded among
Portugal’s premier golfing destinations, with the golf offering complemented by an array of outstanding hospitality and gastronomic experiences and real-estate opportunities. These include the resort’s globally acclaimed clubhouse, winner of ‘Europe’s Best Clubhouse at the 2024 World Golf Awards and the setting for the Michelin starred restaurant AL SUD.
Golfers looking to stay at Palmares can choose from a wide range of luxurious accommodation, including opulent one, two and three-bedroom signature apartments and a boutique Beach Hotel.
Stay-and-play packages are available for both, with prices for a five-night bed-and-breakfast break for two people in an apartment starting from €356 per person.
As well as Palmares, Details - Hospitality, Sports, Leisure – currently manages nine golf courses in Portugal, including Vilamoura and the newly rebranded PGA Aroeira Lisboa. The group also manages 18 hotels across the country.