A success of attendance that exceeded all expectations. This is how we can describe the first event of the Andalucía Golf Challenge 2018 Circuit Destination ‘La Romana Golf Club Bahía Príncipe’ in the Dominican Republic, which was played over the weekend at the magnificent course of the Real Club de Golf Guadalhorce. Such was the demand for registrations for the tournament that a second day of competition had to be organized to accommodate the nearly two hundred registered for the tournament, with the result that it was played during Friday and Saturday.
In addition to the prizes for each tournament (top brand clothing from the fairway+blue store, D.O. Somontano wines, sports equipment, etc.), the top five in each category will win a place in the final of the Circuit and thus be eligible for one of the five one-week trips to the Dominican Republic, including flight, hotel (Bahía Príncipe) and four days of golf (two at La Romana Golf Club, one at Punta Espada and another at Diente de Perro).
The top five classified in the RC Guadalhorce in first category were, in this order, the following: Ignacio Escobar Stemmann (41 points), José Antonio Rivas Espada (40), Baltasar Carlos Álvarez Ramos (38), Luis Higuera Yela (38) and Pedro Antonio Corral Pedruzo (38).
In the second category, the five who won a place in the grand final were María Victoria Sel Arias (42 points), Rafael Rubio Lacambra (41), Juan Carlos Cuadrado Aznar (40), J. Larrain Fernández de Liencres (40), Outi Kylmaaho (40) and Juan Lumbreras Vivar (40).
The scratch winner was José Antonio Rivas Espada, who was awarded a prize of a painting by the renowned and renowned Marbella-based painter Alejandro Hermann. The special prizes for the closest ball to the hole and the longest drive for men went in both cases to Javier Seara Prieto, while the prize for the longest drive for women went to María Eugenia Navarro Ramos.
The sporting party concluded with a splendid paella in the charming courtyard of the splendid clubhouse, which stands in what was once a stately farmhouse dating from the eighteenth century. Cerveza San Miguel was in charge of serving this drink from a tent set up in the courtyard.
The RCG Guadalhorce course, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year, is characterized by its beautiful natural surroundings, free of buildings. The original layout, designed by the Finnish architect Kosti Kuronen, was redesigned by the great Malaga champion Miguel Ángel Jiménez.
The next Andalucía Golf Tour event will take place on May 20 at the Old Course of San Roque Club.
DESTINATION ‘LA ROMANA GOLF CLUB BAHÍA PRÍNCIPE’ IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
THE TOP 5 IN EACH CATEGORY QUALIFY FOR THE GRAND FINAL, WHERE THE 5 ONE-WEEK ALL-INCLUSIVE TRIPS TO ‘LA ROMANA GOLF CLUB BAHÍA PRÍNCIPE’ IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL BE DECIDED.
The top two finishers in each category and the scratch winner of the Grand Final, to be played in September at a course to be determined, will travel to the Dominican Republic.
ESTIMATED DATE OF THE TRIP (7 days): October 22 to 31, 2018
PRIZE INCLUDES:
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Flights from Malaga to Santo Domingo round trip
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Transfers from airport to hotel and back VIP
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7 nights’ accommodation at Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville at La Romana Golf Club
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GOLF: Transfer from/to hotel from golf course
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GOLF: 2 Green fees in La Romana GC + Buggy
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GOLF: Unlimited practice balls
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GOLF: Drinks and snacks during the game in the bar cart
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GOLF: Club rental and/or custody at the club /hotel
- As a special contribution of Andalucía Golf, one day will be played at the Punta Espada course (Cap Cana) and another at Diente de Perro (La Romana). The transfer to these courses and other extras are not included.
CATEGORIES
Organized by Andalucía Golf, the tournament will be played under the individual Stableford modality with two categories.
1st CATEGORY: Handicaps 0 to 14.4
2nd CATEGORY: Handicaps 14.5 – 28
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS
ANDALUCIA GOLF CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
May 5 – Guadalhorce
May 20 – San Roque Old Course
July 2 and 3 – RCG Sotogrande
July 28 – La Reserva de Sotogrande
11 August – San Roque New Course
August 18 – Flamingos
August 25 – Roman Valley
September – Grand Final on field and date to be determined
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