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Argentina Invitational

2013 Program TBD

Overview

Buenos Aires

Argentina is a little bit of Spain with some Italy and Germany sprinkled in, but with better weather and some of the best food and wine in our hemisphere. The golf clubs are quite impressive; some with spectacular clubhouses and polo clubs attached, and produce some world-class players on the PGA Tour.

But perhaps the best thing about visiting Argentina is this is one of those places where the US Dollar is still strong! The value is just superb, as evidenced by this Argentina Invitational tournament package.  Where else can you get a tournament like this for under $1000?

2012 Itinerary

Saturday Feb 25th (depart North America on an overnight flight)
 
Day 1: Sunday Feb 26th - Arrival to EZE Intl Airport in Buenos Aires. Check-in at hotels. 7:00pm we’ll have an outdoor welcome cocktail party in Recoleta, the fashionable downtown café area (venue TBD). Introduction of the players, review of the schedule, categories, rules, handicaps, tee-times, etc.  Free evening at leisure.
 
Day 2: Monday Feb 27th - First golf round at Golf Club Argentino (caddies). Free evening at leisure.
 
Day 3: Tuesday Feb 28th - Second golf round at Lagartos GC (caddies) or Nordelta GC (carts).  Free evening at leisure.
 
Day 4: Wednesday Feb 29th - Free day at leisure.  We can arrange optional rounds of golf or perhaps you might want to just enjoy a free day in the city for shopping and sightseeing. 
 
Day 5: Thursday March 1st - Third round at Olivos Golf Club (caddies). Free evening at leisure.
 
Day 6: Friday March 2nd - Final Round at Pilar Golf Club (caddies or GPS carts). Farewell dinner with Prize-Giving ceremony.
 
Day 7: Saturday March 3rd - Check-out by 12:00 pm for departures for most overnight flights.  Daytime activities can be arranged for extra cost. Late checkout may be arranged based on availability. 
 
Sunday March 4th – arrivals in USA for most overnight flights. 
 
WHAT IS INCLUDED:
  • 6 nights sharing a double occupancy room including taxes. The Tournament Partner Hotels are: Elevage 4*(downtown), Etoile 4* (Recoleta); Loi Suites 5* (Recoleta); Alvear Palace 5* Luxury (Recoleta).
  • 4 golf rounds (Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri) including green fees and practice facilities 
  • Daily buffet breakfast   
  • Private transfers from your hotel to the golf courses
  • Welcome Cocktail  party with introduction to the event, review of the schedule, tournament categories, rules, etc.
  • Farewell three courses dinner on Friday March 2nd at 9:30pm with Prize Ceremony
  • Gifts and Professional video and pictures of the event.  

NOT INCLUDED:

- Air tickets to get to Buenos Aires (our air department can help you with flight arrangements!)
- Any activity or service not mentioned in the “included” list.
- Caddies available for $30 per round, one caddy per person, or $120 for the 4 rounds. 
- Airport Transfers to/from hotel-EZE International Airport (we can arrange your taxi or for 4 or more person we can arrange a private group transfer for additional cost).
- Pull cart rental at $10 USD per round.
- Options for Golf Cart in Pilar GC or Nordelta GC. ($30 USD per person / one cart per pairing)

The Golf Courses

Nordelta GC by Jack Nicklaus

The Olivos GC is one of the best courses in the country and the region, as said by Angel Cabrera, Eduardo Romero and the Golf Digest Magazine, ranking it within the top 100 courses around the world, and in the best position of the three courses of our country. Here is played every year the Argentine Masters Tournament, being the winner international stars such as Payne Stewart, Bernard Langher, Gary Player, Vijay Singh and Craig Stadler. In fact, will host in November 2010 the World Amateur Golf Championship for the second time (first was in 1972). This 27 holes parkland (White / Red / Blue) of 6,705 yards from the blue tees was designed by Luther Koontz, who used to work with Alister Mackenzie (the Augusta National Architect). This parkland of big trees is laid out over a piece of land with lot of ramps and movement. Is one of those courses with no silly holes, where you have to careful on every shot. Tough par 4s with dog legs, a couple of hazards protecting approaches and tee shots, and deep bunkers like in the par 3 of the 17th can put you in trouble at any moment. The course maintenance is excellent all throughout the year, offering fast receiving greens of different sizes. The Argentine Open was played here many times, as well as the most important amateurs tournaments. All these put together explains why is considered locally a golf paradise.

