Tasty start to year at Chaparral

Nearly 100 golfers turned up at El Chaparral last Sunday to play in the inaugural ‘I Master Jamones Ibericos Guijelo’ tournament.
Whilst many of us will be thinking of detoxing in January it was interesting to note that all the prizes on offer were cured ‘Pata Negra’ Iberian Hams; after Huelva and Extremadura the area surrounding Guijelo in Salamanca is one of the most sought after for ham aficionados; the pigs earning the right to be called pata negra only being reared on a diet of acorns.
Unusually mild weather conditions saw the competition began just after 09:00 with a shotgun start, some groups having to double up on several holes. The format was betterball stableford and the winning team of Antonio Cecilia and Carlos Carballo scored an impressive 46 points, a  margin of two over Alejandro Garcia and Rafael Gambero. Golf Leisure Breaks was represented by Jimmy Holt and Antonio Tyrol whom, whilst not featuring amongst the prizes, would have agreed that the greens at El Chaparral are back to their true and slick best.
During the prize giving ceremony there was the opportunity to try several ham products as well as raffles. The next open competition at El Chaparral will be for medical personnel and dentists on 25 February, meanwhile Golf Leisure Breaks will be continuing their weekly roll-up competitions throughout the month of January with the green fee, buggy and competition fee pegged back at just 50€. See the competition box on this page for further details.   

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