Gerard Piris (2018) and Alfredo García Heredia (2019) are the champions of the open medal and David Salgado defeated JM Pardo in the II Match-Play of 2022. It will be the fourth time that Golf Ciudad Real hosts a tournament of the TUMI Spain Golf Tour, a national circuit envied in Europe.

Ciudad Real, May 15, 2024 - Golf Ciudad Real is dressed up to host the III Ciudad Real PGA Open of Spain, the third tournament of the TUMI Spain Golf Tour, which will take place from May 17 to 19, with the traditional Pro-Am on Thursday.

The Spanish Professional Golfers' Association returns to the venue where it all began, "an exciting project" back in 2018, with the inaugural Ciudad Real Open, as PGA President Ander Martínez commented. Gerard Piris (-17) won this first event, finishing two strokes ahead of Jordan Gibb. Both were present in Ciudad Real this week. It marked Piris's return to golf after a rough patch, and he is now one of the tour's star players.

The following year, Alfredo García Heredia (2019) burst onto the national scene with an impressive score of -22, eight strokes ahead of Vicente Blázquez. And in 2022, Golf Ciudad Real hosted the second Spanish PGA Match-Play Championship, which David Salgado won 4 and 3 against José Manuel Pardo.

More than 80 professionals have signed up for this special event at a welcoming course that is constantly being improved. “We want Ciudad Real to have a great course, and we are proud to be part of this circuit, sharing the stage with some fantastic courses all over Spain,” commented José Poblete, president of Golf Ciudad Real.

The aforementioned players will be joined by Pep Anglés, Dani Berná, Emilio Cuartero, Jacobo Pastor, Scott Fernández, Carlos Pigem, Pedro Oriol, David Borda, and Manuel Quirós, who participated this past weekend in the Seville Challenge Tour, the second most prestigious circuit in European golf, which saw a Spanish victory. Also competing are José Luis Adarraga, Carlos Balmaseda (who recently began his season on the European Legends Tour), Alex Esmatges, and Jacobo Pastor, the current 2023 Order of Merit holder. They will all be vying for the second Grupo San Pablo Award for the best Under-25 player.

The Spanish Professional Golfers' Association and the SAN PABLO GROUP have joined forces in a remarkable joint venture to add a new dimension to the ninth edition of the Spanish PGA Tour, marking a new chapter in Spanish golf with the support of this prominent multi-sector company headquartered in Burgos. This alliance will be reflected in the recognition of the best Under-25 player in each event of the Tour, thus fostering the development and promotion of young talent in Spanish golf. Furthermore, as part of this partnership, the SAN PABLO GROUP will lend its name to the Madrid and Barcelona events. The first award went to José Manuel Pardo, who won it at the 35th Spanish PGA Championship by Córdoba.

SOURCE: PGA of Spain.