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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.
I am pleased to inform you that the ground works behind the 17th green will now be classed as ground under repair (GUR) for all SDM competitions until further notice, however will remain as out of bounds (OB) for any Pestana events that they may hold at Silves. For that reason, there will be no blue lines painted nor blue stakes around this area, however a dropping zone has been created on the left of the green near to the OB wall on the left of the fairway as you approach the green. To simplify matters, if your ball is over the plastic mesh fencing or the fencing interferes with your swing you must proceed to the dropping zone and drop a ball there, without penalty and the ball may be cleaned. Please do not enter into the GUR area to retrieve your ball as the club will not take any responsibility for any injuries incurred.
Euan Pyper
Rules and Greens Committee
30th June 2017