Designed by Peter Allis and Ángel Gallardo and located in Roquetas de Mar (Almería), the magnificent Playa Serena Golf Club once again hosted a leg of the Andalucía Golf Challenge. This is the 12th year of the annual circuit, which offers the main prize of five week-long trips to the Dominican Republic.
The competition brought together more than one hundred players, but the pace of play was perfectly organised and fluid, during a sunny and quite hot day with hardly any wind. A special highlight was the event’s social atmosphere, including a spectacular lunch – one of the best enjoyed during the entire Circuit – served by a highly professional team led by Michelin star restaurant chef Miguel García Soriano.
Miguel Ángel Plaza Babón won category one (with 38 points), followed by Francisco Picón García (37) and Miguel García Soriano (36). In category two, the top three finishers were Juan Manuel Martínez Salado (41 points), Óscar Peñín Bou and Jesús Porro Molina (both 40). Scratch winner Darío Sánchez Morales totalled 37 points.
The prize for closest to the pin was won by Miguel Ángel Pomares López, while the longest drive prizes went to Anne Kaltner and José Gutiérrez López.
The scratch winner and top three finishers in each category received trophies and prizes including cases of wine from the Enate, Lau and Sommos bodegas (D.O. Somontano), and one dozen Bridgestone balls (Tiger Woods Special Edition for the scratch winner and E6 for the other players).
The first and second category and scratch winners, who qualified directly for the grand final, were also presented with paintings by renowned artist Alejandro Hermann.
In addition, a special gifts raffle included a CaddyTalk Minimi Rangefinder – a small-sized, high-precision and image-quality laser measurement device – and three paintings by Alejandro Hermann.
The Playa Serena tournament was the 17th of nearly 30 tournaments scheduled to be held during the 12th edition of this hugely popular open amateur circuit, organised by Andalucía Golf/España Golf magazine. From February to September, the Circuit covers the Andalucian provinces of Málaga, Cádiz, Huelva, Almería, Sevilla and Granada, in addition to Madrid, Salamanca and Segovia, with most of the events being held on the Costa del Sol.
The Circuit’s grand finale, which will decide the five winners of trips to the Dominican Caribbean, will be held at La Hacienda Alcaidesa Links Golf Resort on 24 September, followed by a gala dinner.
Access to the final will be direct for the winners of each category and the leading scratch player in all the qualifying tournaments, while the rest of the places in the final will be awarded based on the Benahavís Ranking, calculated from points obtained in each leg.
The Circuit is sponsored by ThirdHome.com, MyHedgeFund.club, Benahavís Town Hall, Sanitas and Bahía Príncipe Golf, and the main collaborators are D.O. Somontano, Holiday Golf, Holiday Golf Estates and Fairway+blue. Cadena SER and Andalucía Golf/España Golf magazine are the Circuit's official media outlets.
