News in the Algarve

 

 

 Reproduced from 'The Portugal News, Portugal's National Newspaper in English'.

 

 


 

 

Golf Forum at Forum Algarve.... Visitors to Forum Algarve (Faro - Portugal) got the chance to get on the green with ‘Golf Forum', an event aimed at providing the community and Forum users with an opportunity to have their first experience of golf or to improve established golfing skills. The event ran between 25th September and 7th October and was held in the Central Plaza of Forum Algarve.

 

 

The original concept for the event was born when PGA Master Professional Tony Bennett and members of the Forum's management team came together and started developing the project. "Our initial aim was to create a luxurious golfing environment" said Tony (consistent with all the Forums activities), who went on to say that "golf should be accessible and enjoyed by everybody; with events such as this proving that quality is both possible and can be developed in a way for all".

Over the duration of the event, which attracted well over one hundred people almost everyday, with more than six hundred taking lessons from a PGA qualified professional and a team of introducers, over 1,500 people experienced golf. Additionally Golf Forum invited pupils from the local school and associations to book a free golf encounter.

The event cumulated on Sunday evening with a final skills challenge attracting golfers of all ages and abilities from the local and national golf community.

The event has already received widespread praise, with many onlookers and commentators being quick to point out the event definantly provided benefit to the growth of the game; with the ripple effects being felt as far east as Castro Marim, west as Lagos and north to Lisbon.

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