The Sports Department of the Town Hall of Benahavis would like to congratulate the students of the Municipal School of Golf for the good results obtained in the last tournament in Andalusia, held last weekend at Magna Marbella.

Luis Lopez Feito Calvente and Julia Ramirez have proved, once more, their good skills on the course. Feito obtained the best result of the day with 34 shots, while Julia was third in a category in which she was premiering and competing with older rivals, as stated by their coach, Manuel Araujo.

In the Kids-circuit Tournament of Andalusia, Maria Rodriguez Lebron also stood out, Maria is from Ronda but federated in Benahavis, and was ranked second. Other players in the team that represented Benahavís were Lourdes and Jose García Chacón who both had good games but failed to win an award on this occasion.

The Councillor of Sports, Alonso Mena, expressed his satisfaction with the results obtained by the youngest of the municipality in the Kids-circuit of Andalusia, as the game of golf, is one of the priorities for the Town Hall of Benahavis. “This Delegation”, he mentioned, “has very clear priorities with this regard, and will continue promoting both the knowledge and the practice of this sport among the children, whilst organizing events of national and international nature to keep Benahavís at the forefront of quality golf destinations.”

Childrens Golf Classes · golf · tournament

These match tees off at:
La Quinta Golf & Country Club (Benahavis)
CET Time

9:10    HALL Jeff    SALLAT Jean Pierre
9:20    VAN VUUREN Steve    SOWA Adan    LENDZION Bob
9:30    QUEIPO DE LLANO (AM) Borja    CARBONETTI Horacio    PIÑERO Manuel
9:40    GARRIDO Antonio    STUART Jeb    RUIZ Salvador
9:50    GARCIA Victor    CARBONETTI Luis    RODRIGUEZ Emilio
10:05    JOHNSTONE Tony    MOULAND Mark    MANSON Gordon
10:15    LINCOLN Bobby    WOLSTENHOLME Gary    BRAND Gordon J
10:25    LANE Barry    FRANCO Angel    MASON Carl
10:35    SMIT Bertus    LONGMUIR Bill    RALPH Glenn
10:45    JOB Nick    DRUMMOND Ross    CAMERON Bob
10:55    BELSHAM Mark    MITCHELL Peter    HOSPITAL Domingo
11:10    CAÑIZARES José Maria    SHERBORNE Andrew    CAMBRIDGE Delroy
11:20    GRAY Martin    MORENO Manuel    BANISTER Graham
11:30    WILLIAMS Chris    QUIROS Juan    CHAPMAN Roger
11:40    RHODES Jim    GIEDEON Torsten    CHILLAS John
11:55    JAMES Mark    OLDCORN Andrew    SMYTH Des
12:05    GRENIER Claude    HARRISON John    RYALL George
12:15    FOWLER Peter    ROCCA Costantino    BRAND JNR Gordon
12:25    HEGGARTY Jimmy    O’SULLIVAN Denis    JOHNSON Doug
12:35    DAHLBERG Peter    DURNIAN Denis    CIPA Steve
12:45    DAVILA José    MANN Fraser    ALLAN Peter
13:00    THELEN Tim    RIVERO José    SPURGEON Kevin
13:10    BEMBRIDGE Maurice    HORTON Tommy    BRUNER Jerry
13:20    STANSBERRY Joe    BENNETT Stephen    CHARNLEY Tony
13:30    ILLOUZ François    BURGOYNE Terry    GOULD John

