A small tribute to McDowell

By Paco Wedge | Published: 26 October 2010

[simage=1099,512,n,center,]

Graeme McDowell is staying at Finca Cortesín  to play the Andalucía Valderrama Masters from Thursday and said today:

"Forgotten how much I love Valderrama (love to hate it maybe??). Such a unique golf course requiring precision and patience. Great condition."

We thought it was a great excuse to publish our pictures of his Albatross to the Valderrama's 17th during the 2007 Volvo Masters as our small tribute for his great season and incredible work during the past Ryder Cup. We were lucky enough to be just a meter away from him then and enjoyed live one of those unforgettable golf moments.

[sthumbs=1095|1096|1097|1101|1098|1099|1100,max,2,n,center,]

Posted in Andalucía Valderrama Masters | Tagged | Leave a comment

Tickets on sale for Andalucia Valderrama Masters

By Paco Wedge | Published: 13 October 2010

 

Although Golf in Spain will not be responsible for the marketing and coordination of advance tickets sales for the event– as we were for the last six tournaments held at Valderrama, we have however, reached an agreement with the organisers to sell tickets for the Andalucía Valderrama Masters, to be held from 28 to 31 October at the renowned Sotogrande course.

The discounts available are lower than in previous years, but tickets purchased in advance will be €2 cheaper for single-day passes (€13 Thursday and Friday; €28 Saturday and Sunday); and €5 for weekly tickets (€70). There are no special prices for seniors but entry remains free for children under 12 accompanied by an adult.

Using our online bookings system, you will be able to reserve and pay for your tickets automatically, obtaining a voucher which tournament staff at the golf course entrance will exchange for entry to the tournament. For this reason, we will not be able to accept refunds or changes from 24 October.

Packs with hotel + tickets are also available from 2 to 7 days.

Posted in Andalucía Valderrama Masters, New Offers, What's New | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Sergio Garcia back to golf at the Castello Masters

By Paco Wedge | Published: 6 October 2010

[simage=1086,512,n,center,]

Any golfer that had the opportunity of watching live on a prime position, last week's Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor would likely be desperate to play golf again. We are not sure if this is the case of Sergio Garcia, but the Castello Masters Costa Azahar that will be held at Sergio's home "Club del Mediterraneo" from October 21st to 24th has confirmed that him as well as Jose María Olazabal will play it.

This will mean the return of Sergio to the competition on an event that will likely also benefit from the a good field coming to Valderrama the following week, something which is still slightly in the air.

Posted in European Tour, Jose María Olazabal, Sergio García | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Ryder hype runneth over

By Pedro Bolichero | Published: 3 October 2010

We thought this was the perfect time to reproduce, courtesy of An Oz in Spain, the vision of an Australian about the Ryder Cup.

What the other 89 per cent think…

By PEDRO BOLICHERO of OzinSpain.com

IT’S MID-AUTUMN – an even year – and that means billions of golf fans around the universe are sitting in front of their TV screens, enthralled by the action in the “third biggest sporting event in the world”. Yeah, sure.

There is no doubt the Ryder Cup is a fascinating sporting spectacle, providing spectators with exceptional golf from many of the world’s finest players – gripping matches where the determination and passion to win is patent (just check out any old news reel of Severiano Ballesteros).

But for the organisers and jingoistic media commentators and press to continue harping on about the Cup only being surpassed by the Olympics and soccer World Cup in status is nonsense and an insult to the vast majority of the world’s population who have no “nationalist” interest in the event.

In fact, golf fans outside Europe and the US would, in the main, be more inclined to rate the four majors as the premier golf events, ahead of the Ryder Cup and, certainly, the Presidents Cup, which pits the US against a Rest of the World combination (minus the Europeans) in every non-Ryder Cup year.
Read More »

Posted in Opinion | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Autumn Golf Breaks in Spain (second edition)

By Paco Wedge | Published: 20 September 2010

We have just released some additional suggestions for golf breaks to Spain this autumn in Costa del Sol, Cadiz, Huelva, Almeria and Costa Brava as well as some new destinations. You can read it here if you have not received it.

Today we also added a new package with a 4x3 and 7x6 offer at the Silken Park Hotel San Jorge, set in a beautiful location above two coves filled with crystal-clear water and surrounded by pines at Calonge-Platja d’Aro in the Costa Brava.

Posted in Golf Hotels, New Offers, What's New | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

New golf holiday packs

By Paco Wedge | Published: 14 September 2010

We've just added some new packages to our catalogue: Vincci Canela Golf in Huelva, the spanish algarve is 40 minutes from Faro; Mar Menor Golf Experience in Intercontinental, next what used to be Polaris Golf Courses and after Obama's wife visit, a package at the exclusive Villa Padierna. We've also just added (still updating) the Alhama Signature Golf in Murcia golf course profile.

Posted in Golf Hotels, New Offers, quickpost, What's New | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Andalucia Valderrama Masters confirmed

By Paco Wedge | Published: 13 August 2010

[simage=1044,512,n,center,]

A confirmed field size of 96 players will be back to Valderrama in October playing for a first prize of €500,000 from a €3 million prize fund in the inaugural Andalucía Valderrama Masters from October 28-31.

The field includes five invites and four players from the Spanish Order of Merit and means the cut will see the top 50 players, and those tied for 50th place, complete the final two rounds.

The spectacular Robert Trent Jones Snr layout has provided the backdrop for some of the most thrilling moments in golfing history, including Europe’s Ryder Cup triumph in 1997, when Colin Montgomerie, this year’s European Captain, provided the vital half point in his singles match against Scott Hoch, which saw Europe win 14½-13½.

After some rumours about the possibility of the event being postponed to 2011, Valderrama will be back to the European Tour the last week of October, meaning a great chance for a golf holiday to Spain that same week.

Posted in Andalucía Valderrama Masters, Costa del Sol | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Improved quote page

By Paco Wedge | Published: 11 August 2010

We published some improvements to our site including a new and more detailed proposal page where clients see their quotes and confirmed bookings. The new system offers clearer information, how-to-get-to maps and many other details. More to come next week, including an improved map of courses with tee times prices.

Posted in Site Improvements, What's New | Leave a comment