Algarve wins three "oscars" of golf

The Monte Rei Golf & Country Club, located in Vila Nova de Cacela, was voted "Best Golf Course in Portugal", the Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa in Vilamoura was awarded the "Best Golf Hotel in Portugal "And Portugal Algarve Golf Services, based in Vilamoura, is the" Best Inbound Golf Tour Operator in Portugal ".

These were the Algarve winners of the 5th edition of the World Golf Awards, as a result of the voting carried out by professionals from all over the world, thus recognizing the outstanding work of the golf tourism industry in the Algarve.

Portugal was once again honored for the fifth consecutive year as the best country in Europe and the World to play golf.

In La Manga (Spain), Portugal won the World Golf Academy's top prize for being the "Best Golf Destination in the World", surpassing Abu Dhabi, South Africa, Argentina, the United States of America, New Zealand, the Dominican Republic, and Vietnam.

The award for "Best Golf Destination in Europe" was won against Scotland, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, and Spain, among other established golf destinations.

"For these achievements, the golf rounds held in the Algarve's golf courses last year totaled more than 1.3 million and accounted for more than two-thirds of the country's total golf rounds," said João Fernandes, president of Algarve Tourist Region.

"It is therefore with great satisfaction that we see the Algarve being awarded also with the best course, the best hotel and best operator of golf in Portugal", he concludes.

In 2017, the 40 Algarve golf courses, which represent 50% of the country's offer, once again set records in the region, registering 1.34 million golf rounds (+ 5% over the previous year) and the Algarve is now worth about 70% of the national total of golf laps.