{"id":22113,"date":"2020-02-10T10:13:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T10:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/atalaya-old-course-hosts-resoundingly-successful-first-event-of-10th-andalucia-golf-challenge-circuit-destination-dominican-republic\/"},"modified":"2020-02-10T10:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T10:13:02","slug":"atalaya-old-course-hosts-resoundingly-successful-first-event-of-10th-andalucia-golf-challenge-circuit-destination-dominican-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/atalaya-old-course-hosts-resoundingly-successful-first-event-of-10th-andalucia-golf-challenge-circuit-destination-dominican-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Atalaya Old Course Hosts Resoundingly Successful First Event of 10th Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge Circuit-Destination Dominican Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10680\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.holaincompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images_Actual2020_torneo-ag-atalaya-2020-00-ganadores-WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images_Actual2020_torneo-ag-atalaya-2020-00-ganadores-WEB.jpg 854w, https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images_Actual2020_torneo-ag-atalaya-2020-00-ganadores-WEB-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/images_Actual2020_torneo-ag-atalaya-2020-00-ganadores-WEB-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atalaya Golf\u2019s magnificent Old Course hosted the first Andaluc\u00eda Golf tournament this year.  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with all tournaments organized by Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine, the field included players of many different nationalities, with Spaniards predominant on this occasion. Everyone enjoyed a superb day of golf on the prestigious course designed by Bernhard Von Limburger and opened in 1967, followed by lunch at the Costa del Sol club, located in Estepona municipality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The competition distributed numerous gifts \u2013 to both the top finishers and the raffle winners \u2013 sponsored by the fairway+blue store in Puerto Ban\u00fas, Holiday Golf Group and Somontano Designation of Origin wines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The amateurs competing in the tournament displayed a generally good level of golf, and later said they had thoroughly enjoyed playing the course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The awards ceremony, held in the Atalaya clubhouse, where paella and salad was served, was presided over by Andaluc\u00eda Golf\u2019s Antonio S\u00e1nchez and Luis Navarro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for the results, the first category winner was Andrey Shultse, with 39 points, while second and third positions went to, respectively, Juan Carlos Mackintosh Cutillas and Alain John Navarro (both 37).  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In category two, Pablo Ortega Briesemeister led the way (42), second was Ismael Ortega Calvente (39) and third was Antonio Mu\u00f1oz Lanzas (38).  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The scratch winner was Juan David Carretero Castillo (37), the special prize for ball closest to the pin went to Celia Nebot, and the longest drive prizes were won by Karina Budantseva and David Doyle.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>{gallery}Tor 2020 AG\/Torneo AG Atalaya 2020{\/gallery}<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This hugely successful open amateur circuit organized by Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, highlighted by a significant increase in the number of clubs where it will be played: 16 (plus the grand final), six more than in the previous edition. It also extends its geographical scope, reaching more points around the country: in addition to the Costa del Sol, it will be held in Madrid, Sevilla, Segovia and C\u00e1diz provinces. <br \/><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from the Circuit\u2019s usual iconic Costa del Sol courses, this year it will also be played at Royal Sevilla, Golf Santander (Madrid), Retamares (Madrid), Los Angeles de San Rafael (Segovia) and Fairplay Resort (Benalup, C\u00e1diz). The venues on the Costa del Sol are, in order of their dates: Atalaya Old Course, Royal Guadalhorce, Mijas Los Lagos, Santa Clara Marbella, Valle Romano, Royal Sotogrande, Los Arqueros, Royal Valderrama, San Roque New Course, Flamingos Villa Padierna, La Reserva de Sotogrande and Finca Cortes\u00edn. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolfchallenge.com\/inscripciones-circuito-2020\/en.php\" rel=\"noopener\">(Entries<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-10662\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.holaincompany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/images_Actual2019_Domicollage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"237\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As was the case in 2018 (in 2019 the destination was the Riviera Maya), the top five players on the Circuit will be rewarded with week-long trips to the Dominican Republic, with all-inclusive stays at the five-star Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville hotel and golf at the spectacular Ocean\u2019s 4, Punta Espada and Teeth of the Dog courses. The planned date for the trip is from 26 October to 2 November 2020. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These five winners will be decided at the Circuit\u2019s grand final, to be played on 29 August at Finca Cortes\u00edn, the venue for three editions of the Volvo Match Play World Championship. The leading three in each of the two categories plus the best scratch player in each tournament will gain places in the grand final. Prizes of a trip to the Dominican Republic\u2019s Caribbean area will be secured by the top two players in each category and the scratch winner of the grand final.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>ANDALUCIA GOLF CHALLENGE 2020 CALENDAR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>9 February (Sunday) \u2013 Atalaya Old Course (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7 March (Saturday) \u2013 Fairplay Resort (Benalup \u2013 C\u00e1diz)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4 April (Saturday) \u2013 Real Club de Sevilla (Seville)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>16 April (Thursday) \u2013 Golf Santander (Madrid)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>25 April (Saturday) \u2013 RC Guadalhorce (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>26 April (Sunday) \u2013 RC Guadalhorce (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>7 May (Thursday) \u2013 Retamares (Madrid)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9 May (Saturday) \u2013 Los \u00c1ngeles de S. Rafael (Segovia)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 June (Wednesday) \u2013 Mijas Los Lagos (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>13 June (Saturday) \u2013 Santa Clara Marbella (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>20 June (Saturday) \u2013 Valle Romano (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>30 June (Tuesday) \u2013 RC Sotogrande (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1 July (Wednesday) \u2013 RC Sotogrande (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11 July (Saturday) \u2013 Los Arqueros (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>16 July (Thursday) \u2013 RC Valderrama (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>29 July (Wednesday) \u2013 San Roque New (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>16 August (Sunday) \u2013 Flamingos Villa Padierna (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>22 August (Saturday) \u2013 La Reserva de Sotogrande (Costa del Sol)<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atalaya Golf\u2019s magnificent Old Course hosted the first Andaluc\u00eda Golf tournament this year. As with all tournaments organized by Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine, the field included players of many different nationalities, with Spaniards predominant on this occasion. Everyone enjoyed a superb day of golf on the prestigious course designed by Bernhard Von Limburger and opened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}