Great golf courses and luxurious hotels, what a combination, and you can sample them during the Tenerife Golf Trophy week from 21^st to 28^th April. Thanks to the Tenerife Golf Association you can enjoy the warming spring sun as you enjoy your favourite sport in good company. The package offers you a round of golf at three different courses, a weeks stay at a top hotel, plus your transfers and rounded off with a gala meal.

Golf Las Americas, Abama Golf, and Golf Costa Adeje will all provide you with different challenges and rewarding scenery. The accommodation can be selected from some of the finest hotels in Tenerife, Sheraton la Caleta, Iberostar Anthelia, Sandos San Blas, Spring Arona Gran Hotel, Hotel Jardin Tropical, and Coral Hotels. If you want to bring a non playing guest there is a special programme of events to ensure that they also taste the wonders of Tenerife.

•  Saturday. 21st – Arrive in Tenerife
• Sunday. 22^nd – Free day with a golf option
• Monday 23^rd – First round, at Golf Las Americas
• Tuesday. 24^th – Free day with a golf option
• Wednesday 25^th – Second round, at Golf Costa Adeje
• Thursday. 26^th – Free day with golf option
• Friday 27^th – Third round, at Abama Golf, followed by gala dinner and presentation of trophies.
• Saturday 28^th – Leave Tenerife.

Last years Tenerife Golf Trophy was inundated with applicants so sign up today, for full details go to the Tenerife Golf Association website or phone (0034) 922753613.

The cream of Spanish golf will be gathering at Abama Golf on 13 and 14 January for the fourth annual Pro Am Memorial Maria Garcia Estrada. The tournament is a tribute and a fundraiser for the popular Santa Cruz born golfer who died from Sarcoma cancer in September 2005. It’s a practical way of honouring her memory as the Maria Garcia Estrada Foundation raises funds for research and an eventual cure for this aggressive form of cancer that took her life at the age of 24.

This years tournament will be played in scramble form with 40 teams of one professional and three amateurs. It will be a great chance for keen amateur players to share the course with big names like Sergio García, Gonzalo Fernández Castaño Álvaro Quirós, Pablo Larrazábal, José Manuel Lara, Luis Claverie, José María Cañizares, Juan Quirós, Marta Prieto and Paula Martí.

There will be a raffle and other fund raising events over the weekend and funds raised will be going to University of Salamanca (FICUS) and at Duke University in the US where María studied before she died of sarcoma cancer in 2005.

A large international field gathered for the annual Eagle Card Tournament at Golf Costa Adeje on Saturday 22 October and with the course on top form it was a top day of golf action. The players were evenly spread into four categories giving them all a chance to play opponents of a similar level.

The ladies had a decisive winner but it was a dead heat for the second spot. Scorecard

• Angelica Lorenz       47
• Janice Richardson  40
• Diana Everitt            40
• Barbara Zapp            40

The men had two groups and both were close run.

Category Three  Scorecard

• Wolfgang Zapp        41
• Ignace Brouns          39
• Peter Milton             38
• John Whyte              38

Category Two  Scorecard

• Oddbjorne Hoevick                     42
• Jos Wynen                                      41
• Alvaro Ramon Vargas Oliva   39

Finally the scratch section gave their all before settling the positions. Scorecard

• David Pritchard       71
• Marco Roberts         78
• John Pugh                84
• Tom Baggley           84

Good friendships were made and competitive golf was played by all, The players can’t wait for next years event.

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The seeds of victory were sown on the first day in the team play clashes as Tenerife ran up a 6.5 to 1.5 margin  thanks to winning 6 of the 8 games with the mens premier category split. Things were a bit closer on the Sunday over mainly individual games that teed off from the 1st and 10th tee to ensure the flow of play. Tenerife kept ahead by 9.5 to 6.5 but there was a notable victory for Teresa Hernández and Marí Carmen Cabrera of the home side against Francisca Martín and María Isabel Cabrera.

The trophy was lifted by Tenerife but both sets of players enjoyed the experience and will be hungry to repeat or reverse the result next year.

Announcing their scheme in Las Palmas the federation explained that initially it would apply to the province of Gran Canaria but plans were well advanced to apply the same techniques to Tenerife very soon. Oscar Garzon an established professional player and part of the federations coaching team explained that young players were being chosen from the 11 to 25 year age range for two hour Saturday morning training schools under four technical coaches covering technique, physical and psychological training. The young golfers will be selected from the previous years rankings for Gran Canaria and Lanzarote. Lessons will take place at the Las Palmeras golf course but once a month they get to experience another course in the Gran Canaria province.

