The Spanish Men's 3rd Category Championship celebrates a new edition this weekend, from May 24 to 26, at the Empordá Golf Club (Gualta, Girona), where 114 golfers will play to emulate the Andalusian Carlos Rojas, winner of last year's edition.

They all have an exact handicap of no less than 11.5, the minimum allowed by the regulations, and are eager to add their name to the list of Spanish champions in 2024.

Among the main contenders, always depending on the exact handicap, we can mention Antonio Escoda and Antonio Linero, who have a handicap of 11.5, or Antonio Sagnier, Daniel Zurriaga -Spanish Men's Champion of the 4th Category in 2022- and Pedro José Alcaraz, who have a handicap of 11.6.

Participants in the tournament will play 18 holes on the first and second days in stroke play format. Only golfers ranked 60th or lower, and those tied at the end of those two days, will have the opportunity to play the third round and thus compete for the overall victory.

Carlos Rojas, last winner

The 114 hopefuls are vying to succeed Carlos Rojas, who won last year after a thrilling duel with Roberto Martínez from La Rioja at the Talayuela Golf Course (Cáceres). Only one stroke separated the two contenders.

Previous victories included Jorge Luis Medina from Asturias (2022), Javier García from Cuenca (2021), Joaquín Romero (2019) and Felipe Fernández from Madrid (2018), the young Galician golfer Enrique Fariñas (2017), José Antonio Langa from Aragon (2016), Roberto Romero from Andalusia (2015), and Arturo Llaneza, also from Madrid (2014). A long list of golfers has etched their names in the record books of one of those special tournaments on the calendar. Who will be next?
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