Hailed as the ‘Valderrama of Portugal’ and situated only 40 minutes from the Portuguese capital, the stunning venue’s Ribagolfe 1 course has hosted the first stage of the European Tour Qualifying School every year since 2009.
Ribagolfe’s current seven-year contract with the European Tour will end this autumn but representatives from Orizonte and the Tour are poised to meet later this year to discuss extending the partnership into 2016 and beyond.
European Tour Qualifying School director Mike Stewart said: “Ribagolfe 1 is one of the best courses in Portugal”, he added: “This will be the seventh year at Ribagolfe and the last under our current agreement. The club have always been strong supporters of the European Tour and our qualifying school and we will be discussing an extension to the existing agreement later this year.”