Andalucía Masters

The Andalucía Masters is a golf tournament on the European Tour. It was first played in 2010 at the Valderrama Golf Club in Sotogrande, Spain. It is played at the same location as the former Volvo Masters. The 2012 competition was cancelled, only a month before the event was due to start, as the new local government wished to cut costs.[1] The event did not return until 2017, when it was hosted by 2011 champion Sergio García, who had hosted the Open de España at the same venue in 2016.

Andalucía Masters

Tournament information
Location	Sotogrande, Spain
Established	2010
Course(s)	Valderrama Golf Club
Par	71
Length	6,988 yards (6,390 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	€3,000,000
Month played	September (in 2020)
Tournament record score
Aggregate	272 Sergio García (2017)
To par	−12 Sergio García (2017)
Current champion
John Catlin
Location Map
Real Club Valderrama Location in Spain Real Club Valderrama Real Club Valderrama (Andalusia)

In 2019, the event was added to the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to three non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship.[2]

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref
Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters
2020	John Catlin	United States	286	+2	1 stroke	Martin Kaymer	[3]
2019	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	South Africa	274	−10	6 strokes	Adri Arnaus Eduardo de la Riva Mike Lorenzo-Vera Álvaro Quirós Jon Rahm	[4]
Andalucía Valderrama Masters
2018	Sergio García (3)	Spain	201	−12	4 strokes	Shane Lowry	[5]
2017	Sergio García (2)	Spain	272	−12	1 stroke	Joost Luiten	[6]
Andalucía Masters
2013–2016: No tournament
2012	Tournament cancelled						[1]
2011	Sergio García	Spain	278	−6	1 stroke	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	[7]
Andalucía Valderrama Masters
2010	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland	281	−3	2 strokes	Søren Kjeldsen Gareth Maybin Damien McGrane	[8]

References

1. "Andalucia Masters canceled". ESPN. Associated Press. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
2. "The Open Qualifying Series for 2019 launches with four new events". theopen.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
3. "Andalucia Masters: John Catlin wins first European title as Martin Kaymer misses out". BBC Sport. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
4. Lavner, Ryan (30 June 2019). "Bezuidenhout overcomes poisoning as kid, more to claim Andalucia Masters". Golf Channel. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
5. Jackson, Keith (22 October 2018). "Sergio Garcia wins third straight Andalucia Valderrama Masters title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
6. "Andalucia Masters: Sergio Garcia wins by one shot from Joost Luiten". BBC Sport. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
7. "Sergio García wins Andalucía Masters for second successive victory". The Guardian. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
8. "McDowell holds on to win Andalucia Masters". Golf Week (USA Today). Associated Press. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

External links

• Coverage on the European Tour's official site