Friendship Competition Benahavis – San Pedro

Golf News — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:37:24 +0000

Traditions start but one never knows when they finish… with these words, the deputy mayor of San Pedro, Miguel Troyano, welcomed all participants of the 2nd Friendship Competition played between Benahavís and San Pedro at Los Arqueros.
Sr Troyano thanked Los Arqueros Golf for collaborating and holding this event, and handed over a commemorative plaque to Club President, Javier Ballester. The Mayor of Benahavís,Jose Mena thanked the support from the personnel of the town hall taking part in the competition and also the different companies around the area for their compromise in making the event possible.
After the competition, a lunch was served by the Restaurant Los Arqueros in the members’ lounge, followed by the prize giving where all players gave a healthy round of applause to the winners, the town hall of Benahavis.

TEXAS SCRAMBLE RESULTS
1 Pedro Ortega Gil and Antonio Gil Gil 63 points
2 Alberto Moreno and Amador Álvarez Mora 66 points
3 ranciso Ramos y Francisco Blanco 67 points

Visit Benahavis… A Golfers Paradise

Golf News — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:54:35 +0000

I first came to Benahavis in 1994 and have now lived here for 10 years and never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that Benahavis would add golf as a major attraction to its well known reputation for good restaurants and bars. The municipality now boasts 198 holes(!) and one of the prettiest driving ranges I have practised on has been built close to the heart of the village. To give a better appreciation of the scale of the municipality the courses of Benahavis are Los Arqueros, Atalaya Golf, Marbella Club Golf Resort, Monte Mayor, La Quinta, Golf Club Los Flamingos, La Zagaleta and El Higueral.
Where the municipality is going regarding golf was demonstrated by the successful hosting of the “PGA Benahavis Senior Masters 2009” at La Quinta which was broadcast to 52 countries worldwide.
I have always been amazed by the ability of the Spanish people to pick up a club and strike a ball effectively. That skill will be preserved with the children of Benahavis being encouraged by the town hall to take free twice weekly lessons with the local professional Manuel Araujo .
My family’s roots are golf with my grandfather founding the John Letters Company with a local blacksmith in 1918. In the future I hope to share a few memories and stories I have been told regarding golf and the making of clubs. It is indeed extraordinary that the more I read on the history of golf the more it seems there is not much we have not seen before.
Peter Letters

ED SAYS… Peter will be starting a regular column in the next issue of the Golf News.

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Friendship Competition Benahavis – San Pedro

Visit Benahavis… A Golfers Paradise