The Solheim Cup 2023 will be played from September 18 to 24

Shared illusion, cohesion, understanding and absolute harmony between all the institutions and entities involved in the organization of the Solheim Cup 2023, a test that will be held for the first time in our country from September 18 to 24, 2023. This women's professional golf tournament , the most important on the international calendar, pits teams from Europe and the United States every two years and comes to our country thanks to the close relationship established between the main players in this spectacular project. This union was the common thread of the interventions of their representatives in the presentation ceremony held on Monday afternoon at the Muelle de Honor in Puerto Banús, Marbella, the perfect base for a unique competition.

Although Spain, Andalusia and the Costa del Sol are veterans when it comes to successfully hosting top-level sports competitions, the 2023 Solheim Cup presents an unbeatable opportunity to strengthen its position as a safe tourist destination, as well as strengthen the commitment to sport women in a sustainable event of great international relevance. The appointment of Finca Cortesín as the venue for the tournament by the Ladies European Tour is a knock-on for Andalusia and the Costa del Sol and, without a doubt, will bring innumerable benefits to the region and its main municipalities, such as Marbella and Benahavís.

Juan Marín, Vice President and Minister of Tourism, Justice, Regeneration and Local Administration of the Junta de Andalucía, presided over the event and took the opportunity to emphasize the guidelines of his Administration with respect to golf and this great tournament.

“At Turismo Andaluz we are committed to Andalusian sport and more specifically to women's sport, in this case golf, in which 60% of the new players are women. We believe that the celebration of both the Women's Spanish Open this year and the Solheim Cup in 2023 are an excellent opportunity to improve the positioning of the Andalusia brand as a tourist destination thanks to the enormous media impact it will have throughout the world. It is also the verification that, despite the complicated situation we are experiencing, Andalusia is a safe destination and prepared to host events of this international relevance”

Francisco Salado, president of the Diputación de Málaga, referred to the Solheim Cup as the culmination of a cooperative project that they have been working on for years and what it means for the Costa del Sol.

“Today we have to congratulate ourselves because we finally see a dream come true: the Costa del Sol will host the Solheim Cup for the first time in history in 2023, the first time that this tournament has come to our country. And we are very proud because an event of this magnitude once again makes the Costa del Sol the center of attention in the world”, explained Francisco Salado. “The celebration of these events supposes a splendid situation to show the facilities that we have, in magazine status throughout the year. Today is a day of celebration and satisfaction for the joint work. A day that encourages us, especially in the difficult moment in which we find ourselves, to continue in this same line of cooperation that will undoubtedly bring us much more success.

The president of the Ladies European Tour, who announced the designation of Finca Cortesín as the venue for the Solheim Cup on October 13, wanted to take the opportunity to recall the weight of our country on the international scene and thank the organizations that have supported the most for their collaboration the project.

“The Ladies European Tour has a long and close relationship with Spain and the Costa del Sol, and we are delighted that they are hosting the Solheim Cup 2023. We are proud to have a diverse group of professional players from 38 different countries, and there have also been many Spanish women who have performed at the highest level. Now they have the opportunity to represent the European team in their country and in the most important women's team tournament in the world. I would like to thank Andalucía, Costa del Sol, Acosol, Marbella Town Hall, Benahavís Town Hall, RFEG, Finca Cortesín and Deporte & Business for helping us develop this project. We are looking forward to collaborating with all of them in the coming years”, indicated Marta Figueras-Dotti, president of the Ladies European Tour.

The highest representative of Spanish golf, Gonzaga Escauriaza, wanted to emphasize the importance of golf as the engine of economic recovery at a particularly delicate time for Spain.

“The celebration of the Solheim Cup in our country in 2023 is magnificent news both for the sport of golf and for Spanish society as a whole. Once again we will have the opportunity to demonstrate to the world the excellence of our golf offer, our infrastructure, our climate, and our enormous cultural and gastronomic offer. The announcement of the Solheim Cup also comes at a perfect time as it gives us the opportunity to contribute to accelerating the recovery of tourism. Let's work and enjoy this spectacular sporting event right now”, declared Gonzaga Escauriaza, president of the RFEG.

