The Spanish Armed Forces Men's Absolute Championship, the 'XIX Santi Ollé Memorial', travels to Tarragona, specifically to Infinitum Golf Lakes, to compete from July 23 to 27 in an edition with many attractions: Madrid wants its third consecutive victory; Catalonia, to recover at home a title that has eluded it since 2019,…

The Madrid team (cumulative handicap -17.9), the undisputed dominator of recent editions – with three wins in the last five held – boasts a squad featuring Álvaro Pastor, a winner in both 2022 and 2023. He is joined by Álvaro Portillo, a key player in 2022, and emerging talents such as Gonzalo Cuéllar and Jorge Martín.

The list of participating teams, however, is led by the Catalan squad (-23.1), which features some of the year's biggest names, such as Alejandro de Castro, winner of the Puerta de Hierro Cup, and Albert Boneta, who won the Alps de las Castillas just a few days ago. Their objective is clear: to win again a trophy that has traditionally brought them much success.

Andalusia (-22.6), the most decorated team, also brings a strong squad that includes players like Sebastián Desoisa, the best in the last Spanish Under-18 Championship; while the Principality of Asturias (-20) arrives with the reputation of being a contender for everything. Pablo Alperi, the current Spanish Absolute Champion, leads the Asturian team.

The other participating teams are the representatives of Valencian Community (-14.6), Basque Country (-13.6), Castile and León (-12.5), La Rioja (-10.6), Galicia (-9.9), Navarre (-7), Extremadura (-6.7), Cantabria (-5.9), Balearic Islands (-4.8), Castile La Mancha (-1.5), Canary Islands (-0.4), Aragon (0.4) and Murcia (-3.2).

As usual, this Spanish Armed Forces Men's Absolute Championship is played over five days. The 36-hole Medal round is crucial, as it determines the group of eight teams that will compete for the victory in the three subsequent rounds, reserved for the knockout stage.

Andalusia dominates the awards list

This tournament, under its name of Inter-Regional Under 25 First Division, Santi Ollé Memorial, has been historically dominated by Andalusia, winner in sixteen editions (1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2021), followed by Catalonia, also outstanding with ten victories (1990, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019).

In the last two editions, Madrid has taken the victory, first beating Andalusia by 4.5-2.5 and then Catalonia by the same score.

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