{"id":19960,"date":"2020-03-04T13:38:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T12:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/?p=19960"},"modified":"2020-03-04T13:56:35","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T12:56:35","slug":"ryder-cup-stars-ready-for-valderrama-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfcircus.com\/en\/ryder-cup-stars-ready-for-valderrama-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryder Cup stars ready for Valderrama return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryder Cup heroes Thomas Bj\u00f8rn and Lee Westwood confirming they will tee it up in the Estrella Damm N.A. Andaluc\u00eda Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation from April 30 \u2013 May 3.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The pair made their Ryder Cup bows at Real Club Valderrama in 1997, when Europe, captained by the late, great Seve Ballesteros, retained the coveted trophy with a 14\u00bd – 13\u00bd victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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They contributed 3.5 points to the European cause, as Westwood earned two points alongside Nick Faldo in foursomes and four-ball matches, and Bj\u00f8rn earned a half in the Sunday singles against Justin Leonard, adding to the point he won with Ian Woosnam against Leonard and Brad Faxon.<\/p>\n

Westwood is bidding for a European record-equalling 11th Ryder Cup appearance at Whistling Straits later this year. The 46-year-old is just outside the qualification spots for Padraig Harrington\u2019s side, but is currently second on the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex after his victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere isn\u2019t much you can say about Valderrama that hasn\u2019t already been said,\u201d said Westwood. \u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic golf course, and 1997 was very special because I made my Ryder Cup debut there and then won the Volvo Masters a few weeks later.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an incredible test of golf, and it\u2019s testament to Robert Trent Jones\u2019 design that it has remained unchanged over the last 30 years. It\u2019s a course that we all enjoy playing, and credit goes to Sergio Garcia and his foundation for helping to develop this tournament over the last four years.\u201d<\/p>\n

His close friend Bj\u00f8rn is also looking forward to returning to the venue where his Ryder Cup journey began, culminating in his victorious captaincy two years ago at Le Golf National, Paris.<\/p>\n

\u201cValderrama is an excellent golf course, and a test which we all enjoy returning to,\u201d said the 15-time European Tour winner, who celebrated his 49th birthday earlier this month. \u201cTo make my Ryder Cup debut in a side captained by Seve, in his home country, and at a world-class venue, was incredibly special.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pair will join a host of other European Tour stars at Real Club Valderrama as the Estrella Damm N.A. Andaluc\u00eda Masters returns to the famed venue in April.<\/p>\n

Tickets are available now, starting from \u20ac7 juniors and \u20ac15 for adults. Season tickets are available for the full week (\u20ac30 for juniors and \u20ac75 for adults), as well as weekend-only tickets (\u20ac15 and \u20ac40). Click on the attached link to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.estrelladammandaluciamasters.golf\/en\/public-tickets<\/p>\n

The <\/strong>Estrella Damm N.A. Andaluc\u00eda Masters hosted by the Sergio Garc\u00eda Foundation<\/strong>, an event in the European Tour\u2019s Race to Dubai made possible by the essential contribution of the Real Club Valderrama, is sponsored by Estrella Damm and the Consejer\u00eda de Turismo, Regeneraci\u00f3n, Justicia y Administraci\u00f3n Local of the Junta de Andaluc\u00eda, jointly funded by EU, declared Event of Exceptional Public Interest by the Spanish Government, and backed by the Real Federaci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de Golf. This tournament is also supported by Dubai Duty Free, Exterior Plus, La Reserva Club de Sotogrande, Rolex, Santander Private Banking and Shell. Callaway, Enterprise, Grupo Raga, Kyocera, Maui Jim, Quir\u00f3n Salud and the Real Federaci\u00f3n Andaluza de Golf are official suppliers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ryder Cup heroes Thomas Bj\u00f8rn and Lee Westwood confirming they will tee it up in the Estrella Damm N.A. Andaluc\u00eda Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation from April 30 \u2013 May 3. The pair made their Ryder Cup bows at Real Club Valderrama in 1997, when Europe, captained by the late, great Seve Ballesteros, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":19961,"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":[576,53],"tags":[2456,2455,1387,2454],"class_list":["post-19960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-noticias-en","category-showcase","tag-estrella-damm-n-a-andalucia-masters","tag-lee-westwood","tag-sergio-garcia-foundation-en","tag-thomas-bjorn"],"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