(Provided by Tennis World USA)
The DP World Tour (former European Tour) has confirmed this Friday the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters and the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters as part of its 2023 global calendar.The two tournaments will take place in consecutive weeks in October.
Both Race to Dubai events will have a prize pool of $3.25 million.
Sotogrande, events
The Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters moves to a new venue at the Real Club de Golf Sotogrande (Cádiz) for the ninth edition of the event.
It will take place from October 19 to 22, one week after the Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid (October 12-15) at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.For its part, the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters returns to the Doha Golf Club from October 26 to 29 for the 26th edition of the tournament.
It will be the last ‘regular’ event of the 2023 season, offering players the last chance to secure their DP World Tour cards for the 2024 season through their Race to Dubai Ranking, as well as the chance to qualify for the Nedbank Golf Challenge Hosted by Gary Player, in Sun City (South Africa), from November 9 to 12.The 2023 season will conclude with the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, at the Jumeirah Golf Estates, from November 16-19, which will feature the first 50 available Race to Dubai players.Sotogrande is an urbanization belonging to the Spanish municipality of San Roque in the Campo de Gibraltar region.
The multiple sports facilities and the hotel offer in the area have led to it being considered one of the main luxury residential areas in Andalusia, Spain and even Europe. It has a registered population of 2,584 inhabitants, although it is estimated that its total number of residents reaches up to 12,500 in the summer season.1 Some of the richest and most influential families in Spain and Gibraltar have permanent or holiday homes in Sotogrande.
The regulars and the inhabitants of Sotogrande are Peter Caruana, former Chief Minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, current Chief Minister of Gibraltar,2â Ana Rosa Quintana, as well as Prince Luis Alfonso de Borbón, legitimist claimant to the throne of France or Jaime de Marichalar , ex-husband of the Infanta Elena.