Entry List · golf · La Quinta · senior masters · Tee Times · Tour 2011

She is one of the best players of all time with 77 victories in her curriculum. The English Laura Davies, one of the best professional golf players of all time, is coming to La Quinta Golf & Country Club in Benahavis to compete in the Open de España Femenino, a tournament included in the Ladies European Tour calendar, that will take place in Malaga in the mentioned golf course between the 15th and the 18th of September with the sponsorship of the Patronato de Turismo de la Costa del Sol. The authentic golf megastar Laura Davies will be defending the title she won in 2010. Her presence is a huge incentive for the tournament for which several great players, capable of winning the trophy, have ensured their presence. Twelve months ago, Laura Davies enhanced her legend by winning the Open de España Femenino at Flamingos Golf in Benahavis after offering us a new exhibition of golf, adding then her fourth trophy of that season after winning won in New Zealand, Germany and Austria, and increasing her record of tournament honours even more afterwards by winning another tournament in India. Laura Davies, 47 years old, has an impressive sporting achievements record, with 77 victories, which include over 30 victories in various tournaments on the Ladies European Tour and 20 under LPGA (American circuit), with the added merit that she has won a tournament continuously, year after year with the exception of 2005, since she turned professional in 1985, when he won the Belgian Open. Since then and until today, Laura Davies has built a staggering record that began with the mentions of ‘Rookie of the Year and No. 1 of the Order of Merit in 1985, on the European Tour. She achieved this distinction nothing less than seven times in all her career. Outside Europe, Laura Davies has also won very important victories in the American circuit and in Japan, with special mention of the U.S. Women’s Open in 1987, a victory that chained to another ‘Great’, the British Women’s Open 1986. Such a demonstration of good play has brought her throughout her career more than 3.5 million euros in the Ladies European Tour and more than 8.5 million dollars in the American circuit. The also tenfold Solheim Cup player Laura Davies won the 1986 Open de España Femenino in La Manga and repeated experience in last year’s edition held in Flamingos Golf. La Quinta Golf & Country Club in Benahavis will host the Open de España Femenino for the first time in its history, a tournament that has the support of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation and the Royal Andalusian Golf Federation.

country club · golf · La Quinta · Ladies European Tour

This Saturday 23rd July the annual Pitch n Putt competition will take place at the driving range. Registration can be made (with Spanish Golf Federation licence) either at the range or in the “Bodega del Chico”. Registration to be made by Thursday 21^st July.

Entry costs €20 and includes the competition, drinks after the event, prizes for different categories and a wonderful paella for all the players.

bodega del chico · competition · golf · Putt

Don Joaquin Moya Angeles, (Club President) was delighted to re-open the recently renovated Course C at La Quinta Golf and Country Club. Undeterred by the challenging economic climate of the past year La Quinta has continued to heavily invest in the development of its first-class facilities. Two million Euros´ has been invested installing a new irrigation system and a re-design of key holes. Course C now boasts two brand new par 3’s. The 2^nd is a daunting par 3 of 182m from the white tees over water (see below).The 6^th another new par 3 of 133m built into the mountainside and offering spectacular views across the Mediterranean.

The project has been supervised under the watchful eye of former Ryder Cup player Manuel Pinero and directed by Head Superintendant Antonio Pineda to conform to the new decree set out by the Junta de Andalucia.

Don Borja Pascual (Club Vice-President) commented “I am delighted we will be one of the first clubs in Andalucia to follow the new decree and I am certain the improvements will vastly improve the playability of the course.”

La Quinta once again plays host to the Benahavis Senior Masters for the second successive year on 15^th-17^th October 2010 and the changes to C course will prove a significant challenge to the very best on the European Seniors Tour.

The event will see some of the game’s greatest names gather in Marbella, Former Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance will be joined by the likes fellow Ryder Cup stalwart Costantino Rocca, defending champion Carl Mason, and of course, designer of the La Quinta course, Manuel Piñero.

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Benhavis · golf · La Quinta · senior masters

Carl Mason – Benahavis Golf (Senior Masters) Champion 2009

CONGRATULATIONS!

Benahavis · Carl Mason · Champion 2009 · golf · senior masters

After a 5 year absence from the south of Spain, the European Senior Tour is returning to play in the beautiful region of Benahavís. The three day professional tournament will be preceded by a two day Pro-Am, where the amateurs will play alongside some of the world’s most renowned senior golfers such as Manuel Piñero, José Rivero, Victor Garcia, Sam Torrance, Costantino Rocca and Juan Quiros.

Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th October 2009

The two day Pro-Am will be played at La Quinta Golf & Country Club – one of Benahavís’ finest golf courses.

Event timetable:

Benahavis · european tour · golf · senior masters