The spectacular Canarian golf course Tecina Golf will host the Fred. Olsen Alps of la Gomera, part of the Alps Tour Circuit, which for the second time will hold a tournament in the Canary Islands.

After eight years hosting a Challenge Tour event, Tecina Golf returns to the first European golf scene with the dispute of this professional event that will take place from 11th to 13th July. A total of 132 players will take part in the competition, highlighting the presence of a large number of Spanish players who will try to take the victory at Donald Steel’s excellent design.

Tecina Golf has become, year after year, an must stop for golf professionals from more than 23 countries who are looking for in the Alps Tour their goal of reaching the Challenge Tour and the European Tour. In addition, the privileged enclave and a course that looks hole after hole to the sea, make this course the perfect setting to raise the champion trophy.

For eight years, Tecina Golf hosted events of the Challenge Tour and saw players such as Brooks Koepka, recently winner of the USA PGA for the second consecutive year, who had one of his best appearances at the Fred. Olsen Challenge of Spain 2013. The American player managed to take victory in La Gomera after signing an accumulation of -24 and impose himself with much authority to his rivals, a true reflection of what is currently being done by the four-time Majors winner, Brooks Koepka.

For the Director of Tecina Golf, Primos Pusnik, will be a very special week. "One more year we have the pleasure of hosting an Alps Tournament and show all of Europe our little paradise that is Tecina Golf, here in La Gomera". The Alps Tour is the best entry route to the Challenge Tour as the top five of the Order of Merit at the end of the season get a direct passport to the second division of European golf.

The Fred. Olsen Alps of la Gomera is celebrated thanks to Fred. Olsen SA and the collaboration of Promotur Turismo de Canarias, Cabildo Insular de La Gomera, the Royal Spanish Golf Federation, the Canarian Golf Federation and with the support of the Higher Sports Council and Kyocera. The promoter company is JGolf 18.0.

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