Real Club de Golf El Prat kicks off the season with two competitions that counts towards the World amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR).

The most exclusive Club of Barcelona hosts around 80 amateur tournaments every year so that members and visitors can test their game on the two courses designed by golf legend Greg Norman, the Pink and the Yellow courses.

The demanding and technical Pink is an opportunity to play a competition course near the city of Barcelona where great golfers, like Severiano Ballesteros or Tom Watson, have competed and won.

The wider and more affordable Yellow is the perfect course for any level of player who wants to enjoy a course in great conditions and still shoot a good score. In 2020, the yellow course has been remodeled, with Greg Norman’s supervision, with the intention to have a more sustainable golf course and improve its playability. The plan includes the reduction of the number of bunkers and the re-design of some others but maintaining the level of play, among other things. Without a doubt, it is the right time to come and play Barcelona´s best golf courses.

From February 12 to 14, 2021 the spectacular venue will host Men's and Women's Individual Barcelona Championship on its most acclaimed layout, the Pink course. The elite of Spanish amateur golf will meet at Real Club de Golf El Prat to perform at their best in a 10 times European Tour course, where a total of 90 players, 69 gentlemen and 21 ladies, will compete to earn points for the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Registration closes on February 8th and players can register by clicking here.

This is not the only tournament to start the year off. In fact, from March 3^rd to March 7^th , the Spanish International Amateur Championship, “ La Copa S.M. El Rey 2021” will be staged at Real Club de Golf El Prat. What is more, this event also counts for the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and the best amateurs in Europe will gather at the Real Club de Golf El Prat to compete. The tournament is for men only, with a maximum handicap of 1.4 and a total of 90 players.

Players who meet the requirements mentioned above can register through the website of the Royal Spanish Golf Federation before February 3, 2021.

Bruno Rosal, President of the RCG El Prat Competition committee “Despite the times we are living in, it is a satisfaction that a golf course in the province of Barcelona is hosting two tournaments of great importance at an international and national level. The course is in perfect condition so that the best amateurs can play their best golf.”

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Information for journalists

• Among the large number of tournaments organized at El Prat there were competitions such as the Audi Tournament, Audemars Piguet Tournament, or internationally amateur championships such as the Barcelona Championship or the Kings's Cup that can only be played in high-level courses as the Real Club de Golf El Prat.
• Dating back to 1912, Real Club de Golf El Prat is one of the most renowned clubs in Spain and was granted ‘Real’ or royal status, by King Alfonso XIII after his visit.
• The renowned club has hosted the Spanish Open on 10 occasions: 1956, 1959, 1963, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1998, 1999, 2011 and 2015.
• The current 45 holes were designed by Greg Norman over an exciting mix of three highly acclaimed courses: the Pink – highly positioned in the most trusted and authoritative international rankings – Yellow and Green.
• It is listed Top20 by Golf World magazine’s coveted ‘Top 100 Resorts in Continental Europe’ rankings and also by National Club Golfer’s ‘Top 100 Golf Resorts in Continental Europe’.
• The multi-award-winning El Prat was recently named as one of the 125 Platinum Clubs of the World – Five Star Private Club, as well as being granted the Golden Plaque of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit.
• It has played host to more than 250 top-level national and international championships, including European Tour events, with top stars of the calibre of Sergio Garcia, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, José María Olazábal and Tommy Fleetwood taking part.
• The club has hosted some of the biggest names in golf, with Spanish legends Severiano Ballesteros and José Maria Olazábal, eight-time Major winner Tom Watson and European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjørn among its roll call of previous winners, while Masters champion Sergio Garcia and Pablo Larrazábal are both members.

For more information, please contact Gemma Fuster on +34 937 28 10 00 , 689028385 or email gemma@rcgep.com