In June, Mr. Nick Faldo announced the agreement with Leagues Golf for the organization for the first time in Spain, after twenty-five years, of the Faldo Series.
In collaboration with the La Sella Golf Club, headquarters for the next years of the competition, on September 17, 18 and 19, 2021 the national competition of the Faldo Series valid for the World Amateur Ranking WAGR has been played.
Three days of real heart attack where the great protagonist was the Alicante player and Absolute Champion of the Faldo Series Spain competition, Juan Ramón Amador Clark. Three spectacular cards of 74 + 70 + 71 on a demanding course, very fast greens and very complicated flags. Impressive the total result of +2 with 215 hits.
The game played by the U16 player Cloe Amion Villarino from Club de Golf Escorpión this week is defined as outstanding. Despite a complicated first day with some errors, the player, with attitude and confidence, recovered and ended up signed two extraordinary days for a total of 224 strokes (78 + 73 + 73).
The Catalan player Vicente Mestre Carceller from the Barcelona Golf Club, with an outstanding second day with 73 strokes, took the lead in the U18 category and fought it until the end. He left no option to his classmates, remaining as the third best player in the absolute competition with three laps of 77 + 73 + 78 and a total of 228 strokes.
The champion in the U16 category was the Aragonese player Iván Enguita Alonso from the IDP Zaragoza Air Base club. The category was settled by a single hit against international player Paul Collington. In the end, 231 strokes (79 + 77 + 75) were valid to win the sought and fought victory with a fundamental final round of 75 strokes, the best that the handyman made.
These four players will travel to Dubai in November, to the Al Ain Equestrian Golf & Shooting & Golf Club in UAE (Dubai) where they will compete against the best players in Europe who have qualified in the different qualifying events.
Over the years the Faldo Series has served as a path for players to reach the highest levels of the game, with more than 70 competitors from the series playing the professional tours. Alumni of the series include major winners Rory McIlroy, Danny Willet and Yani Tseng, also known as Tyrell Hatton, Joaquin Nieman, Tommy Fleetwood, Mathew Fitspatrick, Eddie Pepperell, Li Haotong, Mel Reid, Carley Booth, Forentyna Parker and Nasa Hataoka.
Since its inception, the Faldo Series have welcomed 45.000 boys and girls from 5 different categories with a level banner from +4 to 12 handicap and have crowned a total of 40 champions so far. The Faldo Series is committed to helping golf grow and supporting youth golf globally with competitive opportunity.
The tournament series have expanded to encompass Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Asia-Pacific, North and South America, with more than 60 events in more than 30 countries around the world, bringing unique opportunities for elite youth players. of golf from all corners so that they can compete with each other.
Leagues Golf was born 6 years ago to create an inclusive environment in golf for the youth of Spain and focuses on fun, being open to any youth. Today, Golf Leagues operates in all regions of Spain with a total of 14 Youth leagues and 14 Amateur leagues celebrating 140 events each year, with 9 regional events and a regional final per zone; the winners of the regional finals win a place in the Grand Final that brings together many of the most promising players in Spain. The youth players will play with the adults and reach the family finals.
