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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.

Andalucía Golf-APGA Circuit at Los Arqueros

Golf News — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:34:13 +0000

The Quiros family took first position in the first event of this year’s circuit. The course was in excellent condition in spite of the weather, and 50 teams took part in the Pro-Am in a very competitive field.
The winning team comprised of professional Daniel Quirós and amateurs Ángel Acha, Javier Domínguez and Javier Guerrero.
The prize-giving and cocktail took part in the members lounge of Los Arqueros and was hosted by Agustín García, captain of Los Arqueros and on behalf of the board of directors, Miguel Antonio Jiménez, professional at Los Arqueros Golf & Country Club. Juan Rosa, president of the APGA, Angel Durán, secretary of the APGA board and Juan Jóse Guillén, secretary of the organisation were also in attendance. There were prizes for the best classifications and a raffle with sport equipment for the rest of the participants.
Thanks were extended to the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía for sponsoring the circuit and also for promoting sports in our region and supporting our Andalusian professionals. Many thanks were also given to the staff of Los Arqueros for their hard work and courtesy.
The following day 98 professionals played the challenging course, and the strong winds saw the professionals struggle to record good scores. Nevertheless, Raúl Quirós triumphed with 67 strokes (4 under par), followed by his brother Daniel and in third position their uncle Juan Quirós, European Senior Tour player. For more information and classifications htpp://www.agp-andalucia.es