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29 - 01 Apr 2007
Oitavos Dunes, Cascais, Portugal
The Estoril Open de Portugal is set for a nail-biting climax at the Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe with ten players within five strokes of leader Alexander Noren of Sweden going into the final round.With the gale force winds that swept through the field on day one of the Estoril
Paul Broadhurst’s bid to win a third successive Estoril Open de Portugal this week offers the Englishman the opportunity to join a truly elite group of players as just the sixth man in European Tour history to win the same tournament three times in a row.
• On his way to victory in the 1987 Portuguese Open, staged at Estoril Golf Club, Robert Lee created European Tour history by becoming the first player to shot 27 twice. The magic figure occurred in round one en route to a 61. The Englishman compiled his first 27 in
English rookie Ross McGowan assumed the role of the smiling assassin with consummate ease to lead the Estoril Open de Portugal after a second consecutive 68 gave him a two shot lead over his countryman Nick Dougherty at the Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe.
CourseOpened – Sept 2001Course Designer – Arthur HillsSpecial Features - Sand dunes surrounding almost every holeGeneral Playability -Undulating/ flat - Quite flatTree lined/exposed - Very exposed near the seaMany / few water hazards - NoneChanges to the course - None
The Estoril Open de Portgual, The European Tour’s 1,145th event, bore witness to history on Sunday, April 1, 2007, as Spain's Pablo Martin-Benavides became the first amateur to win on The European Tour International Schedule.
England’s Simon Dyson tamed some monstrous, gusting winds to produce an excellent opening score of four under par 67 at the Quinta da Marinha Oitavos Golfe to lead the Estoril Open de Portugal.
First played:1953 (became part of The European Tour International Schedule in 1973)
Peter Adams
