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Parador de Málaga Golf hosted last november 13th and 14th
the fourth event of The Gecko Pro Tour 2013/14
The players participation was a record in this event
with 77 players registered
17 of them were amateur players
This one has been the Gecko event
with more players in our history. 77 players
It's a high number
for a winter circuit, and more in this month, November.
Parador de Málaga Golf
is the perfect scene for The Gecko Pro Tour. It has a privileged location
in the heart of La Costa del Sol
on the shores of Mediterranean Sea
and 10 minuetes from Malaga International Airport and Malaga city
Designed by Tom Simpson
It has 6173 m long. Par 72, It's the oldest course in
Andalusia dating from1925. It's a first level course
Two events of European have been played here
And Opens de Andalucía 2010 and 2011 Its Chief Caddy Master and
marketing manager from Parador de Málaga Indalecio Ballesta
underlined the international importance about hosting The Gecko Pro Tour event
the players level is everytime higher
and the spreding on professional levels is very important
and for Parador
it's very interesting
We are very happy for being in Parador and for the good weather
everybody likes this location. The course is in the best
conditions
Before this event, Gervasio Cuquejo
winner at Torrequebrada,
was first one in the Ordet of Merit with 8695 e. and with 8275,
Gabriel Cañizares
Winner at Sovex Classic Marbella Golf Country Club,
was the second one, while the winner at Würzburg Open Guadalhorce Club de Golf
swedish Peter Gustafsson was the third one. With them
Top 10 players of the order of Merit took part in this event at
Parador de Málaga
Daniel Osorio
Carlos Rodiles
Marcos Pastor, Carlos Balmaseda norwegian Stian Jansen, Raúl Quirós
and english Adam Sagar. And with all these players,
Juan Quirós came back to the circuit, European Senior Tour winner
played after his hand injury. He was playing with his nephews,
Raúl, Alejandro and Daniel Quirós. - I'm still
recovering, but I had to try
and I feel very good. And The Gecko events
are good for being in competition
and I'm playing with these good golfers
With all these things,
the fourth event of The Gecko started with the best weather conditions
with 20 degrees along two days of game.
After first round
three players were leaders tied with -4
Carlos Balmaseda came from the final round of Madrid Professionals
Circuit
and he was the only player without bogeys card
and he scored 4 birdies and 14 pars
The true
I came with feelings to compesate last tuesday wasn't a good day
I lost the leadership in Madrid
playing with Alvaro Santos
who played very well. I got the leadership yesterday
and I wanted to compesate. Also Carlos Rodiles scored -4
with an eagle in hole 1
4 birdies, 11 pars and 2 bogeys
same score than british player Benjamin Poke
with 5 birdies, 12 pars and 1 bogey
With -3
Marcos Pastor
Manuel Quirós and german Benedict Staben With -2 Juan Quirós
norwegian Stian Hansen and Jaswon Kelly and swedish Peter Gustafsson
and Benny Alhenback
Other players who score better than course par were
Gervasio Cuquejo, Daniel Osorio, José Marín and british Sam Connor
All of them with -1 15 players fighting for the leadership
in 3 strokes. With this situation
any thing could happen in the second round
With all golfers played hole 6 german Benedict Staben
was leader with -5 due to his birdies in hole 3
and hole 5
With -4 there were some players: Carlos Balmaseda
Carlos Rodiles, norwegian Stian Hansen and french
Thomas Ellisalde, who finished the first round in par
he made 4 birdies in the first 6 holes. Marcos Pastor
Juan Quirós and swedish Peter Gustafsson scored -3 in this point
In back 9, there were 4 players tied
Balmaseda, Rodiles, Staben and Gustafsson with -4
Tie in the fourth event of The Gecko Pro tour
in Parador de Málaga Golf
Played hole 12, Benedict Staben with other 2 birdies in hole 10 and 12
broke the tie and score -6 with Stian Hansen
with -5 with the same strokes
from hole 10 to 12
bidie, par, birdie.
With -4, Carlos Rodiles Peter Gustafsson and Thomas Ellisade were fighting for leadership
With hole 15 played they keep on fighting
Staben was leader
with -6, while Marcos Pastor, Stian Hansen and
and finnish Tatu Toivo, who had got back in
were with -5. Stian Hansen finished with -6
the second round while Toivo, Ellisalde and Gustafsson
had already finnished with -5. German Benedict Staben, 23 years old
game partner of Marcos Pastor and the ambassador of The Gecko Pro Tour
Manuel Quirós, finished this round with -7 scoring birdie, par, par
in the last part of the course and became in the winner of
the fourth event of The Gecko Pro Tour 2013/14. Marcos Pastor finished with -5
None of the three players in the last game
could reach to the german player. Leadership board of
tournament: Benedict Staben as winner
with -7, -3 in first round and -4 in the second one
German player, 23 years old, was always supported by
his grandmother. made a card with 6 birdies, 10 pars and 2 bogeys
In the last round
Second positions was for
norwegian Stian Hansen with -6 - 2 and -4 in every
round. He made a card with 7 birdies, 8 pars and 3 bogeys.
Tied in third position five players
with -5: Marcos Pastor
Carlos Balmaseda, finnish Tatu Toivo, french Thomas Ellisalde
and swedish Peter Gustafsson
Las part of the event
it was the closing session, responsability of Sponsorhip and Client relations
of The Gecko Pro Tour, Ken Lingwood
with the awards ceremony
Antonio Pimentel, second best amateur of this event
Martin Palm
best amateur player
Marcos Pastor, Carlos Balmaseda, Tatu Toivo Thomas elissalde and Peter Gustafsson
were Tied in third position Stian Hansen as second one
and Benedict Staben
as winner of this fourth event of The Gecko Pro Tour 2013/14
in Parador de Málaga Golf
Ken Lingwood sponsorship & Client Relations of The Gecko Pro Tour
talked about the circuit growing
After this event in Parador de Málaga Golf
fifth event of The Gecko Pro Tour
is in Cadiz area, in The San Roque Club
next 19th and 20th of November