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| European Tour |
Open de Espana (Spanish Open) is part of the
European Tour and its one of the oldest tournaments in continental Europe. This
year, for the first time, it will be staged in the legendary Andalucian venue –
Real Club Valderrama.
Tournament whose history stretches all the way
back to its first playing in Madrid in 1912 has seen some of golf’s greatest
names get their hands on the trophy. Former champions include: Arnold Palmer,
Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer and Nick Faldo.
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| Sergio Garcia |
It will be the first tournament of the 2016
season to be played on European soil as well as the support of the Royal
Spanish Golf Federation and Real Club Valderrama. It also has the full backing
of Sergio Garcia, the 11 times European Tour champion and five times Ryder Cup
winner, who will assume the role of competition host. He also has taken a key role
in the organising of his home event. A prize pot of €2 milion will
be on offer.
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| Real Club Valderrama |
Real Club Valderrama has a great history of
hosting fantastic tournaments, including the Ryder Cup. It is one of the best
courses not just in Europe but in the entire world and one which has a rich
history within the game.
The venue will host the opening tournament of
the European season from April 14-17. A full range of tickets are available to
buy from www.tickets.europeantour.com
including Any One Day Tickets from Thursday to Sunday which cost €15 per day if purchased before the week of the event and €20 per day if purchased during the tournament week.
