La Sella Golf Renovation Update

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La Sella Golf Renovation

La Sella Golf Renovation

Dear Partner, hope all is Going well and the bussines is coming back.

Here you have an update of the back nine Holes renovation in La Sella Golf course.

As you know the plans was to start works around end of arpil, but due the Covid 19 issue , we started at the beginning of April, Jose Maria Olazábal and his Team begins the remodeling of his Gregal course at La Sella Golf.

After the complete renovation of its Llebeig course last year, this year La Sella Golf has begun the remodeling works on the Gregal course, which will also affect the entire course. Starting with all tees, all existing tees will be reformed including molding, new drains, reorientation and laser leveling.

La Sella Golf Renovation

– The total area of ​​tees that will include new platforms will increase by 922 square meters.

The performances in Fairways and part of the rough, which will include new moldings and new rooting layers, as well as the creation of low points and drains, are expanded this year, affecting a total of 55,017 square meters.

All bunkers are also redesigned, installing the Better Billy Bunker system, for its perfect drainage, conservation and better playing conditions.

Like the work carried out last year, the new greens at La Sella Golf will be completely remodeled, both in their exterior appearance and in their execution, where USGA standards will be followed, with a total change of their gravel and sand layers.

La Sella Golf Renovation

– The total area of ​​the greens will also be expanded by 877 square meters.

Finally, the new latest generation IC irrigation system of the Rain Bird brand will be installed, which allows individualized management of each sprinkler.

The works that the Olazábal Design team started during the month of April are scheduled to finish at the middle of September, so , next season the 18 oldest holes of La Sella Golf will be completely renovated.

La Sella Golf Renovation

We continue improving our facilities, we hope to see you soon in La Sella to show you all of themO.

Stay safe and have a great Summer.

El Valle, La Torre and Hacienda Riquelme reopen their doors, three jewels in Murcia with the Nicklaus signature

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El Valle, La Torre and Hacienda Riquelme reopen their doors

Both La Torre Golf and Hacienda Riquelme will welcome all enthusiastic golfers starting next Monday, May 25.

Three of the four jewels belonging to the GNK Golf group, reopened or reopened their doors after the forced confinement due to COVID-19. The first to do it was El Valle Golf, one of the courses in which Nicklaus Design put all its style and wisdom in the province of Murcia. The doors of this complex were reopened on May 11 with 120 players on the course eager to resume their sports activity, a success that has been happening since that first opening Monday.

La Torre Golf and Hacienda Riquelme will be the next courses that will receive all golfers from this part of southeaster Spain. Both complexes will welcome all fans starting next Monday, May 25. The last of the four GNK Golf courses to return to activity will be Alhama Signature, considered one of the best golf courses in Spain and the jewel in the crown of the group Needless to say, the reopens were carried out or will be carried out under the strictest security measures established by the health authorities, as well as with the protocol for sports practice established by the main Spanish golf institutions such as the Royal Spanish Golf Federation (RFEG), Autonomous Federations. Spanish Association of Golf Courses (AECG), Spanish Association of Greenkeepers (AEdG), Spanish Association of Golf Managers (AEGG) and Spanish Association of Golf Professionals (PGA).

Each of the four courses mentioned has its own personality and its own challenges, a typical feature of the courses designed by the Golden Bear, always under his well-known philosophy: “Golf is a game for the thoughtful man and that is what makes fun”.

To all this it must be added that the four golf courses of the group are within a maximum radius of 30 kilometres easily accessible through motorways or main roads, which enables GNK to provide great benefits to each and every one of its members, residents and guests looking for a perfect golf holiday.

By Openfolf.es

Something is changing. The Nacional Television newscast echoes of the reopening of golf courses in Spain

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Something is changing - El Romero

Something is changing

The information describes the contribution of this sport to the whole of Spanish society: 270,000 federated and 1,500,000 foreign tourists.

It is news for the unusual. And it is that on rare occasions the general television broadcasts echo some news related to the world of golf, although to tell the truth and since the appearance of Jon Rahm it seems that something is changing.

Proof of this is that the TVE Newscast on Sunday, May 10, in its 9:00 pm edition, echoed the reopening of the golf courses, which was carried out this Monday, May 11 in those facilities located within the territorial zones designated as Phase I within the de-escalation process designed by the Government of Spain.

The piece begins with a multi-call starring many of the best Spanish professional golfers – Carlota Ciganda, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Azahara Muñoz, Nacho Elvira, Jorge Campillo, Adrián Otaegui -, who welcome all the federated with a resounding “see you soon on the golf courses”!

The review of the security measures established by the Ministry of Health, of mandatory compliance, related to the before, during and after the game round, gives way to a few words from onzaga Escauriaza, President of the RFEG, who ensures that “the physical and mental health of all the members of the federation is congratulated, as well as the image of Spain abroad, which I hope will help, and greatly, the recovery of tourism and the economy.”

The information also describes the contribution of golf to the whole of Spanish society: 270,000 federated, almost one and a half million foreign tourists who come to our country motivated by golf holidays; some 2,500 million euros per year and more than 30,000 direct and indirect jobs generated each year by golfers from all over the world.

Lo romero
Finca Cortesin
Anfi Tauro
Meloneras
Calanova

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