7 Jun
(Photo: Michael Denker)
By PEDRO BOLICHERO
IT HAD BEEN the subject of much speculation and bar-stool punditry. When were they planning to hold the 2010 Volvo World Match Play Championship? Or, more to the point: would they be holding it at all? (more…)
28 Mar
Noted bon vivant Jiménez shares his secrets for preparing a traditional paella
By PEDRO BOLICHERO
THE WEEK BEFORE he had squandered a two-stroke overnight lead to finish second in the Trophée Hassan II in Morocco. This time Louis Oosthuizen took just a one-stroke lead into the final day of the Open de Andalucía at Málaga’s Parador, but was even more determined not to make it a fifth runner-up finish on the European Tour. (more…)
24 Mar
(Photo: Michael Denker)
By PEDRO BOLICHERO
THERE ARE several reasons why Madrid should host the 2018 Ryder Cup – but one virtually unassailable one: the weather. (more…)
16 Mar
(Photo: Martín Gutiérrez)
INAUGURATED in March, the Jason Floyd International Junior Academy is a fully-integrated facility – described as the first of its kind Europe – which offers a complete annual programme of study, golf and accommodation for children aged between 12 and 18 years. Set up at the Almenara club in Sotogrande by the Making Golf Group, the academy (ijgas.com) will take students from the next school year beginning in September. (more…)
8 Mar
(Photo: Luis Corralo)
THE THIRD edition of the Haiti Charity Pro-Am at Alcaidesa Links Golf Resort (in Cádiz province) was such a resounding success that the complex’s two courses were needed to accommodate a total of 160 players, including 40 professionals – all of whom were keen to support the Caribbean country, one of the poorest in the world, which suffered the effects of a devastating earthquake in January. (more…)
12 Feb
(Photo: Jorge Andréu)
By PEDRO BOLICHERO
THE LAST TIME the Open de Andalucía was held at Málaga’s venerable Parador course, Miguel Ángel Jiménez delighted local fans with a resounding four-stroke victory. Now the Churriana-born player will be back at the course from 25 to 28 March in his dual role as promoter of the tournament and one of the European Tour’s established leading lights. (more…)
10 Feb
LA QUINTA Golf & Country Club has become one of the first courses on the Costa del Sol to adapt its amenities and practices in line with a newly announced decree by the Junta de Andalucía (regional government). (more…)
8 Feb
Dual role as promoter of Open de Andalucía at Aloha in 2008 (Photo: Josele Sánchez)
By PEDRO BOLICHERO
IT WAS TOWARDS the end of 2003 and the Coast’s favourite golfing son, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, was mingling with guests at a presentation lunch in the La Quinta clubhouse. He stopped to chat with a group of local journalists, including yours truly, who noted that the golfer’s 40th birthday was coming up (5 January) and made some jocular remark about getting old (he himself having passed the milestone several years before). Feigning indignation, Jiménez retorted, “Old? What do you mean – not at all!”, winked and moved on to a less incriminatory group. (more…)
21 Jan
MÁLAGA-BORN Pablo Martín, winner of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa (first event of the 2010 European Tour), was presented with the La Cala Resort Junior Masters Player of the Year award at a ceremony to launch this year’s Junior Masters tournament. (more…)
17 Dec
Fernández-Castaño and general manager Javier Subijana
EUROPEAN TOUR champion Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño has received the keys to his new home at Valle Romano Golf & Resort – a project he endorses on his travels in Spain and around the world. (more…)
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