Andalucía Masters scheduled at Valderrama for October 27 to 30

SAN ROQUE / Sotogrande The second edition of the Andalucía Masters golf competition was officially presented in Los Barrios yesterday by Luciano Alonso, the Junta's head of Tourism, Commerce and Sport, and San Roque Mayor Juna Carlos Ruiz Boix, among others, Scheduled for October 27 to 30 at Valderrama, the event will bring together such golfing luminaries as Thomas Björn, Paul McGinley and Martin  Kaymer, as well as Miguel Angel Jiménez, Alvaro Quirós, Sergio García and José María Olazábal, who captain's the European team for the 2012 Ryder cup to be played in Chicago. The Junta de Andalucía has backed the competition with €3 million in prize money. Its representative, Luciano Alonso, pointed out that>>>

Another golf course for Jimena?

JIMENA (Image: Bogaris website) Apparently so, according to EuropaSur this morning. The newspaper reports that the Andalucía based Spanish company, Bogaris, is merely waiting for the Junta de Andalucía to approve some of its golf resort projects, including one called Jimena Golf Resort. According to the company, it is to be built at the Southern end of the municipality, mostly within the San Martín del Tesorillo area, and is in the 'final phase of procedure'. Aside from several projects in a range of industries in Spain, Bogaris operates in Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Chile and Mexico. (This item also on CampoPulse)