The splendid course of La Reserva Club Sotogrande, one of the best creations of the prestigious American designer Cabell B. Robinson, has hosted with great success the Tournament Andalucía Golf Challenge, included in the circuit of championships open amateurs this year celebrates its seventh edition and is played during the summer in the best clubs of the Costa del Sol.
On a sunny day with a playing field in magnificent conditions that garnered high praise from both those who had played it before and those who played it for the first time on this occasion, the tournament, as usual in this circuit, gathered players among which were represented many nationalities: Spanish, Swedish, British, Russian, Swiss, French ….
The awards ceremony, which took place on the terrace of the elegant clubhouse, where a splendid and varied cocktail was served with tasty appetizers followed by a tasty paella and desserts of pastries and fruit skewers, had a “championship” surprise, as it was attended by Manuel Piñero, the three-time World Champion.
Piñero dedicated some affectionate words to Andalucía Golf, whose magazine celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year, and highlighted the quality of La Reserva Club Sotogrande. The famous Spanish player, winner of two Ryder Cups and eight European Tour titles, was accompanied at the awards ceremony by the editors Andalucia Golf, Antonio Sanchez and Stefan Tjellander, in turn CEO of Holiday Golf, the director of the golf clothing and footwear store Fairway + Blue of Puerto Banus, Sebastien Rieg, and responsible for 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 appointments of the Andalucía Golf Challenge are the following:
August 15, San Roque Old Course. Registration: Tel. 956 613030, golfres@sanroqueclub.com
August 19 , Flamingos. Registration: Tel. 952 88 91 57, info@villapadiernagolfclub.es
September 2, Finca Cortesin. Registration: Tel.: 952 937883, proshop@golfcortesin.es
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