{"id":22418,"date":"2021-04-19T09:03:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T09:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/golf-santander-and-los-angeles-de-san-rafael-hosted-the-xi-andalucia-golf-challenge-destino-pga-riviera-maya\/"},"modified":"2021-04-19T09:03:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T09:03:56","slug":"golf-santander-and-los-angeles-de-san-rafael-hosted-the-xi-andalucia-golf-challenge-destino-pga-riviera-maya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/golf-santander-and-los-angeles-de-san-rafael-hosted-the-xi-andalucia-golf-challenge-destino-pga-riviera-maya\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf Santander and Los \u00c1ngeles de San Rafael hosted the XI Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge Destino PGA Riviera Maya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"s1\">The XI Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge &#8216;Destination PGA Riviera Maya Bahia Principe&#8217; Circuit has played two of its twenty-five stages in central Spain, specifically in Madrid and Segovia, with tournaments at the courses of <strong>Golf Santander<\/strong> and <strong>Los Angeles de San Rafael<\/strong>. The first of the tournaments, at Golf Santander, an exceptional and very demanding design ideal for hosting major championships, brought together players from all over Spain (Andalusia, Basque Country, Asturias, Castilla La Mancha, Community of Madrid, Castilla Le\u00f3n, Community of Valencia, etc.), who can travel to compete in official competitions and training for them, as in this case. The participants in this event at Golf Santander, a course managed by <strong>As\u00eds de Bastida<\/strong>, enjoyed splendid weather and a great sporting atmosphere.    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span>The<\/span><span>  The scratch winner was <strong>Juan L\u00f3pez Lora<\/strong>, with 35 scratch points. In the first category, <strong>Jorge Riera Caballero<\/strong> won with 43 points, followed by <strong>Alfonso Angulo L\u00f3pez-Doriga<\/strong>, with 38, and <strong>Pablo Ridao Ceballos<\/strong>, with 36. In the second category, the winner was <strong>Pedro Garc\u00eda \u00c1lvarez<\/strong>, with 43 points, followed by <strong>Atilio Badell Nava<\/strong>, with 42, and <strong>Juan Antonio Alanis Marcos<\/strong>, with 36.    <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andaluciagolfchallenge.com\/resultados-del-torneo-golf-santander-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FULL RESULTS<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span>As for special prizes, the closest ball to the flag was won by <strong>Evelio Alonso Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, the longest drive for men went to <strong>Gonzalo de Torres Sainz<\/strong>, and the longest drive for ladies went to <strong>Myriam D\u00edaz Alegre<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span><em>(PHOTO GALLERY OF THE SANTANDER GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE END OF THIS REPORT)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">As for the competition at Los \u00c1ngeles de San Rafael, the day dawned cold but sunny. Located in a unique environment in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, this course directed by <strong>Eduardo Tapia<\/strong> presents a technical design by Sterling &amp; Marco that is undergoing some reforms to make it more friendly, with fewer difficulties for the game. A curiosity of this layout is that, in order to cross the Moros River, which divides the course practically in two, it has the longest private bridge in Europe. The great attraction of the tournament was that the golf day continued with a splendid meal at the clubhouse with farm beans and suckling pig, two dishes that the renowned Segovian chef Lali prepared with mastery and delighted all participants. There were many who repeated the judiones.      <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">A team from <strong>Teledeporte<\/strong>, of <strong>Televisi\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola<\/strong>, traveled to the course to make a program about the <span>XI Circuito Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge &#8216;Destino PGA Riviera Maya Bah\u00eda Pr\u00edncipe&#8217;,<\/span> the tournament and the gastronomy of Los \u00c1ngeles de San Rafael.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The scratch winner was <strong>Fernando Vega Alonso<\/strong>, with 31 scratch points. In the first category, <strong>Juan Manuel Franco Esteban<\/strong> won with 42 points, followed by <b>Young Ku Kang<\/b>, with 38, and <b>Miguel Arias Prats<\/b>, with 36 points. In the second category, the first three were <strong>Jes\u00fas Ram\u00f3n <\/strong><span><strong>Guerrero Trancho<\/strong> <\/span>(44 points), <strong>Shun Oh Shin<\/strong> (42) and <strong>Rodrigo Ruy Ros\u00e9on L\u00f3pez<\/strong> (41). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andaluciagolfchallenge.com\/resultados-del-torneo-los-angeles-de-san-rafael-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">COMPLETE RESULTS<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>As for special prizes, the one of d<span class=\"s1\">The longest gentlemen&#8217;s rive had a double winner, as there was a tie between <strong>Iv\u00e1n Luis Ramiro<\/strong> and <strong>Jos\u00e9 S\u00e1nchez B\u00e1rcena<\/strong>. The dr <\/span><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Desislava Palauzova<\/strong> won the longest ladies&#8217; rive, and <strong>Desislava Palauzova<\/strong> won the longest ladies&#8217; wave, and Luis Navarro won the closest wave to the flag.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">and the closest wave to the flag went to <strong>Luis Navarro<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span>The<\/span><span>  scratch winner and the top three finishers in each category in each tournament received trophies and prizes consisting of cases of wine from<strong> Bodegas Laus <\/strong>and<strong> Enate<\/strong> of the <strong>Somontano D.O. <\/strong>and a dozen <strong>Bridgestone<\/strong> balls from <strong>Holiday Golf Group<\/strong>. There was a raffle of gifts in both tournaments, with the Golf Santander tournament being held virtually. