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Serra de Monchique Golf Club is the club associated with Silves Golf Course. The club aims to provide competitions, control handicaps and to provide a social life for its members guided by the values statements authorised by the membership. Its rules are set up to provide a structure around which the club can be run.
Serra de Monchique Golf Club was formed in 2005, at Morgado de Reguengo when the regular players were invited to form a club. There were 30 founder members and the first General Meeting of the membership was held on 8th November 2005. At the end of 2006 the club moved to Silves Course, which had just opened. Mark Ellerton was appointed Captain for 2007. Pestana's very favourable terms of green fee arrangements led to an substantial increase in membership in 2008. Many Northern European countries are represented, including a number of Portuguese members.
The club plays competitions on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tuesdays are for singles competitions either as Monthly medal or Stableford Qualifier. On Thursdays some members play at Silves in a format of their own choice, but many members elect to play on the other courses within the Pestana group. On Saturdays there is a wide variety of game formats, normally as team competitions as pairs or teams of four players. There are occasional qualifying competitions on Saturdays to suit our members who are in full time employment. Our eventlist will show these.
What a fantastic day we had! 98 ladies mainly dressed in pink, playing golf in the 5th Pink Ladies Day at Silves.
The SDM 'PLD guys' did a superb job of looking after the registrations, cards, selling brooches and Mulligans. Not to mention setting up the course with pink tee markers and flags. They happily served us with fizz, water and wraps. Certainly made it a special day to remember.
The event has raised around 4,000€ for the Algarvean Oncology Association, fantastic! This will help fund the mobile breast screening unit and hopefully save Ladies lives.
Each lady received an AOA badge and a 10€ discount card for Miss Designer Golf.
There were 6 pairs that scored 43 points! Count back had to go to back 9 and then back 6. Thank you to Keith Scott and Chris Zismides for collating the results.
Sunday 21st of August was one of our hottest, but that didn't deter SDM members and friends from coming to the Captain's Garden Féte.
Ages ranged from 8 into the 80s, but everyone became children, playing good old fashioned games and challenges.
The garden rang with laughter, which was a good indication of people having fun. Of course, it may have been due to Tweedy's BBQ food being accompanied by drinks from Richard Emrich's "Just the Ticket" refreshment bar!
Thank you to everyone who gave up many hours in the planning, assisted on the day, baked all those fabulous cakes and biscuits and to everyone who came along.
The sun was out, the Half Way House was full of tasty goodies to eat and drink, which was supervised by 4 lovely ladies – Gloria, Shirley, Erin and Marie.
Di Lawrence-Watt controlled the video camera on the 15th hole in case anyone had a hole in one to win a car, but that was not to be.
However, Karen set the icing on Mags’s cake that day by getting her first hole in one on the 3rd hole – perfect timing, Karen, winning her £250!
Winners of the Captain’s Jug were Don and Ruth Simpson, with a fantastic score of 46 points and they were presented with the trophy at the Captain’s Dinner the following evening at Penina Hotel.
It was a superb evening, with great music provided by The Outsiders and the guests boogied the night away in true SDM fashion.
Many members and friends have to be congratulated in making the whole weekend such a success – too many to mention, but they know who they are!
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Many congratulations to our member Karen Huxtable on achieving her first ever hole in one. It seems entirely appropriate it has happened on our Captain's Day, Mags Taylor was on the clubhouse terrace as Karen putted out on the 18th to much applause from the throng of members and guests.
Following an extremely cold and early start at 7.42, with many SdM members in attendance, New Captain Mags hit her first drive 125 metres, a distance guessed correctly by President Peter Chapman, who kindly donated his winnings to her Charity - Algarve Oncology Association.
The total sum raised on the day, due to members generosity, was an impressive €678.
Our Captain for this year, Les Smith, presided over his "Big Weekend" and what a fantastic two days in was. Saturday saw the field of 76 play a 2 ball better ball competition with some incredible scores.
The weather was perfect and the course played well. Les and wife Jackie were ably supported by Don Forrester and Joe O'Reilly in the buggies supplying ample refreshments and taking the photographs.
After the completion of the golf the nearest the pins and fairway centre line were presented.
In his speech, Les thank all those involved in helping him make it such a special day including all of the Pestana staff.
On Sunday evening the presentation dinner was held at the wonderful Luna Diamante Restaurant in Sesmarias Albufeira. The location was fantastic and the food delicious.
After the prize giving, Les once again thanked everyone involved in the organising, Jodie Caudle for the photographs, and with a special mention and a lovely bouquet for his better half Jackie.
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