Sala Golfers take on Mijas Golf Club

Sala Golfers take on Mijas Golf Club for final event of the summer season.

Another great day of competitive golf took place on Saturday 17th June for the Sala Golfers at Mijas Golf Club, marking the last event of the summer season for Sala Golfers.

Attendees were welcomed back by the Sala Golf Team with sandwiches as well as a selection of Sala Golf merchandise, before venturing off to their tees for a 9am shotgun start.

The proud sponsors were to support, with Vinomarket supplying a selection of the best wines for the Individual and Team prizes. PG Golf Academy supported by their fantastic set up for Beat the Pro and prizes.

Fluent Finance Abroad were also present as a Sala Golf sponsor, offering expert mortgage advice in support of our league as well as newcomers La Sala Homes.

After a splendid day on the course, the Sala Golfers made their way back to La Sala Puerto Banus for the prize giving, receiving a warm welcome as they enjoyed a selection of free flowing nibbles and drinks.

Charity lies at the heart of the Sala Golf competitions and as always the players raised a substantial amount of funds for the very special Elena Gaite Foundation, through the Charity Auction and Raffle.

Looking at the results, the Closest to the Pin on the day (Par 3) was won by Peter Hood.

The Closest to the Pin (Par 4) was won by James O’Docherty JR.

The Longest Drive was won by Pablo Krauel and Marianne Staunsker.

The Individual prizes across two categories – category A is scratch to 12.4 handicap and category B is 12.5 Handicap and above were won as follows:

Category A: The Runner Up was Andy Nicholson with 40 points overall. The Individual Winner was Andy Clark scoring an impressive 41 points overall.

Category B: The Runner Up was Tony Gould with 41 points overall. The Individual Winner was Marianne Staunsker, with 42 points overall. Fantastic result!

The Team prizes were won as follows:
3rd Place: The Eagles with 92 points.
2nd Place: The Baltics with 92 points on countback.
1st Place: Par-Tee stealing the top spot with 96 points.

Sala Golf will be taking a much needed break over the warmer months, our next event is set to take place at Alferini on Saturday 16th September. Reserve your team spot today by contacting your dedicated Sala Golf Coordinators.