What a wonderful day at the golf club !
Wonderful to see so many members making some attempt to wear team colours.
Wonderful to hear that so many members (everyone?) enjoyed themselves.
Wonderful to hear that there were so many tight matches, in all 3 formats.
Wonderful that the match overall was so close .... well no .... actually .... it wasn't.
Historians of this competition will know that it often promises a close match early on, and then one side runs away with it. After the first 7 results came in Europe had a small lead having scored 14.5 points to USA's 13.5. Out of the next 10 matches, USA won 8 matches, Europe none, and with 2 matches halved !!!
I am not sure , but I think 42 to 26 may be the heaviest defeat ever.
But you know what was the most wonderful thing of all ??
This years past captain's trophy was a competitive affair with 11 past captains taking to the fairways.
Mags Taylor was the organiser, and a very good job she made of it. A fabulous day was followed by a wonderful lunch a Mama Mia's in Monte Carvoeiro.
The eventual winner was Steve Edwards, second Dave Darling and third Peter Chapman.
On Saturday, 76 of you took part in the Captain’s Day competition. The full results have, of course, been issued, and I’m sure all members will join me in congratulating the top seven. There were just three points separating first place from seventh place, which made for a very exciting competition.
The trophy was awarded to Ian and Anne Wakenshaw, with an excellent score of 46 points. Congratulations to them!
We were blessed with some beautiful weather on Saturday, and there was some great golf played by so many of you. Once again, I’m sure you will all join me in thanking everyone involved in organising the day, particularly Eddie, for all his hard work in setting everything up and producing the results. Also my thanks to Mick & Les and all those of you who helped make the day so successful.
We enjoyed some great refreshments provided by our lovely Patricia, while Christine, Mags Taylor and I did our best to keep everyone hydrated with our mobile buggy bar!
It was wonderful to see so many of you staying behind on the terrace. We raised €80 for the club’s charity with our “tossing the coin at the bottle” competition, with Jon Kendrick being the winning tosser on the day. Well done, Jon!
Huge congratulations to our vice captain Denise Hennin with Her first hole in one.
According to reports she made it on the tough uphill par 3 11th hole at Silves.
Well done Denise.
This year's Pink Ladies day was held on Thursday 3rd September. 112 ladies played golf all dressed in pink, we were looked after by 13 SDM men, serving us food and fizz.
We raised a massive 10,223 euro’s for the Algarve Oncology Association.
We would like to thank Pestana, Elisabete’s team for the course which was in great condition, Pestana reception and bar staff for looking after us and making our day go smoothly.
A special thank you to all those who participated and all of you that contributed to prizes, NTP’s and donations
Julie, Ria, and Anne.
Pink Ladies team 2026
This year's away day took place at Salgados, the format was 20/20
1st; Ian & Anne Wakenshaw & Les Smith & Mick Caudle
2nd; Simon & Christine Arnes & Wayne Sinfield & Denise Hennin
3rd: Keith & Alison Scott & Peter Chapman & Mick Macfarlane
Longest drives; Wendy Maddison & Bill Honour
The award for the most balls lost went to Team Grisiger- 22!
Nearest the pin: Dave Darling
This years Pink Ladies Day will be held on Thursday 3rd September. Over one hundred ladies will play golf on Pestana Silves Golf Course in the beautiful Algarve sunshine.
This will be the 9th Pink Ladies Day and we have already raised over 47,000€ in the last eight years in aid of the Algarvian Oncology Association.
This year we have an interview with KissFm on Thursday 16th July at 15.20.
On the course: We have our helpers made up of 10 of our lovely husbands, serving us nibbles, strawberries and fizz as we play.
Prizes will be for best pairs scores, nearest to the pins, longest drives and nearest to the line. There will also be an auction and a raffle.
In our lovely Silves Clubhouse after the game the “Poor Mans Band” will entertain us. You will be able to order drinks and food at the bar whilst we gather results.
If you would like to sponser us or donate a prize or make a donation please contact us on:
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We still have some places available if you would like play on the day, please contact us on the email address above.
We hope you can support this fabulous charity.