The 8th qualifying tournament of the Senior Golf Tour of Andalucia was held today at Club de Campo de Córdoba. The tournament was played under the Stableford handicap format over 18 holes. The golf course welcomed the 81 players that today played the tournament in 3 different categories: one ladies’ category and 2 gentlemen’s categories.
The local players stood out in the only ladies' category. Asunción Moreno led the qualification, thanks to a total of 35 points, and Fuensanta Donoso came in the second place also with 35 points. They are followed by María Reyes Ezquerra, who came in 3rd place with 34 points. .
Carlos López, (Granada Golf Club) was the winner in the first category of gentlemen, with 43 points, overtaking Juan Manuel La-Chica (Granada Golf Club, and Neal Naughton (Seniors Golf Association of Andalucía), both of them with 39 points.
The victor of the 2nd category of gentlemen was Antonio Muñoz (Club de Campo de Córdoba), who gained 43 points. Juan del Valle (Pozoblanco Golf Club) came in the 2nd place with 40 points and Carlos Juárez (Pozoblanco Golf Club) came in the 3rd place with 38 points.
The awards ceremony was held after the lunch break. Francisco Cervilla, President of the Seniors and Foreigners Committee of the Royal Golf Federation of Andalucía, expressed his thankfulness to Córdoba Golf Club for holding the tournament.
After this competition, the following one is scheduled to take place in Arcos Golf (Cádiz) on the 18th of October. Then, the Final Match will be played at Mijas Golf on the 8th of November.
With the creation of this committee of Seniors and Foreigners, the Royal Golf Federation of Andaucia, wants to improve the communication with the foreign golfers that play in the golf courses of Andalusia.