CubaPLUS Magazine

Golf, an international elite sport, returns to Varadero starting on the 26th when the Great Cuba Golf Tournament begins, under the auspices of the Palmares extra-hotel company and the Ministry of Tourism of the largest of the Antilles, among other institutions.

This important sporting event, number 12, takes place at the Varadero Golf Club, and will host numerous professional or amateur players who are over 18 years of age with a certified handicap equal to or less than 24 for men, and equal to or less than 30 for women.

According to information released by organizers, there will be a practice round and two others to compete for three prizes per category and the decision made by the Organizing Committee regarding the award of the prize will be final.

With a unique setting in the famous resort of Varadero, the club has a par 72 course located on the north coast of the Hicacos peninsula, with challenging difficulties for any category of players, designed by the architect Les Furber in the unique style of Robert Trent Jones.

In 1999 and 2000, the facility was the scene of the Grand Final of the European Challenge Tour, in which 15 of the 45 analysts reached the European PGA qualifying Tour Order of Merit, which gave the course the international prestige it enjoys. .

The setting where this tournament will take place, which ends on the 29th, also offers the possibility for participants to enjoy the warm waters and the fine sand of the famous blue beach, chosen as the second best in the world in 2022 by the Travelers awards, choice of the largest travel website, Tripadvisor.