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Peter Lawrie Wins the 2008 Spanish Open
According to official reports, Spaniards once again fuelled the main excitement at this year’s Spanish Open, only to see a foreigner – Ireland’s Peter Lawrie – take the prize at the end of the event.
During the first part of the open it looked like the battle was mainly between Spaniards Nacho Garrido and Miguel Angel Jimenez. Málaga’s Jimenez, however, knocked himself out of the upper echelons of the competition when he sent two balls into a lake at the tenth hole in a triple bogey.
From there, it was down to Garrido and Lawrie. After a two-hole play-off between the top two competitors, Lawrie managed to win his first victory on the European Circuit. As the champion said in statements to the press, “In the first hole of the play-off, I believed Ignacio would be the champion, but I made one of those rare putts. At the second hole of the play-off, I never believed Ignacio’s ball would go into the lake. It looked like a good shot. That’s when I knew I’d better make those two putts and that’s how it was. I’ve put a lot of effort and dedication into this sport and today I got my reward.”
Thomas Levet wins the 2008 MAPFRE Andalucia Golf Open
The 2008 MAPFRE Andalucian Golf Open, organized by Valle Romano and held on the Aloha Golf course handed its title over to Frenchman Thomas Levet and leaving the defending champion, Lee Westwood, in third place.
Thomas Levet is the winner of three previous European Open Tour victories at the Cannes Open in 1998, the British Masters in 2001 and the Scottish Open in 2004, a win that classified him for the Ryder’s Cup. Levet was back on the course and competing after problems with vertigo had kept him out of commission for one year and four months. In statements to the press, Levet repeatedly stressed that the Aloha course is one of his favourites and that he feels the course was “made for him”.
Englishman Oliver Fisher, just 19 years old, took second place in the Andalucian Golf Open and received praise even from the winner. “Oliver is a fantastic player,” said his opponent, Levet. “Without a doubt he could be the next Faldo, his game is incredible. He only needs more experience.”
BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN SPAIN
Andalucia Spring Centenary Golf Tournament
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| The Winners and the Trophy: Paul Bristow, David Morley, Charlotte Fraser-Pymme (BCCS), Valerie Broom (Lloyds TSB Spain), Michael Irgens, Jan Erikson. |
by Chris Chaplow
On Friday 7th March 2008, the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain held their Centenary Golf Tournament in Andalucía..
This unique event attracted over 70 players from a wide variety of local small and medium sized companies, and large corporations across all sectors such as Lloyds TSB Spain, Coutts, Irwin Mitchell, Survey Spain, Andalucia.com and KSi Costa Consulting Group.
The exclusive sponsor of this event was Lloyds TSB Spain. Valerie Broom, Business Development Manager on the Costa del Sol presented the prizes.
The format was a shot-gun start with tee-off at 9:30am, which was followed by a luncheon, and the presentation of trophies and prizes. The Sovereign Group team won the first prize and returned with the trophy, four medals and 4 weekends with green-fees at La Manga club courtesy of MedGroup. Lloyds TSB were runner ups winning medals and a selection of Burberry products. Placed third were the Alanda Group team winning medals and a selection of Grey Goose products.
Prizes also went to Andre Jenkinson, Jorge Taillefer and Helen Butterfield for nearest the pin and longest drive male and female respectively.
This event gave members of the BCCS an opportunity to talk about business whilst teeing off in the beautiful surroundings of the golf course at the Marbella Golf and Country Club.
The BCCS has been holding golf tournaments for nearly one hundred years and it is the biggest sporting event in the Chamber calendar.
This is a particularly special year for the BCCS since it is celebrating its Centenary. This historic occasion will be marked in a number of ways, including the publication of our special membership directory which features articles from Gordon Brown and the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero amongst other important political figures. We will also be hosting some of the most high profile acts in our history, with flagship events in Madrid, Barcelona Andalucía and London.
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Photographs of the teams and the prize giving can be viewed at BCCS Tournament.
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