It has been 38 years since the stellar Rosie Jones won the first edition of the Spanish Open at Las Aves (now Real Club Valderrama), and the Ladies European Tour returns to Andalusia with the celebration of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, a tournament that will be played from November 26 to 29 at the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina and will serve as a magnificent culmination for the season.
There are only two months left for the action to begin on the Malaga course, one of the most important Spanish golfing quarries. For the fifth consecutive year an Andalusian course will host the Spanish Open, a historic championship whose list of winners is adorned with illustrious names such as Azahara Muñoz, Anne Van Dam, Laura Davies, Melissa Reid, Marie-Laure De Lorenzi or Rosie Jones. On this occasion, in addition, it has the added attraction of serving as the closing event of the season, as it will be the last round of the Race to Costa del Sol, the ranking of this women’s circuit.
Women’s professional golf, once again, becomes a good reflection of the Andalusian tourism-sports reality and a luxury ambassador for potential national and foreign visitors who will undoubtedly follow the competition through television broadcasts, social networks or the media. With 104 courses throughout its territory (21% of those present in all of Spain), golf attracted almost 600,000 tourists to Andalusia, who contributed more than 700 million euros and served to avoid seasonality, one of the major drawbacks of tourist destinations.
With its support to the tournament, the Junta de Andalucía once again makes it clear that golf is a priority segment in its strategy as a safe tourist destination and that it considers it an ideal vehicle to transmit the values of this community. Precisely, among the main benefits of the Andalusian offer are its breadth and variety, ideal to complement the enjoyment of all those who come to practice their favorite sport and find a wide range of cultural, gastronomic, natural and leisure proposals.
Beyond the golf courses, the almost one thousand kilometers of coastline, the well-kept natural areas (Andalusia is the Spanish community with the largest extension of protected territory), the facilities to enjoy snow and mountain tourism, and the spectacular range of quality accommodations serve to cover all possible needs of the visitor, always with an enviable climate throughout the year.
The Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, therefore, serves to underpin the reality of Andalucía as a leading golf destination in continental Europe and also as a national golf power, as the promotion of popularization of this sport by the Junta has served to make golf the third sport in the community in number of licenses with almost 44,000 (only surpassed by Madrid in Spain). The implementation of measures to bring golf to any public (especially women, young people and families) in collaboration with the Royal Andalusian Golf Federation and other institutions is bearing fruit, as can be seen in the remarkable activity of clubs such as the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, home of the tournament, cradle of champions and nursery of Andalusian and Spanish golf.
To follow the news of the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, visit the website openfemenino.com, the Twitter account @Openfemenino, the Instagram account @spanishopen and the Facebook page @openfemenino.
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Title Sponsors:
Consejería de Turismo, Regeneración, Justicia y Administración Local de la Junta de Andalucía, Turismo y Planificación Costa del Sol, Acosol-Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental.
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Main sponsors:
Ayuntamiento de Marbella and Ayuntamiento de Benahavís.
Institutional sponsors: Real Federación Española de Golf, Real Federación Andaluza de Golf, Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, Consejo Superior de Deportes y Universo Mujer.
Collaborating companies:
Kyocera, Solán de Cabras y Audi Safamotor.
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Promoter:
Deporte & Business
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About the Consejería de Turismo de la Junta de Andalucía
Andalusia is one of the most complete tourist destinations in the world, with a diverse and quality offer that satisfies foreign and domestic tourists alike. In addition, Andalusia is an international reference in golf tourism. Its unbeatable climate allows the practice of this sport during all months of the year in more than a hundred golf courses located in privileged areas, with beautiful landscapes or close to paradisiacal beaches.
www.andalucia.org
About Tourism and Planning Costa del Sol
Its more than 70 golf courses have made the province of Malaga and the Costa del Sol the first destination in Europe as far as golf is concerned, hence it is known as the Costa del Golf. Few places like the Costa del Sol gather in the same destination so many attractions, because the province not only offers a magnificent infrastructure for the practice of this sport, but also a privileged climate that allows the game throughout the year.
www.visitacostadelsol.com
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About Acosol
Acosol is the public company belonging to the Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa del Sol Occidental that manages the integral water cycle, within its geographical scope, as a vital and essential service for the citizens, working to guarantee supply and sanitation. Acosol is committed to the environment, collecting, transporting, treating and regenerating wastewater, thus contributing to the preservation of water resources and leading initiatives at provincial, regional and national level. In addition, Acosol stands out for its work in the irrigation of golf courses through the use of recycled water.
www.acosol.es
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About Real Club de Golf Guadalmina
With more than 60 years of history, Guadalmina is one of the flagship clubs of the Costa del Sol and, by extension, of Andalusia and Spain. A breeding ground for great champions, the club stands out for its magnificent facilities, its great social life and the constant renewal of its competition teams, which have produced players of the stature of Azahara Muñoz, Noemí Jiménez, Laura Gómez and Laura Cabanillas. With two 18-hole courses (among which is the south course, designed by Javier Arana, which will host the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España) and an attractive Pitch & Putt, the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina is a regular venue for highly competitive amateur tournaments and hosted in September 2017 the Open de España Femenino.
www.guadalminagolf.com
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