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Spain Golf – Solheim Cup 2023 joins the ‘Costa del Sol Zero Footprint’ project

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Finca Cortesin Golf. Solheim Cup joins Costa del Sol Zero Footprint project

The Solheim Cup aims to be more sustainable

To enhance its goal of being an environmentally friendly event, the Solheim Cup 2023, a women’s golf competition pitting Europe against the United States from September 18 to 24 at Finca Cortesin golf course, in Malaga, has adopted a new set of sustainability standards. Being hosted on the Costa del Sol, the Solheim Cup 2023 became involved with the “Costa del Sol Zero Footprint” initiative.

Costa del Sol is now the first tourist destination in the world to measure and compensate for the carbon footprint of every visitor, regardless of the nature of their journey. Your golf holidays in Costa del Sol will be, from now on, more sustainable than ever.

As Francisco Salado, president of both institutions, says: “The Costa del Sol is once again a pioneer and becomes a benchmark with a project that Turismo Costa del Sol has been working on for some time and which is another example of the clear commitment that both the Malaga Provincial Council and Turismo Costa del Sol make for the sustainability of this popular golf holiday destination”.

“As an added bonus, sustainability is one of the most telling metrics of a place’s overall appeal, popularity, and reputation. The Costa del Sol, however, is well aware that it must play in that league or risk being left behind. Because we believe that responsible tourist development must serve as the central tenet of the Costa del Sol’s future success”, he continues.

Tourists who visit the Costa del Sol, whether to play in the region’s stunning golf courses or not, can participate in the initiative by visiting the project website, entering the details of their trip, and getting the result of their carbon footprint in kilogrammes of CO2 and its equivalent in trees planted.

Throughout collaboration with another initiative, the “Málaga Viva”, over 340.000 trees have been planted in the province and land banks are being established to reforest and offset the carbon impact.

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Costa Blanca Golf Circuit

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FONT DEL LLOP GOLF COURSECosta Blanca Golf Circuit was presented in Font del Llop Golf, this amateur sports competition that will take place over the coming months on the best courses on the Costa Blanca, where they act as sponsors various companies.

At the ceremony the president and CEO of the Association of Costa Blanca Golf Courses, Salvador Lucas, Cristina Carrera, respectively, representing Alberto Iglesias Font del Llop Golf and host at this year’s tournament were present opening next 2nd December and Divine Light Circuit Cabrera director who thanked corporate sponsors support especially in these difficult times .

The next stop on the tour will be the 22nd of February in Alicante Golf Course designed by Severiano Ballesteros. The Final Tournament will take place on November 22 which will be attended by top finishers in the 15 trials and the first ten of the Order of Merit in each category. At the end of each of the events will be raffle prizes and all participants .

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Will be Miguel Angel Jimenez vice captain?

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Miguel Angel jimenezMiguel Angel Jimenez, the player from Malaga who turned 50 on January 5th , has revealed that he would accept to be one of the vice captains Paul McGinley at the next Ryder Cup to be held at Gleneagles but his real goal is to be the month of September as a team player .

“If I play well I think I’ll be on the team” , said in Durban, the Guadalhorce golf course designer , where he is contesting the Volvo Golf Champions after his victory in the Hong Kong Open last December. “It’s very difficult to maintain a high level , but if my game helps I can be there…” added the Malaga player whose last appearance as Ryder was at Celtic Manor in 2010.

The spanish golfer confessed, he had a conversation with McGinley . “We had a few words and he wants me to be the captain in the EurAsia Cup ‘ll do that and if I’m not on the Ryder Cup team , I’ll probably be helping in Gleneagles . But my intention is to keep working hard on my game because I’d be there with bats in their hands. ”

If so, Miguel Angel Jimenez became the oldest player to contest a Ryder Cup by beating Ted Ray than 50 years, two months and five days old was present at the inaugural 1927 edition .

McGinley , who was Vice-Captain with Jimenez in the miracle at Medinah in 2012, has said he will appoint his assistants until next May or June.

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