{"id":22445,"date":"2023-06-22T06:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T06:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/the-renowned-zagaleta-hosted-the-xiii-andalucia-golf-challenge\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T06:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T06:13:12","slug":"the-renowned-zagaleta-hosted-the-xiii-andalucia-golf-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/the-renowned-zagaleta-hosted-the-xiii-andalucia-golf-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The renowned Zagaleta hosted the XIII Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The New Course of the renowned <strong>Zagaleta<\/strong> resort has once again successfully hosted a round of the <strong>Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge &#8216;Destination PGA Riviera Maya&#8217;.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The course was, as always, in excellent condition, with greens at over 11 feet of speed. In addition to an outstanding playing field, the players enjoyed a spectacular setting with breathtaking views and where deer were occasionally spotted near the fairways of the course. Six players participated in this tournament who had already qualified for the Grand Final on September 30 in <strong>Almenara<\/strong> and enjoyed the Gala dinner at the <strong>Gran Hotel Guadalp\u00edn Ban\u00fas<\/strong>. Despite having already qualified, they returned to the tournament, demonstrating a loyalty that is more than welcome. It was for that reason that the place for access to the final ran in turn in the scratch classification to fall to the fifth classified, <strong>Alexey Rovner Agazhanov<\/strong>. There was an excellent refreshment with soft drinks and sweet and savory canap\u00e9s on the tee of hole 2 by <strong>Delicias Gourmet Group<\/strong>, which also served the prize-giving lunch in the clubhouse.     <\/p>\n<p>(PHOTO GALLERY AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE)<\/p>\n<p>The scratch, first and second category winners won a place in the final of the Circuit organized by Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine, where the fabulous <strong>five trips to the Riviera Maya<\/strong> will be decided next October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">RESULTS<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span>1st Category<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><strong>Yury Pogiba<\/strong>, 36 points<\/div>\n<div><strong>Victor Naz<\/strong>, 32 points<\/div>\n<div><strong>Vicente Rodero Rodero<\/strong>, 31 points<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>2nd Category:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Jaime del Saz L\u00f3pez<\/strong>, 43 points<\/div>\n<div><strong>Pedro Merch\u00e1n Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, 42 points<\/div>\n<div><strong>Deepak Pandey<\/strong>, 35 points<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Scratch Winner<\/div>\n<div><span><strong>Karim Farid Saad<\/strong>, 29 scratch points<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The special prize for the closest ball to <strong>IdeaTerrazas<\/strong> on hole 2 went to <strong>Tatiana Kuznetsova<\/strong>, while the prize corresponding to<strong> <\/strong>hole 10, with an invitation for a dinner for two at the <strong>Tragabuches<\/strong> restaurant <strong>of Michelin star Dani Garc\u00eda,<\/strong> went to <strong>Mauricio Garayalde Larrouquere<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><\/span>In the following link you can consult all the results: <a href=\"https:\/\/golfdirecto.com\/client\/62e390b6b32b7366b04c4d27\/game\/63fe5450f999b94ee705554a\/ranking\/entry?view=day&amp;category=63fe5450f999b94ee7055607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RESULTS ZAGALETA<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\">This tournament completes the first fifteen of the almost thirty tournaments that make up the thirteenth edition of the <strong>Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge &#8216;Destino PGA Riviera Maya by Bah\u00eda Pr\u00edncipe&#8217;, an<\/strong> open amateur circuit organized by the <strong>Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine.<\/strong> The circuit will cover 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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The <strong>grand final<\/strong> of the Circuit, from which the five winners of the<strong> trips to the Mexican Caribbean<\/strong> will be chosen, will be played on <strong>September 30 in Almenara<\/strong> and will be followed by a gala dinner at the <strong>Gran Hotel Guadalp\u00edn Ban\u00fas<\/strong> in Marbella.<br \/><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">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 <strong>Benahav\u00eds Ranking<\/strong> based on the points obtained in each event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The next dates of the Circuit will be on Sunday <strong>, July 2<\/strong> in <strong>La Ca\u00f1ada<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Through the magazine&#8217;s website you can access the Circuit&#8217;s own website, where you can check the dates and enter online registrations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andaluciagolfchallenge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">REGISTRATION<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PGA-Riviera-Maya.