{"id":4496,"date":"2013-06-19T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T12:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/?p=4496"},"modified":"2013-06-19T14:35:56","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T13:35:56","slug":"ryder-cup-captain-says-quinta-do-lagos-new-taylormade-fitting-center-is-simply-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/ryder-cup-captain-says-quinta-do-lagos-new-taylormade-fitting-center-is-simply-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup Captain says Quinta do Lago\u2019s new TaylorMade Fitting Center is simply the best"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"8937600431_04e00557e8\"<\/a>European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has hailed Quinta do Lago\u2019s new TaylorMade Fitting Center as the best in Europe after officially opening the state-of-the-art facility to a packed audience at the Portuguese resort.
\nMcGinley interrupted his hectic schedule to fly out to the award-winning Algarve destination to launch the new centre and show the full range of facilities available to both amateurs and professionals.
\nThe European Tour star received warm applause from the crowd, which included journalists from all over Europe, juniors, club members and residents, after taking part in a media question-and-answer session before leaving the audience spellbound with a demonstration of his full repertoire of shots.
\nSituated at Quinta do Lago\u2019s Paul McGinley Golf Academy \u2013 the only one of its kind in the world \u2013 the fitting centre gives golfers the chance to enjoy the ultimate club-fitting experience by providing them with the tools and techniques used on the professional Tours.
\nMcGinley said: \u201cThis is a big day for me, Quinta do Lago and TaylorMade and the new fitting centre is something that we are all very proud of.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s the first time that I\u2019ve seen the centre since it was finished and I\u2019m very excited. It\u2019s equal if not better than anywhere else in Europe. This is as good as it gets.
\n\u201cAmateurs can now get the same experience as professionals have had for the last 20 years when getting a new set of clubs fitted, and they have the potential to use exactly the same equipment that we use.\u201d
\nThe TaylorMade Fitting Center, the only one of its kind in Portugal, is operated by trained TaylorMade technicians, and offers golfers a custom-fitting experience testing hundreds of club head and shaft options, ensuring the best combination for every player\u2019s swing. The Fitting Center also has a fully equipped Tour standard workshop.
\nThe fitting centre utilises FlightScope X2 radar technology to measure the entire flight of the ball from impact to landing whilst displaying its 3D trajectory in real time. The system also allows the consumer to understand their club face position at impact, attack\/path angles as well as ball flight data including launch angle and spin rates. The TaylorMade technician will then use this data and deliver it in an easy to understand format, giving golfers the opportunity to see where improvement in both their game and equipment lies.
\nSean Brady, TaylorMade\u2019s brand experience manager in Europe, said: \u201cI think Quinta do Lago has done an incredible job here in producing a very special facility.
\n\u201cThe fitting centre here is our main way of showing what TaylorMade can do and offer, while giving the consumer a really great experience.
\n\u201cFor example, the new R1 driver has 168 different settings and the only way people can understand this is by coming to Quinta do Lago and being fitted by a TaylorMade-qualified technician. This is why TaylorMade adidas Golf is investing in industry leading fitting facilities such as Quinta do Lago, which is at an iconic venue and, given the fact that Paul McGinley also has a long term relationship with TaylorMade, made this a very easy choice for our company.\u201d
\nJohn Dwyer, chief executive at Quinta do Lago, added: \u201cQuinta do Lago has established a pedigree for excellence over the years and we realise how important it is to modernise and change so that we can continue to fulfill our aim of offering visitors a one-stop for golf, leisure and lifestyle.
\n\u201cWhen we first looked at building the Fitting Center three-and-a-half years ago, we did our market research and tried to work out what was the best way to take this forward. Paul and TaylorMade were the logical choices to partner with and we\u2019re delighted with the final result.
\n\u201cWe now have practice facilities to match anything else in Europe and will greatly enhance the first-class experience we can offer to our guests and members.\u201d
\nQuinta do Lago has firmly established itself as one of the most highly regarded golf and residential developments in the Algarve since opening in 1972.
\n\"8554880868_b6c28bfd46\"<\/a>Located just 15 minutes from Faro airport and sitting amongst 2,000 acres of the picturesque Ria Formosa Natural Park, the resort offers residents and guests an unparalleled location benefiting from a year-round temperate climate, a variety of lifestyle pursuits and a strong sense of community.
\nSince its inception, Quinta do Lago has been at the forefront of golf in the Algarve with three 18-hole championship courses \u2013 Quinta do Lago North and South courses and Laranjal \u2013 matched by outstanding practice facilities at the Paul McGinley Academy.
\nAway from the fairways, the estate\u2019s extensive leisure facilities guarantee there is plenty to keep everyone occupied, with tennis, cycling, watersports and horse riding just some of the activities available.
\nQuinta do Lago\u2019s stunning location by the beach offers the perfect place to relax and unwind while the resort\u2019s wide array of restaurants, both formal and informal, allow visitors and residents the opportunity to savour the very best in traditional Portuguese cooking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has hailed Quinta do Lago\u2019s new TaylorMade Fitting Center as the best in Europe after officially opening the state-of-the-art facility to a packed audience at the Portuguese resort. McGinley interrupted his hectic schedule to fly out to the award-winning Algarve destination to launch the new centre and show the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-4496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}