Malaga’s Real Club de Golf Guadalhorce will be the first stage of the Andalucía Golf Challenge 2018 Circuit Destination ‘La Romana Golf Club Bahía Príncipe’ in Dominican Republic. The Circuit was scheduled to start last April 7 at the Old Course of San Roque Club, but, due to the forecast of rain, it was decided to postpone that tournament until next May 20.
The registration fee for the tournament at the RCG Guadalhorce is 60 euros, buggy not included. The prize-giving cocktail and the raffle are included. There will be important prizes for the first three classified in each category, as well as for the winners of the longest drive (male and female), closest ball to the flag and special scratch prize. Tee-off will be at 9.30 am.
The RCG Guadalhorce course, which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this year, is characterized by its beautiful natural surroundings, free of buildings. The original layout, designedby the Finnish architect Kosti Kuronen, was redesigned by the great Malaga champion Miguel Ángel Jiménez. It is worth mentioning the clubhouse, located in a beautiful 18th century farmhouse.
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 of 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: Green- fees at 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
CATEGORIES
Organized by Andalucía Golf, the tournament will be played under the individual Stableford modality with two categories and the starting point will be the shot.
1st CATEGORY: Handicaps 0 to 14.4
2nd CATEGORY: Handicaps 14.5 – 28
INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS
FIELD DESCRIPTION
The course, with its 6,194 meters, can be considered a long course, par 72. It has two distinct parts. The first, from holes 1 to 9, is a typical English parkland with unsophisticated vegetation and no lakes, extending over gentle hills and watercourses, easy to overcome on foot even on hot summer days. The fairways have been adapted to the terrain with only two steep slopes, those of holes 1 and 5. Its difficulty lies in the large number of outs and its fast and large greens.
On the second nine holes, earth was moved to elevate the greens and diversify the fairways. This course is made difficult by water areas that influence holes 10, 11, 14, 16 and 17, as well as by the reading of the greens, due to their speed and difficult to execute slopes. The entire course has a variety of trees, both native and newly planted, and several lakes. One of the most characteristic holes is hole 6 (354 meters), where it is very easy to reach from two, but which has an elevated green with diabolical drops.
Ideal for large tournaments, the Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf is a long course where low and medium level amateurs can also enjoy.
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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