DESTINATION DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
PLANNED DATE FOR TRIP
29 October to 3 November 2022
WINNING PRIZE includes
Pos | Jugador | Hcp | Licencia | Nivel | Scratch | Stb | Ranking |
1 | PLAZA BABON, MIGUEL ANGEL | 6 | AM62034598 | Mayor | 32 | 38 | Clasificado |
2 | SANCHEZ MORALES, DARIO | 0 | AM62313234 | Mayor | 37 | 37 | Clas. Scratch |
3 | PICON GARCIA, FRANCISCO | 14 | AM62898316 | Mayor | 23 | 37 | 13 |
4 | MULNARD, VICTOR | 3 | AM62954601 | Junior | 33 | 36 | - |
5 | BEDMAR ACIEN, MARTINA | 4 | AM62915405 | Alevín | 32 | 36 | - |
6 | KNIGHT, JACKIE | 5 | AM62889212 | Cadete | 31 | 36 | - |
7 | GARCIA SORIANO, MIGUEL | 7 | AM62351194 | Senior | 29 | 36 | 11 |
8 | MARTINEZ SILES, CECILIO | 10 | AMG3924897 | Senior | 25 | 35 | 9 |
9 | PEREZ GONZALEZ, ALBERTO | 11 | AM62922100 | Alevín | 24 | 35 | - |
10 | GUIRADO HIDALGO, JOSE FCO. | 14 | AM62359108 | Senior | 22 | 35 | 3 |
11 | PEREZ GONZALEZ, BEGOÑA | 2 | AM62063881 | Cadete | 32 | 34 | - |
12 | GARCIA MARIN, F. JAVIER | 6 | AM62351188 | Senior | 28 | 34 | 3 |
13 | BERENGUEL CASAS, JOSE MANUEL | 1 | AM62759481 | Cadete | 34 | 33 | - |
14 | DE LA O LOPEZ, MANUEL | 10 | AM62250092 | Senior | 23 | 33 | 3 |
15 | KIM ANDREAS, FORSGREN | 5 | AM61089234 | Mayor | 29 | 32 | 3 |
16 | CARREÑO MORALES, DANIEL FCO. | 11 | AM59600905 | Senior | 23 | 32 | 3 |
17 | GAZQUEZ PIERA, CARLOS | 13 | AMC7760508 | Senior | 19 | 32 | 3 |
18 | RODRIGUEZ BURGOS, ARIAN | 2 | AM62167615 | Infantil | 33 | 31 | - |
19 | GUTIERREZ LOPEZ, GUILLERMO JOSE | 2 | AM59347503 | Mayor | 29 | 31 | 2 |
20 | MARTINEZ HUOT, JUAN ENRIQUE | 5 | AM62814921 | Senior | 26 | 31 | 2 |
21 | BONILLA RAMIREZ, ADRIAN | 2 | AM59771056 | Junior | 32 | 30 | - |
22 | MUÑOZ EGEA, JOSE MARIA | 14 | AM62618594 | Senior | 18 | 30 | 2 |
23 | CAPARROS BLANES, ALFREDO | 8 | AMF8409311 | Senior | 22 | 29 | 2 |
24 | WOODHEAD, JOHN | 10 | AM59359714 | Senior | 20 | 29 | 2 |
25 | TRIPIANA LOPEZ, JOSE ANTONIO | 11 | AMC7915829 | Senior | 19 | 29 | 2 |
26 | GARCIA DE LAS HERAS, JUAN | 14 | AM23349134 | Senior | 15 | 29 | 2 |
27 | MARIN ABRIL, LUIS | 10 | AM95797890 | Senior | 19 | 27 | 2 |
28 | BONILLA RUBIO, JOSE ROMAN | 13 | AM59604257 | Senior | 17 | 27 | 2 |
29 | MARTIN MORALES, ESTEBAN | 14 | AM62248805 | Senior | 15 | 27 | 2 |
30 | GALLEGOS MARSAL, PEDRO | 0 | CM04777820 | Mayor | 26 | 26 | 2 |
31 | PEREZ TORRES, LUIS | 6 | AM62347438 | Senior | 20 | 25 | 2 |
32 | NAVARRO ALVAREZ, LUIS JOSE | 10 | AM00134514 | Senior | 15 | 25 | 2 |
