The Delegation of the Government of the Junta de Andalucía in Granada has been the stage for the presentation of the visit to the city of the organization teams and athletes participating in the Solheim Cup, a biennial golf tournament that pits women’s teams of professional players against each other from Europe and the USA, and which is held in the same format as the Ryder Cup -you can see it in the video that accompanies this news-.
The Government delegate, Antonio Granados, who presented the event together with Ana Carrasco, ambassador of the cup at Granada Club de Golf; José Luis Martí, president of the Granada Club de Golf and the professional player, Victoria Eugenia Martínez (Piti), and the acting Tourism delegate, Gustavo Rodríguez, have shown their “proud that the province of Granada hosts this international sporting event, that not only gives visibility to a media sport like golf, but also serves as a showcase for women’s sport and its increasing relevance on the international sports scene.
This year, the Government of the Andalusian Government, through Andalusian Tourism, is sponsoring this event, of which Granados has highlighted its importance “not only at a sporting level, but also for tourism, with the presence of a hundred people, including players , trainers and companions”, adding that for the Board “tourism and sport go hand in hand, as evidenced by the commitment of the president, Juanma Moreno, with his own council with both sectors, which are so fundamental for the creation of jobs. , the economic impulse, pillars for the development of Granada and Andalusia”. Antonio Granados wished the participants much success in this tournament “in which we all win: sport wins, women’s golf wins and Granada wins”.
In addition, the Councilor for Sports, José Antonio Huertas, received the Solheim Cup at the Granada City Council. Huertas pointed out that “it is, along with the Olympic Games, the most important event in women’s golf.” He also highlighted “the great work carried out by the Granada Club de Golf to promote golf and spread its values”. For her part, Ana Carrasco, the ambassador of the tournament at the Granada club, stressed that “this event will serve to promote women’s golf. It is played with the same rules as the Ryder Cup and for the first time it is held in Spain from September 18 to 24, 2023”. For José Luis Marti, president of the Granada Club de Golf, the activities that we are organizing in Granada are the starting signal for the Solheim Cup”.
Solheim Cup
The first tournament was held in 1990, and then it was played in various locations in even-numbered years until 2002. After the Ryder Cup schedule was changed, it has been held in odd-numbered years since 2003 to avoid date conflicts.
The tournament is played over three days with a total of twenty-eight matches: eight foursomes, eight fourballs and twelve singles on the last day. This is exactly equivalent to the format of the Ryder. The program of social and sports events organized to celebrate this visit is sponsored by the Territorial Delegation of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía in Granada.
It is worth highlighting the participation in it of women golf professionals, a group that is currently claiming its equality with male professionals, as is the case in other sports.
