This Wednesday, the Grand Final of the Tumi Spain Golf Tour, the national circuit, was presented at the Panorámica Golf facilities. From November 21st to 23rd, the tournament will bring together the forty best players in the National Order of Merit. The great news is that the Castellón course will host this tournament for another four years.

“This is Panorámica’s commitment to raising the level of service for its clients, as well as positioning the area as a top golf destination on the Mediterranean coast. This Grand Final is a tournament linked to the agreement with the Spanish Professional Golfers' Association as the permanent home of the PGA Academy, which will be located at the golf driving range,” explained Roger Jordana, director of Panorámica Golf.

“All of this is linked to a promotional campaign for the northern coast of Castellón to position the destination as a top tourist destination. Hosting this event for the next four years is a significant commitment and a major undertaking, and we are very proud to have reached this agreement. We have been working hard these last few months to bring the course up to the level that this professional tournament deserves, and we thank everyone for their support, effort, and help in promoting this important event,” adds Jordana.,

The tournament will be the Grand Final of the Tumi Spain Golf Tour, a national circuit that has already visited Córdoba, Izki, Ciudad Real, Bizkaia, Madrid, and Burgos, and will conclude in Castellón. The top forty players in the Order of Merit will attend the tournament, plus two wild card entries.

The tournament will be a great booster for the area, explained the mayor of San Jordi and sports councilor of the Castellón Provincial Council, Iván Sánchez Chifre, the municipality to which Panorámica Golf belongs, and which confirms the great harmony between public-private collaboration to promote golf in the region. 

“The Sant Jordi Town Council is grateful for all the work being done, not only in golf but also in tourism, which is what sets a municipality of just over a thousand inhabitants apart from the rest of the area. Having this organization at this golf course, a national benchmark, is a source of pride, as is hosting the permanent headquarters of the PGA,” said the mayor and regional minister.

“From the Castellón Provincial Council, and not only from the Sports Department that I coordinate, we know that golf is vitally important in the province, with these two nationally renowned golf courses, but also with the direct support for grassroots golf provided by the Castellón Provincial Tourism Board. This board unites Tourism and Sport to boost the local and provincial economy for all businesses related to golf. I believe that San Jordi, with this development, has become a benchmark for golf, and that is the foundation of the collaboration between the public and private sectors—the City Council, the Provincial Council, federations, the PGA, and the company that manages the course. This collaboration is essential to bringing events of the quality and importance of this PGA Grand Final to our course and our municipality,” the mayor concluded.

Ander Martínez, president of the PGA of Spain: “This is an agreement that is very beneficial for golf in general, from those just starting out and experiencing the sport for the first time to top-level players who excel on world tours. The recent winner of the Spanish Open, Ángel Hidalgo, won the Barcelona Open on our circuit two years ago. Jon Rahm, in his early days as an amateur, participated in our circuit at the PGA of Spain Championship, held in Santa Marina. Last year we had the great honor of José Mari Olazábal participating in our Grand Final in Saldaña, and this year we are very excited that he will be able to join us again that week, because his presence elevates the tournament to another level. He is aware of this, and we hope that one of the two invitations we have reserved will be for him when registration opens in the coming days.”.

“I want to thank Panorámica Golf and all the institutions that have supported the tournament, and I know that together we will make this event a must-attend on the national calendar. I also want to thank the Sant Jordi City Council, the RFEG (Royal Spanish Golf Federation), the Valencian Federation, and all the institutions that support golf. In the sports industry, golf contributes the most money to the national economy and attracts high-quality tourism. Panorámica and this region have everything needed to be a top golf destination: the climate with more than 300 days of sunshine a year, the gastronomy, the warm welcome from the locals, and the enthusiasm everyone has put into this project. I have no doubt that the players will be delighted that week and will be magnificent spokespeople and ambassadors for those who will be living here,” Ander added.

About Panoramic

This will be a great opportunity to raise the prestige and level of the facilities at Panorámica Golf, which has a golf course designed by the legendary Bernhard Langer, five-time champion as a player and once as captain of the European Ryder Cup Team, as well as two-time winner of the Masters.

The resort features apartments, a clubhouse with a restaurant, and sports facilities including an 18-hole pitch & putt course, paddle tennis, tennis, soccer, and basketball. Renovations to accommodate the increased influx of PGA professionals with the installation of the PGA School include, in addition to the Callaway Fitting Studio, spaces for training conferences, the relocation of the pro shop, and the creation of a gym for PGA members, with full operational capacity expected by January 2025.

SOURCE: Tournament organizers.