Shortly after having hosted with great success the LIV Golf Andalucía, the Real Club Valderrama was once again the venue for a round of the Andalucía Golf Challenge Tour. The extraordinary course, scene of the 1997 Ryder Cup, presented, as always, perfect conditions, with magnificent greens as usual, very fast, although the general manager of the prestigious club, Javier Reviriego, said that he would have liked a little faster, but that it was impossible with the heat that has been these days.
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As has happened in all previous editions of the Circuit organized by Andalucía Golf magazine at RC Valderrama, the available places were sold out well in advance. Andalucía Golf would like to thank Silvia Serrano, Director of Golf Operations at RC Valderrama, for the support she has always given to the Tour, and Javier Reviriego, who on this occasion accompanied us at the awards ceremony, where he received a standing ovation from all the participants in the tournament.
It is worth mentioning an extraordinary event that has taken place for the first time in the thirteen years of the Andalucía Golf Challenge Circuit: the hole in one achieved by Fernando Alcázar Padial on the 6th hole of the mythical Costa del Sol course, a par 3 of 122 meters that he managed to sink with a 9 iron. It was an extraordinary shot that Fernando will never forget.
The scratch winners and the first and second category winners won a place in the final of the Circuit, where the fabulous five trips to the Riviera Maya to be held next October will be decided. The final will be played on September 30 in Almenara.
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RESULTS
1st Category
1º José Velasco Pérez 31 points
2º Juan Manuel Morales Alonso 30 points
3º Norberto Pérez Díaz 29 points
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2nd Category:
1st José Jover Pérez-Almagro 37 points
2º José Labella Martínez 35 points
3º José Ángel Castro Vera 35 points
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Scratch Winner
Óscar Martínez Carballo, 21 scratch points
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In the following link you can consult all the results: RESULTS VALDERRAMA
This tournament completes the first eighteen of the almost 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 covers all 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 in Almenara and will be followed by a gala dinner at the 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 appointments of the Circuit in July are on 22 in La Reserva Club Sotogrande and 28 in Los Arqueros, while in August the tournaments will be held on 5 in Novo Sancti Petri and 17 in El Paraíso.
Through the magazine’s website you can access the Circuit’s own website, where you can check the dates and enter online registrations.
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
November 7 to 14, 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.
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The Circuit is sponsored by AIR EUROPA, BENAHAVÍS TOWN HALL, TOURISM COSTA DEL SOL, BAHÍA PRÍNCIPE, GRAN HOTEL GUADALPIN BANUS, LIVING FROM TRADING y CITY COUNCIL
MARBELLA. The main partners are Fairway+blue, Somontano D.O., IdeaTerrazas y Holiday Golf Estates. Cadena SER and the magazine Andalucía Golf/España Golf are the official media of the Tour.
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AIR EUROPA
Air Europa is a member of the SkyTeam alliance, made up of 19 airlines that, for the past 20 years, have been working together as a large global network serving more than 630 million passengers a year. Air Europa’s fleet is one of the most modern on the continent. It is made up of 38 aircraft whose average age does not exceed 4 years. The company is a leader in environmental conservation processes. In 2018, the German environmental organization Atmosfair rated Air Europa as the most efficient European network airline.
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.
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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.
LIVINGOFTRADING.COM
The best manager for your capital is yourself. Learn to invest in a diversified and efficient way so that your money works for you. Viviendo del Trading has been training people for more than 10 years to manage their own capital and do it with realistic expectations and enjoying a simple, easy and calm management. Viviendo del Trading is currently made up of seven people, six of whom are traders and investors. It is tremendously difficult and unique to put together a team of traders with different profiles and specialties.
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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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