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Barely had a month elapsed since the curtain call on the European Tour that is the race to Dubai than the golfers and their caddies have packed their suitcases and decamped to South Africa for the beginning of another gruelling season. Volvo, celebrating its 125th event as a sponsor of golf tournaments, is hosting an [...]
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Luke Donald made golfing history by becoming the first golfer to win the order of merit on both sides of the Atlantic. Having clinched the American title there was the small matter of Rory McIIroy standing between him and success on home soil. However, as the young Northern Irishman imploded on the greens, performing a [...]
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The first good news for Andalusian golf in 2012 is that the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla has been chosen to host the Spanish Open again from 03 -06 May. It has also been the setting for two Andalucia Opens on the European Tour calendar and numerous prestigious national and international amateur events of [...]
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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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 [...]
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 [...]
A glorious August summer’s day saw a bumper turn-out of 96 players take part in the ‘Trofeo 20 Aniversario’ at Santa Maria Golf & Country Club on Saturday 13th August. A shotgun start saw the competitors, replete with a complimentary goodie bag as a souvenir of the day, tee off from their respective starting holes [...]
Once in a while a sportsman or woman comes to the fore that transcends national barriers. In the world of golf there was Jack Nicklaus and, before him, Arnold Palmer. In the 1970’s a young Spaniard from Pedreña took up the mantle thrilling spectators with his self-taught swing, tenacity and charisma. If only Tiger had [...]
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