Golfers
can now enjoy a complete Resort experience by playing the exclusive Real Club
de Golf El Prat, a 10-time host of the Spanish Open, while staying in La Mola,
the perfect base to enjoy one of Europe’s most respected golf courses.

The new
exclusivity agreement between the two has further strengthened El Prat’s
portfolio of hotel partners and has made it easier for visitors to enjoy its
Tour-proven facilities by partnering with the onsite hotel.

Marcello
Della Vecchia, director of sales and marketing at El Prat, said: “the product
El Prat-La Mola is highly ranked among European golf Resorts and this renewed
partnership will further enhance the experience for our golfers as they will
enjoy the freedom afforded by close proximity to our courses.”

Guests
will enjoy La Mola’s semi all-inclusive board including breakfast, daily aperitif
with wine, cava and & chef choice snacks as well as unlimited beer, soft
drinks and tea/coffee throughout their stay.

The four-star
modern building boasts 185 bedrooms, 3 bars, restaurant and is home to a wide
range of services for relaxation and health including spa, infinity pool, steam
baths and fitness centre. 

A three-night
stay at the onsite hotel on a semi all-inclusive basis per person in a double
room, two green fees and buggy transportation to the course and back start from
 €384 (£332), while five nights with three
green fees is from €618 (£535) and a seven-night stay with five green fees is from
€918 (£794).

Dating
back to 1912, El Prat is one of the oldest courses in Spain and remains one of
only a small number of clubs to have been granted “Real” or Royal status by
King Alfonso XIII. It has hosted the Spanish Open on 10 occasions and has
welcomed some of the biggest names in golf, including home legends Severiano
Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal, eight-time Major winner Tom Watson and
European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjørn.

Set
across the 518-acre estate of BonVilar – just 35 minutes from the centre of Barcelona
– El Prat makes clever use of its 45 Greg Norman-designed holes, over an
exciting, varied mix of three highly acclaimed courses: the Pink – ranked the
fourth best course in Spain by Golf Digest magazine – Yellow and Green. It is
listed 16th in Golf World magazine’s coveted ‘Top 100 Resorts in Continental
Europe 2018’ rankings and 19th in National Club Golfer’s ‘Top 100 Golf Resorts
in Continental Europe 2018/19’. 

For more information, please contact Marcello Della Vecchia on +34 937 28 10 00 or email mdellavecchia@rcgep.com

BARCELONA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

Best spanish amateurs will be playing in our Pink Course!

We will open reciprocal arrangements on January 28th.

REGULATIO (SPANISH)

The “new Annika Sorenstam” emerged victorious in the last event of the Ladies European Tour Access Series (LETAS) circuit, the Santander Golf Tour LETAS El Prat, at Real Club de Golf El Prat, in Barcelona.

On a course in immaculate condition, 17-year-old Swede Julia Engstrom fired a final round six-under-par 66, for a three-round, three-under-par total of 213, to win by a shot from the host club’s Mireia Prat, whose three-putt on the 17th cost her dearly.

It was rookie Engstrom’s second title on the 2018 LETAS, following her maiden victory at the Viaplay Ladies Finnish Open, in June. She also leads the LET ‘Rookie of the Year’ ranking heading into the final tournament of the 2018 season, the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana, and her recent performances have impressed LETAS Tour director Diane Barnard.

Barnard said: “Julia is an exceptional player. I think we could be seeing the new Annika Sorenstam.”

Engstrom said: “It’s a nice course to play and a great test. It’s tough, but I’m excited about how I played.”

Barcelona-based Prat, who has been attached to Real Club de Golf El Prat, for two years, said: “I am very happy with the round today. It’s the first time I’ve gone around here in four-under par. It was a shame about the bogey at 17, but, overall (I’m) very happy.”

Federico Montllonch, president of the host club, said: “It was a great honour to hold this edition of the Santander Golf Tour, and the LET Access Series. Both the golf and the support has been great.”

This was Real Club de Golf El Prat’s first LETAS event but, with officials and players, offer very complimentary comments about the venue as a whole, it would certainly not be a surprise to see the Tour return again in the future.

Stay-and-play packages for visitors to El Prat can now be booked at three, four and five-star hotels in and around Barcelona.

Five-star options include The Serras, a luxurious boutique hotel, the Majestic Hotel & Spa, and the Gran Hotel La Florida Hotel, while the equally popular Hotel Sant Cugat offers a four-star alternative – all within easy reach of the golf club and city centre. Meanwhile, the contemporary three-star Aparthotel Attica21 Vallés is just a five-minute shuttle ride from the clubhouse at El Prat and affords a resort feel to the venue.

Dating back to 1912, El Prat is one of the oldest courses in Spain and remains one of only a small number of clubs to have been granted royal status, hosting more than 250 national and international championships, including the Spanish Open on 10 occasions. It has also played host to some of the biggest names in golf, including home legends Severiano Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal, eight-time Major winner Tom Watson and European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjørn.

Set across the 518-acre estate of BonVilar – just 35 minutes from the centre of Barcelona – El Prat makes clever use of its 45 Greg Norman-designed holes, over an exciting, varied mix of five highly acclaimed courses: the Open, Blue, Yellow, Pink – ranked the fourth best course in Spain by Golf Digest magazine – and Green. It also offers a modern and lively clubhouse and top-quality practice facilities, including a 300m driving range and a host of specialist short-game areas.

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Taking place in a different destination every year, IGTM is organised by the world’s leading exhibition organiser, Reed Exhibitions, in partnership with IAGTO, the International Association of Golf Tour Operators. This winning combination of event and industry expertise brings significant benefits and opportunities to the world’s golf tourism professionals attending IGTM.

