The Andalucía Masters is a golf tournament on the European Tour. It was first played in 2010 at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain. It was played at the same location as the former Volvo Masters. The 2012 edition was cancelled, only a month before the event was due to start, as the new local government wished to cut costs.[1] The event did not return until 2017, when it was hosted by 2011 champion Sergio García, who had hosted the Open de España at the same venue in 2016.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sotogrande, Spain |
| Established | 2010 |
| Course(s) | Real Club de Golf Sotogrande |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,200 yards (6,600 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$3,750,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 265 Adrián Otaegui (2022) |
| To par | −19 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Adrian Meronk | |
| Location map | |
In 2019, the event was added to the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to three non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship.[2]
The 2022 event was the final edition of the tournament to be held at Valderrama due to LIV Golf acquiring it as a venue for the 2023 LIV Golf League. Having signed a five-year deal with LIV Golf, Valderrama was removed by the European Tour as one of their venues.[3] In July 2023, it was announced that Real Club de Golf Sotogrande would be the new host venue for the Andalucía Masters.[4]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters | |||||||
| 2023 | Adrian Meronk |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Matti Schmid |
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| 2022 |  Adrián Otaegui |
265 | −19 | 6 strokes |  Joakim Lagergren |
[5] | |
| 2021 |  Matt Fitzpatrick |
278 | −6 | 3 strokes |  Min Woo Lee Sebastian Söderberg |
[6] | |
| 2020 |  John Catlin |
286 | +2 | 1 stroke | Martin Kaymer |
[7] | |
| 2019 |  Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
274 | −10 | 6 strokes | Adri Arnaus Eduardo de la Riva Mike Lorenzo-Vera Álvaro Quirós Jon Rahm |
[8] | |
| Andalucía Valderrama Masters | |||||||
| 2018 | Sergio García (3) |
201[a] | −12 | 4 strokes |  Shane Lowry |
[9] | |
| 2017 | Sergio García (2) |
272 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Joost Luiten |
[10] | |
| Andalucía Masters | |||||||
| 2013–2016: No tournament | |||||||
| 2012 | Cancelled due to lack of funding | [1] | |||||
| 2011 | Sergio García |
278 | −6 | 1 stroke | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
[11] | |
| Andalucía Valderrama Masters | |||||||
| 2010 |  Graeme McDowell |
281 | −3 | 2 strokes |  Søren Kjeldsen Gareth Maybin Damien McGrane |
[12] | |
Notes edit
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
References edit
- ^ a b "Andalucia Masters canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "The Open Qualifying Series for 2019 launches with four new events". theopen.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ Hall, Jamie (30 November 2022). "LIV Golf has confirmed three more events for its 2023 season – including one held at former Ryder Cup venue and European Tour mainstay Valderrama". Bunkered. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Two more events confirmed on the DP World Tour's 2023 schedule". PGA European Tour. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Casey, Phil (16 October 2022). "Home favourite Adrian Otaegui eases to victory in Andalucia Masters". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Andalucia Masters: Matt Fitzpatrick wins seventh European Tour title". BBC Sport. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Andalucia Masters: John Catlin wins first European title as Martin Kaymer misses out". BBC Sport. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Lavner, Ryan (30 June 2019). "Bezuidenhout overcomes poisoning as kid, more to claim Andalucia Masters". Golf Channel. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Keith (22 October 2018). "Sergio Garcia wins third straight Andalucia Valderrama Masters title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Andalucia Masters: Sergio Garcia wins by one shot from Joost Luiten". BBC Sport. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Sergio García wins Andalucía Masters for second successive victory". The Guardian. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "McDowell holds on to win Andalucia Masters". Golf Week (USA Today). Associated Press. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
External links edit
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