The exceptional Royal Valderrama Club – home of the 1997 Ryder Cup, two AmEx World Championships, 16 Volvo Masters and several other major tournaments, and set this October to host a new edition of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters – has once excelled itself as a venue on the Andalucía Golf Challenge Circuit. This is the 12th year of the annual circuit, which offers the main prize of five week-long trips to the Dominican Republic.
Valderrama was, as always, in magnificent condition and at an incomparable level, a hallmark of Spain’s most internationally renowned course – managed by Javier Reviriego. On a sunny day with very little wind, the participants thoroughly enjoyed both the course and the caddie experience.
One of the other tournament highlights was the participation of Aníbal Martínez García, who celebrated his 80th birthday at Valderrama – while also walking the course, without a buggy – as a gift from his son Óscar. Also noteworthy was the cocktail reception – of a customarily outstanding quality – served during the prize-giving ceremony, which was attended by Charo Van Hulst, from Thirdhome, and Jesús Porro, from MyHedgeFund.com.
Alejandro Martínez Arasso won category one (with 39 points), followed by Thomas Doyle (34) and Santiago Gutierrez Duque (33). In category two, the top three finishers were Diego Ange Serrano (34 points), Jesús Porro Molina (34) and Flavio Cassina (31). Scratch winner Frank Stockman totalled 31 points.
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 Valderrama tournament was the 14th 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 will cover 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 | Nombre | Licencia | Hcp | Stb | Ranking |
1 | Alejandro Martínez Arasso | AM23354179 | 9,9 | 39 | Clasificado |
2 | DOYLE, THOMAS AM03068426 | XANDGOLF03 | 5 | 34 | 12 |
3 | Santiago Gutierrez Duque | AMG1147679 | 9,8 | 33 | 10 |
4 | FRANK STOCKMANS | AME2949228 | 0,8 | 32 | Clas. Scratch |
5 | MUÑOZ, ALFONSO | CM05202083 | 12 | 31 | 8 |
SAINZ FERNANDEZ, JOSE MANUEL | VB04234373 | 12,2 | 31 | 2 | |
7 | GALIANA CALERO, JUAN | AM07901549 | 4,8 | 29 | 2 |
CANZIANI , EMANUELE | AMG6080919 | 10,1 | 29 | 2 | |
VELASCO PEREZ, JOSE | MM05077320 | 13,1 | 29 | 2 | |
MARQUEZ MIGUELA, JUAN NICOLAS | AMG8971866 | 14,4 | 29 | 2 | |
11 | Francisco Javier García Marin | AM62351188 | 6,6 | 28 | 2 |
JOVER PEREZ-ALMAGRO, JOSE | MM01027662 | 14,2 | 28 | 1 | |
13 | DOYLE , DAVID MICHAEL | AMF4755199 | 4,4 | 27 | 1 |
CASTRO RODRIGUEZ, JUAN | AMB9173885 | 8,5 | 27 | 1 | |
15 | DE LAGO LOPEZ, JULIAN | CM30292666 | 8,6 | 25 | 1 |
HERNANDEZ MIJARES, MARIANO | MM05200028 | 14,4 | 25 | 1 | |
17 | Anibal Martínez García | CM61145945 | 12,7 | 24 | 1 |
ORTIZ, PIZARRO, FRANCISCO JOSE | MM04429144 | 12,7 | 24 | 1 | |
19 | BUCETA ALBILLOS, ANGEL | CM05036335 | 11,2 | 22 | 1 |
20 | Alex Camerman | AM00977861 | 3 | 20 | 1 |
CERRADA DELGADO, LUIS | MM05126073 | 10,7 | 20 | 1 |
Pos | Nombre | Licencia | Hcp | Stb | Ranking |
1 | Diego Ange Serrano | AM23312880 | 23,9 | 34 | Clasificado |
PORRO MOLINA, JESUS | AM49958074 | 26,9 | 34 | Clasificado | |
3 | CASSINA , FLAVIO | AM81903347 | 15,8 | 31 | Clasificado |
4 | RAMIRO ABRIL, ROBERTO | AME4056835 | 20,5 | 29 | 12 |
5 | MARTINEZ MENDIA, JAVIER | VB04412137 | 16,4 | 28 | 10 |
6 | Ana López Moya | AM62352793 | 22 | 27 | 8 |
7 | QUINTANA PEÑA, FRANCISCO JOSE | AM51266842 | 26,5 | 24 | 2 |
8 | PORRO MOLINA, DAVID | 7700953220 | 28,7 | 23 | 2 |
9 | Cristóbal Palanca Maresca | AM62930014 | 16,5 | 20 | 2 |
REPOSSINI , BARBARA | AMG6080903 | 21,5 | 20 | 2 | |
11 | SAURA SANCHEZ, MANUEL | MM05408352 | 15,4 | 19 | 2 |
CASTRO CELMA, MAYTE | CM30673928 | 25,9 | 19 | 2 | |
MANSILLA VALDUVIECO, MANUEL | 7700953225 | 33,7 | 19 | 1 | |
14 | RAMALLO CARDEÑOSA, MARIANO | VB04727299 | 26,5 | 18 | 1 |