The 2016 La Manga Club International Pro-Am will join the 2016 sanctioned event line-up from February 15-17, 2015, with teams from across the continent set to contest an overall prize fund of €20,000 (based on 20 teams).
Pro-Am packages for teams of one professional and three amateurs are available priced from €1099 per amateur (free for professionals), but golfers can take advantage of an early booking offer of €1049 when booking before 15th December. The Pro-Am participation fee for amateurs includes:
- 4 nights’ twin-share accommodation at 5* Hotel La Manga Club Príncipe Felipe (14th – 17th February 2015 inclusive)
Buffet breakfast - 3 Pro-Am rounds (2 rounds on South Course, 1 round on North Course. 15th, 16th & 17th February 2016)
- 1 official practice round (1 round on South Course. 14th February 2016)
- Practice balls
- Welcome reception (14th February 2016)
- Light lunch on 4 tournament days
- Gala dinner & prize-giving ceremony (17th February 2016)
For Professionals:
- There is no Pro-Am participation fee for each participating professional with a team of 3 amateurs. Complimentary accommodation in a twin-share room (no extras) is offered to each participating professional for 4 nights on a bed & breakfast basis at Hotel La Manga Club Príncipe Felipe.
- Accompanying person fee applies to spouse/partner of each participating professional.
- Final deadline for entries is 15th January 2016.
- Entries will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Places are limited to 30 teams.
La Manga Club
Web: www.lamangaclub.com
Twitter: @LaMangaClub
La Manga Club is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.
Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars.
As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.
As a result of more than 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain’s flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.
La Manga Club was the proud recipient of a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, for the facilities and service on offer at its five-star Hotel Principe Felipe. The resort has long been a staunch supporter of women’s golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women’s Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women’s amateur events and teams.
Address
La Manga Club
Ctra. Atamaria s/n
30389 - Cartagena
Murcia
Spain
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South Course
Web: LaMangaClub.com | South Course
Twitter: @LaMangaClub
The Championship course at La Manga Club, the South, is probably one of the fairest tests of golf one can find. At 6,499 metres from the White Tees, whilst being accepted as a top-calibre tournament course, it also provides a thorough test both for the scratch player and right across the handicap range.
Located in the centre of the valley, with wide palm-fringed fairways and water hazards that come into play on 15 of the 18 holes, the South Course holds few hidden dangers.
The many strategically positioned water hazards and bunkers will certainly punish any wayward shots. The front nine are particularly tough, with two par 3’s over 200 metres and some daunting par 4’s which will demand accurate driving between lakes and bunkers, requiring long irons or fairway woods to the green. The back nine, although shorter, has a number of intriguing dog-leg holes. Special attention should be given to both the 11th and 12th holes, which demand precise club selection to greens across water.
The large waste area on 14 will provide “food for thought” for most players, and is followed by the par 4 15th, which fully justifies its stroke 1 rating. The stream bordering the 16th Green feeds a lake protecting the front of the green, which will require 100% concentration from all golfers. The par 5 18th, with water on both sides of the fairway and a ravine just short of a well-protected green, will prove to be a particularly stern finish.
The South Course has been the venue for many major professional tournaments including Spanish Opens (both ladies’ and men’s), PGA Championships and Qualifying Schools for both the men’s and ladies’ European Tours. In addition, it is the firm favourite of many companies throughout the world as the perfect venue for their corporate events.
“If I had to choose one golf course to play before I die, it would be the South Course at La Manga.”
Lord Deedes – Former editor of the Daily Telegraph
| Course Par | Total Length |
|---|---|
| 73 | 6499m |
| Tee | Par | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 394 |
| 2 | 3 | 197 |
| 3 | 4 | 358 |
| 4 | 5 | 460 |
| 5 | 3 | 201 |
| 6 | 5 | 537 |
| 7 | 4 | 372 |
| 8 | 4 | 359 |
| 9 | 5 | 503 |
| Out | 37 | 3381 |
| 10 | 4 | 342 |
| 11 | 4 | 360 |
| 12 | 3 | 141 |
| 13 | 5 | 550 |
| 14 | 4 | 340 |
| 15 | 4 | 397 |
| 16 | 4 | 358 |
| 17 | 3 | 178 |
| 18 | 5 | 452 |
| IN | 36 | 3118 |
| Total | 73 | 6499m |
North Course
Web: LaMangaClub.com | North Course
Twitter: @LaMangaClub
An undulating course sprawling between palm trees, lakes and ‘barrancas’. These natural storm gullies feature on all three golf courses and add an extra dimension to the game.
Slightly shorter than the South, with tighter fairways and larger greens, the North Course offers a different, yet no less challenging, round of golf. A feature of the greens, all built to USGA specification, is the amount of movement incorporated in them, none more so than the short Par 3, 2nd, which has three distinct plateaux – a great test of putting. Relying on precision rather than length, an added challenge is provided by the wide variety of water hazards and ‘barrancas’ that snake their way through the course.
This gem is sure to provide a stern test of shot making from golfers of all standards. A deft touch is also required on greens.
“I would like to thank the whole team at the resort for the service, it is a great pleasure to be here.” Jose María Olazábal, Professional Golfer
| Course Par | Total Length |
|---|---|
| 71 | 5753m |
| Tee | Par | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 306 |
| 2 | 3 | 162 |
| 3 | 5 | 428 |
| 4 | 3 | 149 |
| 5 | 4 | 307 |
| 6 | 5 | 437 |
| 7 | 3 | 152 |
| 8 | 4 | 368 |
| 9 | 5 | 435 |
| Out | 36 | 2744 |
| 10 | 4 | 322 |
| 11 | 4 | 357 |
| 12 | 4 | 360 |
| 13 | 3 | 177 |
| 14 | 4 | 312 |
| 15 | 5 | 456 |
| 16 | 3 | 189 |
| 17 | 4 | 479 |
| 18 | 5 | 374 |
| IN | 36 | 3026 |
| Total | 71 | 5753m |