Gran Canaria Golf Summer Festival
This year Gran Canaria Golf will be hosting it’s first annual Gran Canaria Golf Summer Festival taking place from June 17th – 24th. You will be able to combine playing golf with some social activities to meet other golf players from all around the world and, of course, discovering the beautiful island of Gran Canaria.
Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Resort is the official accommodation, located beside two 18 hole courses, with spectacular views to the mountain and the ocean. Below you can find the full program.
June 17th, 2018
Day 1 – Arrival day
— Arrival to Gran Canaria. Welcome at the Airport and transfer to your hotel.
- 20:00 Departure for the “Gran Canaria Golf Summer Festival” Welcome Cocktail. Meet all the participants on the Event. An evening to enjoy of local music and food.
- 23:00 Return to the hotel
— Accommodation at the Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort*****
June 18th, 2018
Day 2 – Maspalomas Golf
— Breakfast at the Hotel
- 09:00 Transfer to Maspalomas Golf.
- 09:30 Tournament (Shot Gun Start)
- 14:00 Price giving cocktail
- 16:00 Return transfer to the Hotel
- 20:00 Socialize with the other participants* (place to be confirmed)
*Transport and drinks not included
— Accommodation at the Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort*****
June 19th, 2018
Day 3 – Lopesan Meloneras Golf
— Breakfast at the Hotel
- 09:00 Transfer to Lopesan Meloneras Golf.
- 14:00 Price giving cocktail
- 16:00 Return transfer to the Hotel
- 20:00 Socialize with the other participants* (place to be confirmed)
*Transport and drinks not included
— Accommodation at the Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort*****
June 20th, 2018
Day 4 – “Sunset at the Roque Nublo”
— Breakfast at the Hotel
— Free day to enjoy the hotel facilities or making a trip by yourself. The technical secretariat can arrange a trip for you if you wish.
— Optional: Extra Golf practice at the Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas can be arranged for participants. Ask to the Technical Secretariat.
- 17:00 Departure for the centre of the Island
Hiking route: Sunset route to the Roque Nublo (6,5 km). A wonderful celebration of colours and nature on the highest point of Gran Canaria - 23:00 Return to the Hotel
— Accommodation at the Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort*****
June 21st, 2018
Day 5 – Anfi Tauro Golf
— Breakfast at the Hotel
- 09:00 Transfer to Anfi Tauro Golf. Lunch (after tournament) with the other participants
- 09:30 Tournament (Shot Gun Start)
- 14:00 Price giving cocktail
- 16:00 Return transfer to the Hotel
- 20:00 Socialize with the other participants* (place to be confirmed)
*Transport and drinks not included
— Accommodation at the Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort*****
June 22nd, 2018
Day 6 – Salobre Golf and “farewell evening”
— Breakfast at the Hotel
- 09:00 Transfer to Salobre Golf “The Old Course”.
- 09:30 Tournament (Shot Gun Start)
- 14:00 Price giving cocktail
- 16:00 Return transfer to the Hotel
- 20:00 Transfer from to the farewell evening.
Local food and entertainment.
Awards Ceremony - 23:00 Return to the hotel
— Accommodation at the Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort*****
June 23rd, 2018
Day 7 – “Charming Vegueta & Vibrant Las Palmas de Gran Canaria”
— Breakfast at the Hotel
— Free day to enjoy the hotel facilities or making a trip by yourself. The technical secretariat can arrange a trip for you if you wish.
— Optional: Extra Golf practice at the Salobre Golf “The New Course” can be arranged for participants. Ask to the Technical Secretariat.
- Tour to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and surroundings: “The charm of Vegueta and vibrant Las Palmas de Gran Canaria”. Tapas dinner included.
- Return transfer to the Hotel
— Accommodation at the Sheraton Gran Canaria Salobre Golf Resort*****
June 24th, 2018
Day 8 – Return Day
— Breakfast at the Hotel
— Transfer to the airport 3 hours before the flight departure
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New hotels at Golf in Spain
Next Monday will be another #GREENMONDAY
Our popular #GreenMonday promotion is back this week with a series of exclusive offers and discounts up to a 35% for bookings confirmed by next Monday 20.
