The Arcos Gardens Golf Club & Country Estate and Cortijo Fain blog, Cadiz, Spain

Congratulations to Juan Jose Arias, Champion Archer of Spain 2010!!

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:04:56 +0100

We would like to offer our warmest congratulations to our colleague José Juan Arias Guerrero who was crowned Champion for the Longbow in the 3rd Spanish Championships that was held on 27th and 28th February 2010 in Calahorra (La Rioja).
This was another title to add to his collection, but this time in a different category to the one he normally practices.
Well Done José!! Keep it up and we will be sure to see you winning more championships.

SPANISH vs PORTUGUESE

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:57:18 +0100

The rainy day has not avoid this group of brave ladies to play their tournament today at Arcos Gardens.disfrutara de su torneo.
In the tournamnet Portuguese ladies are competed with Spanish ones in a match play. After that, they have enjoyed in our Restaurant having a chat.

HOLE IN ONE

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:32:45 +0100

We would like to congratulate Nicky Maddison for the hole in one on the second hole here at Arcos Gardens, he used a 6 iron from the gold tees measuring 168 metres.
Nicky represents the city of Newcastle Golf Club and plays for Northumbria University. He was visiting Arcos Gardens with the English University Squad.
Once again congratulations from the Arcos Gardens team!!

SAINT VALENTINES DINNER AT ARCOS GARDENS

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:56:02 +0100

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THE FINAL - LADIES NATIONAL PUNTUABLE RANKING 2010

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:10:17 +0100

The player, Ainhoa Olarra (Donosita) has managed her first individual victory at a national level, after taking on the golf course Arcos Gardens (Cádiz) in the First Ladies National Puntuable Ranking Competition in 2010, the first golfing amateur competition on the calendar of 2010.
The importance of her victory is how she has won, fighting against the pressure of very experienced players who aspired to beat her in the last round of the competition. The day started with 61 players after the qualifying cut that followed the first 36 holes, with Ainhoa Olarra in head after her meritful round of 71 shots (1 below par), which gave her the chance to overtake the initial leader Luna Sobrón (Balearic Islands).
The weather conditions have heavily affected this competition, delaying tee off times and forcing local player Belen Mozo to retire, one of the biggest names in the competition.
FINAL QUALIFICATIONS
1.- AINHOA OLARRA 216 (73+71+72)
2.- NOEMÍ JIMÉNEZ 217 (75+76+66)
3.- INÉS DÍAZ-NEGRETE 219 (73+78+68)
See complete results in the RFEG webpage.

2nd ROUND – LADIES NATIONAL PUNTUABLE RANKING 2010

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:54:55 +0100

Sunday, 10th of January, Aihnoa Olarra (Donosita) shines out with an amazing 71 shots, replacing last rounds winner Luna Sobrón (Baleric Islands), leaving her in second place with a difference of two shots.
Rocio Sanchez (Malaga), takes third place with only 5 shots difference from the leader Olarra, satisfying her qualification for the last round.
The weather conditions have been extreme, with tremendous cold winds and plenty of rain, making Belen Mozo retire.
At the end of this round, the organization has organized a qualifying cut, of 61 players in 165 shots.
Results: 10 Best Scratch

1 OLARRA MUJIKA, AINHOA 71
2 SOBRON GALMES, LUNA 77
3 SANCHEZ LOBATO, ROCIO 76
4 HEDBERG BERTRAND, CAMILLA 76
5 GAGO JIMENEZ, MARTA 75
6 ZWANCK SAENZ, ADRIANA 75
7 YÁÑEZ ABADES, JOANA 76
8 JIMENEZ MARTIN, NOEMI 76
9 FOLCH SOLA, ELIA 77
10 ARRESE CORTADELLAS, ANNA 77

See complete results on the RFEG webpage

1ST LADIES NATIONAL PUNTUABLE RANKINGS 2010

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:56:42 +0100

Arcos Gardens welcomes the first Puntuable competition for the National Ladies Rankings of the Spanish Federation 2010 which is taking place from the 9th until the 11th of January.
In the first round, Luna Sobrón (Baleric Islands), the first to stand out with 69 shots, makes the lead after marking an incredible result card.
Belén Mozo (Cádiz), 3 shots above, takes second place, followed by Inés Díaz Negrete (Asturias), Rocío Sanchez (Málaga) y Ainhoa Olarra (Donostia), all with 73 shots. Tee times had to be delayed an hour and a half due to the mornings tough frost, however players were able to enjoy perfect weather conditions with magnificent sun and no wind for the rest of the day.