Nordelta GC was built to host the most important local and international golf tournaments in the region, this challenging modern par 72 layout of 7.278 yards counts with all the typical characteristics of a Jack Nicklaus design. Waste hazards, big lagoons and multiple bunkers protecting the landing areas will require accurate shots and patience for achieving a decent score. From the four different tees (black, blue, white & red) golfers from all levels will have the possibility to recognize the strategic defenses of each of the eighteen holes. The modern greens of interesting size have smooth and at the same time “hard to read” movements. Although an ambitious forestation program has already started, the actual small size of the trees will make you feel like playing in a “links” golf course.
 
Pilar GC is a 27-hole golf course is situated in the north suburbs of Buenos Aires, about 50 minutes away from downtown. The 3 courses run around numerous lakes, wetlands, and ornamental grass outcroppings, presenting one of South America's truest and purest tests for golfers of all categories. The Championship course, Blue and White, it’s a par 72 and 7123 yards long. It is an American style design with many slopes and water getting into play in most of the holes. The course is always presented in excellent maintenance conditions. The Club House facilities offer everything a golfer needs to enjoy a great experience. Pilar Golf Club hosted the most important amateur and professional tournaments of the country.
 
Los Lagartos Country Club was founded in 1969 with the purpose of uniting the family through sports disciplines. That year the golf course was inaugurated; it was built by the well-known Alberto and Emilio Serra, in the surroundings of the Burgueño and Pinazo streams, besides the Pan American Route which, in those years, it was only a project that would joint the towns of Del Viso and Pilar. From the very beginning, its 27 holes – of American style – had wide fairways and huge tees. The length of the fairways makes the presence of rough unnecessary. Said rough grows only when the course is prepared for great championships. Its bent-cross greens give a speed to the ball and a precision to the shot that is a pleasure to play on them. This 6,800 yards 72-Par course hosts one of the most important amateur championships in the world: The J.C. Tailhade International Championship. Trevor Immelman, Eduardo Molinari and Aaron Baddley and other great international players had played here.
 
Golf Club Argentino was the first golf club in the country created by Argentine natives, this club of more than one hundred years of history counts with a beautiful course, in the city of “Del Viso” 45 kilometers from downtown. Their original course was located just in the heart of Buenos Aires city, and when the local government bought the Railways Companies to the British, they expropriate the course from the club. That was in the fifties, when the members bought these big lands out of the city, and created what nowadays is one of the most ancient and traditional Country Clubs of Buenos Aires, the “Argentino Golf & CC”. The course is a very beautiful 18 holes par 72 and 6,707 yards long. This British parkland, of small tricky greens is always presented in great shape from tee to green. Excellent grass on the greens provides speed. Strategic doglegs, water hazards, and very good located bunkers, will demand a lot of strategy to assure a good score, while enjoying the sights of this magnificent park of old big trees.

Tournament Package Prices

Alvear Palace Hotel - 5 Star

 Land Services Include:

- 7 days / 6 nights including buffet breakfast & taxes at chosen hotel.
- 4 Golf Rounds including green fees, transfers and practice balls.
- Opening Cocktail Party & Closing Prize giving dinner with drinks included
- 72 holes stableford competition w/trophies, prizes & gifts 
- Professional video/photo coverage.
 
(2013 prices TBD) 2012 Hotel choices & Package Rates:

> 4-star ELEVAGE Hotel (Downtown) / $895 GOLFER sharing a standard double occ room  / $690 NON-golfer sharing / $1250 Single Room Golfer  / Pre or Post extra night: $135 per room per night (incl breakfast & taxes)

> 4-star ETOILE Hotel (Recoleta) / $960 GOLFER sharing a double standard room / $770 NON-golfer sharing / $1350 single room Golfer / Pre or Post extra night: $150 per room per night (incl breakfast & taxes)
 
> 5-star LOI SUITES RECOLETA Hotel (Recoleta) / $1150 GOLFER sharing a standard double occ room / $930 NON-golfer sharing / $1695 single room Golfer / Pre or Post extra night: $195 per room per night (incl breakfast & taxes)
 
> 5-star-Luxe ALVEAR PALACE Hotel (Recoleta) / $2295 GOLFER sharing a standard double occ room / $2095 NON-golfer sharing / $3595 single room Golfer / Pre or Post extra night: $490 per room per night (incl breakfast & taxes)
 
Upgraded rooms are available for additional cost.

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