Psychological coach for the programme, Heriberto Rodríguez, has helped many professional players and will pass on his knowledge to the students. That will include how to deal with pressures caused by the players own demanding standards as well as outside pressures during the course of a game. The future of Canarian golf is in good hands and we will hopefully see a new generation of professional players emerging.

Photo. Luis García Ayuso, secretary of the FCG, Isabel Luján director of the investigation group of the ULPGC, Salvador García Cantón, presidente y Javier Garzón Allende, profesor de Golf

This year the stableford play event takes place on Saturday 8 October at Real Club de Golf de Tenerife at El Penon, Tacoronte and inscriptions are just 40 euros for green fees, 40 euros for the presentation dinner, or just 70 euros for both, bookings can be made at the Real Club website. There are trophies for the first three places and special prizes for nearest the pin and longest drive as well as a draw at the dinner with plenty of donated prizes.

The roll call of business’s supporting the tournament was again impressive with Calzados MBT the day’s main sponsor. They were well backed by Turismo de Tenerife, Federación Canaria de Golf, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Heineken y Zumos Pago, Feledi Bodas y Eventos, Caroli Helath Club ubicado en Sheraton La Caleta, C.C Gran Sur, Lexus Canarias, Cadena Ser, Canarias.com, Fred Olsen y Jardín Tecina, MBT calzado fisiológico, Hotel Jardin Tropical, Abama Golf & Spa Resort, Spring Hoteles, Hotel Sandos San Blas, VIK hotels group, Coca Cola, Fonteide, Holiday Golf S.L., Kalise, Hotel Spa Villalba, Ideal Joyeros, Carpas Atlántico, Axa Seguros, Tenerife Magazine, electrodomésticos Max Mark y la web especializada en golf mipuntuación.com.

The San Lazaro childrens project again benefited from the days fund raising while the players had plenty of trophies to aim for, supplied by the  Federación Canaria de Golf. Nearest the flag at the 4^th hole went to David Ian Pritchard, the best senior player was Fco. González Suárez with 39 points and the scratch player award was won by Jose Luis García Estrada with 34 points. In the longest drive section at the 18^th hole Monica Martinez powered to victory for the women and Rodrigo Hernández Díaz was the mens winner.

LADIES  SECTION

First Category:
1st. Maria Dolores Sebares Urbano with 30 points
2nd. Francisca Reyes Martin Colchero with 28 points
3rd. Maria Luisa Forniés with 27 points

Second Category:
1st. Dulce Ramón Sosa with 37 points
2nd. Miriam Muro with 36 points
3rd. Maria Isabel Cabrera with 35 points

MENS SECTION
First category
1st. Francisco Gonzalez Suárez with 39 points
2nd. Jose Luis García Estrada with 36 points
3rd. José Manuel Hernández Martí with 35 points

Second Category:
1st. John Samuel with 43 points
2nd. Roberto Fiorini with 40 points
3rd. Eduardo Julvez with 39 points

Third category
1st. Werner Schwebke with 36 points
2nd. Rafael Castañeda with 35 points
3rd. Roberto Martin with 33 points

The 2011 Circuit is reaching its climax, there are seven tournaments at Golf Costa Adeje, Golf del Sur, Tecina Golf, Abama Golf, Golf Las Américas, Buenavista Golf and the grand final la gran final at Golf del Sur. It’s time to get your inscriptions in for that final round on 1^st October. For more information go to the web page for the Asociación de Campos de Golf de Tenerife www.isladegolf.com or email to circuito@isladegolf.com

Full results and standings are here Ver todos los resultados and a great range of photos can be found here Ver todas las fotos

By the ninth hole the players had earned a pick up and home made pastries awaited them thanks to the buffet and drinks from the Arona Gran Hotel, one of those nice little touches that Spring Hoteles are noted for. The addition of such niceties didn’t mean that play was not competitive, the five categories pushed the local players to produce top drawer golf.

• MENS WINNERS
• First Category – Alexjandro Grande, 39 points off a 3 handicap
• Second Category – Tomas Aramas, 40 points off 18 handicap
• Third Category – Andres Guerra, 42 points off 20 handicap
• WOMENS WINNERS
• First Category – Maria Jerez, 39 points off 11 handicap
• Second Category – Karin Beels – 37 points off 22 handicap

Each winner got a glass trophy and Alexjandro also got a luxury watch as top scratch player. The prize giving cocktail party was held at the Arona Gran Hotel in the evening giving players and partners a chance to slip into something smarter for the food, drink, and good company. Spring Hoteles made the day complete by donating prizes to the grand draw including a trip to the UK for 2 people including a weeks stay.