Most published offers will be valid for any combination of nights, green fee or dates so take (quick) advantage to save for your December or 2018 golf break to Spain. Check some of the offers already published, the rest over the next few days.
Save up to a 126€ per person on a week golf holiday for 2018 on AR Golf Almerimar 5* hotel or 99€ per person per week if you stay at Montenmedio hotel in Cádiz.
We’ll also have various green fee only deals available. On Montanya in Barcelona and Son Parc in Menorca, save a 15% on any booking, any date.
2×1 Offer at San Roque Golf Club – Black Friday
Special Black Friday offer at San Roque Golf Club. Book 2 players at the New course and pay only for 1! (this offer is only valid for green fees on 24/11, book now!)
Timeline Update… Our History of Valderrama Events
This seemed like the perfect time to update our page about the history of Real Club Valderrama events, all the way up to this week’s Andalucía Valderrama Masters.
Ten years later… this kid will be “back” at Valderrama
New Spanish sensation Jon Rahm will be making his first professional appearance in Spain at the third edition of the Andalucía Valderrama Masters, Hosted by the Sergio García Foundation. Continue reading
Last chance for Valderrama Masters staying at Almenara
Today is the last day we have exclusive rooms at Almenara Hotel for the Valderrama Masters.
Make your wish come true, be there by booking and paying today!
The first tournament in Spain by Jon Rahm will be the Andalucía Valderrama Masters
Jon Rahm will make his first professional appearance on Spanish soil at the third edition of the Andalucía Valderrama Masters, hosted by the Sergio García Foundation and sponsored by the Autonomous Government of Andalusia, from October 19-22. Rham currently ranks 5th in the OWGR and in the FedEx Cup, and 3rd in the Race to Dubai in his impressive rookie season. He won the Farmers Insurance Open, his maiden PGA Tour title, in January. In July he earned his first European Tour victory by winning the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open by six strokes.
The Spanish rising talent (born in Barrika, Vizcaya 10/11/1994) is relishing his home debut. “I really look forward to playing in front of the Spanish fans. Right after the Irish Open I went to Valderrama to practice for October. I felt a big sense of anticipation as I teed up on the first hole. I wish to encourage everyone to come and support us and watch some great golf. If the public enjoys it, we will enjoy it.
“My first round at Valderrama was five years ago when I played the Sotogrande Cup with the Spanish national team. It was a different experience because my game has changed a lot since then. I remember playing in a gale.
“Valderrama is one of the best layouts I have ever played. It is visually attractive and wonderfully maintained. Golf courses don’t need to measure 10,000 yards to be challenging. I find Valderrama very exciting and a good test. You really have to think your way through and play all kinds of shots. Mistakes can be costly, so it keeps you on your toes.”
Jon was two when Valderrama staged the Ryder Cup; his father Edorta recalls how the 1997 showdown introduced golf to his family: “We are a group of friends from Bilbao who enjoy a lot of sports together, particularly skiing. Two of our gang were invited to the ’97 Ryder Cup. They had no idea of golf, but they returned home full of enthusiasm. Two years later, Eduardo Celles opened his golf academy in Bilbao and we all started taking lessons. My wife Ángela, and our sons Jon and Eriz took up golf in 2003.”
The family became so addicted to golf that they took a week’s vacation every year to go to Valderrama for the Volvo Masters. Jon has vivid childhood memories of those tournaments where the trophies he collected on the course were the autographs of his idols.
“I remember my first visit with my father during the 2007 Volvo Masters. The first player we saw was Thomas Björn on the 7th. Then we went to the first to watch Poulter and Sergio tee off. We followed Poulter who played a great shot on the first. I went ahead of my dad and was lucky enough to see Justin Rose ace the 3rd, but my dad didn’t see it. We followed Poulter along the 4th and we waited for Colin Montgomerie on the 5th. The next thing I remember is the 17th, a great hole. You need a perfect drive to a tight fairway and then you are facing a daunting second – it reminds me slightly of the 15th at Augusta.