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For his part, Vicente Rubio, general director of Single Home, thanked Finca Cortesín for his appointment and made clear his commitment to quality, excellence and sustainability.

“In recent years, Finca Cortesín has established itself as the reference resort in terms of great luxury. In this search for excellence we have received numerous awards that place us as the number one resort in Spain and Portugal, although the most important thing for us is the recognition of the thousands of clients who have visited us”, summarized Vicente Rubio. “We face this new challenge with the conviction that we are prepared for it, not only because of the experience accumulated during the three editions of the successful Volvo World Match Play Championship, but also because of the countless improvements that we have been making to the resort and the course during in recent years deepening our commitment to sustainability. The Solheim Cup is the event that fulfills all our aspirations and we are sure that Finca Cortesín is the ideal venue to host it”.

In turn, Ángeles Muñoz, mayor of Marbella and hostess of the event, emphasized the importance of this great tournament, such as the Solheim Cup, being held in such a special destination.

“Welcome to this unique enclave that very well identifies this symbiosis of quality, excellence and sport. It is a very important day for all of us who work for this destination to be chosen as the destination for the celebration of this Solheim Cup 2023. It is a unique destination. First of all, I would like to thank the vice-president and his entire team who have dedicated themselves to making the Solheim Cup come as the Ryder Cup did in Cádiz. That the girls come to play in Spain, and especially in Andalusia, is a great decision. We want it to be an absolute claim, I think we are facing a unique opportunity, and that is how it has to be seen. It is an event that is going to transcend beyond mere sports, I think we are going to have the opportunity to make use of our great complementary offer, which is provided by our climate, but also our hotels, our organizational capacity, our complementary offer, our gastronomy. , leisure and our culture. And I have to say that we are going to do it with all the generosity that an event like this deserves” assured Ángeles Muñoz.

Manuel Cardeña, the executive CEO of Acosol (a public company belonging to the Association of Municipalities of the Western Costa del Sol that manages the integral water cycle), made clear the importance of caring for the environment and sustainability in an event of these characteristics and stressed the commitment of the headquarters, Finca Cortesín, with the responsible consumption of water.

“It is a pride for Acosol that Finca Cortesín is the venue chosen to play the Solheim Cup 2023 since it is a golf course that we irrigate one hundred percent with reclaimed water and it will be the first to have our specific seal of quality for irrigation with this type of water In these times it is of vital importance to carry out sustainable management of our resources and for this reason we are committed to events of this relevance worldwide, since they value the work we develop regarding care for the environment, sustainability and the economy. circular”, explained Manuel Cardeña.

Íñigo Aramburu, general director of Sport & Business, stressed the great scope of an event on the level of the Solheim Cup and the positive effect it should have, across the board, throughout society.

“Bringing the Solheim Cup to Spain is the successful completion of a project in which all the entities involved have worked with effort and enthusiasm, but it also offers a wonderful opportunity to Spanish society. We want everyone to feel the project as their own; that professional and youth players are motivated to give their best and aspire to a place in the tournament or in the PING Junior Solheim Cup; that the courses get involved and consider it an ideal tool to transmit the benefits of golf; that the fans live it with passion, from now until 2023; that society perceives it as the ideal vehicle to transmit equality, solidarity and tolerance, essential bases of women's sport; that companies align their speech with the facts and participate in a top-level international event. In short, the Solheim Cup transcends the sporting field and leaves its mark”, stated Íñigo Aramburu.

The Solheim Cup was first played in Florida in 1990 and was named after Karsten and Louise Solheim, founders of Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, a company that markets the PING brand of golf equipment. Two teams of 12 players representing Europe and the United States compete in the Solheim Cup over three days with the same format as the Ryder Cup. As already indicated, the Solheim Cup will be held for the first time in our country in Finca Cortesín (Costa del Sol, Andalusia) in 2023.

The Solheim Cup 2023, whose official venue is Finca Cortesín, is sponsored by PING, Costa del Sol and Rolex as global partners; and for Andalusia, Acosol, the Marbella City Council and the Benahavís City Council as official partners. Solán de Cabras is the official supplier. Marca and Radio Marca are official media. The LET, the LPGA Tour, the RFEG and Sport & Business collaborate in its organization.