Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr and one of Spain’s finest and most renowned courses, Royal Sotogrande Golf Club once again provided a stunning venue for players competing 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. Both those already familiar with the course and others playing it for the first time were delighted with the golfing experience.
Ángel Fernández Molina won category one (with 39 points), followed by José Román Bonilla Rubio (37) and Alejandro Martínez Arasso (36). In category two, the top three finishers were Diego Ange Serrano (44 points), Juan Corté Cantón (39) and Sven Leiner (38).
Scratch winner Raul García Jiménez totalled 33 points. The prize for closest to the pin, sponsored by IdeaTerrazas, was won by Kim Forsgren, who also won the longest drive prize for the men, while Reyes Marteca won the women’s longest drive prize.
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 two 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 – which went to Elías Samuel del Pino Fernández, and three paintings by Alejandro Hermann.
The Royal Sotogrande tournament was the 11th 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 | Licencia | Nombre | Hex | NVH | Edad | Sex | Cat | Hpu | Total | 1ª | 2ª | 3ª | 4ª |
1 | AMD7946403 | FERNANDEZ MOLINA, ANGEL | 10,6 | 0 | M | 2 | 12 | 39 | 39 | ||||
2 | AM59604257 | BONILLA RUBIO, JOSE ROMAN | 14 | 0 | M | 3 | 16 | 37 | 37 | ||||
3 | AM23354179 | MARTINEZ ARASSO, ALEJANDRO | 10 | 0 | M | 2 | 12 | 36 | 36 | ||||
4 | AM70604650 | GARCIA JIMENEZ, RAUL | 1,5 | 0 | M | 1 | 2 | 35 | 35 | ||||
AMF4755199 | DOYLE , DAVID MICHAEL | 4,4 | 0 | M | 1 | 5 | 35 | 35 | |||||
6 | CM11902392 | LLISO ARANGUREN, JORGE | 8,7 | 0 | M | 2 | 10 | 34 | 34 | ||||
7 | AM59600905 | CARREÑO MORALES, DANIEL FCO. | 11,4 | 0 | M | 2 | 13 | 32 | 32 | ||||
TRAM000444 | LUNDGREN, EMIL | 13 | 0 | M | 3 | 15 | 32 | 32 | |||||
9 | AM81820064 | LAURENCIN , HERVE | 9,6 | 0 | M | 2 | 11 | 31 | 31 | ||||
10 | VB04234373 | SAIZ FERNANDEZ, JOSE MANUEL | 11,8 | 0 | M | 3 | 14 | 30 | 30 | ||||
11 | AM23619540 | PEREZ DIAZ, NORBERTO | 9,6 | 0 | M | 2 | 11 | 29 | 29 | ||||
VB03399682 | IZQUIERDO FERRAN, ANDER | 14,1 | 0 | M | 3 | 16 | 29 | 29 | |||||
13 | AM03780912 | MOSS, BRIAN JOHN | 12,3 | 0 | M | 3 | 14 | 28 | 28 | ||||
14 | AMG1147679 | GUTIERREZ DUQUE, SANTIAGO | 9,8 | 0 | M | 2 | 11 | 27 | 27 | ||||
15 | AM61089234 | FORSGREN , KIM ANDREAS | 4,6 | 0 | M | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | ||||
16 | AM04939225 | GARCIA ESPAÑA, JOSE FELIX | 10,8 | 0 | M | 2 | 12 | Ret | |||||
AM70973519 | SIERRA ZANELLA, JORGE | 11 | 0 | M | 2 | 13 | Ret |
Pos | Licencia | Nombre | Hex | NVH | Edad | Sex | Cat | Hpu | Total | 1ª | 2ª | 3ª | 4ª |
1 | AM23312880 | ANGE SERRANO, DIEGO | 25 | 0 | M | 4 | 29 | 44 | 44 | ||||
2 | AM23619537 | CORTES CANTON, JUAN | 19,7 | 0 | M | 4 | 23 | 39 | 39 | ||||
3 | AMG1913613 | LEINER , SVEN | 15,4 | 0 | M | 3 | 18 | 38 | 38 | ||||
4 | AM75102614 | RODRIGUEZ SEVILLANO, ESTEBAN | 26,5 | 0 | M | 5 | 31 | 37 | 37 | ||||
5 | AM03233089 | BERNAL DE LA ROSA, JOSE | 17,3 | 0 | M | 3 | 20 | 36 | 36 | ||||
AM03613333 | SOLER REYES, CONCEPCION | 24 | 0 | F | 4 | 28 | 36 | 36 | |||||
7 | AMH1887774 | JANSSENS , SERGE | 21,5 | 0 | M | 4 | 25 | 35 | 35 | ||||
8 | AM78249428 | BURGUES HOYOS, JAVIER | 21 | 0 | M | 4 | 24 | 34 | 34 | ||||
9 | CMA8891500 | KOPLOWITZ MESONERO - ROMANOS, NATALIA | 15,2 | 0 | F | 3 | 18 | 32 | 32 | ||||
10 | AM23064096 | PEÑIN BOU, OSCAR | 22,8 | 0 | M | 4 | 26 | 31 | 31 | ||||
AM49958074 | PORRO MOLINA, JESUS | 26,9 | 0 | M | 5 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||
AM04610929 | RIVERA DE ZEA, SALVADOR | 26,5 | 0 | M | 5 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |||||
13 | AM15917394 | ALARCON DUQUE, ENRIQUE | 16 | 0 | M | 3 | 18 | 30 | 30 | ||||
7700953220 | PORRO MOLINA, DAVID | 28,7 | 0 | M | 5 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |||||
15 | AM49943031 | MINGUEZ DE LA CRUZ, MARTA | 35,6 | 0 | F | 5 | 35 | 28 | 28 | ||||
16 | CM15302206 | RIVERA PEREZ, MIGUEL ANGEL | 15,8 | 0 | M | 3 | 18 | 22 | 22 | ||||
AMG1060803 | MACIAS MARTIN, JUAN CARLOS | 25,2 | 0 | M | 4 | 29 | 22 | 22 | |||||
18 | AM56960144 | KARAM , GHASSAN | 25 | 0 | M | 4 | 29 | 19 | 19 | ||||
19 | 7707205420 | MANTECA GOMEZ-PALLETE, MARIA REYES | 20,8 | 0 | F | 4 | 24 | 17 | 17 | ||||
7700953225 | MANSILLA VALDUVIECO, MANUEL | 33,7 | 0 | M | 5 | 31 | 17 | 17 |