“On the 18 green I got my shirt signed by Nick Dougherty, Paul Casey and Miguel Ángel, but I don’t think he remembers. Harrington had won the Open Championship that year and I asked him for his cap but he couldn’t give it to me. I didn’t bring home any balls, hats nor gloves, only my shirt with six signatures on it. We went from there to the putting green and to the driving range to see some more golf.
Ten years after collecting those autographs, Jon returns to Valderrama as one of the world’s top players. “In October I will be proud to play my first professional event in Spain. I look forward to playing the Andalucía Valderrama Masters in front of my home crowd and will do my best to give a good show.
“The boy that went to Valderrama in 2007 is still there, with the same dreams and the same ambition. I am extremely fortunate that my dreams are coming true, but this year feels more like a Steven Spielberg film – winning at Torrey Pines and again in Ireland the way I did doesn’t even happen in the wildest dreams.”
Edorta Rahm shares the same feeling. “I never imagined that Jon would get so far so fast. You dream that your son will make it, but being realistic, we insisted that he should complete his studies. I only started to believe that the dream could come true in 2015, when he finished 5th at the Phoenix Open playing under an invite as the leading world amateur.
“All our family and friends will go to the Andalucía Valderrama Masters – we are looking forward to a great week.”
Remember we have some exclusively packages to attend the Valderrama Masters Andalucía at irresistible prices. And if you dare, you can play at Valderrama the week after the tournament.
Sergio García: “Valderrama is a very special place for me”
The Real Club Valderrama will stage the third edition of the Andalucía Valderrama Masters, the last European Tour stop on European soil before heading for China, Turkey, South Africa and Dubai. From October 19-22, the event will be sponsored by the Autonomous Government of Andalusia with the support of the Sergio García Foundation.
Sergio is a big fan of Valderrama. “Valderrama is a very special place for me, full of good memories – obviously the best when I finally managed to win in 2011. It is one of my favourite courses, one of the best in the world, and I always enjoy playing there.”
The Masters champion is hosting a European Tour event at Valderrama for the second consecutive year.
“I am delighted to support the Andalucía Valderrama Masters through my Foundation. As the tournament host, I would love to see everyone come and enjoy a great event and a wonderful occasion for all the Spanish players.
“The course is always in top condition, with fast greens and superb maintenance. At last year’s Open de España we saw a big improvement in playability with the pruning of many cork trees, particularly on holes 8, 13 and 18.
“Each hole in Valderrama has its own attraction and I like them all, because they force you to keep thinking and stay focused from the first to the last shot. It is a very demanding course that doesn’t give you any breaks. You need to put the ball in the right places and keep the errors to the minimum, but you are bound to make errors, so patience is key at Valderrama. You must respect this course or it will turn against you at any moment. One of the things I like most is that it allows you to use all the clubs in the bag.”
Including his 2011 win, García has an outstanding record at Valderrama: 7th at the 1999 WGC-American Express; 5th at the 2000 WGC-American Express; 7th at the 2002 and 2003 Volvo Masters; runner-up at three consecutive Volvo Masters from 2004 to 2006; 34th at the 2007 Volvo Masters; 4th at the 2008 Volvo Masters; 11th at the inaugural Andalucía Masters in 2010, winner in 2011 and 3rd at the 2016 Open de España.
“Last year I had another chance of winning at the Open de España. In the end I didn’t make it, but it was a positive week because I kept trying up to the last putt – I gave it my best shot. I enjoyed being the tournament host and felt proud every time I saw the name of my Foundation on the course. We had a fairly good gallery and many visitors to our stand. I want to thank them all because we raised 65.480 euro for the Spanish Cancer Association of Castellón. The money was used to rent some apartments for the families of cancer patients who can’t afford them, so the family can be together during treatment.”