33 | PINART CASAS, ALMUDENA | 15 | AM62892276 | Infantil | 13 | 24 | - |
34 | UBIERNA JIMENEZ, GUILLERMO | 7 | CMD3817405 | Mayor | 17 | 23 | 2 |
Pos | Jugador | Hcp | Licencia | Nivel | Scratch | Stb | Ranking |
1 | MARTIN CONDE, JULIO | 17 | AM62885270 | Alevín | 29 | 45 | - |
2 | MARTINEZ SALADO, JUAN MANUEL | 24 | AM62901491 | Junior | 18 | 41 | Clasificado |
3 | PEÑIN BOU, OSCAR | 24 | AM23064096 | Mayor | 18 | 40 | 13 |
4 | PORRO MOLINA, JESUS | 26 | AM49958074 | Senior | 15 | 40 | Clas. previo |
5 | BARRANCO LUQUE, ANGEL LUIS | 27 | AM62908408 | Senior | 13 | 39 | 11 |
6 | DUBOIS, GEOFFREY | 15 | AM62901441 | Mayor | 23 | 38 | 9 |
7 | HERNANDO PEREZ, MANUEL | 23 | VB07362763 | Senior | 17 | 38 | 3 |
8 | MORENO ANDUJAR, MODESTO FRANCIS | 26 | AM23317540 | Senior | 15 | 38 | 3 |
9 | ESPINOSA MORENO, MIGUEL | 15 | AM62750323 | Senior | 21 | 36 | 3 |
10 | RODRIGUES PEREIRA, JOSE MANUEL | 16 | AMI9940023 | Senior | 21 | 36 | 3 |
11 | MAYS, JACQUELINE | 19 | AM59359715 | Senior | 19 | 36 | 3 |
12 | ESPINOSA PINTOR, JOSE RAMON | 20 | AM23614957 | Senior | 17 | 36 | 3 |
13 | SMITH, ALAN WILLIAM | 20 | AM62327199 | Senior | 16 | 36 | 2 |
14 | GUTIERREZ SANCHEZ, MANUEL | 22 | AM62958960 | Senior | 15 | 36 | 2 |
15 | MUÑOZ GANDOLFO, JUAN | 15 | AM62767027 | Senior | 20 | 35 | 2 |
16 | EL-RUBAIDI ABDULLAH, OSAMAH | 15 | AMF4347525 | Senior | 21 | 35 | 2 |
17 | PALANCA MARESCA, CRISTOBAL | 17 | AM62930014 | Senior | 19 | 35 | 2 |
18 | MALDONADO ALFEREZ, FELISA | 19 | AM62351190 | Senior | 16 | 35 | 2 |
19 | VILLENA DOMINGUEZ, CARLOS | 21 | AM62981970 | Senior | 15 | 35 | 2 |
20 | GOMEZ GARCIA, JOSE | 17 | AMI4894525 | Senior | 19 | 34 | 2 |
21 | KALTNER, ANNE | 22 | AM62904195 | Senior | 16 | 34 | 2 |
22 | HERNANDO PEREZ, JAIME | 27 | AM62936175 | Alevín | 11 | 34 | 2 |
23 | TORRES LOPEZ, VICENTE | 15 | AM62079785 | Senior | 21 | 33 | 2 |
24 | GONZALEZ BENAVIDES, BEGOÑA | 28 | AM62918433 | Mayor | 8 | 33 | 2 |
25 | GARCIA GARCIA, JAVIER | 18 | AM59617051 | Senior | 18 | 32 | 2 |
26 | FERNANDEZ IGLESIAS, MARIA ESTHER | 19 | AM62769025 | Senior | 17 | 32 | 2 |
27 | POMARES LOPEZ, MIGUEL ANGEL | 20 | AM23894116 | Mayor | 16 | 32 | 2 |
28 | BARRIOS UBEDA, MARIA DEL MAR | 25 | AM62264517 | Senior | 9 | 32 | 2 |
29 | CORTES CANTON, JUAN | 19 | AM23619537 | Mayor | 15 | 31 | 2 |
30 | ALVAREZ UTRERA, ANTONIO RAMON | 22 | AM65193583 | Senior | 12 | 31 | 2 |
31 | BERENGUEL ESPINOSA, DOLORES | 23 | AM62347440 | Senior | 10 | 31 | 2 |
