{"id":19093,"date":"2019-10-04T10:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T09:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/?p=19093"},"modified":"2019-10-04T10:12:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T09:12:15","slug":"la-manga-club-to-set-2020-golf-challenge-for-europe-and-asias-top-amateurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/la-manga-club-to-set-2020-golf-challenge-for-europe-and-asias-top-amateurs\/","title":{"rendered":"La Manga Club to set 2020 golf challenge for Europe and Asia’s top amateurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

La Manga Club<\/a> will provide a fitting venue for two of amateur golf\u2019s most prestigious competitions next year after being chosen to host the 2020 Bonallack and Patsy Hankins Trophies for the first time in its illustrious history.<\/p>\n

The five-time host of the Spanish Open will add to its roll call of golfing honours when the top male and female amateur players from Europe and the Asia-Pacific region gather at the resort in Murcia, south-east Spain, for the biennial events from April 23-25, 2020.<\/p>\n

Organised by the European Golf Federation and Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation<\/strong>, both matches feature teams of 12 players competing over three days of match play in a series of foursomes, fourballs and singles sessions \u2013 with the men contesting the Bonallack Trophy and the women vying for the Patsy Hankins Trophy.<\/p>\n

Started in 1998, some of the biggest names in golf including Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Francesco Molinari, Jon Rahm, Danny Willett, Hideki Matsuyama and this year\u2019s Open champion Shane Lowry have used the Bonallack Trophy as a stepping stone to global golfing stardom.<\/p>\n

A recent addition to the world amateur golf calendar in 2016, the Patsy Hankins Trophy will be played for only the third time, with La Manga Club\u2019s acclaimed South Course providing the setting for both competitions.<\/p>\n

The 7,149-yard layout has hosted numerous high-profile professional and amateur international tournaments in the past and will present the ideal stage for Europe and Asia-Pacific\u2019s rising stars to showcase their golfing skills, with Asia-Pacific defending the titles they won in Qatar last year.<\/p>\n

Nick Montgomery, general manager at La Manga Club, said: \u201cTo be selected to host two such renowned international competitions is a real honour for La Manga Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been our privilege over the years to work with some of the most famous names in golf including Gary Player, Arnold Palmer and the late, great Severiano Ballesteros, and to have this opportunity to showcase our fabulous resort to some of the game\u2019s stars of the future is something that we\u2019re looking forward to immensely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three times the size of Monaco, La Manga Club \u2013 named \u2018Europe\u2019s Best Golf Venue\u2019 at the World Golf Awards the last two years \u2013 has been a favourite destination of golfers worldwide for the last five decades, with its extensive facilities<\/a> including three 18-hole golf courses, a nine-hole, par-47 academy course and first-class golf training centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

La Manga Club will provide a fitting venue for two of amateur golf\u2019s most prestigious competitions next year after being chosen to host the 2020 Bonallack and Patsy Hankins Trophies for the first time in its illustrious history. The five-time host of the Spanish Open will add to its roll call of golfing honours when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":19096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[576],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-noticias-en"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t