R.C. Valderrama managed, as always, to elicit the majority praise of all participants in the fourth tournament of the Andalucía Golf Challenge 2018 Destination ‘La Romana Golf Club Bahía Príncipe’ Circuit in the Dominican Republic.
The design by the legendary American architect Robert Trent Jones did not disappoint anyone, even though the results were not always what the players expected or desired. The course, which presented magnificent conditions, and a light breeze that helped to soften the temperature, made possible a great sporting day that will remain, for one reason or another, in the memory of the participants.
Players from Huelva, Almeria, Seville, Cordoba, Malaga and countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain, Italy and Switzerland attended this fourth round of the tournament circuit organized by Andalucía Golf/España Golf.
In addition to the prizes for each tournament (top brand clothing from the Fairway and Blue store in Puerto Banús, D.O. Somontano wines, sports equipment, etc.), the top five in each category get a place in the grand final of the circuit to be played at RCG Guadalmina (South course) on September 30, where the five trips to the Dominican Republic will be decided. The prize includes flight, hotel (Bahía Príncipe) and four days of golf (two at La Romana Golf Club, one at Punta Espada (Cap Cana) and another at Diente de Perro (Casa de Campo).
The first classified at RC Valderrama in the first category were, in this order, the following (with a place for the final at RCG Guadalmina): Juan Manuel García Vega, with 36 points, Clive Tyler, with 35, Alberto Jiménez Menéndez, also with 35 points, Alejandro Martínez Arasso, with 34, and Thomas Johanson, with 32.
In the second category, the five who made it to the final were: Antonio José Ramírez, with 42 points, Juan Manuel Araujo, with 39 points, José Cruz Pérez, also with 39 points, Antonio Capasso, with 36 points, and Pablo López Cascajo, with 35 points.
As for the special prizes, the Closest Ball was won by Daniel Kunz on hole three; the Longest Drive for Ladies (hole 7) was won by Felisa Maldonado; and the Longest Drive for Gentlemen went to Don Gustafson.
The Scratch winner was Clive Tyler, who had as a special prize a magnificent painting, the work of the renowned and quoted painter based in Marbella, Alejandro Hermann.
The sports day concluded in one of the splendid terraces of the Club House of the RC Valderrama, where the awards ceremony was held after a cocktail.
The next appointments of the Andalucía Golf Challenge 2018 Destination ‘La Romana Golf Club Bahía Príncipe’ Circuit in the Dominican Republic are as follows: July 28 at La Reserva de Sotogrande; August 18 at Los Flamingos (Villapadierna); August 25 at Valle Romano (Estepona); and September 15 at San Roque Club.
HEADING TO THE CARIBBEAN
The top five in each category in each tournament qualify for the Grand Final, where the five one-week all-inclusive trips to ‘La Romana Golf Club Bahia Principe’ in the Dominican Republic will be decided.
The first two classified 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 Caribbean country. The estimated date of the trip ( (7 days) is October 22-31, 2018.
PRIZE INCLUDES:
Flights from Malaga to Santo Domingo round trip
Transfers from airport to hotel and back VIP
7 nights of accommodation at Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville at La Romana Golf Club
GOLF: Transfer from/to hotel from golf course
GOLF: 2 Green fees in La Romana GC + Buggy
GOLF: Unlimited practice balls
GOLF: Drinks and snacks during the round
GOLF: Club rental and/or custody at the club /hotel
GOLF: As a special contribution from Andalucía Golf, one day will be played at the Punta Espada course (Cap Cana) and another at Diente de Perro (La Romana).
{gallery}RC Valderrama luxury venue fourth round of the andalusia golf challenge circuit{/gallery}
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