32 | MUÑOZ EGEA, ALFONSO | 18 | AM62900827 | Mayor | 14 | 30 | 2 |
33 | ESCAMEZ ABAD, FERNANDO | 27 | AM62769024 | Senior | 11 | 30 | 2 |
34 | JANITSCHER, REINER | 27 | AM62891765 | Senior | 9 | 30 | 2 |
35 | MARIN ZAPATA, IRENE | 30 | 7706797892 | Senior | 10 | 30 | 2 |
36 | ASTORGA, JUAN CARLOS | 16 | CM00385664 | Senior | 14 | 29 | 2 |
37 | LANTZ, DAG AKE | 17 | AM62929950 | Senior | 15 | 29 | 2 |
38 | RUIZ HERNANDEZ, JOSE LUIS | 19 | AM62500068 | Senior | 14 | 29 | 2 |
39 | ESCUIN AZCONA, ELISABETH | 19 | AM62250097 | Senior | 12 | 29 | 2 |
40 | GUTIERREZ MARQUEZ, ANTONIO | 27 | AM59221205 | Senior | 7 | 29 | 2 |
41 | OSSENBRINK, SABINE CLARE | 30 | AM62917927 | Senior | 8 | 29 | 2 |
42 | FERNANDEZ OLMEDO, JUAN | 16 | AM59318080 | Senior | 14 | 28 | 2 |
43 | BARON CARRILLO, DAVID | 19 | AM23341312 | Senior | 13 | 28 | 2 |
44 | WILLY FRANCOIS, DE BRABANTER | 22 | CM60631311 | Mayor | 13 | 28 | 2 |
45 | DEL RIO DEL CAMPO, AMPARO | 30 | AM62359101 | Senior | 4 | 28 | 2 |
46 | ESTEVEZ VERTIZ, JACOBINA | 31 | AM62450240 | Senior | 3 | 28 | 2 |
47 | PEREZ BLANCO, JOSE LUIS | 15 | AM62065579 | Senior | 13 | 27 | 2 |
48 | RODRIGUEZ FUENTES, FRANCISCO | 15 | AM62945383 | Senior | 14 | 27 | 2 |
49 | NAVAJO LAZARO, SALVADOR | 15 | CM02051015 | Senior | 13 | 26 | 2 |
50 | ROMERO MARTINEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER | 16 | AM62082011 | Senior | 15 | 26 | 2 |
51 | LOPEZ VALDELVIRA, SERGIO | 17 | AM62281935 | Senior | 13 | 26 | 2 |
52 | GONZALEZ TORRECILLAS, FRANCISCO JAVIER | 22 | AMC7947502 | Senior | 11 | 26 | 2 |
53 | GONZALEZ CABRERA, FRANCISCO | 26 | AM62822147 | Senior | 8 | 26 | 2 |
54 | RUIZ CASTRO, JORGE | 27 | AM59971954 | Mayor | 6 | 26 | 2 |
55 | MARTIN CARBELO, JUAN | 16 | CME8821759 | Mayor | 11 | 25 | 2 |
56 | BLANQUET TAVIERA, VICENTE | 21 | AMC7602508 | Senior | 9 | 25 | 2 |
57 | LEITLOFF, AXEL | 27 | AM62891770 | Senior | 7 | 25 | 2 |
58 | MULNARD, MARK | 25 | AM62959939 | Senior | 3 | 24 | 2 |
59 | MESCHKAT, DIETER | 27 | AM62964673 | Senior | 9 | 24 | 2 |
60 | GUZMAN CELADA, FERNANDO | 24 | AM62023499 | Senior | 6 | 23 | 2 |
61 | URIBE SALMERON, JOSE ESTEBAN | 24 | AM62154217 | Senior | 6 | 23 | 2 |
62 | NAVARRO MORALES, JAVIER | 16 | AMC7611381 | Senior | 13 | 22 | 2 |
63 | RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ, TOMY | 32 | AM62500069 | Senior | 1 | 21 | 2 |
64 | VANDEMOORTELE, SOPHIE | 32 | AM62073668 | Mayor | 6 | 20 | 2 |
65 | GURTNER, URSULA | 31 | AM62990304 | Mayor | 4 | 18 | 2 |