THE ESTRELLA DAMM MEDITERRANEAN LADIES OPEN REAFFIRMS AS A GREAT REFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL FEMALE CIRCUIT

The Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open is reaffirmed as one of the great references of the European Women´s Professional Circuit, a competition that, on the verge of starting its second edition, has raised a huge expectation among golfers and media.

So much so that the vast list of registered has exceeded all expectations, which requires holding a previous day in which the three best agree to participate in it, which will take place at the Terramar Golf Club Sitges between 20 and on September 23, an event that, as in 2017, will enjoy a great international dimension.

These were the central ideas of the official presentation that took place in the Barcelona tour itself, which will host the best professional players of the European continent, with special mention for the current champion, the English Florentyna Parker, and the Spanish Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Muñoz, who maintained winning options until the last moment in the first edition.

Fede Segarra, Director of Communication and External Relations of Damm, introduced the representatives of the different institutions that contribute to the celebration of a tournament that promotes “that image of the Mediterranean that is part of the essence of our brand in order to support activities social and sports of general interest in which institutions, athletes, etc. are also involved “.

Alejandro Andreu, vice president of the Catalan Golf Federation, highlighted in his speech “the importance of hosting a competition of this magnitude, which requires the support of companies of the quality of Damm and institutions dedicated to supporting the sport.”

José María Gasso, president of Terramar, said “the enthusiasm of all the people of the club to host this tournament for the second year in a row, very proud of it. We are immersed in carrying out a Master Plan that involves a series of important changes in the golf course “, in relation to the refurbishment already made of the 3rd hole, the most emblematic of the course, and of a lake that is more at stake in the second part of a tour.

On the other hand, Aurora Carbonell, Regulator of Economic Promotion, Tourism and Beaches and first lieutenant of Mayor of the Sitges City Council, stressed the importance of this tournament “to contribute to the internationalization of the image of our municipality. We are much more than sun and beach, we are a locality with enormous cultural, gastronomic and sporting attractions, and in this sense this tournament contributes not only to make it known, but to promote the seasonality of the tourist season, because Sitges, which bets for sustainable and responsible actions, you can come throughout the year. In this sense, we have declared this competition as an event of Special Interest “.

In his turn, Santi Siquier, representative of the General Secretariat of Sports of the Generalitat of Catalonia, stressed the importance “of promoting events like this one in which the sum of the efforts of private entities and public administrations constitutes a very dynamic adequate to develop them. This Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open has an international projection focused on the field of women, two ideas that must be supported at all times “.

Andrea Jonama, a professional golfer from Terramar, who will participate in the tournament, thanked the support of all the institutions on behalf of all the players. “Particularly, for me, it´s a dream come true because I´m going to play a tournament of an extraordinary level where I hope to do my best. My goal is to learn and train to get the LET card, so I thank the tournament sponsor and my club for giving me this opportunity. “

Finally, Marta Figueras-Dotti, ambassador of the tournament, stressed the importance of “Estrella Damm being a large family that understands the importance of supporting sporting events like this tournament, which combine issues that identify both D