By Valdemar Afonso

The 34th Vilamoura Grand Trophy by Dom Pedro Golf starts tomorrow, Thursday, on three of the best courses in the Algarve with the participation of 275 players from 12 countries, 

The event, considered the biggest amateur tournament in Portugal, will take place at the Dom Pedro Pinhal, Dom Pedro Old Course and Dom Pedro Victoria courses. The biggest delegations are the Portuguese, with players from the north, center and Algarve, followed by Morocco, Ireland and Spain.
The countries present at the annual competition, always in early December, are Portugal, Spain, Morocco, France, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Germany, England, Ireland, Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Today, players' check-in took place at Dom Pedro Vilamoura, during a lively cocktail party that was also the first great moment of conviviality between participants of various nationalities.
At the end of the first two days of competition cocktails are held at Forum Dom Pedro and Hotel Hilton Vilamoura and the prizes will be distributed on Saturday during the gala dinner at the Casino de Vilamoura, with the presentation of the show on display at Casinos in the Algarve .