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Last chance for Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Vítor Lopes in a Ballesteros golf course

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Last chance for Ricardo Melo Gouveia in a Ballesteros golf course

Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz starts Wednesday and Portuguese have high goals

Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Vítor Lopes already have just one more opportunity to achieve the high goals they took to Cadiz a week ago.

The Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz, of 200 thousand euros in monetary prizes, started this Wednesday and is the last chance for Ricardo Melo Gouveia to join the top 45 of the Race to Majorca and qualify for the Grand Final of the Challenge Tour, which will compete on that balearic island, at T-Golf & Country Club.

The Portuguese national champion is the current 50th place, having risen only 1 place after finishing last Sunday the Andalucía Challenge de España in the group of 22nd places, with 286 strokes, 2 under par Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, after rounds of 72, 74, 70 and 70.

The other Portuguese who starts tomorrow for the Andalucía Challenge in Cádiz is Vítor Lopes. For him, the presence in the Grand Final of the Challenge Tour in Mallorca is not an objective, as he is not (yet) a member of the second European division, but he does not stop dreaming big.

A title would give him the qualification for the Challenge Tour in 2021 and when in September he led the first three rounds of the Portuguese Open at Royal Óbidos, he showed that he has the level to challenge the best on this circuit.

Vítor Lopes ended the 2020 season in 16th place on the Order of Merit of the Alps Tour Golf, one of the third European divisions, and managed to get invitations to play these two tournaments in Andalusia by drawing attention with his top-10 at the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos.

Ricardo Melo Gouveia and Vítor Lopes had never played at the Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, a course designed by the legendary Severiano Ballesteros, considered by many analysts as the best Spanish course with the signature of the mythical Seve.

But after reaching two top-30s at the Andalucía Challenge de España, played on the same Andalusian stage, they already know their ways better and hope to be able to rectify what has adversely affected their games. They go to the Andalucía Challenge in Cádiz much more confident. «I didn’t know the golf course. There are two courses with nine very different holes. The Sea loop, as the name implies, is closer to the beach. It has more open and slightly easier holes. The Piños trail is a kind of pine forest, with many trees and narrower holes », analyzed Ricardo Melo Gouveia.

«I didn’t know the course, but we did two good training rounds. This golf course is very demanding from the tee to the green. It is narrow, with small and fast greens. It was a good test. Of course, my game is suitable for this golf course, although it is not long enough for me to enjoy my entire game. But I like the course and it’s a Seve Design, ”added Vítor Lopes. Also according to Vítor Lopes, «the course is in excellent condition. There was some rain during the night, but during the four days of the tournament we never got rain. Yes, there was a lot of wind in the first two days, which I like, which is why the overall results were so bad on those days. In the last two days the wind has calmed down and the results have improved ».

Hugo Ribeiro / Tee Times Golf (teetimesgolf.pt) para Record.

The Andalucia Challenge in Spain will be held from 5 to 8 November, and the Andalucia Challenge in Cádiz from 11 to 14 November

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The Andalucia Challenge in Spain will be held from 5 to 8 November, and the Andalucia Challenge in Cádiz from 11 to 14 November, golf tournaments that will be held thanks to the sponsorship of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation and the Royal Andalusian Golf Federation, and the collaboration of several co-sponsors, with emphasis on the Junta de Andalucia, the Diputación de Cádiz, the Provincial Directorate of Tourism of Cádiz, Bodegas Barbadillo and Agua en Caja Mejor. The promoter and organizer of both tournaments is JGolf.

Rafael Hernández Alcalá, Manager of the Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri opened the event by thanking “All the organizers and partners involved for having chosen Iberostar for these key events for the destination: Chiclana City Hall, Cadiz Tourism Council, Diputación de Cadiz Deportes, Royal Andalusian Golf Federation and JGolf.

Events like these are essential for the recovery of the golf tourism, golf courses, hotels and all all agents of the sector in Andaluzia. Iberostar hotels has a strong commitment to Chiclana, where they have been present for over 20 years and believe to be a “perfect gift” for the 30 years of Iberostar Real Clube de Golfe, Novo Sancti Petri.

Its design and unique location overlooking to Playa de La Barrosa, awarded as one of the best examples of ecological balance in Spain, makes an ideal place for high quality golf holidays.

Iberostar has been working to ensure the safety of all its spaces thanks to the implementation of “How We Care”, which includes more than 300 measures that guarantee a safe environment, hygiene standards, social space and innovative experiences.

The effort has been rewarded with customer satisfaction, which translates into 88% of positive reviews, from golfers and leisure clients.