Into September for the Tenerife & La Gomera Golf Circuit and the fifth year is proving as popular as ever. Saturday 3 rd September attracted an eager field of 141 players heading for the charm and style of Golf Las Americas in splendid isolation from the busy tourist just a few minutes away.

Sponsors are enjoying the format of the circuit, this time a near neighbour CC Gran Sur of Costa Adeje led the role of honour.  The usual generous local business’s lent their support for this fifth round of 2011. Turismo de Tenerife, Federación Canaria de Golf, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Heineken y Zumos Pago, Feledi Bodas y Eventos, Caroli Helath Club ubicado en Sheraton La Caleta, C.C Gran Sur, Lexus Canarias, Cadena Ser, Canarias.com, Fred Olsen y Jardín Tecina, MBT calzado fisiológico, Hotel Jardin Tropical, Abama Golf & Spa Resort, Spring Hoteles, Hotel Sandos San Blas, VIK hotels group, Coca Cola, Fonteide, Holiday Golf S.L., Kalise, Hotel Spa Villalba, Ideal Joyeros, Carpas Atlántico, Axa Seguros, tenerifemagazine.com, electrodomésticos Max Mark, mipuntuación.com and cosméticos Mary Kay

Competition was keen for the many prizes,  well done  Sergio Fdez. Bethercourt for being nearest the flag at the eighth hole. The leading senior player was  Jose Fco. Hernández Meneses with 36 points and the best scratch player award went to Javier González-Machado with 34 points. The 18^th hole was the testing point for the longest drive with Maria Teresa Dominguez hitting it 204 metres and for the men David Howard was on target from 261 metres.

Ladies Groups

First Category

• 1st. Maria Dolores Sebares Urbano with 37 points
• 2nd. Francisca Reyes Martin Colchero with 27 points
• 3rd. Maria Teresa Dominguez Jerez with 25 points

Second Category

• 1st Marlyn Pendleton with 31 points
• 2nd. Maria Isabel Cabrera with 24 points
• 3rd. Maca Rodriguez with 23 points

Mens Groups

First Category

• 1st. Javier Gonzalez-Machado with 39 points
• 2nd. David Velazquez with 39 points
• 3rd. José Marcos Carballo Díaz with 38 points

Second Category

• 1st. Ramón Colom Abad with 43 points
• 2nd. Miguel Angel Marquez Marfil with 39 points
• 3rd. Paul Greenwood with 38 points

Third Category

• 1st Alejandro Mussolini with 38 points
• 2nd. Martim Maria Pereira Bleck with 35 points
• 3rd. Roberto Martin with 35 points

Results to date
Event photos

The fifth circuit is made up of seven rounds taking place at the following courses.  Golf Costa Adeje, Golf del Sur, Tecina Golf, Abama Golf, Golf Las Américas, Buenavista Golf and the grand finala gran final at Golf del Sur.

Inscriptions are open now for the sixth round at Buenavista Golf on 17 th September. For more information check the website of the  Asociación de Campos de Golf de Tenerife www.isladegolf.com or email circuito@isladegolf.com

It’s always nice to see a Tenerife golf hotel staging a big tournament and for Iberostar Anthelia it’s a success story that is now in its ninth year. The big date for 2011 is Saturday 24 September at Golf Las Americas and with three categories, two make and one female, the players will be raring to get going under stableford individual rules.To keep the fun going all weekend the 5 star Iberostar Anthelia is offering very competitive rates for an overnight stay at their beachfront hotel between Playa Fañabe and Playa El Duque just 25 metres from the beach.

It’s all about meeting good friends and playing challenging golf but there are some great prizes to be won along the way. The top three placed in each category will pick up a range of prizes , and a hole in one brings the reward of an IWC watch. The presentations will be made in the evening at the luxurious Iberostar Anthelia over a gala dinner with a prize raffle that includes a weeks  stay in Brazil. If you want to know more about staying at the Iberostar Anthelia call 922713335.

The days play comes at the tempting rate of 75 euros per person including the gala dinner. Non playing guests can still get in on the action with a bargain 45 euros for the gala dinner. To sign up for the golf action call Golf Las Americas on 322752005