Golf in Costa del Sol

Finca Cortesin Golf Course will be the host of the Solheim Cup in 2023

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Shortly after crossing the thousand-day barrier for the Solheim Cup 2023 to begin at Finca Cortesín Golf Course, the tournament has received a new boost as it was declared an ‘Event of exceptional public interest’ by the Spanish Government.

This golf competition will be held for the first time in Spain in 2023, with notable corporate and institutional support as it is sponsored by PING, Costa del Sol and Rolex as global partners; and for Andalusia, the Marbella Town Hall and the Benahavís Town Hall as official partners.

It also happens that it is the first women’s golf event to receive such consideration, a distinction that highlights the importance of this competition on the international scene.

Spain received with joy and gratitude to the parties involved the just designation of the Solheim Cup as an event of exceptional public interest, an essential piece that will contribute to the success of a project that will leave a mark on Spanish society and will contribute to its recovery after the difficulties that the country is living in the present times. Women’s golf is an ideal tool for transmitting the best values ​​and the recently approved tax incentives represent a magnificent claim for companies and entities interested in supporting this great tournament to see their efforts rewarded and to get involved in a unique project.

The 2023 Solheim Cup is added to the list of top-class events, such as “Andalusia, European Region of Sport 2021″, “Barcelona Mobile World Capital”, “Valencia, World Capital of Design 2022″, or the «Estrella Damm NA Andalucía Masters» among others. The opportunity offered by the Solheim Cup is clear to present Spain, Andalusia and the Costa del Sol (with municipalities such as Marbella, Benahavís and Casares at the fore) as a safe tourist destination, while supporting women’s sport in a golf event sustainable and of great international relevance.

Tee Times Golf Agency underlines that Finca Cortesin is ranked among the best golf courses in Spain and that Finca Cortesín Golf Resort received the Volvo World Match Play Championship from 2009 to 2012.

Our team will be very pleased to organize the best golf packages exclusively made according to your wishes to enjoy the superb Finca Cortesin Hotel Golf & Spa as well as other Hotels equally luxurious on the Costa del Sol.

Our suggestions Finca Cortesin Hotel Golf & Spa Golf Holidays:
3 Nights BB & 2 Golf Rounds
5 Nights BB & 3 Golf Rounds

Source: golfindustria.es

On Costa del Sol, golf is the star segment in the New Year 2021

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Costa del Sol continues to prioritize the golf segment in 2021, despite the situation that is being experienced by COVID-19, the golf courses are making an effort once again by launching a wide variety of special rates in which sport is combined with leisure and fun. Various golf courses have joined the initiative of offering to visitors the best promotions with all the necessary security measures.

Of the twenty actions programmed to carry out the promotion of the destination at end of 2020, the majority and the most important have been those aimed at golf, showing all the strengths and great potential of the Costa del Golf.

At Costa del Sol the golf offer is unbeatable. With more than seventy courses, it is the destination in Europe with the highest concentration of golf courses. Thus, the province of Malaga is the one with more courses in the whole country, and the third in golf licenses, after Madrid and Barcelona, representing 6.7% of the total number of federated, exceeding eighteen thousand players. The Costa del Golf accounts for 67% of the total number of golf courses in Andalusia, spread over sixteen municipalities.

From Tee Times’s Golf Agency point of view, the most popular golf courses in the region among our clients recommended also by us are: Cabopino, Rio Real, Golf Torrequebrada, Chaparral, Marbella Golf & Country Club, Mijas Golf – Los Olivos, La Quinta Golf Course, La Cala Europa, Finca Cortesin, Los Naranjos Golf, San Roque Cub Old Course, Calanova Golf Course.

Source: golfindustria.es

Spain will host Solheim Cup for the first time, with Finca Cortesin golf course as the main stage

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The Ladies European Tour announced today that Spain will host the Solheim 2023 Cup on the spectacular Finca Cortesin golf course in Andalusia. Scheduled dates for the competition will be concluded soon.

Spain becomes the 6th European country to host this competition after Scotland, the most recent headquarters on European soil, Wales, Sweden, Ireland and Germany.

Located in the Costa del Sol, in the heart of Andalusia, Finca Cortesin is a world-famous golf destination that has hosted three editions of the European Tour’s Volvo World Match Play Championship, and which regularly ranks among the top five Spanish courses on the lists. The course, whose greens underwent a major remodeling in 2017, is known for its magnificent conditioning and the challenge posed by its design, an ideal complement to its cared for aesthetics.

“We are pleased to announce that Spain will host the 2023 Solheim Cup when the competition returns to European soil for the 18th edition of this great international tournament. Spain is a country passionate about golf, its fans know this sport in depth and from its inexhaustible quarry, generations and generations of great players have emerged. In addition, the Andalusian cultural legacy will make players, guests and supporters live a unique experience ”, says Alexandra Armas, executive director of the Ladies European Tour. “The tournament not only reinforces Spain‘s reputation as an elite golf country, but also the Costa del Sol and Andalusia as essential destinations, something that will undoubtedly inspire future generations to play golf.”

Finca Cortesin golf course

Finca Cortesin golf course

The Spaniards have had a notable weight in the Solheim Cup since the inaugural edition in 1990, and seven compatriots have defended the colors of Europe throughout the history of the competition, a figure that is second only to the players, contributed by England and Sweden. Carlota Ciganda, one of the local heroines, has participated in the last four editions, while marbella Azahara Muñoz has also had four participations since she debuted in 2011. Both were decisive in the recent history of the competition, in the tournament that Europe achieved three victories in the last five editions, including a memorable triumph at the 2019 edition held in Gleneagles (Scotland).

Costa del Sol joins the family of global partners for the 2023 edition, PING and Rolex, historic sponsors of the Solheim Cup. Sport & Business will organize the event and take care of all aspects of the tournament together with the European Ladies Tour.

“I want to thank the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour for their confidence in the Spanish proposal. We will try to organize the best Solheim Cup in history and the most fun. Costa del Sol is a unique destination in the world and we will show that in this tournament. I also want to highlight that the chosen course, Finca Cortesin, is one of the best in Europe and their hotel has been considered the best in Spain, the hospitality that the teams will receive here in Spain will be at the highest level ”, adds Aramburu .

The next Solheim Cup in 2021 will be in Toledo, Ohio, from 4 to 6 September and the American team intends to snatch the European trophy, which won the 2019 edition with a spectacular putt on the last green of the last individual match.