The magnificent America Course at La Cala Resort, designed by American Cabell B. Robinson in the beautiful natural surroundings of Mijas, has debuted with great success in the Andalucía Golf Challenge Destination PGA Riviera Maya by Bahía Principe. The interest aroused among the players to compete in this course, one of the three 18-hole courses that the spectacular Costa del Sol resort has, was evidenced by the fact that with a week’s notice the places were sold out to play the Circuit tournament organized by the magazine Andalucía Golf/España Golf and in whose final the fabulous five trips to Riviera Maya to be held next October will be decided.
Of the resort’s three courses(Asia, Europe and America), the tournament stage is perhaps the most competitive. It should be noted that on this course the reform of greens with a change to Bermuda is pending, as the other two layouts of the resort have already done. In any case, the greens were presented in fantastic shape and the course was very well liked and pleasantly surprised many of the regular participants of the Andalucía Golf Challenge Circuit who did not know it yet.
As for the results of the tournament, the scratch winner was Jorge Querol González, with 32 scratch points. In the first category, Ventura Arjona Giménez won with 38 stableford points, followed by Alonso Arroyo Benítez, with 36, and Julián de Lago López, also with 36. In the second category, the winner was Pascal Koller, with 42 points, followed by Cristóbal Flores Infantes, with 40, and Juan Carlos García Soto, with 39 points.
In addition to the prizes for the first three classified in each category and the scratch winner, there were two special prizes for the closest ball on holes 11 and 16, won respectively by Andrés de los Ríos García and Alonso Arroyo Benítez.
Present at the awards ceremony were the Director of Golf and the Commercial and Marketing Director of La Cala Resort, Robert Mitchell and Edouard des Fontaines, respectively.
(PHOTO GALLERY OF THE TOURNAMENT AT THE END OF THE CHRONICLE)
La Cala Resort is the fifth of thirty tournaments that make up the thirteenth edition of the Andalucía Golf Challenge ‘Destino PGA Riviera Maya by Bahía Príncipe’, an open amateur circuit organized by the Andalucía Golf/España Golf magazine. The circuit will cover most of the Andalusian provinces, as well as others in central Spain, with most of the events taking place on the Costa del Sol, on top-level courses.
The grand final of the circuit, from which the five winners of the trips to the Mexican Caribbean will be chosen, will be played on September 30 and will be followed by a gala dinner at the Gran Hotel Guadalpín Banús. Gran Hotel Guadalpín Banús in Marbella.
Access to the final will be direct for the winner of each category and the scratch winner of each tournament, while the remaining places in the final will be awarded on the basis of the Benahavís Ranking based on the points obtained in each event.
The next meeting of the Circuit will be on Saturday, April 15 at the Real Club de Campo de Córdoba.
DESTINATION PGA RIVIERA MAYA by BAHÍA PRÍNCIPE
The Grand Final of the Circuit will determine the five one-week all-inclusive trips to the Bahia Principe resort in Riviera Maya with golf at PGA Riviera Maya, El Camaleon Mayakoba and Playa Paraiso. The top two finishers in each category and the scratch winner of the Grand Final, to be played on September 30 in Almenara, will travel to the Mexican Caribbean.
PLANNED DATE OF THE TRIP
October 28 to November 4, 2023
The PRIZE INCLUDES
– Flights from Malaga or Madrid to Cancun round trip
– Transfers from airport to hotel and back
– All inclusive accommodation at the 5 star hotel Grand Tulum Bahia Principe
– Golf at PGA Riviera Maya, El Camaleon Mayakoba and Playa Paraiso.
The Circuit is sponsored by BENAHAVÍS TOWN HALL TURISMO COSTA DEL SOL, BAHÍA PRÍNCIPE, GRAN HOTEL GUADALPÍN BANÚS, VIVIENDO DEL TRADING and TOWN HALL OF MARBELLA. The main collaborators are Fairway+blue, D.O. Somontano, IdeaTerrazas and Holiday Golf Estates. Cadena SER and Andalucía Golf/España Golf magazine are the official media of the Tour.
BENAHAVIS
Benahavís is a village with an Andalusian flavor of white and narrow streets, typically Arab, most of which lead to sunny squares. It is a chosen place where you can enjoy nature and luxury urbanizations, carefully integrated into its natural landscape, settled with its golf courses in the foothills of the Serrania de Ronda. Founded by the Arabs under the protection of a 10th century fortress, Benahavís is today a perfect combination of tradition and modernity. A charming village with endless possibilities as a first class tourist destination.
COSTA DEL SOL TOURISM
Turismo y Planificación Costa del Sol is a public company of the Provincial Council of Malaga whose objective is to promote the province as a tourist destination and support the growth of the economy, designing and executing projects at the service of private companies and public entities.
It is dedicated to consultancy, advisory and professional services in tourism and business development, tourism and territorial planning, new technologies and tourism modernization and tourism marketing. It is a fundamental technical instrument for the development of the province of Malaga.
BAHÍA PRÍNCIPE
Bahía Príncipe Hotels & Resorts is the hotel chain of Grupo Piñero, a prestigious Spanish family group. The company has 27 hotels with more than 14,000 rooms, grouped under four categories: Bahia Principe Sunlight, Bahia Principe Grand, Bahia Principe Luxury and Bahia Principe Fantasia. The hotel chain is present in the best locations in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica and Spain. Bahia Principe’s resorts include the PGA Ocean’s 4 golf courses in the Dominican Republic and PGA Riviera Maya in the Mexican Caribbean.
GRAND HOTEL GUADALPIN BANUS
Five star resort located in the Nueva Andalucia area and on the beachfront, just 15 minutes walk from the famous Puerto Banus. With tailor-made golf packages, Gran Hotel Guadalpin Banus and CostaSol Deluxe organize your golf getaway so you don’t have to worry about anything. It is in an enclave especially recognized as an elite and cosmopolitan destination for those looking for the best hotels in Marbella. Only 6 kilometers separate you from the city center, with its charming old town of cobblestone streets.
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MARBELLA BRAND
Marbella is synonymous above all with quality of life, an exceptional tourist destination that has been recognized worldwide for decades, with images associated with the luxury, glamour and social status of other places such as Monte Carlo or Saint Tropez. The keys to its success, which attract millions of visitors every year, are varied, highlighting its extraordinary climate, its hotel infrastructure, its marinas, the beaches of its 27 kilometers of coastline, its wide and varied leisure offer and, among its many sports facilities, golf, with fifteen golf courses in the municipality.
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