San Roque Club held its Golf Tournament
The San Roque Club held its Golf Tournament to benefit the Spanish Federation of Parkinson’s: 45 people have registered to participate in this tournament and collaborate with the projects that the Spanish Federation of Parkinson’s develops throughout Spain in conjunction with their associations.
The San Roque Club, with the support of the Spanish Federation of Parkinson’s held on its course Old Course, a charity tournament for Parkinson’s disease with the aim of raising funds to finance the projects of the Spanish Federation of Parkinson’s.
“From the Spanish Federation of Parkinsons we support and applaud this sport initiative. Staying active by starting any physical exercise is essential to improve the quality of life of the person affected by Parkinson’s and control, as much as possible, the motor symptoms of the disease. On the other hand, these events contribute to an awareness and social awareness, in short, to the normalization of Parkinson’s disease. We thank the club that have counted on us for this initiative “, explains Lola Garzón, secretary of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Federation of Parkinson’s.
The organization of this tournament arises at the initiative of Bruno Krul, affected by Parkinson himself and a golf enthusiast, who wanted to contribute with his grain of sand to the improvement of the quality of life of his group. In addition, to the initiative Insight Experience and Gaugin have joined as sponsors, and Decathlon, Adidas, Holiday Golf, Srixon, RCG Sotogrande, RCG Sevilla, Valderrama Golf Club, Villa Padierna, Alcaidesa Links Golf Resort and Hunter Group, as collaborators, donating material for the charity auction that was made at the end of the tournament. Finally, Victor Goiriena, Enrique Garay, Bertol Izaguirre and Iñaki Sagasti, have also collaborated by donating several bottles of wine from their own wineries to auction.
The San Roque Club opened its doors for the first time in 1991 and quickly became the Sotogrande golf club, now known as the Golden Golf Triangle. This club has hosted major golf events such as the Open in Spain, and many elite players have enjoy its facilities, such as Padraig Harrington and Lee Westwood, among others.
Today San Roque club continues to receive renowned players from all over the world who come to take advantage of the excellent conditions of their golf courses.
Article courtesy of opengolf.es