For the seventh consecutive year, the Andalucía Golf Challenge Circuit, organized by this magazine, continues to be a great success both in terms of sport and participation.
The summer tournaments began with the event at the splendid South Course of the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, designed by Javier Arana. Then it was the turn of the fantastic Real Club de Golf de Sotogrande, designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, and then another test was played in the no less prestigious course of La Reserva de Sotogrande, designed by Cabell B. Robinson. The good weather, the magnificent presentation of the courses, the relaxed and friendly atmosphere, cocktails of great quality and top quality prizes and gifts (from fairway+blue, Holiday Golf and Vinos D.O. Somontano, among other sponsors) were common aspects in all the tournaments.
RCG Guadalmina
As far as the sporting results are concerned, at the RCG Guadalmina, a Marbella club directed by Ignacio del Cuvillo, in the first category, the victory went to Christian Reynders, with 39 points, followed by Luis Mansilla, with 37, and Pablo Marques, with 36.
In the second category, Yamelichau Aliaksandr won with 40 points. Second with 38 points was David Morales, while third place went to María Eugenia Urra, with 38 points.
In the third category, first place went to Jan Policki, with 40 points. Patricia Jiménez was second, with 38 points, and José Antonio Arocha was third, with 37 points.
In the scratch category, the best was Christian Reynders, who won a magnificent painting by the prestigious painter Alejandro Hermann.
The special prize for the closest ball to the flag went to Patricia Thiele, while the longest drives, female and male, went to María José Hidalgo and Francisco Cuevas.
RCG Sotogrande
In the RCG Sotogrande, directed by Agustín Mazarrasa, Christer Erikisson won the first category, with 39 points, followed by José Antonio Rigaud Moreno, with 38, and Juan García de las Heras, with 37.
In second category the best, with 41 points, was Jan Policki. Second with 34 points was Enric Meier Roig, while third place went to Antonio Zarco Martínez, who scored 33.
In the scratch category, the winner was Pedro Miguel Cervey Mendoza, who was awarded a painting by Alejandro Hermann.
The special prize for the closest ball to the flag went to Pedro Miguel Cevey, while the longest drives, female and male, went to Lina López Martín and Azim Adatia.
La Reserva Club Sotogrande
At La Reserva Club Sotogrande the awards ceremony, in the elegant clubhouse, had a pleasant surprise: the presence of the three-time World Champion Manuel Piñero, who dedicated some affectionate words to Andalucía Golf, whose magazine celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year, and highlighted the quality of the host course.
The famous Spanish player, winner of two Ryder Cups and eight European Tour titles, was accompanied at the awards ceremony by the editors of Andalucía Golf, Antonio Sánchez and Stefan Tjellander, who is also the general manager of Holiday Golf, the director of the Fairway+Blue golf clothing and footwear store in Puerto Banús, Sébastien Rieg, and the head of events at the host club, Sara Moreno.
In terms of sporting results, on this occasion the women proved to be fitter than the men, and the victories were won by the women in both categories.
In the first category, Almudena Ucillos won with 40 points, followed by Thomas Johansson with 38 and Enrique Bejarano with 36.
In the second category, Elena Zagrebelnaya won with 41 points. Sam Moss was second with 38 points, while third place went to Lourdes Gómez López, who scored 36 points.
In the scratch category, the prize went to Jean Claude Goetz, who won a magnificent painting by the prestigious painter Alejandro Hermann, who has a studio in Marbella.
The special prizes for closest ball to flag and longest drive went to Lina López, Esteban Rodríguez Sevillano and Enrique de Guzmán.
The next dates of the Andalucía Golf Challenge are in August at the Old Course of San Roque Club and Flamingos and in September at Finca Cortesín. CALENDAR AND REGISTRATION
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