Telefonica Movistar tour heads for Las Americas climax

Just imagine a golf tournament spread over 5 months and the 8 main golf courses of Tenerife and La Gomera, the idea sounds exciting but the reality has been even better with some top class action for men and women. The second annual Circuit of Tenerife and La Gomera, sponsored by Telefonica Movistar, is about to reach its climax with the September 13 event at Golf Las Americas in Tenerife. The organisers, La Asociacion de Campos de Golf de Tenerife, have been thrilled with the rounds to date, and can’t wait for the first ball to be struck in the final round.

Abama Golf staged the lastest event on August 23, and as usual it was highly competitive. Enrique Pena Mendoza won the mens competition on 41 points with Luisa Fornies Fernandez del Castillo picking up the prize in the higher of the 2 womens categories on 38 points.

All the rounds were played under the stableford format, entrants had to be amateur, over 16 and holding an RFEG (Royal Federation of Spanish Golf) licence. It all started on May 10 at Buenavista Golf (winners group above) in the north west corner of Tenerife. Jose Manuel Hernandez Martin lifted the mens trophy on 38 points, and Maria Jose Rodero Sambeat was the pride of the women on 36 points. The action switched to the ancient El Penon, Royal Golf Club of Tenerife in Tacaronte for June 13 and this time both winners finished on 38 points, Jose Manuel Garcia Diaz and Katja Hintz Tort.

It was all aboard the ferry to La Gomera on June 28, for the round at Tecina Golf. This was a real tough day as the men had to play three rounds, Jose Manuel Hernandez Martin was a winner again, with a combined score of 108 while Guadalope Duran Aguilar triumphed for the ladies on 34 points. On July 12, Amarilla Golf was the venue, this time Santiago Garcia Campos led the way with 38 points and Luisa Fornies Fernandez del Castillo was womens champion.

Anything can happen in these tournaments, that was proved at Golf del Sur on July 26, a three way tie in the mens competition saw Claudio Omar Francioni, Isaac Morena Garcia and Santiago Rivero de la Cruz all rack up 39 points, the ladies contest had a clear winner in Susana Fernandez de Caleta on 39 points. The action was just as good at Golf Costa Adeje on August 9, this time Michael McQuade won with 39 points and Tania Juan Still on 37.

The action just seems to get better so the finale at Golf Las Americas (above) is hotly anticipated and already the talk around the golf courses is about signing on for the 2009 tour as soon as possible.