The Lytham Trophy, a long-standing and prestigious competition held annually at the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club (northern England), features three Spanish golfers in its 2024 edition. One of them is Luis Masaveu, who finished second last year.
The Madrid golfer is competing in the tournament alongside his fellow countryman Álvaro Pastor and Pablo Alperi from Asturias. Professional player Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño will be coaching. José Antonio Sintes from the Canary Islands has withdrawn at the last minute due to an untimely injury.
Luis Masaveu, winner of this year's Portugal International, finished second a year ago, just shy of becoming the first Spanish player to win the tournament. After a marathon final day of play, he finished two strokes behind American Frank Kennedy.
The aforementioned trio of Spaniards at Royal Lytham also includes a
Álvaro Pastor also knows what it's like to win in 2024. He did so in the Men's Andalusian Cup, the first event of the season, held back in January. It's also worth noting that Pablo Alperi from Asturias comes into the competition fresh off his victory in the Balearic Islands Cup, held in mid-December 2023.
The iconic Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club is the setting for a competition that began in 1965 and consists of four rounds of 18 holes: one on Friday, one on Saturday and two on Sunday, the latter reserved for those who make the cut (40th place and ties).
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