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Event
Information:
A
confirmed field size of 96 players
will have a golden opportunity to
improve their Race To Dubai ranking
on The European Tour International
Schedule by playing for a first
prize of €500,000 from a €3 million
prize fund in the inaugural
Andalucía Valderrama Masters at Club
de Golf Valderrama from October
28-31.
The
Valderrama Golf Club, or Club de
Golf Valderrama, is one of the best
known golf clubs in Europe. It is
located in the resort of Sotogrande,
San Roque in the Andalusia region of
Southern Spain, a few miles from
Gibraltar, and has a single 18 hole
course, along with a 9 hole par 3
course.
Valderrama was constructed in 1974
to the designs of leading American
golf course architect Robert Trent
Jones. Before switching to its
present name, it was known as "Sotogrande
New" and "Las Aves". In 1984 it was
acquired by a new owner, Jaime
Ortiz-Patiño, and expanded by the
original architect. By 1999, it was
rated the number one course in
mainland Europe by Golf World
magazine. In 2010 Valderrama the
Valderrama Golf Course was purchased
by a group headed by Greg Norman.
The fourth hole, La Cascada, is the
course's signature hole. It is a par
5 with a pond to the right of the
two-tiered green. The practice
ground was called the best in Europe
by Nick Faldo
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