Tournament returns to the calendar of the European Tour in 2017 with the organisation entrusted to the NAU Hotels & Resorts, the Portuguese Golf Federation (FPG) and PGA Portugal, in association with the European Tour and Challenge Tour.

After 7 years of absence, the Open de Portugal returns in 2017 to the calendar of the European Tour, the first division of European professional golf and to the Challenge Tour. The historic tournament will be played at Morgado Golf Resort, in Portimão, between 11 and 14 May, with the organisation of the NAU Hotels & Resorts, the Portuguese Golf Federation (FPG) and the Association of Golf Professionals of Portugal (PGA Portugal), in partnership with the European Tour and Challenge Tour.

Open de Portugal @ Morgado Golf Resort marks the return to the Algarve of a competition that visited this region for the last time in 2006. In this 55th edition of its history, the tournament will be conducted in a dual ranking format, simultaneously counting for the Race to Dubai (the European Tour ranking) and for the Race to Oman (Challenge Tour ranking), and also attributing points for the World Ranking and for the European ranking of the Ryder Cup.

This will be the only tournament of the Challenge Tour in 2017 with the category of “Major”, in which the champion is immediately promoted, by offering one year of exemption in the principal circuit.

In addition to the sports relevance of this great event, we also highlight the impact that holding the Open de Portugal at Morgado Golf Resort will have in terms of national and regional tourism.

Mário Azevedo Ferreira, CEO of NAU Hotels & Resorts, notes that “the fact that the Open de Portugal returns in 2017, this time at Morgado Golf Resort, will decisively contribute to the image of Portugal and the Algarve as preferred destinations for playing golf, placing Morgado Golf Resort and Portimão on the map of the major international events of this sport”, and stresses that “at this level, it is also with great sense of satisfaction and pride that NAU Hotels & Resorts has the privilege to organise this event with FPG and PGA Portugal. This the recognition of the work that we have been developing over these last few years to position the golf courses and hotels of the NAU Hotels & Resorts in the national and international panorama of amateur and professional golf, with an offer of excellence of facilities and services. NAU Hotels & Resorts offer 8 hotels and 3 golf courses in the Algarve, which are well known to all.”

The European Tour began in 1972, at that time the Open de Portugal already existed and was one of the founding events of the European first division.

The golf courses of NAU Hotels & Resorts
The NAU Hotels & Resorts Group has three golf courses in the Algarve, integrated in resorts and supported by four and five-star hotels which offer unique accommodation and leisure conditions, including a personalised service for golf players and those accompanying them.

Situated in a valley in the interior of the Algarve, between Portimão and Monchique, Morgado Golf Resort has two golf courses: Morgado and Álamos. Morgado Golf course is a challenge both for those taking their first steps in golf and for players with a lower handicap seeking to test their technique. With flat fairways and bunkers of Scottish inspiration, this course is placed in a parkland area which also has excellent conditions for practising and a Golf Academy for the improvement of golfing skills.

At the same Resort, Álamos Golf course constitutes an impressive golf test. Although the length of the round is relatively short, the expectations of a more experienced golf player will certainly be surpassed. A pleasant surprise added to the lesser known landscape of this Algarvian region. This course has a view of the Hills of Monchique and is surrounded by lakes and farmland.

Salgados Golf Course, the only 18 hole course in the area of Albufeira, represents a true challenge to the technique and precision of a typical round of links courses. The yellow tees offer a unique game to all players. The more challenging white tees are advisable for players with just a one-digit handicap or for professionals.

TripAdvisor, the largest travel website of the world, has selected the 25 best hotels for families in Portugal. This exclusive list of hotels that offer, according to the assessments of the actual customers, the ideal conditions for a family holiday, features Salgados Palm Village Apartments & Suites, of the NAU Hotels & Resorts Group, which reopens on 30 March.

Located at Herdade dos Salgados, in Albufeira, Salgados Palm Village Apartments & Suites is the choice of many families for a short break or more extended holidays. This hotel of the NAU Hotels & Resorts Group operates under all-inclusive packages between April and October, offering a total of 283 family accommodation units of various types, perfect for the needs of small and large families.

Salgados Palm Village Apartments & Suites is integrated in a resort that offers all the comfort and facilities for entertainment, rest and peace of mind to be the order of the day during family holidays. The resort has ten swimming pools, four of which for exclusive use of the children, dispersed within extensive gardens. Salgados Palm Village Apartments & Suites also includes three restaurants, two bars, underground and outdoor parking, free wi-fi in all the suites and so that children aged 3 to 12 years old never get bored, a Kids Club covering 230 square metres staffed by experienced care and entertainment providers..

For hours of fun time there's also mini golf for children, a volleyball court, three tennis courts, a football field and a lawn area for games of quoits and boules. During the summer months - as if the proximity to Salgados beach were not a reason in itself to choose this hotel - the resort organises a full programme of activities and entertainment for adults and children.

Although we only reopen on 30 March, you can already book holidays at Salgados Palm Village Apartments & Suites through the website www.nauhotels.com or at www.salgadospalmvillage.com, and by telephone: 213 007 009.

The nominees of the Publituris Portugal Trade Awards 2017 are already known. This is an event that every year distinguishes excellence in national tourism and is one of the most emblematic of the sector. This year, the hotel Salgados Palace is one of the nominees in the category ‘Best Hotel for Mice’.

Salgados Palace is an ideal hotel for leisure and work, offering all the commodities, cutting edge technology and infrastructure to provide excellent service, at all types of events. The hotel features a congress centre with the an auditorium with capacity for 1650 people, 41 modular meeting rooms, one of which with 1,150 m2, 4 simultaneous translation booths, scenic lighting and wifi throughout the entire complex.

The nurse office of the all inclusive hotel Salgados Palm Village operates daily between 10am and 10pm and aims to provide the first health care to all guests who need it and, if necessary, to make the referral according to the seriousness of the situation .

Located next to the Lobby Bar of Salgados Palm Village, the nurse office is a service that NAU Hotels & Resorts offers to all guests of the hotels NAU located in Albufeira, in Herdade dos Salgados and in São Rafael.

This clinic is the result of a partnership with Hospital Lusíadas. It will be open until September 30 and is attended by an experienced nurse.

The NAU Hotels & Resorts hotels in the municipality of Albufeira are ideal for a family holiday, being especially attentive to the children's needs. Located in idyllic surroundings, in the best beaches of the county, they have perfect facilities for adults with children.