Spanish Islands Get PowerPlay Golf Two-Flag Habit

The Mallorca Marriott Son Antem Golf Resort & Spa, one of the finest courses in the Balearics, has joined the PowerPlay Golf family.

The 36-hole golf resort, which is located close to Palma and its stunning beaches, offers 5-star service and a luxurious Spa, and has become one of the world’s first 400 Official Venues for the revolutionary new ‘two flag’ golfing format.

The fast-expanding nine-hole game also recently held its first tournament in the Canary Islands, when Heineken sponsored a PowerPlay Golf event at the superb new Anfi Tauro Golf resort.

The event, which was won by John Thomas Hetherstow with a score of 24 points, exemplifies the growth and worldwide spread of PowerPlay Golf, which is now in play in 28 countries worldwide.

Tournament organiser Gary Stevens of Golfcanarias.org was fulsome in his praise of the new format. “We plan to have regular PowerPlay Golf events now in the Canaries, and we have ambitious plans for international themed tournaments for golf tourists starting this year.

“Golfers love the fast, exciting challenge of PowerPlay Golf – it matches the holiday mood amongst our customers beautifully.”

PowerPlay Golf is developing quickly throughout the world with recent events held as far afield as New Zealand, India and even Tibet.

“An example of how PowerPlay Golf is catching on is evidenced by the fact that over 65% of golf clubs in India are now signed up, licensed and playing the game. It is very exciting” claimed PowerPlay Golf Director or Golf, Peter McEvoy, one of the game’s founders.

For all information see www.powerplay-golf.com.

IMAGE: PowerPlay Golf® event at Anfi Tauro Golf with Heineken sponsor graphics.

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IMAGE: PowerPlay Golf® event at Anfi Tauro Golf. (Left) PowerPlay Golf's Peter McEvoy OBE, (Right) Golfcanarias.org's Gary Stevens.

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IMAGE: PowerPlay Golf® event at Anfi Tauro Golf. Two flags with palm trees under Canary Islands blue skies.

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IMAGE: "Bunkered" in the PowerPlay Golf® event at Anfi Tauro Golf.

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IMAGE: Panorama of the PowerPlay Golf® event at Anfi Tauro Golf.

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Peter McEvoy OBE, PowerPlay Golf
+44 (0)1684 291345 / peter@powerplay-golf.com

(MEDIA) Andy Hiseman, PowerPlay Golf
Tel: +44 (0)1780 757461, Email: andy@powerplay-golf.com

In PowerPlay Golf®, a 9-hole format which takes half the time of a normal round of golf, golfers choose to aim for one of two flags on the green – a White Flag and a Black Flag. Players score extra points for birdies or better when playing to the Black (or ‘PowerPlay’) Flag, which is generally in a difficult position on the green, thereby creating extra pressure. Golfers can go online after their game, registering to earn PowerPlay Golf® Dollars, climbing World Rankings and competing in user-generated PowerPlay Golf® Leagues both locally and around the world. The format is known for its ‘risk and reward’ ethos, and for the levels of excitement which it creates.

PowerPlay Golf®’s made-for-TV ‘PowerPlay Shootout’ format, which offers a complete golf tournament in less than two and a half hours, offers global broadcasters the opportunity to televise golf in a more compressed time-frame, thus increasing golfing TV audiences.

Golfcanarias.org focuses on giving golfers an unforgettable tailor-made golf experience while they are in Gran Canaria, and also organises international PowerPlay Golf ® tournaments. Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands offer golfers optimal climate and weather conditions. With many excellent golf courses, the Islands attract golfers of all skill levels from around the world. Another advantage is the increasing number of low cost air carriers, making a holiday to the Islands affordable to a very broad public.