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Ladies Get in the Swing with New Golf Clinic

A new ladies golf clinic in the Algarve is being hosted by Oceânico Resorts and pro-golfer Vanessa Bell

Vanessa Bell, one of the UK 's rising female golf stars, is working with Oceânico Resorts to host a dedicated ladies golf clinic in The Algarve.

The one-week golf clinic will run from 30 April, with five days of guidance, instruction and play on the Algarve 's renowned Palmares course. 

Areas covered during the course include fundamentals of the golf swing, with individual swing analysis; putting, chipping and bunker play; driving range practice with individual coaching; course management during free play on Palmares; and an end of week competition and gala dinner.

Vanessa Bell is one of Britain 's leading female tournament professionals, playing in competitions across Europe and South Africa . She has considerable experience of coaching both ladies and juniors through her work in the USA and she will now offer her expertise and tips to lady golfers joining this course in the Algarve .

Vanessa said: “A dedicated golf clinic can help make a real difference to your game. Specifically focused on the challenges that lady golfers face, it is open to all female golfers who want to see a real improvement in their level of play and want to learn in a relaxed, friendly environment.

“The Palmares course is one of the best in the Algarve , and combined with the great weather conditions it will offer the ideal opportunity for guests to overcome any problems they have with their play and improve their overall performance.”

Accommodation for the week is at the Estrela da Luz resort in Praia da Luz, in luxury apartments just 200m from the beach.  When not on the golf course, guests can make use of two outdoor swimming pools, an indoor pool, a state of the art Technogym, sauna and Jacuzzi.  Estrela Health & Beauty offers additional pampering with a choice of Elemis beauty treatments.

The one-week golf clinic with Oceânico Resorts costs from £493 per person based on six people sharing a three-bedroom luxury apartment.  Flights to Faro are not included, allowing guests to book the most convenient flight times with airlines including Monarch ( www.flymonarch.com ), British Airways ( www.ba.com ) and Jet2 ( www.jet2.com ).  Car hire or taxi transfers to and from Faro airport can be arranged through Oceânico Resorts. 

To book or for further information call 0870 746 7171, visit www.oceanicoresorts.com or e-mail reservations@oceanicoresorts.com.  All prices based on an exchange rate of 1.45 Euros to the £.