Golf Santander and Los Ángeles de San Rafael hosted the XI Andalucía Golf Challenge Destino PGA Riviera Maya

The XI Andalucía Golf Challenge ‘Destination PGA Riviera Maya Bahia Principe’ Circuit has played two of its twenty-five stages in central Spain, specifically in Madrid and Segovia, with tournaments at the courses of Golf Santander and Los Angeles de San Rafael. The first of the tournaments, at Golf Santander, an exceptional and very demanding design ideal for hosting major championships, brought together players from all over Spain (Andalusia, Basque Country, Asturias, Castilla La Mancha, Community of Madrid, Castilla León, Community of Valencia, etc.), who can travel to compete in official competitions and training for them, as in this case. The participants in this event at Golf Santander, a course managed by Asís de Bastida, enjoyed splendid weather and a great sporting atmosphere.

The The scratch winner was Juan López Lora, with 35 scratch points. In the first category, Jorge Riera Caballero won with 43 points, followed by Alfonso Angulo López-Doriga, with 38, and Pablo Ridao Ceballos, with 36. In the second category, the winner was Pedro García Álvarez, with 43 points, followed by Atilio Badell Nava, with 42, and Juan Antonio Alanis Marcos, with 36. FULL RESULTS

As for special prizes, the closest ball to the flag was won by Evelio Alonso Fernández, the longest drive for men went to Gonzalo de Torres Sainz, and the longest drive for ladies went to Myriam Díaz Alegre.

(PHOTO GALLERY OF THE SANTANDER GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE END OF THIS REPORT)

As for the competition at Los Ángeles de San Rafael, the day dawned cold but sunny. Located in a unique environment in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, this course directed by Eduardo Tapia presents a technical design by Sterling & Marco that is undergoing some reforms to make it more friendly, with fewer difficulties for the game. A curiosity of this layout is that, in order to cross the Moros River, which divides the course practically in two, it has the longest private bridge in Europe. The great attraction of the tournament was that the golf day continued with a splendid meal at the clubhouse with farm beans and suckling pig, two dishes that the renowned Segovian chef Lali prepared with mastery and delighted all participants. There were many who repeated the judiones.

A team from Teledeporte, of Televisión Española, traveled to the course to make a program about the XI Circuito Andalucía Golf Challenge ‘Destino PGA Riviera Maya Bahía Príncipe’, the tournament and the gastronomy of Los Ángeles de San Rafael.

The scratch winner was Fernando Vega Alonso, with 31 scratch points. In the first category, Juan Manuel Franco Esteban won with 42 points, followed by Young Ku Kang, with 38, and Miguel Arias Prats, with 36 points. In the second category, the first three were Jesús Ramón Guerrero Trancho (44 points), Shun Oh Shin (42) and Rodrigo Ruy Roséon López (41). COMPLETE RESULTS

As for special prizes, the one of dThe longest gentlemen’s rive had a double winner, as there was a tie between Iván Luis Ramiro and José Sánchez Bárcena. The dr Desislava Palauzova won the longest ladies’ rive, and Desislava Palauzova won the longest ladies’ wave, and Luis Navarro won the closest wave to the flag.and the closest wave to the flag went to Luis Navarro.

The scratch winner and the top three finishers in each category in each tournament received trophies and prizes consisting of cases of wine from Bodegas Laus and Enate of the Somontano D.O. and a dozen Bridgestone balls from Holiday Golf Group. There was a raffle of gifts in both tournaments, with the Golf Santander tournament being held virtually.

(PHOTO GALLERY OF THE TOURNAMENT IN LOS ANGELES DE SAN RAFAEL AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE)

Both competitions played in the center of Spain have been the third and fourth of the 25 tournaments that make up the eleventh edition of this open amateur circuit organized by the magazine Andalucía Golf / España Golf. The circuit will travel between March and October through the Andalusian provinces of Malaga, Cadiz, Huelva, Almeria, Seville and Granada, as well as Madrid and Segovia, with most of the events taking place on the Costa del Sol.

The grand final of the circuit, from which the five winners of the trips to the Mexican Caribbean will be chosen, will be played at Marbella Club Golf Resort on October 2 and will be followed by a gala dinner at the El Gamonal Restaurant in Marbella. El Gamonal Restaurant in Marbella.

The access to the final will be direct for the scratch winner of each tournament, while the remaining places in the final will be awarded based on the ranking based on the points obtained in each event, taking into account the six best scores obtained throughout the Circuit (there is no minimum number of events to be played).

The Circuit is sponsored by Sanitas, Viviendo del Trading, Bahia Principe Golf, Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts y Bahía Príncipe Residencesand as collaborators to Holiday Golf, Fairway+blue, Laus Winery y Marbella Town Hall. Cadena SER and Andalucía Golf/España Golf magazine are the official media of the Tour.

The next appointment of the Circuit is on April 24 at Real Club Sevilla Golf. REGISTRATION

PGA RIVIERA MAYA BAHIA PRINCIPE DESTINATION
The Grand Final of the Circuit will determine the five one-week all-inclusive trips to the Bahia Principe resort in Riviera Maya (Luxury Akumal hotel) with golf at PGA Riviera Maya, El Camaleon Mayakoba, Playa Paraiso and Gran Coyote. The top two finishers in each category and the scratch winner of the Grand Final, to be played on October 2 at Marbella Club Golf Resort, will travel to the Mexican Caribbean.

PLANNED DATE OF TRIP
October 29-November 5, 2021

The PRIZE INCLUDES
– Flights from Malaga or Madrid to Cancun round trip
– Transfers from the airport to the hotel and back
– All inclusive accommodation at the hotel Bahia Principe Luxury Akumal
– Golf at PGA Riviera Maya, El Camaleón Mayakoba, Paradise Beach y Grand Coyote