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>(PHOTO GALLERY OF THE TOURNAMENT IN LOS ANGELES DE SAN RAFAEL AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em>Both competitions played in the center of Spain have been the third and fourth of the <strong>25 tournaments<\/strong> that make up the eleventh edition of this open amateur circuit <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 events taking place on the Costa del Sol. <\/p>\n<p>The grand final of the circuit, from which the <strong>five winners of the trips to the Mexican Caribbean<\/strong> will be chosen, will be played at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marbellaclubgolf.com\/default-es.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marbella Club Golf Resort<\/a> on October 2<\/strong> and will be followed by a gala dinner at the El Gamonal Restaurant in Marbella. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elgamonal.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Gamonal Restaurant<\/a><\/strong> in Marbella.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>access to the final<\/strong> will be direct for the <strong>scratch winner<\/strong> of each tournament, while the remaining places in the final will be awarded based on the <strong>ranking<\/strong> based on 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 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanitas.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sanitas<\/a><\/strong>, <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/viviendodeltrading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Viviendo del 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> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahia-principe.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bahia Principe Hotels &amp; Resorts<\/a> <\/strong>y     <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahiaprinciperesidences.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bah\u00eda Pr\u00edncipe Residences<\/a><\/strong>and as collaborators to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/holidaygolf.com\/es\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Holiday Golf<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairwayandblue.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fairway+blue<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegalaus.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laus Winery<\/a> <\/strong>y<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marbella.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marbella Town Hall<\/a><\/strong>. <strong>Cadena SER<\/strong> and <strong>Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine<\/strong> are the official media of the Tour. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The next appointment of the Circuit is on April 24 at Real Club Sevilla Golf.  <\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andaluciagolfchallenge.com\/categoria-producto\/circuito-2021\/\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">REGISTRATION<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\" p1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cabecera-Torneos-campos-riviera-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/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, Playa Paraiso and Gran Coyote. 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 \/>October 29-November 5, 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>The PRIZE INCLUDES<\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Flights from Malaga or Madrid to Cancun round trip<br \/>&#8211; Transfers from the airport to the hotel and back<br \/>&#8211; All inclusive accommodation at the hotel <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahia-principe.com\/es\/hoteles-en-riviera-maya\/resort-akumal\/?ds_rl=1286216&amp;tc_alt=58095&amp;n_o_pst=n_o_pst&amp;n_okw=bahia%20principe%20akumal%20riviera%20maya_e__c_98405552137&amp;ds_rl=1286216&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwi7yCBhDJARIsAMWFScOlVrCukpnu0pwfrDJRou7wl9U75Vfu0a6iEN5mntsoM37r6wODWEIaAmY3EALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bahia Principe Luxury Akumal <\/a><\/strong><br \/>&#8211; Golf at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pgarivieramaya.com\/es\/inicio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PGA Riviera Maya<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayakoba.com\/es\/campo-golf-el-camaleon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Camale\u00f3n Mayakoba<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iberostar.com\/playa-paraiso-golf-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paradise Beach<\/a><\/strong> y<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grancoyotegolf.com\/es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Coyote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/espca.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">{gallery}Tor 2021 AG\/Golf Santander 2021 Tournament{\/gallery}<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">{gallery}Tor 2021 AG\/Torneo Los \u00c1ngeles de San Rafael 2021{\/gallery}<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The XI Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge &#8216;Destination PGA Riviera Maya Bahia Principe&#8217; Circuit has played two of its twenty-five stages in central Spain, specifically in Madrid and Segovia, with tournaments at the courses of Golf Santander and Los Angeles de San Rafael. The first of the tournaments, at Golf Santander, an exceptional and very demanding design [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":""},"categories":[126,125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-andalucia-golf-challenge-en","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22418","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=22418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}