Penina
The main tournaments played at Penina are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Europe
CGD
Played as the Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos (50th) (Mar 30-Apr 2). Second-placed Anthony Wall (Eng) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Paul Broadhurst (Eng). [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
CGD
Played as the Algarve Open de Portugal (April 1-4). Second-placed Terry Price (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp). [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
Daily Telegraph, SSL Intl, Sodexho
Played as the SSL International Sodexho Match Play Championship presented by The Daily Telegraph (Oct 24-27). Rhodes (Eng) beat Craig Defoy (Wales) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final to claim his first European Snr Tour title in 106 attempts. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Played as the Algarve Portuguese Open (Feb 17-20). Second-placed Phillip Price (Wales) finished 1 shot behind 32-year-old Gary Orr (Scot), who recorded his first European Tour win. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
Daily Telegraph
Played as the inaugural Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play presented by SSL and Sodexho (Oct 11-14). European Snr Tour rookie Priscillo (Bra) beat Ian Stanley (Aus) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final to claim his first win on the Tour. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
Algarve
Played as the Algarve Portuguese Open (March 4-7). 26-year-old Van Phillips (Eng) beat John Bickerton (Eng) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his only win on the European Tour. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
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Played as the Portuguese Open (March 19-22). Second-placed Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) and David Gilford (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Peter Mitchell (Eng), who recorded the last of his three European Tour wins. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the Portuguese Open (Nov 4-7; European Tr season-ending event). Second-placed Nick Faldo (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Sam Torrance (Scot), who recorded his fifth European Tour win. Reduced to 54 holes due to bad weather. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
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Played as the Portuguese Open (Apr 12-15; European Tr season-opener). Second-placed Brian Barnes (Scot) and Simon Hobday (RSA) finished 1 shot behind 23-year-old Howard Clark (Eng), who recorded the first of his 11 European Tour wins. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the Portuguese Open (Apr 6-9; European Tr season-opener). Second-placed Hugh Baiocchi (RSA) finished 2 shots behind 23-year-old Manuel Ramos (Esp), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the Portuguese Open (Apr 8-11; European Tr season-opener). Second-placed Vicente Fernández (Arg) finished 3 shots behind 29-year-old Hal Underwood (USA), who recorded his first and only European Tour win. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the Portuguese Open (April 4-7; first time as a European Tour event). Jaime Benito (Esp) beat Bernard Gallacher (Scot) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record the biggest win of his career. [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the (last) Algarve Open (March 9-11; in 1973 event absorbed into the Portugal Open). Second-placed Tommy Horton (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Valentín Barrios (Esp). [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
x
Played as the inaugural Algarve Open (March 20-22). Second-placed Harry Bannerman (Scot) and John Garner (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng). [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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