The Spanish Championship will have seven players who can repeat the title

The Spanish golf championship for professionals in Calatayud (Zaragoza)which is disputed in Gambit Golf Club Calayatude between October 27 and 30, it will have seven players with the option to regain the title.

Among them there will be five that have achieved this in the last decade, highlighting in this sense the Asturian Ivan Canterowho won a year ago after defeating the Basques in the playoff playoff Javier Sainz.

The Barcelonan Lucas Vacharisasmeanwhile, on to disaster with the baggage of success reaped in 2020, the year in which he also won the Andalusian Alps.

They complete the list of golfers present Calatayud who already knows success here Professional Spanish Championship the Cordovans Mark Shepherd (the best of 2016), the Barcelonan Xavier Guzman (2015), the man from Cáceres Xavier Colomo (2012) and the people of Madrid Carlos Balmaseda and Santi Luna.

Special mention for these last two, whose extensive professional experience does not prevent them from staying in the front. This is the case of Carlos Balmasedawho arrived in Bilbao as the current professional senior champion of Spain, and Santi Moonwith four victories (1988, 1990, 1992 and 2000) and second place (1994) here Championship of Spain.

Repeated success, even in non-consecutive editions, has been a major challenge in recent years in a competition characterized by tremendous equality.

Not in vain, from the exhibitions conducted by Miguel Angel Jimenez in the first decade of this century, when it was imposed in the 2002, 2003 and 2006 editions, only Sebastian Garcia has been able to chain two consecutive victories, particularly in 2017 and 2018, the first places achieved that are unique to the headquarters hosting the current Spanish Championship.

the Asturian Alfredo Garcia Heredia and the Catalan Xavi Guzman They were able to repeat the victory alternately, in 2011, 2014 and 2019 the first of them, and who will lose this year in the tournament, while the second did it in 2013 and 2015.

It also highlights the case of the aforementioned Santiago Moonwith a sports career as long as it is successful, which in the case of Professional Spanish Championships including the aforementioned four wins and two more in the senior category (2015 and 2017).

In the list of winners there are several triples, three victories in a row that improve the list of winners of Angel Michael (1953-55), Ramon Sota (1959-61), Sebastian Michael (1966-68) and Antonio Garrido (1979-81) in a tournament that also has notable names in its history such as Severiano Ballesteros, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jose Maria Canizares, Manuel Pinero, Miguel Angel Martin or quoted Santiago Moon.

The Spanish ChampionshipThe professional held its first edition in 1942. Angel Michaelwith 6 titles (1953, 54, 55, 57, 63 and 65), tops the list of test winners which they won five times Antonio Garrido, Jose Maria Canizares Y Manuel Pinero.

All participants will complete four rounds of 18 holes, establishing a cut for 50th place and a tie at the end of the second day. The total value of the prizes amounts to 100,000 euros.