Golf in Portugal
The Algarve is a golfers delight with around 80 golf courses and academies scattered along the Algarve region. The first golf course appeared in the 1920's in between Portimao and Praia da Rocha, but didnt have greens made of grass, lack of fresh water meant that the 'greens' were made from sand and oil! The first proper golf course opened in 1966 at Penina, just a few kilomatres away from Lagos, and was designed by Sir Henry Cotton, who enjoyed the later years of his life in the area, and could be seen on the course with his caddy, his clubs draped over the back of a donkey!!
Espiche Golf Quiz
The answers to this golf quiz will reveal the location of the cache which is close to Espiche Golf course. The coordinates shown will not take you to the cache location, you need to answer the questions in the quiz to ascertain the final coordinates. The Quiz: 1. Number of letters in the surname of the Australian golfer who won The British Open Golf Championship 5 times = 'a' 2. Hole number of 'The Postage Stamp' at Royal Troon Golf Club = 'b' 3. Number of major championship wins by European Ryder Cup hero, Ian Poulter = 'c' 4. In how many different decades did South Africa's 'man in black' win professional tournaments? = 'd' 5. Number of holes on Pine Cliffs Golf Course = 'e' 6. Number of times Tom Lewis has won the Portugal Masters Golf Championship = 'f' 7. Number of letters in the surname of the 2013 Portugal Masters champion = 'g' 8. Number of times Sir Henry Cotton has won The British Open Golf Championship = 'h' 9. Every golfer's dream - a hole in? = 'i' The final cache is situated at N37 cafci W8 gdhbe
The Cache
This cache is one of a series of caches with a golf theme. It is a micro size. Bring your own pen, tweezers might be useful too, and please replace as found
Happy golfing and geocaching!