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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 [...]
Tags: European Tour, madrid
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 [...]
Tags: Golf for beginners, La Cañada, La Cañada Golf
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 [...]
Tags: Lauro Golf San Juan
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 [...]
Foul weather in the UK and most north european countries is proving a blessing in disguise for the Costa del Golf. Signs that the global recession may be coming to an end are combining with gloomy weather forecasts to persuade frustrated golfers to start booking their winter golf breaks here in the south of Spain. The [...]
Tags: Costa del Golf, Spain
I have often championed any move to get rid of the curse of slow play, especially in the case of resort golf, where the majority suffer at the hands of the selfish few. Tour pros are often criticised for setting a poor example, but what occurred at Firestone on Sunday 9th, beggared belief. As Woods and Harrington prepared to [...]
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Courtesy prevailed at Turnberry on Sunday, as all the young pretenders politely opened the door for the old gentleman; all except the not-so-young Stewart Cink and fate itself. Tom Watson hardly put a foot wrong, even playing a near-perfect approach to the 72nd hole, only to see his ball roll gently off the back of [...]
Tags: San Roque, San Roque Golf, Turnberry Open
Three clubs host Golf Leisure Breaks’ regular stableford competitions; Sta. Maria (Mondays), El Chaparral (Wednesdays) and Calanova (Fridays). All three, and no doubt many other of our local clubs, have gone to great lengths to present their courses in immacculate condition. So imagine how disappointing it must be to them, and to responsible golfers, to [...]
Tags: Calanova Golf, el chaparral golf, Golf Club, Golf Competitions, Golf Leisure Breaks, Golf Open, Santa Maria Golf, Sergio Garcia, Spain
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