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Spain Golf – Raimat Golf Club aims to build a pitch-and-putt course

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Raimat Golf. Raimat wants to have a pitch-and-putt course

Raimat Golf wants to build a pitch-and-putt course

Raimat Golf Club, one of Catalonia‘s iconic golf clubs, opened to the public in 1994. Now, club president José Ramón Gabás and Esport Recovery president Josep Maria Solanes want to take the club to a new level.

“When looking at things from a commercial and economic perspective, we are entering a new phase with a thriving economy and no outstanding debt. To achieve this goal, we will assign a competent professional to oversee each section of the club, and together we will conduct frequent checks to make sure our goals are being reached”, states Josep Maria Solanes.

“The key aim is to enlarge the social mass and produce adequate economic resources to continue a first-rate path and secure the future”, continues Solanes.

“Bank debt incurred by the club was too high to be absorbed. Nonetheless, the club’s debt has been eliminated thanks to a deal between Esport Recovery and the bank that saw the latter make a contribution and acquire the debt at a concession. We welcome new members at this time”, Solanes concluded.

Nevertheless, President Gabás said that a reduction in the price of water had been achieved, bringing the yearly cost down from €200,000 to €150,000.

A pitch-and-putt course, set to be built in the same sports area, will be the crown jewel of this next phase, requiring an expenditure of between €400,000 and €500,000. The goal is for it to be ready by the end of 2024.

“Because of its more manageable size, this style of golf course is ideal for novice golfers as well as those who just don’t have the time to devote to the sport. It would be a terrific addition to the new project we’re undertaking now, since it would give us a lot of momentum”, said Gabás and Solanes.

Another of the goals set by the new managers of Raimat Golf Club is to make golf available to everyone and break the stigma that it is an ‘elitist sport’. For this, the entity is going to promote initiation courses at affordable prices.

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PGA Catalunya Resort will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Stadium Course with the celebration of the European Tour Destinations Senior Classic

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PGA Catalunya Resort will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Stadium Course

PGA Catalunya Resort will celebrate the twentieth anniversary

The third edition of the European Tour Destinations Senior Classic will be held from July 12 to 14 at PGA Catalunya Resort in recognition of the Stadium Course on its twentieth anniversary. The resort of Girona has hosted three editions of the Spanish Open and was the setting for the Final Phase of the Classification School for the European Tour for nine consecutive years until 2016, showing its quality at the highest level.

“This tournament has been growing in strength in the two years since its launch,” says Iain McInally, director of European Tour Destinations. “I must thank the Staysure Tour for making it possible to organize this tournament and show some of our highlights. Linna Golf Club and Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort, venues in 2017 and 2018, respectively, were both wonderful hosts and we are now delighted to make use of the incredible facilities of PGA Catalunya Resort this year.”

PGA Catalunya Resort will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Stadium Course

PGA Stadium golf course

“We look forward to organizing the third edition of the European Tour Destinations Senior Classic and welcoming so many legends of the game to a wonderful golf festival. The tournament will be part of a series of special events planned in 2019 to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of PGA Catalunya Resort and the exciting journey in which we embark for the future, “adds David Plana, CEO of PGA Catalunya Resort.”

“After two wonderful editions of the European Tour Senior Destinations Classic, we are delighted to visit PGA Catalunya Resort in 2019. The Stadium Course is one of the best golf courses in the world, in my opinion and that of many others. It is a true test of golf, but also one to enjoy it. To celebrate a Staysure Tour event is fantastic for everyone involved, “says David MacLaren, head of the Staysure Tour. “The tournament is between the Swiss Seniors Open and the WINSTONgolf Senior Open, which makes it a busy period for our players, but they will enjoy fighting for the points of the Order of Merit.”

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PGA Catalunya Resort inaugurates its renewed and improved golf academy ‘The Golf Hub’ with the presence of Sergio García

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PGA Catalunya Resort inaugurates its renewed ‘The Golf Hub’

PGA Catalunya Resort located in Girona, Spain, inaugurated the new and improved golf academy, with the presence Sergio García. The Golf Hub of PGA Catalunya Resort incorporates the first fitting and performance centre of the country, equipped with GEARS Golf, Toptracer and TrackMan technology. These two facilities are pioneers in Spain, analysing and measuring the swing and the drive according to the trajectory of the ball. During the event, the Castellón golfer made a presentation of GEARS Golf and Toptracer with international influencers from the world of golf to compete for the longest drive.

PGA Catalunya Resort

PGA Catalunya Resort

“It is a pleasure to have an exceptional collaborator like Sergio García at the opening of our renewed golf academy. This space reflects our firm commitment to offer the best infrastructures for the practice of this sport. We continually make investments in unique golf and leisure facilities within the complex with the aim of becoming the best practice centre in Europe and professionals from around the world to choose PGA Catalunya Resort destination to perfect their game, “says David Plana, CEO of PGA Catalunya Resort.

Garcia took advantage of his visit to celebrate the seventh anniversary of his Junior Golf Academy by giving a master class in the practice area of the PGA Catalunya Golf Resort complex. The youngsters who took part in the session are members of the Sant Gregori Consortium, a non-profit organization that offers special attention to people with intellectual disabilities, and of the Ramon Noguera Foundation, an entity specializing in the development of inclusion projects with the objective to guarantee the rights of people with different disabilities and improve their quality of life.

PGA Catalunya Resort

PGA Catalunya Resort

“Whenever I can I go to visit my students to check all their progress. It is an honour for me to have the opportunity to inspire the future promises of golf and see their great energy and talent. I am proud, in addition, of being able to contribute to make the sport accessible to people with diverse physical and intellectual abilities and to enhance their participation in sports activities as a motor of social inclusion, “says Sergio García.