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The La Manga Golf sports complex, in the golfing Community of Murcia, hosts the twenty-eighth edition of the European Ladies Team Championship between July 6 and 10, one of the most important tournaments on the continental calendar, to which the most relevant golfers of old Europe come with all their talent and enthusiasm.

The fact that many players who are now leading figures on the Ladies European Tour, and even on the LPGA, represented their countries in their amateur years in the previous 27 editions of the Ladies European Team Championship speaks volumes about the significance of this competition.

Both for them and for the host country, aware that the tournament is one of the most important on the international calendar.

Murcia will host the classic golfing powers of Europe – from England, the most decorated with eight titles, to Sweden, passing through Spain, the ambitious host – and other countries with a much more recent tradition in this sport.

All of them – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales – will fight for a title that is undoubtedly extremely competitive.

Furthermore, the tournament will have the added incentive of being another step in consolidating women's golf as a major international sporting spectacle. More and more women are making a living from this sport, and their talent is growing, a talent that is showcased in tournaments of this magnitude.

La Manga, an ideal location

The first week of July and La Manga Club as the setting. The premise couldn't be better for the dozens of players who will take part in the competition. The microclimate of this unique corner of Spain – with a breeze that greatly softens the demanding heat of the Spanish summer – will be the perfect ally for the players.

Nor will the course be an excuse for not playing good rounds, as the South Course of the golf complex will be in the best possible condition thanks to the exquisite preparation of the entire La Manga Club team. So, with perfect weather and a dream course – surrounded by two seas! – there are few better places to enjoy five intense days of golf. The excellent golfers already here will ensure that.

Between July 6th and 10th, the La Manga Club sports resort in the golfing “Mecca” of Murcia, will be playing host to the 28th European Ladies Team Championship, one of the continent's most important annual events, which attracts the old world's top women golfers, and all their talent and enthusiasm as well.

The fact that many players who are now key figures in the Ladies European Tour and even the LPGA, formerly defended their countries' colors during their amateur years in the 27 previous editions of the Ladies European Team Championship, speaks volumes about the significance of this tournament, both for the players themselves and for the host country, conscious of the fact that the tournament is among the most important in the international golfing calendar.

The classic European golfing powers will all be in Murcia – from England, the most successful team overall, with eight titles behind them, to Sweden, passing through Spain, the ambitious host nation – and other countries with a much more recent golfing tradition.

All of them –Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and Wales– will be putting up a great fight for what is sure to be a fiercely contested title.

The tournament also has the added appeal of being another step towards the consolidation of the ladies' game as a major sporting attraction at international level. More and more women are earning a living from the sport and their talent is ever increasing, the starting point for which is evident in tournaments of this caliber.

La Manga, the ideal setting

The first week in July and La Manga Club as the setting. Conditions couldn't be better for the dozens of players who will be taking part in the competition. The unique microclimate that swathes this singular part of Spain – with a gentle breeze that goes a long way towards appeasing the arduous heat of the Spanish summer – will be the perfect ally for the players.

The course certainly won't be an excuse for not scoring a good round, as the resort's South Course will be in the best possible condition thanks to painstaking preparation by the entire team at La Manga Club. With a superb climate and a real dream of a course –surrounded by two seas!– there can be few fine places to enjoy five intense days of golf. Something that the outstanding lady golfers who are already with us will be seeing to.