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s4\" style=\"color: #008080;\"><b>DESTINATION PGA RIVIERA MAYA by BAH\u00cdA PR\u00cdNCIPE<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><br \/>  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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><b>PLANNED DATE OF THE TRIP<\/b><\/span><br \/>November 7 to 14, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><b>The PRIZE INCLUDES<\/b><\/span><br \/> &#8211; Flights from Malaga or Madrid to Cancun round trip<br \/> &#8211; Transfers from airport to hotel and back<br \/> &#8211; All inclusive accommodation at the 5 star hotel Grand Tulum Bahia Principe<br \/> &#8211; Golf at <a href=\"https:\/\/pgarivieramaya.com\/es\/inicio\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PGA Riviera Maya<\/a>,<b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayakoba.com\/es\/campo-golf-el-camaleon\/\" rel=\"noopener\">El Camaleon Mayakoba<\/a><b> <\/b>and<b> <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iberostar.com\/playa-paraiso-golf-club\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Playa Paraiso<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cabecera-logos-circuito-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Circuit is sponsored by  <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>AIR EUROPA<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span> <strong>BENAHAV\u00cdS TOWN HALL<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span><strong> TOURISM COSTA DEL SOL<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span><strong><span> <\/span><\/strong><strong>BAH\u00cdA PR\u00cdNCIPE<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span><strong> GRAN HOTEL GUADALPIN BANUS<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span><strong> LIVING FROM TRADING <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">y<\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">  TOWN HALL OF MARBELLA<\/span><\/strong>.<strong> <\/strong>The main partners are <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Fairway+blue<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span><strong> Somontano D.O.<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span><strong> IdeaTerrazas <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">y<\/span><strong> Holiday Golf Estates<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span> <strong>Cadena SER <\/strong><\/span>and the magazine <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf<\/strong><\/span> are the official media of the Tour.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.aireuropa.com\/es\/es\/home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aireuropa.com\/es\/es\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #000080;\">AIR EUROPA<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>Air Europa is a member of<br \/>\n the SkyTeam alliance, formed by 19 airlines that, for 20 years, have been working together as a large global network serving more than 630 million passengers a year. Air Europa&#8217;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.    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.turismobenahavis.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turismobenahavis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span color=\"#000080\" style=\"color: #000080;\">BENAHAVIS<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>Benahav\u00eds 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, Benahav\u00eds is today a perfect combination of tradition and modernity. A charming village with endless possibilities as a first class tourist destination.   <\/p>\n<p><strong><span><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.costadelsolmalaga.org\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.costadelsolmalaga.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span color=\"#000080\" style=\"color: #000080;\">COSTA DEL SOL TOURISM<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>Turismo y Planificaci\u00f3n 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.  <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.bahia-principe.com\/es\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bahia-principe.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #000080;\">BAH\u00cdA PR\u00cdNCIPE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>Bah\u00eda Pr\u00edncipe Hotels &amp; Resorts is the hotel chain of Grupo Pi\u00f1ero, 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&#8217;s resorts include the PGA Ocean&#8217;s 4 golf courses in the Dominican Republic and PGA Riviera Maya in the Mexican Caribbean.   <\/p>\n<p><strong><span><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.granhotelguadalpin.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granhotelguadalpin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span color=\"#000080\" style=\"color: #000080;\">GRAND HOTEL GUADALPIN BANUS<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>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&#8217;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.   <\/p>\n<p><strong><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/viviendodeltrading.com\/\" href=\"https:\/\/viviendodeltrading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><span color=\"#000080\" style=\"color: #000080;\">LIVINGOFTRADING.COM<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>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 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.    <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><a data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/turismo.marbella.es\/\" href=\"https:\/\/turismo.marbella.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #000080;\">MARBELLA BRAND<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>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. <\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">{gallery}2023 Zagaleta Tournaments\/Tournament 2023{\/gallery}<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Course of the renowned Zagaleta resort has once again successfully hosted a round of the Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge &#8216;Destination PGA Riviera Maya&#8217;. The course was, as always, in excellent condition, with greens at over 11 feet of speed. 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