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The sun shone on El Chaparral with milder than usual temperatures for the time of year, setting the scene for a great day to celebrate the II Open Golf Fuengirola un Sol de Ciudad” Quite apt considering the name of the competition! Special thanks to the nearly ninety players who made the effort to get [...]
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A meeting was recently held attended by the Mayor of Mijas, Angel Nozal, various town councillors and representatives of the 13 golf courses which comprise the locality of Mijas. In terms of number of golf courses Mijas is actually the most densely populated area in the whole of Spain and, to fulfil its obvious potential,a [...]
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After three years in the golfing doldrums Sergio Garcia enjoyed a welcome return to form by winning the Castello Masters in some style by the impressive margin of eleven shots; in football parlance the equivalent of Manchester City demolishing their Stretford neighbours 6-1 last weekend. To be fair, he has shown glimpses of his talent [...]
The 5th President’s Trophy took place at Santa Maria Golf & Country Club on 08 October whereby upwards of 130 golfers participated in an individual stableford event followed by double that number enjoying a formal prizegiving dinner at the 5* Hotel Don Carlos in Elviria. The evening was all the more special given that 2011 [...]
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Southport’s Lee Slattery earned his maiden victory the hard way on the European Tour seven years and 179 starts after he joined its ranks from the Challenge Tour. In a tense finish he teed off on the 18th with a three shot advantage over his nearest challengers – Argentinian Cesar Monasterio and Italy’s Lorenzo Gagli [...]
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The Hotel Guadacorte Park in Los Barrios, Cadiz, was the unlikely venue (golfing heritage?) for the official inauguration of the Andalucia Masters to be held at Valderrama from 27 – 30 October. Representing the Junta de Andalucia was Luciano Alonso from the Tourism, Business and Sport Ministry who outlined that there would be 96 players [...]
October 06 is a date for your diary when the European Tour bus arrives on the Iberian Peninsula, beginning an unprecedented run of four tournaments starting in Madrid and finishing with the Andalucia Masters at Valderrama. Should you find yourself with a few days free from October 13 – 16 why don’t you travel to [...]
The second round of the ‘Lacoste Promesas’ Circuit took place at La Cañada Golf in Guadiaro, Cadiz, last week. This being the closest event to the Costa del Sol the event,naturally, attracted a high number of entrants; a fair number taking advantage of the summer holidays to travel from other regions as far afield as [...]
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A peculiar take on the Saint John festivities at Lauro Golf saw the traditional bonfires and midnight dip to cleanse the soul replaced by a golf competition and Flamenco gala. Even the high temperatures did not detract from a good turnout; in some part due to the promise of many prizes donated by generous sponsors [...]
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The Jason Floyd International Golf Academy, part of the Making Golf Group, is pleased to announce the graduation of their first batch of students from the inaugural course in Sotogrande. In total ten students from seven countries (Sancho Rodriguez, Miguel Angel Jimenez, (!?) Jean Paul Piedje, Joaquim Perez, Maria Victoria Cantarini, Lazlo Szombor, Mario Lopez [...]
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