With a long history of success, IGTM facilitates over 14,000 quality 1:1 meetings bringing together 1,300 golf tourism professionals from over 65 countries including 400+ golf tour operators who collectively control 80% of the world’s outbound golf tourism market.

SWEET 16 FOR REAL CLUB DE GOLF EL PRAT IN TOP 100

Real Club de Golf El Prat, already considered as one of the continent’s most prestigious golf courses, has further cause for celebration after making an impressive gain in Golf World magazine’s coveted ‘Top 100 Resorts in Continental Europe 2018’ rankings.

El Prat, which has hosted the Spanish Open on 10 occasions, moved up three places to 16^th position in the updated list of the continent’s top-rated golfing venues.

The esteemed club offers a mouth-watering choice of 45 holes, while agreements with an array of hotel partners including in the vibrant city of Barcelona makes it the perfect getaway for players who are looking to combine superb golf with a city break.

The Golf World Top 100 judging panel said: “No fewer than 45 holes and almost all require coming to terms with Greg Norman’s penchant for sprawling bunkers. Two of the nine-hole loops comprise our 36th ranked Top 100 Continental Europe course. Incredible strength in depth.”

El Prat is one of the oldest clubs in Spain dating back to 1912, and has hosted some of the biggest names in the game, including Spanish legends Severiano Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal, eight-time Major winner Tom Watson and European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjørn.

Situated just a 35-minute drive from the Catalan capital of Barcelona, the famous Spanish venue is one of only a small number of clubs to have been granted royal status by King Alfonso XIII, with its vast layout stretching across the 518-acre estate of BonVilar since 2002.

And El Prat is going back to its roots from mid-November by offering guests the opportunity to play the highly-acclaimed Pink “Open” Course that was originally designed by Greg Norman, as well as its popular Yellow Course. For more information visit https://www.realclubdegolfelprat.com/en/the-course/courses

The iconic Pink “Open” Course is widely regarded as the best layout at El Prat and was ranked fourth in US magazine Golf Digest’s latest list of the best courses in Spain.

The prestigious venue has been home to major Spanish and international amateur tournaments, such as the 2013 European Amateur Championships and has held more than 250 national and international championships.

El Prat was recently named one of the 125 Platinum Clubs of the World – Five-star Private Club – in recognition of attaining a standard of excellence by an international panel of experts, historians and connoisseurs in a confidential ballot, as well as being granted the Golden Plaque of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit.

The course also offers a modern and lively clubhouse and top-quality practice facilities, in addition to a 300m driving range and a host of specialist short-game areas.

Real Club de Golf El Prat’s Eduard Rousaud Sabate had the experience of a lifetime when he was part of the European Junior Ryder Cup team at Golf Disneyland, in Paris.

Rousard Sabate, 18, scored a half-point for his team in the mixed fourballs – with Sweden’s Ingrid Lindblad – but lost in both the foursomes and the singles, as the USA ran out narrow winners by a solitary point, 12½-11½, their sixth successive victory in the competition.

And even though Rousard Sabate cut his finger and was having treatment for the injury when his golfing idol, Tiger Woods, met the other members of the European team on the putting green, the Barcelona-based teenager was able to catch up with the 14-time Major winner shortly afterwards and enjoyed a long conversation with him.

Rousard Sabate explained: “It has undoubtedly been the best experience of my life. Representing Europe in the Junior Ryder Cup is something unique and special. Joining other players from all over Europe – who are usually rivals – with the same objective as yours and being part of the same team is the essence of the sport: friendship.
“It was a week I will never forget. Thanks to everybody who supports me every day, like my club, RCG El Prat and my family, I was able to enjoy and embrace all the little details of this wonderful experience.”

The Junior Ryder Cup has been a springboard for a number of notable Ryder Cuppers, including Spain’s Sergio Garcia (1995) and Rafa Cabrera Bello (1999), Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (2004), and the USA’s Tony Finau (2004, 2006), Jordan Spieth (2008, 2010), and Justin Thomas (2010).

With Teams composed of a maximum of 6 and a minimum of 5 players, the Marisa Sgaravatti Trophy is played for four days and consists of two phases. The first classification is 36 holes medal play (two days, 18 holes each day). The second, match play by groups (two days).

MARISA SGARAVATTI Trophy’s is the old European Championship of second category, won several times by Spain, which was played at the same time and in the same field as the first category and which is now organized by the European Associations. Since 1991 it took the name of Marisa Sgaravatti, a great Italian player who promoted it and donated the cup.

It is an annual tournament of the European Senior Ladies Golf Association (ELSGA), open to amateur golfers who are members of the ESLGA. The Marisa Sgaravatti Trophy is organized each year by one of the ESLGA member countries, in principle by rotation.
In this year’s edition, the Spanish team, made up of our partner Maria Torrens, managed to win the title ahead of Italy and Switzerland and were proclaimed Champions of this trophy.

We want to give our most sincere congratulations to all the team and especially to Maria Torrens for this great and deserved victory.
Congratulations!

The Catalan Double Senior Championship 2018 crowned this Sunday, the new champions in the three categories, male, female and mixed, after two days of play, in a great atmosphere of golf between the Catalan federated. A tournament that hung the complete and showed the health of Catalan senior golf, with many desire to compete at the highest level.

Among the female couples, the victory was won by Carmen Valls-Taberner-Teresa Bagaría, with a total of 153 strokes.

Congratulations Champions!