Royal Guadalhorce Golf Club on the Costa del Sol will host the first leg of this year’s Andalucía Golf Challenge Destination “La Romana Golf Club Bahía Príncipe” on 5 May. The popular circuit was initially due to begin at San Roque Club’s Old Course in early April but, due to forecasts of rain, the tournament was re-scheduled for 20 May.
The entry fee for the Royal Guadalhorce tournament is €60 (not including buggy – shotgun start at 9.30 am), with the prize-giving cocktail reception also included. There will be major prizes for the top three players in each category, as well as for the winners of the longest drive (men and women) and closest to the pin, plus a special prize for the scratch winner.
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the course is situated in a stunning natural setting that is free from any surrounding building construction. The original layout, created by Finnish architect Kosti Kuronen, was re-designed by Málaga-born international star Miguel Ángel Jiménez. Another outstanding feature of Royal Guadalhorce is its clubhouse, located in an attractive 18th century country mansion.
Destination “La Romana Golf Club Bahía Príncipe” in the Dominican Republic
The top five in each category qualify for the grand final, which will decide the five winners of one-week all-inclusive trips to La Romana Golf Club Bahía Príncipe in the Dominican Republic.
The top two in each category and the scratch winner in the Grand Final, to be held in September at a venue still to be confirmed, will travel to the Caribbean. (Estimated travel dates: seven days from 22 to 31 October 2018.)
Each prize includes:
- Return flights Málaga-Santa Domingo
- VIP transfers to/from airport and hotel
- Seven nights accommodation at luxury Bahía Príncipe Bouganville, La Romana Golf Club
- Golf: transfer from/to hotel and golf course
- Golf: green fees at La Romana GC + Buggy
- Golf: unlimited practice balls
- Golf: drinks and snacks during round from bar-cart
- Golf: clubs rental and storage
Categories
Organised by Andalucía Golf Magazine, the tournament will be an individual stableford format played in two categories, with a shotgun start at 9.30 am.
1st Category: 0-14.4 Handicap
2nd Category: 14.5-28 Handicap
Information & Bookings:
Course Description
The new 6,194-metre course is highlighted by large greens designed by Miguel Ángel Jiménez, and is considered a relatively long par-72 layout. It comprises two distinctive parts. The front nine is a classic British “parkland” design, without water, which extends through gently sloping hills and level fairways and is easy to walk on a hot summer’s day. The fairways blend in with the surroundings, with only two uphill slopes: on the first and fifth holes. The main challenge on the front nine involves dealing with various out-of-bounds areas and large, fast greens.
On the back nine the land has been carefully sculptured to create elevated greens and diversified fairways. Water comes into play on the 10th, 11th, 14th, 16th and 17th holes, and the large greens with varying borrows are difficult to read, thus adding to the difficulty of the second nine.
The whole course features an extensive variety of trees, both native and newly introduced, and several lakes. The feature hole is the sixth, a 354-metre par-four that is easy to reach in two but has an elevated green with pronounced borrows. Eminently suitable for major tournaments, Royal Guadalhorce Golf Club can be enjoyed by golfers of all levels.
Forthcoming Andalucía Golf Challenge events:
5 May – Royal Guadalhorce
20 May – San Roque Old
2 & 3 July – Royal Sotogrande
28 July – La Reserva de Sotogrande
11 August – San Roque New
18 August – Flamingos (Villa Padierna)
25 August – Valle Romano
September – Grand Final... date and venue to be confirmed
