The perfect holiday for golfers with golfing or non - golfing partners
Millennium Tournament 2006 Quinta da Ria Tournament 2007 Benamor Mixed Pairs
Portugal Master Lessons
with Daniel Silva
PlayBetterGolf has teamed up with ex European Tour player Daniel Silva. This is your chance to benefit from his expertise as a golf pro by taking an individual or group lesson.
Daniel Silva, at the 1992 Jersey Open, holds the distinction of being the only Portuguese player to win on The European Tour (Jose-Filipe Lima is now a Portuguese national. However, in winning the 2004 Aa St Omer Open he was representing France).
Monte Rei Golf Course
It is difficult to describe how beautiful this
2007 Jack Nicklaus designed course is laid out in the natural landscapes of the surrounding hills.
Play- Better -Golf have negotiated a special greenfee rate for the remainder of 2009. If you want to know more send us an email
Free transfers
Several hotels in Vilamoura offer free transfer to the nearby Vilamoura courses including:
Victoria, Laguna, Millennium,Pinhal,Old Course
For perfect apartments see www.vilamania.com
Dear Golfing Friends
It has been extremely wet in the Algarve for the past few months. Some of the locals predicted it. When it rains during the Loule Carnival it will not get better until Easter. Fortunately it does not rain very often during the Carnival and as I am writing this update , I can tell you that the sun is out and the Algarve is starting to look its best. Some of the courses did get a bit of damage, especially where golf buggies were allowed to be used. The greens stood up to the down pours well and only on a very few occassions did it become impossible to play on. I take my hat off to those of you playing golf here in the Algarve during this period but it seems it didn't dampen the spirits too much. Maybe because you were just pleased to get out of the snow in the UK. The pound keeps struggling against the Euro and it is amazing how many factors influence the rate of exchange.
Trade figures, level of national debt, opinion polls, oil prices and a dozen other reasons. In the end it comes down to speculation and
it seems that the investors are gambling on a stronger Pound sterling. Lets hope so. As an exchange rate towards £1 = € 1.25
will make the golf holiday a lot more affordable. Some great offers to mention for the summer months starting 1st June ; Gramacho, Vale da Pinta, Alto and Silves €92.00 for 2 players plus a buggy. The Old Course in Vilamoura charges a great price for afternoon golf of
€ 62.00 and it includes a buggy between two players.
We would still like to hear from you with opinions about any golf course in the Algarve. And finally we just launched a fun competition with some prizes for the best entries. If you want to have a laugh
come back from time to time to see how the entries are going or follow us on facebook
Keep an eye out on our news letter as Nigel Elder our Master Professional will shortly issue some great educational videos.
Hope you have a great time in the Algarve.
Tom van der Ham
Director of Golf
PlayBetterGolf
Algarve
00351 289 360365
Introduction : Nigel Elder Master EGTF Professional
2009 Golf Teaching Professional
Golf Club Gut Wissmannshof Kassel
2007 to date Staff instructor and Member of the Technical Department for the
International Registry of Golf Professionals (RPG)
2001 to date Staff instructor for the European Golf Teaching Federation (EGTF)
2000 to 2007 Golf Teaching Professional Oliva Nova Golf, Spain
1998 to 2000 Golf Teaching Professional Golf Club Fehmarn, Germany
1997 to 1998 Golf Teaching Professional Hotel Helga Masthoff, Mas Palomas,
Golf related Education
2006 -2007 ICS Diploma in Sports Psychology
2007 RPG-Master Teaching Professional Diploma
2003 Member of the Spanish PGA / PGA of Europe
2000 EGTF-Master Teaching Professional Diploma
1997 EGTF-Teaching Professional Diploma
Contact:Nigel Elder <golf@nigeleldergolfpro.com>
