Algarve native becomes first player to win two tournaments on the Timestamp Golf Tour
– October 28, 2025
The Lisbon Masters, held at the centenary Lisbon Sports Club course in Belas, Sintra, between October 23 and 24, saw Tomás Melo Gouveia claim victory, earning €2,000 from a total prize fund of €10,000.
On Friday, October 24, Gouveia became the first player to win two tournaments on the Timestamp Golf Tour, the national professional circuit sanctioned by the Portuguese Golf Federation (FPG) and PGA Portugal.
The 31-year-old had already won the first stage of the circuit, the Montebelo Golf Classic, in Viseu. The Algarve native defeated Pedro Figueiredo in an exciting final, just one day after achieving the best round ever recorded on the course. Both of his victories came after a play-off, against Pedro Lencart in Montebelo and Pedro Figueiredo in Belas.
Tomás Melo Gouveia and Pedro Figueiredo are among the best Portuguese golfers, both having competed this year on the HotelPlanner Tour, the second division of European professional golf. They are still fighting for promotion to the DP World Tour in 2026, the top tier of European golf.
The final day was “a great show”, with both finishing the 36 regulation holes tied at 129 strokes, 9 under par, with Melo Gouveia shooting rounds of 63 (course record) and 66, and Figueiredo shooting rounds of 65 and 64.
A play-off was needed, and in the pouring rain, both players shone, in what was “the most exciting moment of the Timestamp Golf Tour”. The play-off lasted five holes, beginning with birdies from both players on the 18th hole and ending with Melo Gouveia’s winning birdie, again on the 18th. It was played successively on holes 18-18-1-1-18, with the 18th being a par-4 and the 1st a par-3.
“In the play-off, I had a birdie-bogey-bogey-par-birdie. I think this was the longest play-off I’ve ever played. It’s mentally and physically very tough,” said Tomás Melo Gouveia.
Pedro Figueiredo got the runner-up prize of €1,300, showing his well-known sportsmanship. “Tomazinho and I spent the whole year together on the HotelPlanner Tour, sharing rooms, training rounds, dinners… He was probably the person I spent the most time with this year. It was funny to have a play-off between two great friends. When, on the 18th, he had a putt to win, I even wanted him to make it, because he needed it to go to the Qualifying School with confidence, and I’m happy he won,” said the former national champion of 2013 and 2024.
The Lisbon Masters was the fifth stage of the Timestamp Golf Tour, following the Montebelo Golf Classic (Viseu), the 6th Solverde Players Championship (Espinho), the National Professional Championship (Troia) and the 42nd Open Pro-Am of the Terceira Island Golf Club (Azores). The next stage will take place at PGA Aroeira, in Almada, at the end of November.
The Lisbon Masters brought the national professional circuit to the Lisbon Sports Club for the first time in the 21st century.
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