{"id":22417,"date":"2021-05-21T08:41:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T08:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/la-herreria-spectacular-venue-for-the-xi-andalucia-golf-challenge\/"},"modified":"2021-05-21T08:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T08:41:40","slug":"la-herreria-spectacular-venue-for-the-xi-andalucia-golf-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/la-herreria-spectacular-venue-for-the-xi-andalucia-golf-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"La Herrer\u00eda, spectacular venue for the XI Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"s1\">The spectacular course of <strong>La Herrer\u00eda<\/strong>, framed in a lush wooded nature enhanced even more by the imposing silhouette of the practically annexed Monastery of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site, has been the setting for one of the tests of the XI Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge \u2018Destination PGA Riviera Maya Bah\u00eda Pr\u00edncipe\u2019. This magnificent golf course located in the Madrid municipality of San Lorenzo del Escorial delighted the more than 120 players who gathered for a great day of sport, on a splendid and sunny day, ideal for the practice of this sport. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The scratch winner was <\/span><strong><span class=\"s1\">Fernando del Campo Mart\u00ednez-Avial<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">with 39 scratch points. In the first category, <span><strong>Roberto Posada Almendrotem<\/strong><\/span> won with 47 points, <\/span> <span class=\"s1\"> followed by <span><strong>Manuel Colmenero Estraviz<\/strong> (41)<\/span><\/span>, and <strong>Ignacio Bernardo de Quir\u00f3s Loring<\/strong> (41).<span class=\"s1\">  (39). In the second category, the best was   <\/span><strong><span class=\"s1\">Guillermo Le\u00f3n Herranz<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">with 46 points, <\/span><strong><span class=\"s1\">\u00c1ngel Aparicio Ram\u00edrez<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"><span> <\/span>was second (41), and <\/span><strong><span class=\"s1\">Marina Mart\u00edn G\u00f3mez<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\"><b> <\/b>(41) <\/span><span class=\"s1\">took third place. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andaluciagolfchallenge.com\/resultados-del-torneo-la-herreria-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COMPLETE RESULTS<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">As for special prizes, the closest ball to the flag and the <span>longest drive for ladies were<\/span>won by <b>Carmen Mendaro, while the longest drive for men went to Carmen Mendaro.<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span>while the longest drive for gentlemen went to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Javier Garrido-Lestache<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span><em>(SEE PHOTO GALLERY OF THE TOURNAMENT AT THE END OF THIS CHRONICLE).<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The competition held in <b>La Herrer\u00eda <\/b>was the eighth event of the twenty-five that make up the eleventh edition of this open amateur circuit.<span> <\/span><strong>organized by the magazine Andaluc\u00eda Golf \/ Espa\u00f1a Golf<\/strong>. The circuit will travel between March and October through the Andalusian provinces of Malaga, Cadiz, Huelva, Almeria, Seville and Granada, as well as Madrid and Segovia, with most of the rounds taking place on the Costa del Sol. <\/p>\n<p>The grand finale of the circuit, from which the<span> <\/span><strong>five winners of the trips to the Mexican Caribbean<\/strong> will be chosen, will be played at<span> <\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marbellaclubgolf.com\/default-es.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marbella Club Golf Resort<\/a> on October 2<\/strong><span> <\/span>and will be followed by a gala dinner at the El Gamonal Restaurant.<span> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elgamonal.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Gamonal Restaurant<\/a><\/strong> in Marbella.<\/p>\n<p>The<span> <\/span><strong>access to the final<\/strong><span> <\/span>will be direct for the<span> <\/span><strong>scratch winner<\/strong><span> and the <strong>winners of each category<\/strong> in <\/span>each tournament, while the remaining places in the final will be awarded based on the<span> <\/span><strong>ranking<\/strong><span> <\/span>prepared from the points obtained in each event, taking into account the six best scores obtained throughout the Circuit (there is no minimum number of events to be played).<\/p>\n<p>The Circuit is sponsored by<span> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanitas.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sanitas<\/a><\/strong>,<strong><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/viviendodeltrading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Living from Trading<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahia-principe.com\/es\/golf-resorts-caribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bahia Principe Golf<\/a><\/strong>,<strong><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahia-principe.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts<\/a><span> <\/span><\/strong>y<strong><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahiaprinciperesidences.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bahia Principe Residences<\/a><\/strong>and as collaborators<span> <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/holidaygolf.com\/es\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Golf<\/a><\/strong>,<strong><span> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairwayandblue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fairway+blue<\/a><\/strong>,<strong><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegalaus.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laus Winery<\/a> <\/strong>y<strong><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marbella.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marbella Town Hall<\/a><\/strong>. The<span> <\/span><strong>Cadena SER<\/strong><span> <\/span>and the<span> <\/span><strong>Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine<\/strong><span> <\/span>are the official media of the Circuit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The next meeting of the Circuit is on Saturday, May 29 in Valle Romano.  <\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andaluciagolfchallenge.com\/categoria-producto\/circuito-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">REGISTRATION<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Premios-Riviera-Maya.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>PGA RIVIERA MAYA BAHIA PRINCIPE DESTINATION<\/strong><\/span><br \/>The Grand Final of the Circuit will determine the five one-week all-inclusive trips to the Bahia Principe resort in Riviera Maya (Luxury Akumal hotel) 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 October 2 at Marbella Club Golf Resort, will travel to the Mexican Caribbean. <\/p>\n<p><strong>PLANNED DATE OF TRIP<\/strong><br \/>November 5 to 13, 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>The PRIZE INCLUDES<\/strong><br \/>\u2013 Flights from Malaga or Madrid to Cancun round trip<br \/>\u2013 Transfers from the airport to the hotel and back<br \/>\u2013 All inclusive accommodation at the hotel <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahia-principe.com\/es\/hoteles-en-riviera-maya\/resort-akumal\/?ds_rl=1286216&tc_alt=58095&n_o_pst=n_o_pst&n_okw=bahia%20principe%20akumal%20riviera%20maya_e__c_98405552137&ds_rl=1286216&gclid=Cj0KCQjwi7yCBhDJARIsAMWFScOlVrCukpnu0pwfrDJRou7wl9U75Vfu0a6iEN5mntsoM37r6wODWEIaAmY3EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bahia Principe Luxury Akumal <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\u2013 Golf at<span> <\/span> PGA<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pgarivieramaya.com\/es\/inicio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Riviera Maya<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayakoba.com\/es\/campo-golf-el-camaleon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">El Camale\u00f3n Mayakoba<\/a> and <\/strong><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iberostar.com\/playa-paraiso-golf-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paradise Beach<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/espcalen.png\" alt=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">{gallery}Tor 2021 AG\/Tournament La Herrer\u00eda 2021{\/gallery}<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The spectacular course of La Herrer\u00eda, framed in a lush wooded nature enhanced even more by the imposing silhouette of the practically annexed Monastery of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site, has been the setting for one of the tests of the XI Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge \u2018Destination PGA Riviera Maya Bah\u00eda Pr\u00edncipe\u2019. 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