Oz in Spain

Tournament Schedule in Spain

European Tour

Open de Andalucía: Aloha (Marbella) – 15-18 March

Open de España: Real Club de Golf de Sevilla – 3-6 May

Volvo World Match Play Championship: Finca Cortesín (Casares) – 17-20 May

Madrid Masters: Venue TBC – 20-23 September

Andalucía Masters: Venue TBC – and 18-21 October

Ladies European Tour

Open de España Femenino: Venue TBC – 20-23 September

European Senior Tour

Benahavís Senior Masters: La Quinta – 1-3 June

Public holidays in Andalucía

1 January: New Year’s Day (Año Nuevo)

6 January: Three Kings Day (Epifanía – Reyes Magos)

28 February: Andalucía Day (Día de Andalucía)

5 April: Easter Thursday (Jueves Santo)

6 May: Labour Day (Fiesta del Trabajo)

15 August: Assumption of the Virgin (Asunción de la Virgen)

12 October: National Spain Day  (Fiesta Nacional de España)

1 November: All Saints Day (Fiesta de Todos los Santos)

6 December: Spanish Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución Española)

8 December: Immaculate Conception Saint’s Day (Inmaculada Concepción)

25 December: Christmas Day (Navidad)

Seasons

Winter (Invierno): 21 December-19 March

Spring (Primavera): 20 March-19 June

Summer (Verano): 20 June-21 September

Autumn (Otoño): 23 September- 20 December

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Unfinished business at Valderrama

Spanish contingent in confident mood... (Photo: Fernando Herranz)

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TV spotlight on Málaga restaurant

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…and then there’s furrowed

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Festive inauguration of Carmen Steffens boutique

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Celebrity guests at Ermenegildo Zegna opening

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