10/06/2024

Women Golfers' Day highlights the importance of women's golf in Spain

This initiative, part of the Women and Sport Program, was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Madrid, Inmaculada Sanz.

. The main event, organized at the National Golf Centre, is being replicated at many other courses across Spain this month…

. The main event, organized at the National Golf Centre, is being replicated in many other courses across Spain during this month of June.

. Gonzaga Escauriaza, President of the RFEG: “We are multiple European champions, and that is thanks to the wonderful work done by the Women's Committee.”

. Inmaculada Sanz, Deputy Mayor of Madrid: “Golf in Madrid is growing. We can be the women's sport with the most registered players.”

. Lola Tello, Sports Technician at the CSD: “There is still a lot of work to be done to achieve effective equality between men and women, but the RFEG has already come a long way.”.

The National Centre, as the central venue, and numerous golf clubs throughout Spain are joining in the celebration during this month of June

Women Golfers' Day, an initiative integrated within the Women and Sport Program that, in the image and likeness of what has happened in many other countries around the world simultaneously, claims the importance of women's golf worldwide and, in this specific case, in our country.

The dissemination of the fact that, in Spain, more than 82,000 women practice this sport is part of an action promoted, among other organizations, by the International Golf Federation, the World Golf Foundation, the LPGA and LET Professional Circuits and to which the Royal Spanish Golf Federation, the Autonomous Golf Federations and the Spanish golf clubs have joined.

In addition to the National Center, the group of Autonomous Federations and clubs such as La Cañada, Son Servera, Valloromanes, Sojuela, Deva Golf, Vallromanes, Golf Ría de Vigo, Arcosur, Golf de Meis, La Toja, RCG Las Rozas de Madrid, Manises, Mataleñas, Fórum Golf Las Rejas… have already joined the willingness to hold a specific women's event, a list that will increase much more throughout the rest of June.

This event, part of the Women and Sport Program, is aimed at both novice and more experienced players, encouraging clubs to promote introductory and socialization days by organizing specific 18 or 9 hole tournaments or by holding clinics that help attendees have a positive experience with the sport of golf, taking advantage of the knowledge of those who are more experienced.

It is worth remembering that from 2017 to 2023, on the occasion of the first seven editions of Women Golfers' Day, more than twenty tournaments were held in Spain in each of them with exclusively female participation, in order to highlight

not only the high number of players, but also the importance of the full incorporation of women into sports, linking to the media and advocacy focus of the celebration of Women Golfers' Day both in our country and abroad.

A very important day to enjoy and to advocate

The main event, held at the National Golf Center, was a true celebration. To begin with, the closing remarks were delivered by Inmaculada Sanz, Deputy Mayor of Madrid, who graced the occasion with her presence.

A golfer since her youth, Inmaculada Sanz admitted to missing “playing 18 holes and also the 19th hole with friends. Golf in Madrid is growing, and that's why it's important to highlight how women's golf is growing in our city. This is important: we can be the women's sport with the most registered players.”.

As an anecdote, Inmaculada Sanz revealed the greatest sporting achievement of her career: “stepping on Jon Rahm’s drive on the 12th hole at the Villa de Madrid Country Club.” A round of applause followed the amusing confession from the Deputy Mayor of Madrid.

Gonzaga Escauriaza, President of the RFEG (Royal Spanish Golf Federation), acted as host on a day that is very special for the entire Federation. “On a day like today, I have to remember Emma Villacieros, our president. For us, the trend of promoting women's sport was less of a shock because she always championed it. Her drive is still evident. We are multiple European champions, and that is thanks to the wonderful work done by the Women's Committee.”.

In response to the remarks, Mar Ruiz de la Torre, President of the Women's Amateur Technical Committee, thanked Gonzaga Escauriaza for his "invaluable" support and highlighted that there is a fundamental ingredient for the increasing influence of women in our sport: "if we achieve many things it is because of the passion of all the female golfers.".

For her part, Lola Tello, Sports Technician at the Higher Sports Council, emphasized that “the Spanish government’s policy is to achieve effective equality between men and women. There is still much work to be done, but the RFEG (Royal Spanish Golf Federation) has already made significant progress: it is three and a half percentage points above the average for sports in terms of the number of female licenses. This is reflected in achievements such as Carlota Ciganda’s success in the Solheim Cup or the success of the National Teams in the European Championships. This is not by chance; it is the result of very intensive work.”.

There was also time to hear from media representatives. First to speak was Constantino Mediavilla, President of APEI-PRTVI (Association of Journalists and Reporters of Press, Radio, Television and Internet of Spain), who expressed his gratitude for the boost that Inmaculada Sanz's presence provides to this increasingly established Women Golfers' Day.

And Elena Jiménez, a journalist with RTVE, put the finishing touch on the event with a proclamation in support of Spanish players and events like the one that brought eighty of them together at the National Center. “We players, especially the seniors, are people

"We're fun-loving, we're the driving force behind women's golf. There was a boom with the Solheim Cup, we all bonded a lot and here we are, still enjoying golf. We love the challenge and we love golf.".

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