{"id":22453,"date":"2023-07-17T06:13:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T06:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/chaparral-surprises-again-at-the-andalucia-golf-challenge\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T06:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T06:13:12","slug":"chaparral-surprises-again-at-the-andalucia-golf-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andaluciagolf.com\/en\/chaparral-surprises-again-at-the-andalucia-golf-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaparral surprises again at the Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>One more year <strong>Chaparral Golf<\/strong> has been the perfect host of a test of the <strong>Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge<\/strong> Circuit, presenting the course in really good conditions, which delighted all players, as did the food served by the restaurant of this excellent club from Costa del Sol.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">(PHOTO GALLERY AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>Several days before the celebration of the event, the registrations were completed, with full success of participation, as in previous editions.<\/div>\n<div>The Chaparral team, led by <strong>Domingo Gavira<\/strong>, always goes the extra mile for the players and makes everyone feel well cared for. We would especially like to highlight <strong>Cecilia L\u00f6wenhielm<\/strong>, who is in every detail and always professional. <\/div>\n<div>The tournament enjoyed the special sponsorship of the promoter <strong>EXXACON<\/strong>, which presented the promotion it is developing very close to the Chaparral clubhouse, between holes 9, 10 and 11.<\/div>\n<div>The awards ceremony was presented by Domingo Gavira and was attended by <strong>Patricia Silva<\/strong> from <strong>EXXACON<\/strong>, who greeted the players and invited them to get to know the promotion that the developer is carrying out. The prize-giving lunch was offered by <strong>EXXACON<\/strong> and they also sponsored the prize for the closest ball on the 10th hole, right in front of where the new real estate development <strong>SOLEIA<\/strong> is going to be built. <\/div>\n<div>Also, once again, <strong>Jes\u00fas Porro<\/strong> from <strong>Viviendodeltrading.com<\/strong> participated in the awards ceremony, as well as <strong>Gabriela Jones<\/strong>, from the golf fashion store <strong>Fairway+Blue<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The scratch and first and second category winners won a place in the final of the Circuit organized by the magazine Andaluc\u00eda Golf\/Espa\u00f1a Golf, where the fabulous <strong>five trips to the Riviera Maya<\/strong> will be decided next October. The final will be played <span>on September 30 in <\/span><strong>Almenara.<\/strong> <\/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><span class=\"s1\"><span>1st Category<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>1st <strong>Jos\u00e9 F\u00e9lix Garc\u00eda Espa\u00f1a<\/strong> 43 points<\/div>\n<div>2nd <strong>Benjamin Michael Karnasauskas<\/strong> 39 points<\/div>\n<div>3\u00ba <strong>Francisco Gil Garc\u00eda<\/strong> 38 points<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2nd Category:<\/p>\n<div>1\u00ba <strong>Sergio Catalino L\u00f3pez Garc\u00eda<\/strong> 43 points<\/div>\n<div>2\u00ba <strong>Francisco Javier Doncel<\/strong> 40 points<\/div>\n<div>3\u00ba <strong>Francisco Carneros Navas<\/strong> 38 points<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Scratch Winner<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Domingo Gavira Esquivel<\/strong>, 37 scratch points<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Special awards<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>EXXACON<\/strong> &#8216;s closest ball on hole 10: <strong>Alfonso Sanchez Soria<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Closest ball to <strong>Tragabuches Restaurant<\/strong> on hole 14: <strong>Faik Ammar<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Closest <strong>IdeaTerrazas<\/strong> ball on hole 18: <strong>Juan Perea Oca\u00f1a<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\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\/63ce7a94cc5cb124795c4d33\/ranking\/entry?view=day&amp;category=63ce7a95cc5cb124795c4ddd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CHAPARRAL RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\">This tournament completes the first seventeen 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 the center of 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 appointments of the Circuit in July are the<strong> 20th in Valderrama, 22nd in <\/strong><b>La Reserva Club Sotogrande and 28th in Los Arqueros.<\/b><\/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;\">ENROLLMENT<\/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> <\/s trong>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 the past 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 and do it 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 Tournaments\/Tournament Chaparral 2023{\/gallery}<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One more year Chaparral Golf has been the perfect host of a test of the Andaluc\u00eda Golf Challenge Circuit, presenting the course in really good conditions, which delighted all players, as did the food served by the restaurant of this excellent club from Costa del Sol. 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