Results: Scratch 1st Round
1 SOBRON GALMES, LUNA 69
2 MOZO PALACIOS, BELEN 72
3 DIAZ-NEGRETE PALACIO, INES 73
4 SANCHEZ LOBATO, ROCIO 73
5 OLARRA MUJIKA, AINHOA 73
6 FOLCH SOLA, ELIA 74
7 GIMENEZ ROIG, MAR 74
8 JIMENEZ PEREA, ISABEL 74
9 ARRESE CORTADELLAS, ANNA 74
10 BLASCO ESTEVE, ALMUDENA 74
Complete results in the RFEG website.

NEW YEAR´S EVE AT ARCOS GARDENS

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:49:10 +0100

ARCOS GARDENS RYDER CUP 2009

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:26:38 +0100

On Sunday 27th of December 2009, Arcos Gardens organized the yearly Christmas Ryder Cup tournament for their member.

The Members and their guests got to experience an unusual but entertaining format of a tournament: 6 Holes Better Ball /6 Holes Foursome/ 6 Holes Individual (2 players/team)

Despite the heavy rain and storm the last few days this Christmas Sunday turned out to be a beautiful day with sunshine, the winning team are Francisco Garrido Fernandez and Jose Luis García Deza.

We wish you all a Happy New Year!

I DECEMBER OPEN TOURNAMENT AT ARCOS GARDENS

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:38:09 +0100

(In the picture, one of our youngest winners, Pablo Rodriguez-Tabernero receiving his prize)

Arcos Gardens hosted a December break tournament the first weekend of December, in Spain the first weekend of December is normally joined by two bank holidays which creates a small break (called "Puente" in Spanish). Most clients stayed 2 days and joined the tournament that was arranged on the 7th of December, the tournament was appreciated by the participants and Arcos Gardens will for sure repeat this the coming year.

Winners of the tournament:
1st CATEGORY- 1st Position- Enrique Osborne-Sanz Magallón with 37 points
1st CATEGORY- 2nd Position- Pablo Rodriguez-Tabernero Torrés with 36 points
2nd CATEGORY- 1st Position- Patricia Carol Bloch with 38 points
2nd CATEGORY- 2nd Position- Mª Pilar Merello Peñalver with 35 points

NEAREST THE PIN- Carol Forbes (2 metres)

Thansk for your participations and congratulation to the winners.

KOLDO BOLIBAR VITERI, HOLE IN ONE AT ARCOS GARDENS

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:02:26 +0100

This 8th of December has brought to us a nice surprise. Mr. Koldo Bolibar Viteri from Bilbao had the luck this morning to make a hole in one.

On the second hole Par 3 he used a five iron from the white tee measuring 144 metres and managed to put the ball in the hole using one shot.

Koldo is member of Club Ulzama and it is his second hole in one as the first one he made was in another Cadiz golf course.

Congratulations from Arcos Gardens team!

EUROPEAN TOUR Q2 2009 - DAY 4

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:15:15 +0100

Santiago Luna (above picture) defends his victory from the last year at the European Tour Q2 at Arcos Gardens. A steady round of 70 shots during the last day kept Santiago two shots ahead of Rory Hie (INA). An interesting note is that Santiago has now played 8 tournament rounds in Arcos Gardens and in all of them he has managed to play under par. Arcos Gardens can also report that Santiago is not only a fantastic player, he is also a true gentleman and a great ambassador for golf.

