Posted July 4th, 2008 by admin
The European Tour has just announced Volvo’s take over as title sponsor of the World Matchplay Championship, replacing the annual Wentworth event which was inaugurated in 1964 by the late Mark McCormack’s IMG (remember the Picadilly?). Wentworth’s loss is Andalucia’s gain, as the host for at least the next three years will be the magnificant [...]
Tags: European Tour, IMG, Matchplay Championship
Posted July 4th, 2008 by admin
Well the new tournament brings ever nearer Greg Norman’s original concept of a world tour, as it will be sanctioned by tours representing all five continents. This means that the sixteen best golfers in the world will visit our shores each year, whereas the Volvo Masters was restricted to members of the European Tour. They [...]
Tags: European Tour, Greg Norman, Ryder Cup, volvo masters
Posted November 9th, 2007 by admin
“Roller-coaster” is a term much used by the Sky Sports golf commentary team, but last Sunday, it really was appropriate. It is often said about the Majors that they are usually won or lost over the back nine holes of the final round. Last Sunday at Valderrama was no exception, proving that the Volvo Masters [...]
Tags: European Tour, Majors, Volvo Master
Posted June 8th, 2007 by admin
Risk & reward holes are by far the best way of testing tour players, whether on the European circuit or on the USPGA tour. The answer of course, is not necessarily. A good case in point is the host of last week’s Wales Open – the Celtic Manor Roman Road course, which by modern tournament [...]
Tags: European, European Tour, PGA Tour, USPGA
Posted May 18th, 2007 by admin
La Cala Resort, which already hosts the annual european ladies tour qualifying school, seems to attract the ladies. Last weekend, it was the turn of the Spanish International Lady Junior Championship. While not quite in the same league as the European Tour event at Aloha, this event showed what a wealth of talent there is [...]
Tags: European Tour, Junior Championship
Posted May 4th, 2007 by admin
Just a reminder that this new European Tour event commences this week (Thursday 10th. May) at the splendid Aloha Golf Club. The tournament is promoted by Miguel Angel Jimenez, who is fulfilling a dream by taking part in his own event. Miguel Angel is coming in to a rich vein of form, just in time [...]
Tags: European Tour, Valle Romano
Posted April 13th, 2007 by admin
Apart from the Volvo Masters, those of us who live on the coast don’t often get the chance to watch a European Tour tournament live, other than on TV. However, in a few weeks’ time, the Aloha Golf Club will be hosting the Valle Romano Open de Andalucia, sponsored by the Junta de Andalucia and [...]
Tags: European Tour, Volvo Master
Posted January 16th, 2007 by admin
La Cala Resort obviously has a special attraction for ladies playing the Ladies European Tour. Having established itself as the preferred venue for that tour’s annual qualifying school, La Cala Resort was recently chosen by Iben Tinning as an ideal place to prepare for the World Cup at Sun City later this month, where she [...]
Tags: European Tour, La Cala Resort
