Algarve Open

The Algarve Open was a men's professional golf tournament played from 1969 to 1972 in the Algarve in Southern Portugal. The 1969 and 1972 events were held at Penina Golf, Portimão. In 1970 it was held at Vilamoura while in 1971 it was held at Vale do Lobo. Total prize money was £5,500 in 1969, £7,000 in 1971 and £6,000 in 1972.

Algarve Open

Tournament information
Location	Portimão, Portugal (1972)
Established	1969
Course	Penina Golf (1972)
Month played	March
Final year	1972
Final champion
Valentín Barrios

Penina Golf

Location in Portugal

In 1972, neither the Algarve Open nor the Portuguese Open, which was played the following week, counted for the British PGA Order of Merit and as such are not included as part of what has since been officially designated as the first season of the European Tour.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1969	Bernard Hunt	England	Penina	292	E	3 strokes	Harry Bannerman John Garner	1,000	[1]
1970	Brian Huggett	Wales	Vilamoura	293	+1	3 strokes	Andrew Brooks		[2]
1971	Ramón Sota	Spain	Vale do Lobo	290	+2	3 strokes	Ronnie Shade	1,000	[3]
1972	Valentín Barrios	Spain	Penina	287	−5	4 strokes	Tommy Horton	1,000	[4]