The first tournament of the Circuit Dénia Gastronomic City Golf that had the participation of 108 players from a score of clubs in Madrid, concluded with triumph of Nicholas Pentreaht, with 41 points, the same as accumulated on his card José Luis del Olmo.
All the participants enjoyed the day of golf, whose icing on the cake was a wide draw of golf, tourist and gastronomic activities that aim to promote Dénia thanks to the participation of La Sella Golf, The Marina de Denia, Denia Marriott hotels, Les Rotes, Los Angeles and the restaurant Quique Dacosta.
Within the tournament the "VIII Communication and Business Cup"which is promoted by the Royal Spanish Golf Federation, the Madrid Golf Federation and has the collaboration of the Association of Journalists and Reporters of Press, Radio, Television and Internet (APEI), Polo Swing, El Periodigolf, Gaceta del Motor, Madridiario, La Radio del Golf, ViñaCHY, Castellana Golf and Coca-Cola, among others.
The sport of golf as a great asset for tourism and health has been the message raised in the last action of the Communication and Business Cup, a set of events that aim to spread the values of this sport and that exhibited, at the start of the Dénia City Gastronómica Golf Tour, a clear example of promotion.
The aforementioned tournament played in the National Golf Center in Madrid, it is a Circuit that seeks to promote the tourist season outside of the usual sun and beach months, promoting complementary activities such as golf. A recognized asset of tourist activities and that, on this occasion, highlights the recent election as Gastronomical UNESCO City.
The inaugural test of the Dénia Ciudad Gastronómica Golf Tour was attended by specialized press in the golf, tourism, health and gastronomy sectors, all of them interrelated with each other. This support is essential for this sport to have an economic impact in Spain that exceeds 2.000 million euros per year for all concepts, according to a recently published study.
Likewise, another recent report promoted by the Provincial Council of Alicante and Tourism of the Costa Blanca establishes that, only in the province of Alicante, the golf sector generates more than 7.500 jobs, with a demand that reaches the annual 230.000 golfers, the 88 percent of them foreigners.
