El Campeonato de España Interclubes de Pitch & Putt cumple su undécima edición este fin de semana, días 10 y 11 de septiembre, en el campo de Paderne Golf (Betanzos, La Coruña), donde una de las principales incógnitas es saber si el cuadro cántabro de Mataleñas es capaz de prolongar su excelente racha: cuatro títulos en las cinco últimas ediciones.

Y para ello cuenta con su ‘big three’, el trío que integran Raúl Toca, Jaime Herrera –ganadores del Campeonato del Mundo Dobles de Pitch & Putt 2018-, y Carlos de Diego, jugadores fundamentales en las victorias de los últimos años. Completa el equipo Fernando Cirajas, que sustituye a Vicente Obeso respecto del equipo del año pasado.

El equipo de Mataleñas (hándicap exacto acumulado 5,7) encabeza un listado en el que se adivinan equipos potentes, como el de Aldeamayor Golf Club (9), que acude con los hermanos Ortiz de Pinedo, José María -golfista con hándicap más bajo (-2,7)- y Raquel, o el de Club de Campo Villa de Madrid (15,5), con Juan Fernández-Ardavín y los hermanos Mata, Fernando y José, en sus filas.

Completan el listado de equipos participantes Deva Golf (18,3), La Moraleja (19,3), Barbanza (20,2), Paderne (24,7), Río Cabe (26,2), RCG La Coruña (27,4), El Pilar-Sarria (27,6), Pedreña Pretium La Junquera (36,7), Tambre (37,3), Torre de Hércules (47,2), Guadalajara Golf (48,6) y Golf de Xaz (54,1). En total son dieciséis equipos y sesenta y cuatro golfistas.

To add more appeal to the game, the tournament consists of three rounds with their own characteristics; the first is a fourball, the second a foursome and the third individual, counting only three of the four cards of each team.

Diez ediciones, cuatro victorias de Mataleñas

Ya son diez las ediciones celebradas desde 2011 (en 2020 se canceló a causa de la pandemia). En la última, celebrada en La Junquera, el cuadro de Mataleñas se impuso con un par de golpes de ventaja sobre La Moraleja, un resultado que contrasta con sus victorias de 2018 y 2019, en las que ganó con diez y diecinueve de renta.

The 2017 edition saw the victory of the Escorpión Golf Club team with a total of 346 strokes and an advantage of eleven over Club de Campo Villa de Madrid and fourteen over the teams of Masía de las Estrellas and Mataleñas.

In 2016, the Mataleñas team itself triumphed at the Green Paddock Golf course in Madrid. Starting as the leader on the final day of individual play, the Cantabrian team turned in a combined score of 164 strokes, allowing them to finish with a total of 372 strokes, five ahead of Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.

A year earlier, in 2015, the Masía de las Estrellas team won brilliantly on their home course. With a very young Thomas Artigas in their ranks, the Alicante club triumphed by 21 strokes over the runner-up, El Bosque.

In 2014, the Abra del Pas team was crowned champion at the Mataleñas course in Cantabria, finishing four strokes ahead of the host team. Both teams carded 169 strokes in the second and final round, finishing with 502 and 506 respectively, leaving La Junquera in third place with 510.

In 2013, the Costa Azahar Golf Club team defeated the Escorpión Golf Club team in the final held in Sierra Cortina (Alicante). The two teams were repeating their 2012 final victory, which the Castellón team also won.

In the inaugural edition, the Las Matas team was crowned champion at the High-Performance Center. The Madrid team defeated Jarama-RACE in the grand final.

This competition was created in 2011, backed by the extraordinary participation recorded in Pitch & Putt tournaments in Spain, and by the outstanding results of the National Teams in the various events in which they have taken part.

The Spanish Interclub Championship was created by the Pitch & Putt Committee of the RFEG (Royal Spanish Golf Federation) to further promote a discipline with great appeal among Spanish golfers. Since the committee's creation in 2006, Pitch & Putt competitions have multiplied in Spain, resulting in the emergence of a large number of high-level golfers. Consequently, Spain is one of the leading powers in the sport on the continent.

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