Sergio García, supported by his family, set up his charitable Foundation in 2002 for the purpose of contributing to the social inclusion of economically deprived children and youth through social assistance benefits and the practice of sport as a free-time activity. The Foundation supports on a regular or occasional basis, a variety of initiatives in favour of persons with disabilities. The Sergio García Foundation and the Deporte y Desafío Foundation joined forces in 2003 with the objective of introducing adaptive golf in Spain. They developed together a twofold programme aimed, firstly, at making golf accessible to people with disabilities, thus helping them to be socially integrated. The second aim was to promote adaptive golf throughout the whole of Spain by means of specific training courses directed at golf teaching professionals. The Spanish Golf Federation as well as the Autonomic Federations joined the initiative.
The Real Club Valderrama will stage the third edition of the Andalucía Valderrama Masters, the last European Tour stop on European soil before heading for China, Turkey, South Africa and Dubai. From October 19-22, the event will be sponsored by the Autonomous Government of Andalusia with the support of the Sergio García Foundation.
Sergio is a big fan of Valderrama. “Valderrama is a very special place for me, full of good memories – obviously the best when I finally managed to win in 2011. It is one of my favourite courses, one of the best in the world, and I always enjoy playing there.”
The Masters champion is hosting a European Tour event at Valderrama for the second consecutive year.
“I am delighted to support the Andalucía Valderrama Masters through my Foundation. As the tournament host, I would love to see everyone come and enjoy a great event and a wonderful occasion for all the Spanish players.
“The course is always in top condition, with fast greens and superb maintenance. At last year’s Open de España we saw a big improvement in playability with the pruning of many cork trees, particularly on holes 8, 13 and 18.
“Each hole in Valderrama has its own attraction and I like them all, because they force you to keep thinking and stay focused from the first to the last shot. It is a very demanding course that doesn’t give you any breaks. You need to put the ball in the right places and keep the errors to the minimum, but you are bound to make errors, so patience is key at Valderrama. You must respect this course or it will turn against you at any moment. One of the things I like most is that it allows you to use all the clubs in the bag.”
Including his 2011 win, García has an outstanding record at Valderrama: 7th at the 1999 WGC-American Express; 5th at the 2000 WGC-American Express; 7th at the 2002 and 2003 Volvo Masters; runner-up at three consecutive Volvo Masters from 2004 to 2006; 34th at the 2007 Volvo Masters; 4th at the 2008 Volvo Masters; 11th at the inaugural Andalucía Masters in 2010, winner in 2011 and 3rd at the 2016 Open de España.
“Last year I had another chance of winning at the Open de España. In the end I didn’t make it, but it was a positive week because I kept trying up to the last putt – I gave it my best shot. I enjoyed being the tournament host and felt proud every time I saw the name of my Foundation on the course. We had a fairly good gallery and many visitors to our stand. I want to thank them all because we raised 65.480 euro for the Spanish Cancer Association of Castellón. The money was used to rent some apartments for the families of cancer patients who can’t afford them, so the family can be together during treatment.”
Sergio García, supported by his family, set up his charitable Foundation in 2002 for the purpose of contributing to the social inclusion of economically deprived children and youth through social assistance benefits and the practice of sport as a free-time activity. The Foundation supports on a regular or occasional basis, a variety of initiatives in favour of persons with disabilities. The Sergio García Foundation and the Deporte y Desafío Foundation joined forces in 2003 with the objective of introducing adaptive golf in Spain. They developed together a twofold programme aimed, firstly, at making golf accessible to people with disabilities, thus helping them to be socially integrated. The second aim was to promote adaptive golf throughout the whole of Spain by means of specific training courses directed at golf teaching professionals. The Spanish Golf Federation as well as the Autonomic Federations joined the initiative.
We have various packages with accommodation and tickets available for the Andalucia Valderrama Masters, including if you want something special, playing Valderrama the week after the event in similar conditions to the competition.
Andalucia Valderrama Masters
We have created two exclusive packages with limited places available at Almenara and Kempinski so you don’t miss the new Andalucia Valderrama Masters! You also can play a similar format to that of the main competition as we have some guaranteed tee times at Valderrama.
Save 5% by booking during July.
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