{"id":22447,"date":"2023-05-15T06:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T06:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/zarapicos-perfect-setting-for-the-andalucia-golf-challenge-circuit\/"},"modified":"2023-05-15T06:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T06:13:12","slug":"zarapicos-perfect-setting-for-the-andalucia-golf-challenge-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/zarapicos-perfect-setting-for-the-andalucia-golf-challenge-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Zarapicos, perfect setting for the Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><strong>Zarapicos<\/strong>, one of the two magnificent courses of <strong>Salamanca Golf<\/strong>, has once again shone in the <b>Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge<\/b> Circuit, which this year celebrates its thirteenth edition and has <strong>five golf trips to the Riviera Maya<\/strong> as a prize for the winners of the final.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The tournament took place in a formidable sporting atmosphere. The morning started out cold, but then turned into a perfect day for competition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">(PHOTO GALLERY AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">The greens were in perfect condition and the ball rolled beautifully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The course was even better than in last year&#8217;s edition; it can be seen that the improvements that are being introduced in this Salamanca golf course are paying off.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The course, very close to the city of Salamanca, is set in a very pleasant dehesa environment. The course is very natural and has no real estate pressure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The shotgun start took place at 9 a.m. and, in addition to local players, regular players who follow the Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge Circuit from other provinces participated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">After the game, a fantastic cocktail with local products was served on the terrace of the club, with a perfect temperature and atmosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The help and support provided by <strong>Beatriz D\u00edez Garrido<\/strong>, director of the club and her team, as well as that of <strong>Miguel Ni\u00f1a<\/strong>, head of the restaurant, who ensured an impeccable service from early in the morning, was much appreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">The scratch, first and second category winners won a place in the final of the Circuit organized by <strong>Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine<\/strong>, where the fabulous <strong>five trips to the Riviera Maya<\/strong> will be decided next October.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span>As for the results of the Zarapicos tournament, the scratch winner was <b>Jorge Alonso Mart\u00edn<\/b>, with 38 scratch points. In the first category, <strong>Jes\u00fas Rivas Ruiz<\/strong> won, <b> <\/b>with 42 stableford points, followed by <b>Jorge Alonso Mart\u00edn<\/b>, with 39, and <b>Javier Hern\u00e1ndez Mart\u00edn<\/b>, with 36 points. In the second category, the winner was <b>Primo Calvo Calvo<\/b>, with 41 points, followed by <b>Sergio P\u00e9rez P\u00e9rez<\/b>, with 40, and <b>Carmen S\u00e1nchez Bur\u00f3n<\/b>, with 38 points. <\/p>\n<p>In addition to the prizes for the top three in each category and the scratch winner, there was a special prize for the closest ball, won by <strong><span class=\"s1\">Mar\u00eda Mart\u00edn Robles<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/span><em style=\"font-size: 12.16px;\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><\/em><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Zarapicos<\/strong> is the eighth of the 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 <b>organized by the Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf magazine.<\/b> 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=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The <b>grand final <\/b>of the circuit, from which the <b>five winners of the trips to the Mexican Caribbean<\/b> will be chosen, will be played on <strong>September 30<\/strong> and will be followed by a gala dinner at the <b>Gran <\/b>Hotel Guadalp\u00edn Ban\u00fas. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.granhotelguadalpin.com\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gran Hotel Guadalp\u00edn Ban\u00fas<\/a><\/strong> in Marbella.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Access to the final<\/b> will be direct for the<strong> winner of each category<\/strong> and the <b>scratch winner<\/b> of each tournament, while the remaining places in the final will be awarded on the basis of the <b>Benahav\u00eds Ranking<\/b> based on the points obtained in each event.<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The next appointments of the Circuit in <strong>May<\/strong> will be <strong> <\/strong><strong>on the 19th at<\/strong> <b>Atalaya Old Course <\/b>(Estepona),<b> 23rd and 24th at RCG Sotogrande, 27th at Santa Mar\u00eda Golf<\/b> (Marbella) and <strong>31st at La Dehesa<\/strong> (Madrid).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andaluciagolfchallenge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ENROLLMENT<\/a><\/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 \/> October 28 to November 4, 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 the SkyTeam alliance, made up of 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 how 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 Zarapicos Tournaments\/Tournament 2023{\/gallery}<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zarapicos, one of the two magnificent courses of Salamanca Golf, has once again shone in the Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge Circuit, which this year celebrates its thirteenth edition and has five golf trips to the Riviera Maya as a prize for the winners of the final. The tournament took place in a formidable sporting atmosphere. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16406,"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-22447","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\/22447","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=22447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}