Final results where top 19 players are directly qualified to next weeks Final Qualifying Stage in PGA Catalunya-

Pos Player Country R1 R2 R3 R4 Agg Par Euro Sterling
1 Santiago LUNA ESP 66 69 71 70 276 -12
2 Rory HIE INA 69 75 70 64 278 -10
3 Michiel BOTHMA RSA 68 65 73 74 280 -8
4 Victor ALMSTROM SWE 70 70 70 71 281 -7
Nicolas MEITINGER GER 69 71 72 69 281 -7
6 Matthew BLISS CAN 70 68 74 70 282 -6
George MURRAY SCO 70 71 72 69 282 -6
Tony CAROLAN AUS 69 73 74 66 282 -6
Wil BESSELING NED 68 70 71 73 282 -6
10 Oliver WHITELEY ENG 65 72 72 74 283 -5
Thomas FEYRSINGER AUT 70 73 72 68 283 -5
Julio ZAPATA ARG 72 71 71 69 283 -5

EUROPEAN TOUR Q2 2009 - DAY 3

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:32:40 +0100

Moving Day (day 3) of the Europan Tour Q2 at Arcos Gardens turned out to be a tough day for the players, only 4 players managed to play better than 70 shots. Michiel Bothma (on picture) from South Africa managed to keep the lead from the second day but he is now sharing it with Santiago Luna (Spain), both players on 10 under par.

Top 10 results after Day 3 at Arcos Gardens-

Pos - Name - Country - To Par - R1 - R2 - R3 - Total
1 BOTHMA Michiel RSA -10 68 65 73 206
LUNA Santiago ESP -10 66 69 71 206
3 BESSELING Wil NED -7 68 70 71 209
WHITELEY Oliver ENG -7 65 72 72 209
5 ALMSTROM Victor SWE -6 70 70 70 210
6 KENNEDY Lloyd ENG -5 70 69 72 211
7 BLISS Matthew CAN -4 70 68 74 212
HUTCHEON Greig SCO -4 72 69 71 212
MEITINGER Nicolas GER -4 69 71 72 212
MOUL Jamie ENG -4 67 71 74 212
POVEY Graham ENG -4 71 66 75 212

EUROPEAN TOUR Q2 2009 - DAY 2

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:07:51 +0100

Day two of the European Tour Q2 at Arcos Gardens was a good challenge for the players due to the wind that took up during the night. Some players were struggling out there which can be noticed on the scores from the second round.

Michiel Bothma shoot a seven under 65 for taking over the lead after half way through the tournament. Noticable is that las years winner at Arcos Gardens, Santiago Luna is situated in second place after shooting 66 and 69 which is exactley the same scores he had during last years win.

Top 10 results after two days-

Pos - Name - Country - To Par - R1 - R2 - Total
1 BOTHMA Michiel RSA -11 68 65 133
2 LUNA Santiago ESP -9 66 69 135
3 POVEY Graham ENG -7 71 66 137
WHITELEY Oliver ENG -7 65 72 137
5 BESSELING Wil NED -6 68 70 138
BLISS Matthew CAN -6 70 68 138
ETCHART Borja ESP -6 70 68 138
MOUL Jamie ENG -6 67 71 138
9 KENNEDY Lloyd ENG -5 70 69 139
10 ALMSTROM Victor SWE -4 70 70 140
KEENAN Ian ENG -4 70 70 140
MEITINGER Nicolas GER -4 69 71 140

EUROPEAN TOUR Q2 2009 - DAY 1

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:26:21 +0100

The European Tour Qualifying Stage 2 has returned to Arcos Gardens for the third consecutive year. The Second Qualifying Stage is played 20th to 23rd of November 2009 on 4 different golf courses in South Spain, 77 players are competing at Arcos Gardens in hope to reach the final qualifying stage situated in Barcelona (PGA Catalunya).

Below follows the top 10 results from the first day at Arcos Gardens-

Pos - Name - Country - To Par - R1
1 WHITELEY Oliver ENG -7 65
2 LUNA Santiago ESP -6 66
3 MOUL Jamie ENG -5 67
4 BESSELING Wil NED -4 68
BOTHMA Michiel RSA -4 68
SJÖBERG Raimo SWE -4 68
7 CAROLAN Tony AUS -3 69
DOHERTY Sean ENG -3 69
HIE Rory INA -3 69
MEITINGER Nicolas GER -3 69
SLABE Gregor SLO -3 69