Estanislao Goya

Michael Hoey today claimed his second European Tour title on Portuguese soil with a two shot victory over Jamie Elson and Chris Gane at the Madeira Islands Open. Pic: Michael Hoey and Owen Craig embrace on the 18th green. Hoey with the help of caddy Owen Craig held his nerve amidst the stunning setting of Porto Santo Golfe to shoot a closing 71 to finish ten under par and win by two.  Fittingly the course was designed by the late Seve Ballesteros. “I guess I knew I had a good chance this week...Read Full Story

betting.betfair.com (blog) European Tour Betting: Madeira Islands Open & Volvo World Match Play betting.betfair.com (blog) A weak field in Madeira and a new format in Andalucia means Mike Norman isn't looking forward to this week's events with great enthusiasm, which is why he's taken a brief look back at the season to date. Not content with just 52 tournaments a season ...Read Full Story

Updated: April 08, 2010, 20:35 PORTO SANTO, Madeira Islands(AP) Portugal's Jose-Felipe Lima, Englishmen Chris Gane and Ben Evans and Scotland's George Murray shot 6-under 66s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Madeira Islands Open. England's James Morrison and Oliver Fisher were a stroke back on the Seve Ballesteros-designed Porto Santo course along with Scotland's Andrew McArthur and Jamie McLeary and France's Julien Quesne.Read Full Story

betting.betfair.com (blog) European Tour Betting: Madeira Islands Open & Volvo World Match Play betting.betfair.com (blog) A weak field in Madeira and a new format in Andalucia means Mike Norman isn't looking forward to this week's events with great enthusiasm, which is why he's taken a brief look back at the season to date. Not content with just 52 tournaments a season ...Read Full Story

Imagine Golf Club's Rob Lee on Estanislao Goya and what it takes to graduate as a Pro Golfer Posted Mar 24, 2009 - 5:34 PM by Rob Lee               The European Tour is gradually making it's way back to the mainland, last week was the annual visit to the island of Madeira or to be exact, Porto Santo, which is much smaller than the mainland and which hosted the tour for the first time.  The Seve Ballesteros designed course was buffeted by stiff breezes through the week and as it was...Read Full Story