Andalucía Masters

The Estrella Damm N.A. 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 is played at the same location as the former Volvo Masters. The 2012 competition 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.

Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters
Tournament information
LocationSotogrande, Spain
Established2010
Course(s)Real Club Valderrama
Par71
Length7,028 yards (6,426 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund3,000,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Sergio García (2017)
To par−12 as above
Current champion
Matt Fitzpatrick
Location Map
Real Club Valderrama
Location in Spain
Real Club Valderrama
Location in Andalusia

In 2019, the event was added to the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to three non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters
2021 Matt Fitzpatrick278−63 strokes Min Woo Lee
Sebastian Söderberg
[3]
2020 John Catlin286+21 stroke Martin Kaymer[4]
2019 Christiaan Bezuidenhout274−106 strokes Adri Arnaus
Eduardo de la Riva
Mike Lorenzo-Vera
Álvaro Quirós
Jon Rahm
[5]
Andalucía Valderrama Masters
2018 Sergio García (3)201[lower-alpha 1]−124 strokes Shane Lowry[6]
2017 Sergio García (2)272−121 stroke Joost Luiten[7]
Andalucía Masters
2013–2016: No tournament
2012Cancelled due to lack of funding[1]
2011 Sergio García278−61 stroke Miguel Ángel Jiménez[8]
Andalucía Valderrama Masters
2010 Graeme McDowell281−32 strokes Søren Kjeldsen
Gareth Maybin
Damien McGrane
[9]
  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. "Andalucia Masters canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. "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.
  3. "Andalucia Masters: Matt Fitzpatrick wins seventh European Tour title". BBC Sport. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. "Andalucia Masters: John Catlin wins first European title as Martin Kaymer misses out". BBC Sport. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. Lavner, Ryan (30 June 2019). "Bezuidenhout overcomes poisoning as kid, more to claim Andalucia Masters". Golf Channel. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. Jackson, Keith (22 October 2018). "Sergio Garcia wins third straight Andalucia Valderrama Masters title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. "Andalucia Masters: Sergio Garcia wins by one shot from Joost Luiten". BBC Sport. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. "Sergio García wins Andalucía Masters for second successive victory". The Guardian. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. "McDowell holds on to win Andalucia Masters". Golf Week (USA Today). Associated Press. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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