Between June 3rd and June 8th this year ten teams of ten happy amateur golfers will be battling out over three rounds in the European 10s Championship on the three Quinta do Lago courses on Portugal’s Algarve coast.
The new championship is aimed at golfers from across the globe, at all levels of the old and ancient game.
Teams will be made up of ten players, and each day five pairs from each team will be chosen. Team members cannot be paired together more than once during the three days play. Each day the best four scores will count as the team score with the worst score discounted.
European 10s played on popular courses
The European 10s will allow competitors to play all three of Quinta do Lago’s courses; The North, South and Laranjal.
The South Course has long been a favourite with European Tour players, and recently climbed an impressive 35 places to 43rd in the respected Top 100 Golf Courses of Continental Europe 2018.
The North Course (the 18th hole pictured above), which was ranked 92 in the same list, was opened in October 2014 after a € 10 million revamp by renowned golf architect Beau Welling, in collaboration with 2014 Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley.
Laranjal, which opened in 2008, is designed in the setting of an orange grove, and is popular with visitors to the Algarve. It won Portugal’s Best Golf Course of 2011 at the Portuguese Travel Awards.
Quinta do Lago,is set in the 2,000 acres of the Ria Formosa Natural Park. It has plenty else to offer thanks to its first-class sporting facilities and choice of restaurants and bars, 15 minutes from Faro airport.
The five-night break at the newly-refurbished Magnolia Hotel on a B&B basis sharing a twin room, will include four rounds of golf.
One day is dedicated to practice. Then the tournament will consist of two betterball Stableford rounds and one scramble format. Buggies and free balls on the range, as well as a welcome cocktail, transfers to the golf courses and a lavish gala dinner on the last night, is included in the € 800 per player fee.
Information on the European 10s, and details of entry, can be obtained by e-mail to Brian Evans at [email protected] or telephone +35 191 003 5760.
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