Pablo Mansilla, President of the Royal Andalusian Golf Federation and also on behalf of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation, highlighted the importance of Golf in Andalusia: “It was a very difficult season in all aspects, but with great effort, we managed to prove that golf is a safe sport. Andalusia, Cadiz and Chiclana are a safe place to play golf tournaments. A European Tour, Alps Tour tournament was played here, this week a female from Let Access and Santander Tour, in November two tournaments of the Challenge Tour and the final of LET. We bet heavily on golf, ensuring all safety measures and success in all competitions. It is clear that golf in Andalusia is and will be a success and that we have managed to place our community at the center of the golf world ”.

Miguel Rodríguez, Territorial Delegate for Tourism, Regeneration, Justice and Local Administration of the Junta de Andalucia in Cádiz added that “we are pleased to jointly sponsor these tournaments. Golf is one of the marks of this province and one of the main drivers of tourism.”

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Die Andalusien-Challenge in Spanien wird vom 5. bis 8. November und die Andalusien-Challenge in Cádiz vom 11. bis 14. November statt finden. Golfturniere, die dank des Sponsorings des Royal Spanish Golf Federation und des Royal Andalusian Golf Federation stattfinden und die Zusammenarbeit mehrerer Co-Sponsoren mit Schwerpunkt auf der Junta de Andalucia, der Diputación de Cádiz, der Tourismusdirektion der Provinz Cádiz, Bodegas Barbadillo und Agua en Caja Mejor. Der Veranstalter und Organisator beider Turniere ist JGolf.

Rafael Hernández Alcalá, Manager des Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, eröffnete die Veranstaltung mit einem Dank an „Alle beteiligten Organisatoren und Partner, die Iberostar für diese Schlüsselveranstaltungen für das Reiseziel ausgewählt haben: Rathaus Chiclana, Tourismusrat von Cadiz, Diputación de Cadiz Deportationen, Royal Andalusian Golf Federation und JGolf.

Veranstaltungen wie diese sind für die Erholung des Golftourismus, der Golfplätze, Hotels und aller Akteure des Sektors in Andaluzien von wesentlicher Bedeutung. Iberostar Hotels haben ein starkes Engagement für Chiclana, wo sie seit über 20 Jahren präsent sind und glauben, ein „perfektes Geschenk“ für die 30 Jahre von Iberostar Real Clube de Golfe, Novo Sancti Petri, zu sein.

Das Design und die einzigartige Lage mit Blick auf Playa de La Barrosa, das als eines der besten Beispiele für ökologisches Gleichgewicht in Spanien ausgezeichnet wurde, sind ein idealer Ort für einen qualitativ hochwertigen Golfurlaub.

Iberostar hat daran gearbeitet, die Sicherheit aller seiner Räume zu gewährleisten, dank der Implementierung von “How We Care”, das mehr als 300 Maßnahmen umfasst, die eine sichere Umwelt, Hygienestandards, soziale Räume und innovative Erfahrungen gewährleisten.

Die Bemühungen wurden mit Kundenzufriedenheit belohnt, was sich 88% der positiven Bewertungen von Golfern und Leisure Kunden entspricht.

Pablo Mansilla, Präsident des Royal Andalusian Golf Federation und auch im Namen des Royal Spanish Golf Federation, betonte die Bedeutung des Golfsports in Andalusien: “Es war in jeder Hinsicht eine sehr schwierige Saison, aber mit großer Anstrengung konnten wir beweisen, dass Golf ein sicherer Sport ist. Andalusien, Cadiz und Chiclana sind ein sicherer Ort um Golfturniere zu spielen. Hier wurde ein European Tour, Alps Tour-Turnier gespielt, diese Woche eine Frau von Let Access und Santander Tour, im November zwei Turniere der Challenge Tour und das Finale von LET. Wir setzen stark auf Golf und sorgen für alle Sicherheitsmaßnahmen und den Erfolg bei allen Wettbewerben. Es ist klar, dass Golf in Andalusien ein Erfolg ist und sein wird und dass wir es geschafft haben, unsere Gemeinde in den Mittelpunkt der Golfwelt zu stellen.“

Miguel Rodríguez, territorialer Delegierter für Tourismus, Regeneration, Justiz und lokale Verwaltung der Junta de Andalucia in Cádiz, fügte hinzu: „Wir freuen uns, diese Turniere gemeinsam zu sponsern. Golf ist eines der Markenzeichen dieser Provinz und einer der Haupttreiber des Tourismus.”