Hole 7 at the South Course of the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina |
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Santander Pro Ladies Spanish Championship 2024
Real Club de Golf Guadalmina to host the Santander Spanish Professional Championship on the south course of Guadalmina from the 4th to the 6th of December 2024
The Santander Spanish Championship will be held at the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, Marbella from 4 to 6 December 2024, an event that marks the end of the women's golf season in Spain and closes the ninth edition of the Santander Golf Tour. This tournament is particularly important because it will decide the title of Spanish Champion, with players of the stature of Carlota Ciganda (2012), Tania Elósegui (2007, 2009, 2013), Paula Martí (2000), Luna Sobrón (2018, 2019, 2020) and the reigning champion, Nuria Iturrioz, who won last year's edition at Lauro Golf.
The choice of Guadalmina as the venue has a history of hosting major tournaments, both professional and amateur, and two challenging eighteen-hole courses, plus a third course of 9 holes par 3. The President of the Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, Mr Manuel Muñoz Navarro, expressed his pride in hosting an event of such importance and emphasised the honour it was for the club to host the championship: "It is a great honour for our club to be chosen as the venue for the Spanish Women's Championship, sponsored by such an outstanding company as Banco Santander. We are also very grateful to the Royal Spanish Golf Federation and Deporte & Business for the trust they have placed in us and I am sure we will live up to the importance of the championship.
Since its inauguration in 1959, the club has hosted many important national and international tournaments. Over the decades, Guadalmina has hosted events such as the Spanish Men's Championship in 1965 and two editions of the Spanish Ladies Open (Ladies European Tour) in 2017 and 2020. The club has been home to great players such as Azahara Muñoz, winner of the Spanish Open in 2017 and 2018, and other outstanding golfers such as Noemí Jiménez and Laura Cabanillas.
The Guadalmina South course, known for its demanding and precise play, is ready to challenge the competitors. To be honest, we haven't had to make any changes to our South Course as it is in perfect condition for this event,' explained the President. With its long fairways and fast greens, the course will require a strategic approach and steely patience from the golfers to overcome the challenges it presents. The South Course is very demanding, but with a good strategy, players can achieve excellent results. And, of course, a bit of luck never goes amiss.
Adding to the excitement of the event is the possible participation of Azahara Muñoz, an honorary member of the club, and Carlota Ciganda, two of Spain's top female golfers. We are very excited about the possibility of Azahara and Carlota finding time in their schedules to visit us. We hope they can compete and, why not, win the championship at our club.
Nuria Iturrioz wins the Santander Pro Ladies Spanish Championship 2023 at Lauro Golf at -6
About the Santender Golf Tour
The Santander Women's Professional Spanish Championship 2023 final event began on Wednesday 29th November at Lauro Golf (Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga), the final event of the Santander Golf Tour 2023 calendar. Twenty-eight golfers, including twenty-five professionals and three top amateurs.
Nuria Iturrioz wins the Santander Pro Ladies Spanish Championship 2023 at Lauro Golf at -6
The defending champion of Lauro Golf was Teresa Toscano from Huelva. Previous winners of the tournament are Luna Sobrón and Mireia Prat. Luna, winner in 2018, 2019 and 2020, has the experience of fifteen tournaments on the LPGA, while Barcelona-born Mireia, winner in 2021, already has three Santander Tour victories under her belt. This makes her the winner of the circuit's Order of Merit.
About the Santender Golf Tour
The Santander Golf Tour is a women's professional golf circuit held in Spain since 2016, taking over from the Banesto Tour, which had been held since 2009. Players accumulate points at each event for the Tour's annual ranking. The Santander Golf Tour is open to national and international professional women golfers, as well as top amateur players. The tournaments on the Santander Golf Tour are played in different formats, the most common being 36 holes of stroke play in two days of 18 holes each. The Tour is recognised by the Ladies European Tour and the Royal Spanish Golf Federation. The tour is organised by Deporte & Business Sports Marketing.
The Santander Golf Tour typically holds about 8 to 10 events in Spain from March to November of which about two are in Andalucia.
2016 Club Zaudín Golf, Sevilla, 25-26 May
2016 RCG Guadalmina (campo sur) 08-10 July
2017 Club Zaudín Golf, Sevilla, 19-20 October
2018 Mijas Golf, Malaga 24-27 July
2018 Real Club Golf Sevilla 5-6 September
2019 Lauro Golf, Malaga 11-12 April
2019 Real Club Golf Sevilla, 3-6 September
2020 Lauro Golf, Alhaurin el Granda, Malaga. 20-22 October
2021 Lauro Golf, Alhaurin el Granda, Malaga. 16-17 June
2021 Real Club Golf Sevilla, 2-4 December
2022 Golf Torrequebrada, Malaga 21-23 July
2022 Real Club Golf Sevilla, 30 Nov to 2 December
2023 Sherry Golf, El Puerto de Santa Maria, 4-5 May
2023 Lauro Golf, Alhaurin el Granda, Malaga. 29 Nov to 1 December
2024 Real Club de Golf Guadalmina, Marbella, Malaga. 4th to 6th December