Following in the Footsteps of the Stars
At precisely 09.30am on Tuesday 3rd November, 44 hours after Volvo World Match Play Championship finalists Ross Fisher and Anthony Kim teed off on the first tee at Finca Cortesín for the afternoon round of their epic duel, Spaniard José Manuel Sãnes Mir and Bengt Andersson from Sweden were standing on the self same tee, in equally idyllic Andalcucían weather for their final round of the Volvo Masters Amateur.
“It is a privilege and an honour,” said the 14-handicap Spaniard, adding, “It really is a very special experience to be standing here in exactly the same place as the best players in world golf.”
Added his opponent and playing partner, 15 handicap Swede Bengt Anderson, “This is amazing, it feels extremely exciting and it really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience golf at the professional level.”
Neither drive was as long as Volvo World Match Play Championship winner Ross Fisher and runner-up Anthony Kim, but both were dead straight off the tee, each man acquitting himself honourably under the greatest pressure of their amateur golfing careers.
Korean Dentist Extracts Volvo Masters Amateur World Title
Korean club golfer Choul Hee-lee is sitting on top of the world tonight after being crowned Volvo Masters Amateur champion of the world after surviving a torrid day at Finca Cortesín, venue for Ross Fisher’s Volvo World Match Play Championship victory on Sunday.
Born in the USA
Golf is the biggest participation sport in the USA, Volvo widely involved in amateur golf as the optimal business-to-business and relationship building vehicle.
That is why Martha Britt from Volvo Trucks North America has been on a fact-finding visit to the Volvo World Match Play Championship and Volvo Masters Amateur Final, with a view to Volvo USA adding to the commonwealth of nations taking part in the world’s most prestigious amateur golf series.
Following in the Footsteps of the Stars
At precisely 09.30am on Tuesday 3rd November, 44 hours after Volvo World Match Play Championship finalists Ross Fisher and Anthony Kim teed off on the first tee at Finca Cortesín for the afternoon round of their epic duel, Spaniard José Manuel Sãnes Mir and Bengt Andersson from Sweden were standing on the self same tee, in equally idyllic Andalcucían weather for their final round of the Volvo Masters Amateur.
A Hard Day at the Office
With the exception of one many, Lee Choul-hee from Korea, the players at the 2009 Volvo Masters Amateur found points at a premium at La Quinta.
Calling the Shots
For Volvo Masters Amateur Tournament Director Derwynne Honan, calling the shots in an identical way to his counterpart at the Volvo World Match Play Championship is par for the course.
A Passion for Fashion
One of the most remarkable aspects of the 2009 Volvo Masters Amateur World Final is how well turned out and well equipped the players are as golf enters a new era and develops a passion for fashion.
Fisher Lands the Volvo World Match Play Championship
England’s Ross Fisher has been angling for a big prize all season, coming close at the ‘majors’ but he finally landed one of the biggest titles in world golf, the Volvo World Match Play Championship with a 4&3 victory over American Anthony Kim.
Vital Statistics
The vital statistics of the 2009 Volvo Masters Amateur make remarkable reading; more than 50,000 amateurs set-out on the road to Spain, playing over 50,000 rounds of golf, striking almost 20 million golf shots and walking a staggering 2 billion kilometres around the golf courses of the world along the way.
The stage is set, the time for talking is over as the 48 men and women who have battled their way through local, regional and national qualifiers head for Spain and the experience of a lifetime, the Volvo Masters Amateur World Final in Spain.