PGA European Tour - Tournaments

Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos

Le Meridien Penina Golf and Resort

Algarve, Portugal

30 Mar 2006 - 02 Apr 2006

Broadhurst Completes Brilliant Defence in Portugal

02 Apr 2006

England’s Paul Broadhurst birdied the final hole to retain his Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos title by a stroke from compatriot Anthony Wall after a thrilling final round at Le Meridien Penina Golf and Resort. Broadhurst closed out the defence of his title with a brilliant five under par 67 for a total of 17 under par 271 to claim his sixth European Tour victory.

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Scintilating Finish Puts Gonzalez Ahead In Portugal

01 Apr 2006

A scintillating finish gave Argentina’s Ricardo Gonzalez the lead in the Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos and the chance of a fourth European Tour title. Gonzalez finished his third round birdie-eagle to equal the Penina course record of eight under par 64 and move to 13 under 203, a stroke in front of the first and second round leader Paul Broadhurst of England.

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Broadhurst Stretches his Lead in Portugal

31 Mar 2006

England's Paul Broadhurst may have compared his three under par 69 to a trip to the dentist, but he still managed to stretch his lead to two shots in the Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos. Last year's winner Broadhurst, 40, who began the day one ahead of the field, finished with an 11-under total of 133 to lead Frenchman Christian Cévaër by two strokes going into the weekend.

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Champion Broadhurst Equals Course Record in Portugal

30 Mar 2006

Defending champion Paul Broadhurst of England equalled the Le Meridien Penina course record of 64 to take an early one-shot lead in the opening round of the Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos. Broadhurst leads Swedish rookie Christian Nilsson by one after his bogey at the last hole left him with an opening score of seven under par 65. Frenchman Christian Cévaër moved into third place after his opening round of six under 66, with England’s Richard Finch, Sweden’s Jarmo Sandelin and Spain’s Carl Suneson in a tie for fourth position on five under.

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Paul Broadhurst at the 2005 Mallorca Classic

Broadhurst Defends Portuguese title at Le Meridien Penina

28 Mar 2006

After Frenchman Jean Van de Velde’s memorable victory on the Portuguese island of Madeira, The European Tour makes the short trip to the Algarve this week for the Algarve Open de Portugal Caixa Geral de Depositos, where England’s Paul Broadhurst defends the title against yet another high class field in Portugal.

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