28 Jul
Juana Criado from Málaga led the women home in the 2012 Australian Outback Marathon held in the desert around Uluru (Ayers Rock) as part of a trans-continental fund-raising initiative promoted by the Real Club Mediterráneo Málaga.
18 Jul
Six months after the Partido Popular came to power in Spain…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGzJ6EWTiOg&sns=em11 Jul
It was all about extravagance, elegance and entertainment when 2,500 guests enjoyed the Grand Opening White Party celebrations at the newest Nikki Beach in Mallorca. […]
4 Jun
Leading restaurateurs and hotel managers on the Costa del Sol were invited to a special presentation at La Cónsula of the latest 2009 vintage of crafted wines from the Abadía Retuerta bodega. Representatives of the local distributor Juan Lara and Abadía Retuerta general manager Enrique Valero then hosted an exquisite “maridaje” lunch, marrying the Castilla León bodega’s featured 2009 wines with dishes prepared and served by the celebrated hotel and restaurant school’s students. […]
3 Jun
When Pamplona-born Carlota Ciganda won the Spanish Women’s Professional Championship in April at Talayuela (Extremadura) she put the finishing touch to an unprecedented run of national amateur titles in every age group from 2000 to 2008, including the open category in 2006, 2007 and 2008. […]
16 May
Seve Ballesteros champion in 1991 (Photo by Stephen Munday Getty Images)
One year after his death, the memory of Seve Ballesteros is being kept alive at an event he won five times. For many of the players competing in the Volvo World Golf Championship at Finca Cortesín – especially the three Spaniards, Sergio García, Álvaro Quirós and Rafael Cabrera-Bello – Seve’s record when the tournament was held at Wentworth remains an inspiration. […]
10 May
Volvo World Match Play Championship 2012
Graeme McDowell squeezed past Spanish home favourite Rafael Cabrera-Bello with a last-hole victory in the semi-finals.
Nicolas Colsaerts, the “Belgian bomber” (biggest hitter on the European Tour), followed up a maiden European Tour title at the 2011 Volvo China Open, and a 19th hole loss in the semi-finals of the 2011 Volvo World Match Play, against eventual champion Ian Poulter, with a final hole victory against the ever-dogged Graeme McDowell in the 2012 edition.
Columbian Camilo Villegas lost 3&2 in his match against American Brandt Snedeker in their duel for a place in the final eight.
Thunderous rain forced a temporary suspension of play in the Sunday morning semi-finals but the weather remained more benign – albeit windy – for most of the afternoon.
Finca Cortesín (2009, 2011 and 2012) is the only course apart from Wentworth to host the World Match Play Championship, which dates to 1964.
28 Apr
Competing at the same venue where his father Seve made his professional debut, 21-year-old Javier Ballesteros finished a creditable 14th in his first appearance in a pro event. […]
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