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LIV Golf Andalucía: Captivating Golfing Pageant at Valderrama

14 Jul

There have been many criticisms of the LIV Golf bandwagon, mostly unjustified and often hypocritical. In one particular aspect, however, they unquestionably excel, certainly for the Valderrama event this summer anyway. Apart from a harsh personal (and professional) slight during the accreditation process, which they eventually rectified, the event was highlighted by a smoothly streamlined media operation.

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BMW Automotor Premium Presented as Sustainable Official Car for Solheim Cup

17 Jun

With just 100 days to go before Spain hosts its first Solheim Cup, BMW Automotor Premium has been presented as the event’s sustainable official car. The company will be providing a fleet of all-electric cars for the tournament, which will pit Europe’s leading tour pros against their United States rivals during three days of intense competition (22-24 September) at Finca Cortesín.

Huge Interest in Tickets for Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesín

19 Jan

Nine months out from the first Solheim Cup to be held in Spain, the biennial women’s team competition between Europe and the United States is already “smashing economic forecasts”. 

The event will be held from 22 to 24 September at Finca Cortesín, in Casares municipality on the Costa del Sol.   […]

Valderrama Joins LIV Golf Juggernaut

1 Dec

Spain will host a LIV Golf tournament next year at Europe’s most celebrated club. Royal Valderrama has been named as one of three new additions to the 2023 circuit, following a previous announcement that The Grange Club in Adelaide would also be joining the breakaway tour’s schedule next year – the first LIV event to be held in Australia.  […]

Swedish Domination of Ladies European Tour Grand Finale

28 Nov

Only two players had a chance of finishing number one on the 2022 Ladies European Tour heading into the final tournament of the year – and both were Swedish. Linn Grant and Maja Stark engaged in a close duel for most of the event, played at the Alferini course in the Anantara Villa Padierna Palace resort in Benahavís.  […]

Ladies European Tour Grand Finale on the Costa del Sol

8 Nov

The Costa del Sol will once again be the setting this year for the grand finale of the Ladies European Tour. To be held at Alferini Golf in the Villa Padierna resort from 24 to 27 November, the Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España will be the last event of the 2022 season and also crown the winner of the Race to Costa del Sol annual order of merit – as it did the past two years. […]

European Tour Swansong as LIV Looms on the Valderrama Horizon?

17 Oct

This year’s Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters could have been the last European Tour event to be held at Royal Valderrama Club. At least for the foreseeable future, as rumours are rife that Spain’s most renowned course will be hosting an LIV event next year. […]

Grandstand Opening Hole Created at Finca Cortesín as One-Year Countdown Begins to 2023 Solheim Cup

20 Sep

Finca Cortesín has unveiled a revamped new first hole to create a grandstand atmosphere for next year’s Solheim Cup.  […]

Valderrama 25 Years After Historic Ryder Cup

10 Sep

When the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters returns to Valderrama next month, the Sotogrande club will be commemorating the 25th anniversary of its most stellar moment in golfing history. In September 1997, Royal Valderrama hosted the first Ryder Cup  in continental Europe – i.e. the first outside the UK and the US.  […]

Korda Sisters Share Honours in Aramco Team Series at La Reserva Club in Sotogrande

1 Sep

Two of the world’s leading women golfers shared the honours at the Aramco Team Series – Sotogrande tournament held at La Reserva Club in August. […]