El Saler
The main tournaments played at El Saler are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Amateur
EGA
Played as the European Amateur Championship (June 22-25). Second-placed Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den) finished 1 shot behind 21-year-old Filippo Celli (Italy). Celli's win gained him entry to the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews, where he finished tied 47th, winning the Silver Medal as lowest scoring amateur with a score of 283 (-5). [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
Europe
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Played as the Open de España (April 18-21). Jacquelin (Fra) beat Maximilian Kieffer (Ger) after a European Tour record equalling 9-hole sudden-death playoff. Felipe Aguilar (Chile) was eliminated at the second playoff hole. [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
Team Events
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Played as the Seve Trophy (Nov 6-9). GB&I vs Contl Europe; 10 top professionals per team competing in fourballs, foursomes, greensomes and ten singles. Result: GB&I 15, Contl Europe 13. [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
SUNDAY SINGLES (ten 18-hole matches; GB&I player stated first): Colin Montgomerie (Scot, playing Capt) bt Seve Ballesteros (Esp, playing Capt) 5&4; David Howell (Eng) bt Alex Čejka (Czech/Ger) 1 up; Paul Lawrie (Scot) lost to Ignacio Garrido (Esp) 3&2; Lee Westwood (Eng) lost to Freddie Jacobson (Swe) 2&1; Pádraig Harrington (Ire) halved with José María Olazábal (Esp); Ian Poulter (Eng) halved with Niclas Fasth (Swe); Paul Casey (Eng) bt Thomas Bjørn (Den) who was injured and retired less than 30 minutes before their match was due to start; Justin Rose (Eng) bt Raphaël Jacquelin (Fra) 3&2; Brian Davis (Eng) lost to Miguel Ángel Jiménez (Esp) 2&1; Phillip Price (Wales) lost to Sergio García (Esp) 4&3.
Europe
Via Digital
Played as the Via Digital Open de Espana (75th) (April 19-22). Second-placed Jean-François Remésy (Fra) finished 2 shots behind Karlsson (Swe). [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
Europe
Turespana
Played as the Turespana Masters (April 25-28). First-time European Tour winner Borrego (Esp) beat Tony Johnstone (Zim) with a par at the third playoff hole. [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
Europe
Turespana
Played as the Turespana Open Mediterrania (March 4-7). Second-placed David Feherty (N.Ire) and Gordon Brand Jr (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Nobilo (NZ). [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
Europe
Peugeot
Played as the Peugeot Spanish Open. Second-placed Jose Maria Canizares (Esp) and Paul Carrigill (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Langer (Ger). [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
Europe
Benson & Hedges
Played as the Benson & Hedges Spanish Open. Second-placed Howard Clark (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Langer (Ger). [Parador de El Saler, nr Valencia, Spain].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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